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Landry, Coleen Air Raid Drills, Her Brother Being Wounded and the End of the War
Coleen Landry's father was an air raid warden and drills would be held weekly. His job included making sure there were...
Bucksell, Norris Alcohol Use and Separatism
Norris Bucksell was in Italy during World War 2 as a litter-bearer in the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid America
After surviving the bombing of Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin was bombed 363 times between 1940 and 1945] as a child...
Cohn, Marthe Anti-Semitism
Growing up in Metz, France, Marthe Cohn experienced some anti-Semitism. When she was six, she and her siblings were at...
Bucksell, Norris Attending Mass and Racial Discrimination
While Norris Bucksell was in Naples, Italy, the churches that had not been bombed stayed open and he was able to attend...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Auschwitz
Annaliese Nossbaum traveled for three days by train from Theresienstadt [Annotator’s Note: Theresienstadt; transit camp...
Brooks, Curtis Being Aware of World Events
Curtis Brooks and his family had been on a vacation trip aboard the SS Potsdam and encountered a Nazi ceremony taking...
Lorenzen, Angus Camp Kids and Identity
The Japanese were friendly towards children, so Angus Lorenzen did not fear them. He talked with them until about four...
Bussel, Norman Christmas and Escape
Norman Bussel spent Christmas 1944 at Stalag Luft IV [Annotator’s Note: Stalag Luft IV (Stammlager Luft IV), Gross...
Orlando, Joseph Combat, Saipan and Being Anti-War
Joseph Orlando was assigned to Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Massachusetts to be a Drill Instructor but it...
Gross, Ernest Conditions at Kaufering
Ernest Gross, a prisoner at Kaufering [Annotator's Note: Kaufering; subcamp of Dachau; Landsberg am Lech, Germany],...
Keller, Luba Deaths of Her Parents
Luba Keller was taken to the ammunition factory in Skarżysko, Poland. [Annotator's Note: Now Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland...
Debrick, Arnold Declared Missing or Dead
Arnold Debrick got separated from his unit in Bastogne, Belgium and hitched a ride on a passing truck. When he got off...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Deprived of Normal
Annaliese Nossbaum and her mother were prisoners in Auschwitz [Annotator’s Note: Auschwitz; a complex of over 40...
Edward, Isaac Discharged and Reenlisting
Isaac Edward could not find much work after being discharged at the end of the war so he volunteered for the US Air...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Displaced Persons
Gerald Abbenhaus had wanted to become a liaison officer for his regiment, but the war ended before it could happen. A...
Ledesma, Trinidad Early Life
Trinidad Ledesma was born in November 1924 in Downey, California. His parents did not speak English. They only spoke...
Cohn, Marthe Early Life
Marthe Cohn was born in April 1920 in Metz, Lorraine, France. Life was a little different from the rest of France as...
Rubin, Mark Early Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewee is reading something and talking to someone before the start of the inetrview.] Mark...
Brooks, Curtis Early Life
Curtis Brooks was born in September 1928 in Manila, Philippines. His father was hired to build power plants in Manila...
Gross, Ernest Early Life
Ernest Gross was born in July 1929 in Turc, Romania and he did not have a good life. When he was seven, his father and...
Lorenzen, Angus Early Life and Ancestry in China
Angus Lorenzen was born in August 1935 in Carlisle, England. His family home was in China but expatriates had to go...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Early Life in Nazi Germany
Anneliese Nossbaum was born 8 January 1929 in Guben, Germany but moved to Bonn at age two. Her first experiences in...
Cohn, Marthe Earning More Medals
Marthe Cohn took the train from Singen to Freiburg, Germany. That was the last time she took a train because every few...
Cohn, Marthe Escape from Occupied France
Marthe Cohn decided she and her family needed to leave Poitiers, France and cross into unoccupied territory after a...
Landry, Coleen Feelings Towards the Enemy
Coleen Landry remembers when her parents were told that her brother Reid was missing in action. It took about a month...
Szafran, Daniel Fighting in the Israeli War of Independence
Daniel Szafran was already a member of the Palmach [Annotator's Note: "storm troops," the elite force of the Haganah,...
Keller, Luba First Experience of Nazis
Luba Keller was born in May 1926 in Szydłowiec, Poland. She attended school there. She had never seen airplanes as it...
Cohn, Marthe François de La Rocque, Marshal Pétain, and Kristallnacht
Marthe Cohn was a Jewish citizen of Metz, France. French Colonel La Rocque [Annotator's Note: François de La Rocque;...
Bucksell, Norris From Anzio to the Arno River
Norris Bucksell arrived in Italy with the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division July 1944. They went...
Bucksell, Norris From New Orleans to Italy
Norris Bucksell was born in August 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Valena C. Jones Elementary School. He...
Stern, Guy Getting Out of Germany
Guy Stern was born Guenther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany in January 1922. He lived in Hildesheim until he left for the...
Rubin, Mark Given Up to the Gestapo
Mark Rubin says his father Karl was one of the smartest people he's ever known. In 1942, Karl was 31 and in business...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Grandmothers
Annaliese Nossbaum was in Theresienstadt [Annotator’s Note: Theresienstadt; transit camp and ghetto; Terezin, Czech...
Bucksell, Norris Integrated but Segregated Still
President Truman [Annotator's Note: President Harry S. Truman] integrated the military. Norris Bucksell's brother-in-...
Stern, Guy Interrogating a Former Neighbor
Guy Stern rarely interrogated civilians during the war. His partner, Kurt Jasen did interrogate some German businessmen...

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