Interactions with Allied troops

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Kneflin, Charles Leave in the United States
On Charles Kneflin's 11th or 12th mission, two crews each from Guam, Tinian, and Saipan [Annotator's Note: all in the...
Daniels, Don Leaving Iwo Jima
Don Daniels became friends with men he served with. He only stayed in touch with three or four by exchanging Christmas...
Ernest, Malcolm Leaving Manchuria
[Annotator's Note: Malcolm Ernest was a prisoner of war at Camp O'Donnell on Luzon, Philippines.] Ernest was among a...
Raner, Norman Leaving North Africa
Norman Raner and his unit [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th...
Gillette, Thomas Leaving Pearl Harbor
Right after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Thomas W....
Alison, John R. Lend Lease in Iraq
In Iraq, John Alison spotted a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] flying overhead. He...
Alison, John R. Lend Lease in Russia
John Alison was at one of the RAF [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force] bases when he got orders to report to London....
Nerison, James "Jim" Lend-Lease Boats and Overseas Deployment
James Nerison learned how to handle the boat [Annotator's Note: PT boat], fix the engine, and operate the radio...
Johnson, Erwin Liberated
Erwin Johnson was a prisoner of war being held in Mukden, Manchuria when he was told the war was over on 17 August 1945...
Richard, Martin Liberated and Going Home
Red Cross packages would come once every few weeks. Even though Martin Richard smoked, he saved his cigarettes. He...
Perdue, Cawthon "C.B. Perdue" Liberated and Postwar
Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany after he bailed out of his plane [...
Massey, Joseph Liberated at Chemnitz and Rehabilitation at Camp Lucky Strike
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Massey served in the Army as a BAR man in the 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry...
McDermott, James Liberated at Moosburg
James McDermott was in Moosburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] when it was liberated on 29 April...
Fienup, Victor Liberated at Moosburg
Moosburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII, in Moosburg, Germany] was a consolidation of prisoners from all over. When...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Liberated by Americans
Ivan Bodis-Wollner was put on trains and taken from Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp...
Vaadi, Eugene Liberated by Patton
On 2 March 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down over Dresden, Germany and taken prisoner. On 4 April 1945,...
Bussel, Norman Liberated by Patton
Norman Bussel arrived in Moosburg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager VII-A),...
Bosworth, Paul Liberated by Patton and Flown to Camp Lucky Strike
One morning around 1 May 1945, Paul Bosworth woke up to the smell of coffee which was unusual. He woke up Byron [...
Galbraith, Wendell Liberated by Russians
On 9 April [Annotator's Note: 9 April 1945], Russian shock troops burst into the hospital where Wendell Galbraith was a...
Ernest, Malcolm Liberated by Russians
The Russians [Annotator's Note: 262nd Rifle Division, 113 Infantry Corps] liberated Malcolm Ernest [Annotator's Note:...
Engels, Emile Liberated by Tall, Smiling Americans
Emile Engles did not see Germans much until the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes...
Hegerty, Ghislaine LIberated by the British
Ghislaine Hegerty and her city [Annotator's Note: Courtrai, Belgium] were liberated by the British after harsh fighting...
Sacks, John Liberated by the Russians
During the day on 30 April 1945, they [Annotator's Note: John Sacks and his fellow prisoners in Stalag Luft I] were...
Slay, Charles Liberating Camps
Charles Slay was in Köln [Annotator's Note: Cologne, Germany] and thought it was very beautiful. His unit [Annotator's...
Swift, Robert Liberating Death Camps and Souvenirs
Robert Swift did not meet any of the Russians at the end of the war although they did pass through his area. After the...
Muller, Henry Liberating Los Baños
Henry Muller and the 11th Airborne Division, Eighth US Army, were attacking Manila, Philippines. The Japanese had...
Redmond, Leroy Liberating Moosburg
Word from intelligence was that Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] would make a stand in Bavaria [...
Duffy, Gowan Liberating Paris
Gowan Duffy remembers all the soldiers at Omaha Beach were seasoned German soldiers. They set up on the Allied side of...
Creekmore, Thomas Liberating Prisoners
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Asher, Adolph Liberating Prisoners
Adolph Edward Asher went to Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany]. Every...
Kelley, John Liberating the Los Baños Prison Camp
John Kelley took part in the raid on the Los Baños prison camp [Annotator's Note: Los Baños Internment Camp, Los Baños...
Koenigsberg, John Liberation
John Koenigsberg’s mother escaped to another region in Holland [Annotator’s Note: the Netherlands]. His father worked...
Hagans, Benjamin Liberation
Benjamin Hagans was in Cabanatuan [Annotator’s Note: Cabanatuan, Philippines] for all of 1944 and part of 1945. He...
Baranek, Martin Liberation
The concentration camp at Mauthausen, Austria was infested with lice, and Martin Baranek said conditions were worse...
Linquata, Michael LIberation
Michael Linquata saw a group of Allied light tanks open the gates of the POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp...
Towle, John Liberation
John W. Towle was liberated near the end of the war in Europe. British troops were in the northern region of France...

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