Overseeing enemy prisoners of war

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Marolda, Theodore Returning Home and Postwar
Theodore Marolda returned to the United States via San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. It was...
Rugeley, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
Robert S. Rugeley [Annotator's Note: with the 285th Signal Pigeon Company] oversaw prisoners at Dachau [Annotator's...
Johnson, John Returning to the Front, VJ-Day and Postwar Service
John E. Johnson went back to the ship, but not all his crewmates did. After replacements came from a nearby receiving...
Mancuso, Frank Reunions and Post War Life
During one of his breaks in Sicily, Frank Mancuso wrote a letter that was never answered. When he came back to the...
Rice, Darold Reunited/Exploring
Darold Rice remembers boarding the ship to head back to the USA after the war was over. He joined up with a random...
Fatora, Jerome River Crossings and Surrendering
Jerome Fatora was on the front lines in the area of the Saar River for about six months during which time he "never got...
Doss, Arles Road Trip and Taking Prisoners
Arles J. Doss was north of Dallas [Annotator's Note: Dallas, Texas] when Germany surrendered. When the Germans...
Coolidge, Charles Rome
Charles Coolidge went into Anzio during the day then started moving that night for a planned attack the next morning....
Huber, Robert Ruhr Valley and Halle
The next action Robert Huber and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th...
Quigley, Tom Russians/End of War
Tom Quigley remembers how after the war ended, they were able to drive with the lights on their cars turned on. On his...
Carawan, Chris Saint-Nazaire and Advancing into Germany
As they moved into Germany, Chris Carawan remembered one battle when a man was shot and fell across the top of his...
Bird, Henry Saipan and Tinian
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] never saw...
Garbo, William Santa Maria Mountains
In total, William Garbo and the men of G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment spent about a month in the village...
Guitard, Robert Saturday Night Dances
[Annotator's Note: Robert Guitard was assigned to the Prisoner of War Enclosure 339, Prisoner of War Information Bureau...
Bussel, Norman Scaring Some Germans
Norman Bussel was awaiting discharge and went to physical rehabilitation in Miami, Florida. He was then sent to...
Collie, C. Sea Duty Aboard USS Blue (DD-744)
C. Charles Collie received a commission as an ensign in the Navy and assignment to a ship [Annotator's Note: the...
Oman, Mort Searching for Prisoners
Mort Oman [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire controller] took part in the...
Votrobek, Jr., John Second and Third War Patrols
Running low on fuel and torpedoes, John Votrobeck [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Blenny (SS-324)] sailed to Subic...
Hazard, Mark Second Prisoner from Haguenau Patrol
They headed back down the path to an opening where there was a house. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. dropped the men off away...
Ukrop, Samuel Securing Guam
Samuel Ukrop's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] was not...
Schilling, Ira Securing Saipan
During and after the Battle of Saipan, Ira Schilling and his fellow Marines willingly accepted enemy troops who...
Saunders, David Securing Taal Lake and Transporting Japanese POWs
David R. Saunders saw his first combat at Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He was not injured...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 10
The river crossing [Annotators Note: the 20 September 1944 crossing of the Waal River in Holland during Operation...
Ford, Richard Segment 15
Richard Ford is able to watch World War 2 movies. Most of the movies in his opinion are a bunch of BS. They do things...
Baker, Dan Segment 2
Dan Baker would send patrols out to the German lines. In one instance he sent three men out, but only two came back....
Doi, Michael Segment 2
When Michael Doi and the rest of the 100th Battalion were on the French Italian border they were allowed passes to go...
McClellan, James Segment 2
McClellan and two other people were selected to take the guns down to Paris. On the train ride down he was with a...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 3
Connick and the USS Lander [Annotator's Note: APA-178] brought supplies to Naha Beach on Okinawa. At one point they...
Ichikawa, Grant Segment 3
Grant Ichikawa was assigned to headquarters [Annotators Note: Headquarters, Allied Translator and Interpreter Service...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 3
The 100th Battalion joined the 442nd in Italy and was their first battalion. After the battle of Bruyeres, they took...
Ichikawa, Grant Segment 4
Grant Ichikawa helped coerce a large number of Japanese soldiers to surrender in the jungles of the Philippines. The...
Doi, Michael Segment 4
While Michael Doi was overseas his family and everyone he knew from Oxnard [Annotators Note: Oxnard, California] was...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 5
One day they attacked the city of Leipzig [Annotator's Note: Germany]. It was industrial, like Birmingham, Pittsburgh,...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 5
Michael Cokinos was only in charge of Russian prisoners for a short amount of time. The Russians were prisoners of the...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 6
On 23 April [Annotators Note: 23 April 1945] Mancel Kirk and his fellow 168th Infantry Regiment GIs were taken by truck...
De Mers, William Segment 6
Prior to landing in New Guinea DeMers' unit was never given any jungle training. In Australia they were trained how to...

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