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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...
Bueker, Robert Camp News and Liberation
Robert Bueker [Annotator's Note: while a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany] and the men in the camp...
Stern, Debra Camp Shanks
Debra Stern [Annotator's Note: in the Women's Army Corps; women's branch of the US Army, 1942-1978] was at Camp Shanks...
Keller, Richard Camp Shelby to the Pacific
Richard Keller was at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi] when he was asked to be...
Kelley, John Campaign on Luzon
John Kelley did not see any combat action until he was on Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He wore the...
Payne, Robert Camps and Paris
Robert Payne went to one concentration camp and it was as has been described. He never saw any Americans who had been...
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...
Taylor, Robert Cape Gloucester Then Home
Robert Taylor made the landing [Annotator's Note: on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea] on LSTs [Annotator...
Hirschmann, Peter Captivity
Peter Hirschmann [Annotator's Note: a member of Company F, 2nd battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry...
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...
McMullen, Milton Capture
On 3 May 1941, the Japanese landed on Mindanao [Annotator's Note: Mindanao, Philippines]. Milton L. McMullen, Sr. and...
Holt, Thomas Capture and Camps
Thomas Michael Holt [Annotator's Note: a Second Lieutenant with the 1st Ranger Battalion] and his men were put on a...
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...
Flannigan, James Capture of St. Lo and the Liberation of Paris
For days, James Flannigan recalls, the word was that they had to get to Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lo, France]....
Dolsen, Frank Captured
Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] bailed out...
Bueker, Robert Captured and Interrogated
A small contingent of Hungarian soldiers from Letenye [Annotator's Note: Letenye, Hungary] took Robert Bueker and kept...
Sullivan, George Captured and Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] There was nothing...
Liberato, Louis Captured and Interrogated
Louis Liberato went into Wiltz [Annotator's Note: Wiltz, Luxembourg] to rest and recuperate. On 16 December [Annotator'...
Hogan, Ralph Captured and Prisoner of War
Ralph Francis Hogan landed in a farm field after bailing out of his plane. Initially when he landed, he thought he...
Baum, Irving Captured in France
In 1944, after bailing out of his damaged aircraft, Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a bombardier with the 407th...
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...
Burriss, Thomas Capturing the Nijmegen Bridge and Aftermath
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...
Lesniewski, Joseph Carentan, France
Joseph Lesniewski and Ed [Annotator's Note: Private Edward J. Joint] took off and were looking for more people. It took...
Angst, Lawrence Carrying a Sidearm
Lawrence Angst was promoted to the battalion aid station [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd...
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...
Fronk, Wesley CBI to Discharge
Wesley Fronk was a courier for a Lieutenant Colonel who was a liaison to the British. He learned administrative duties...
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...
Burrus, William Champagne with a German General
William Burrus became a technical sergeant when he returned to the United States after the war ended [Annotator's Note...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Changing Aircraft
Charles Wesley Borders' unit [Annotator's Note: 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance...
Boitnott, Monty Changing Command
Monty Joe Boitnott fought in bad weather and only received support when the skies cleared. The Junkers would be...
Morgan, Fred Chaos on D-Day
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Fred B. Morgan, Junior...
Tindal, Sullivan Childhood and Army Life
Sullivan Tindal was born in September 1925 in Hampton [Annotator's Note: Hampton, South Carolina]. He grew up on a...
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