Interactions with Allied troops

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Trindal, Wesley Coming in with prisoners
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Concentration Camps
After Joseph Medicine Crow had spent time in Italy, he returned to southern Germany then went to Poland. It was there...
Peterson, Cleveland Conditions in India
Cleveland Peterson and the 59th Air Service Squadron left the United States for India with as much aircraft repair...
Heilbrun, Herbert Copilot’s Performance
Herbertert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in...
Motil, Joseph D-Day on Utah Beach
Joseph Motil went to South Bren England for training. They also practiced going on lots of patrols. On the weekends...
Alison, John R. Defending a Tiger Airbase
During one impending Japanese air raid, John Alison jumped into the group commander's upgraded airplane and immediately...
LaPook, Sidney Deployment to France
On 17 July 1944 Sidney LaPook and the 193rd Field Artillery Group left Kington for Southampton. On 21 July they took a...
Hoff, Russell D. Deprivation
Russell Hoff found the food horrible in the Bad Orb POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp. The potatoes were...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Detachment 101
Samuel Spector was shipped to Burma and its jungles. He was among the first individuals to carry into action the...
Inghram, Robert Downed at Dieppe
For Robert Inghram, Dieppe was his big day [Annotator's Note: the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in August 1942]. That...
Rudloff, George Duty in India
George Rudloff was sent to India via Australia. He arrived at Chandigarh which was a staging area in India. From there...
Alison, John R. Early Flight Experiences
At Langley airbase, John Alison switched over to P-36 [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-36 Hawk] pursuit aircraft. In a...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" Early Life
Life in Hawaii was wonderful for Lydia Grant before the war. The island was at its pristine best at that time. Grant...
Auerbach, Herbert Early Life and Wartime Service
Herbert Auerbach was born in June 1922 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended a local high school in what is...
Walter, Robert Elsenborn Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Gikas, Gus End of the War
Gus Gikas was in India when he heard that the Germans had surrendered. Later, he heard of the Japanese surrender. Gikas...
Weller, James End of the War
James Weller and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 62nd Armored Field Artillery battalion] passed through Aachen and...
Heilbrun, Herbert Enemy Opposition
Herbert Heilbrun wore long johns under woolen pants with a warm shirt under a Mae West [Annotators Note: inflatable...
Dawson, Zhanna Entertaining the Wehrmacht
Zhanna Dawson worked with a tuner to tune the orphanage piano [Annotator's Note: because of her playing talent, Dawson...
Inghram, Robert Escape Attempts
Robert Inghram lived in a room with an Eagle Squadron pilot [Annotator's Note: in Stalag Luft III, a prisoner of war...
Meisel, Judith Escapes from Death
Judith Meisel was standing with her mother and sister when they discovered that her sister had typhus. That was the...
Levy, Anne Escaping the Warsaw Ghetto and Being Liberated by the Russians
Anne Levy and her family needed three things to get out of the Warsaw Ghetto. They had to have papers saying they were...
Boitnott, Monty Faid Pass
Monty Joe Boitnott rested after Sened Station. The groups that were supposed to move toward the port did not make it...
Frazier, Glenn Falling Back to the Bataan Peninsula
Glenn Frazier was in the Philippines on 8 December 1941 when the war started. [Annotator's Note: The date difference is...
Singlaub, John Fighting with the Marquis
John Singlaub had expected that his team would lead an attack on a German garrison, but a competing Communist...
Boitnott, Monty Final Memories
Monty Joe Boitnott killed groups of men that were mostly Italian with his machinegun at Sened. He also killed Frenchmen...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...
Tipper, Edward Final Thoughts
Edward Tipper had his life improved as a result of his service in World War Two. He received a college education and...
Genrich, Howard First Combat Action
Howard Genrich experienced his first battle on 7 December [Annotator's Note: 7 December 1944] when they captured a town...
Gross, Herbert First Day Behind Enemy Lines
At daylight, Herbert Gross was alone after bailing out of the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Gorman, Robert First Fire Mission and Shelling U-Boat Pens
Once the Americans had broken through St. Lo, Robert Gorman and the 557th [Annotator's Note: 557th Field Artillery...
Inghram, Robert Flying the Spitfire
Robert Inghram went to Shrewsbury upon his outfit's [Annotator's Note: 39th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group] entry...
Boitnott, Monty Fondouk and Meeting Patton
Monty Joe Boitnott moved from Kasserine to Fondouk where he fought his first battle with his company. Within a couple...
Peto, George Four Campaigns in 32 Months
George Peto served in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He spent 32 months overseas and...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Four prisoners, two nuns, and Karl
Olen Grant only had one surgery while he was in Austria. In the hospital room Grant was in there were three Americans...
Epperson, William France
William Epperson and the 45th Infantry Division completed their mission in Italy and moved on to operations in Southern...

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