Interactions with Allied troops

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Schloss, Eva Being witht he Russian Army after Liberation
[Annotator's Note: Eva Schloss is an Austrian born Jew who fled to Amsterdam with her family after the Nazis came to...
Boitnott, Monty Being Wounded
Monty Joe Boitnott was wounded when he was bringing supplies on a mule and a mortar shell hit the path. The mule went...
Wilkins, Byron Belgian Border
Byron Othello Wilkins was given an automatic rifle after they cleared the foxholes on the hill. All the men had M1...
Bradley, Aubrey Between Captivity and Repatriation
Aubrey Bradley said when the war was over, the Germans just folded; the guards all discarded their uniforms and left....
Wilkins, Byron Bicycling POWs
Byron Othello Wilkins left the infirmary and was placed on a farm where there were a lot of British and various other...
Dendy, Lloyd Biggest Battle and Discharge
After he returned to duty, Lloyd Dendy had a case come up where a member had a death in the family. The Red Cross is...
McNeely, Marigold Bletchley Park
Marigold McNeely was trained to work on the Bombe machine at Bletchley. It was mandatory to be at least five foot, four...
Armstrong, James Boat Trip to England
Finally departing France after almost five months, James Armstrong describes getting underway on a boat from Douarnenez...
Lengsfield, Jack Bombing Mission to Berlin
Early on 24 March [Annotator's Note: 24 March 1945], Jack Lengsfield was called into a briefing on what was to be the...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Bombing Missions, Part 2
Teddy Kirkpatrick continues recounting several of the missions he flew as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying...
Eleser, Carey Bombing Raids, Icebergs, and Transfer to an Escort Aircraft Carrier
When Carey Eleser was in port in Southampton, England, they were able to go into town. He would go to movies and the...
Thrift, Clem Borneo, War’s End and Postwar Life
Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...
Muller, Henry Breaking the Japanese Code
Henry Muller was in Papua New Guinea undergoing intensive training. Shortly after arriving, Muller was concerned about...
Quigley, Tom Brest Fighting and Departure
Tom Quigley recalls how when they were approaching Brest, he saw a soldier who was directing traffic get hit by an 88...
Singlaub, John British Training Methods
John Singlaub was asked by OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, pre-runner of the Central Intelligence...
Berkman, Harold Buchenwald then End of War
Harold Berkman and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry...
Espree, Elmo Burma Road
Elmo Espree's troop ship sailed from Australia for the Bay of Bengal in India. In India, Espree went through the Ganges...
Rudloff, George Calcutta Recreational Areas
While in Calcutta, George Rudloff developed physical activities in which the American soldiers could participate. There...
Johnson, John Camp Kiangwang
John S. Johnson remained in Camp Kiangwang until May 1945. Their workload eased up and conditions improved as more and...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Camp Life and Liberation
Micha Tomkiewicz was about three years old when he was put in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with his mother and...
Richard, Joseph Cannot Forget Pearl Harbor
Joseph Richard tries to forget the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese but he cannot. He can see it as plain as day...
Whitcomb, Robert Captivity and Liberation
Robert Whitcomb was put in a compound with Polish prisoners who had been there for six years [Annotator's Note: at...
Sgobbo, Dominick Captivity and Liberation
Dominick Sgobbo remembered taking prisoners back to headquarters and having to prevent non-combatants from mistreating...
de Jonge, Wim Capture by the Japanese
Wim de Jonge was a member of a Dutch artillery battery liaising with an American artillery unit under Captain Thomas...
Bosworth, Paul Captured in Trier
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Stern, Guy Capturing Hitler’s Latrine Orderly
Guy Stern was given the duty of editing the interrogation reports they produced as investigators of war criminals after...
LaPorta, Edward Care Packages, Red Cross Parcels, Food and the Guards at Stalag III-B
To Edward LaPorta, everything in the camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag III-B in Fürstenberg, Germany] was in sad shape but...
Dillon, Gerard Causeway to Cauquigny
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon had been sent to deliver a message to US Army Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Timmes to...
Marca, Carl Censoring Mail
Carl Marca was in Townsville, Australia for a short period of time before heading to Port Moresby, New Guinea. There he...
Boitnott, Monty Changing Command
Monty Joe Boitnott fought in bad weather and only received support when the skies cleared. The Junkers would be...
Albarado, Nolan Christmas in France and Reflections
Nolan Albarado was in a tent in Rennes, France on Christmas Eve 1944. He volunteered to bake cakes for his company [...
Griffenhagen, George Clearing The Way To Paris
George Griffenhagen went in on a Dutch ship [Annotator's Note: when he traveled from Sicily to Great Britain]. They...
Nolan, Warren Close Call on the Bridge
Near the end of the war, Warren Nolan was near Okinawa. They would spend months at general quarters and were exhausted...
Skardon, Ben Closing the Tuol Pocket at Bataan
When they were pulling into port in Luzon with 600 men aboard, Ben Skardon said that Lieutenant George Coburn, Skardon'...

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