Overseeing enemy prisoners of war

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Harkness, Henrietta Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was sent to Nijmegen, Holland...
Matsumoto, Roy MARS TASK FORCE and OSS
Roy H. Matsumoto was transferred to the 1st Battalion, 475th Infantry Regiment which became part of the MARS TASK FORCE...
Hayashi, Shizuya Medal of Honor Actions and Anzio
Shiyuza Hayashi was awarded the Medal of Honor [Annotator's Note: Hayashi was initially awarded the Distinguished...
Higgins, Gordon Medic Forward
When his major recognized a surplus of medics attached to regimental headquarters, Gordon Higgins was reassigned to the...
Radford, Charles Meeting Ernie Pyle and Fondouk Pass
There are not many men left that served with Charles Radford. Radford at one point ran into Ernie Pyle. Pyle was...
Uttero, Cosmo Meeting the Russians
Cosmo Uttero and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Zilliacus, Patrick Memorable Patrols
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if he had a good luck prayer for when his submarine was being...
Lombardo, Samuel Military Decorations
Samuel Lombardo received the Silver Star for advancing on a hill under enemy fire. His men hit the ground when the...
Penwell, Richard Military Equipment
Some of the things Richard F. Penwell [Annotator's Note: and the rest of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute...
Leopold, Vernon Military Intelligence
Because of the frost bite problem with his feet, Vernon Leopold was given limited service for six months after his...
Tarantelli, Armand Military Police in Europe
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Mineta, Norman Military Service
Norman Mineta joined his father in the insurance business after his military discharge. He was at Berkley University in...
Lane, Charles Military Service in the South Pacific
Charles Nathan Lane’s first battle was in the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: as part of the 197th Coast Artillery...
Evans, Lewis Missions on the Ship
Lewis S. Evans wrote letters to his girlfriend back at school, and there was one time that he did not receive any for...
Liles, Robert Monsoon Rains and a Japanese Prisoner
[Annotator's Note: Robert Liles served in the USAAF and flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft with the 16th...
Raner, Norman Mortar in His Coffee
In Cassino [Annotator's Note: Battle of Monte Cassino, also called Battle for Rome, 19 January to 18 May 1944, Cassino...
Reluga, Matthew Moselle and Saar Rivers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Matthew A. Reluga to talk about action at the Moselle River at Fort de...
Light, Carl Moving Across France
Carl Light and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division] started...
Nannini, James Moving through Europe
After being evacuated by an ambulance from the Hurtgen Forest [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 19 September...
Bost, Ben Naval Battle in the Philippines
After he had joined the Navy, it was a shock for Ben Ray Bost to leave home and get into uniform. Everything was free...
Harrell, Edgar Naval Battles Aboard the the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
After being assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) [Annotator's Note: sometimes referred to as "Indy"], Edgar Harrell...
Sapp, Walter Navigating a Minefield
Walter Sapp and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division...
Waggoner, Wesley Navy SeaBea
Wesley Waggoner had a recommendation to join the Navy SeaBees or Construction Battalion [Annotator’s Note: Waggoner and...
Foy, John Nazi Concentration Camps
When John Foy's unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division] came...
Neste, Norman A. New Duty in France
Norman Neste and the 75th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Neste was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 289th...
Johnson, Burton New Guinea and the Philippines
Burton Johnson arrived in Finschafen, New Guinea in the South Pacific after completing his stateside training. This was...
Raner, Norman New Lieutenant
To Norman Raner, the enemy [Annotator's Note: the German Army forces he faced in the deserts of North Africa] was...
Gibian, Richard Normandy
Once in England, Richard Gibian was given a few hours in a P-47 [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter...
Harkness, Henrietta Normandy
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] left on D-Day [Annotator's Note...
Harold, Paul Normandy and Leave
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Lowry, Robert Normandy Invasion
Robert "Bob" Lowry had about 200 or 300 soldiers they [Annotator's Note: as crew on the USS LST-538 in Plymouth,...
Raner, Norman North Africa and Italy
Norman Raner fought mostly Germans when he was in North Africa [Annotator's Note: with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd...
Hazard, Mark Not a Healthy Way to Live
When Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. joined the outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 313th Infantry Regiment,...
Sykes, Ralph Nuremberg Trials
Among the prisoners in Ralph Sykes' prison were Hermann Goering's wife and daughter. The wives of other prisoners were...
Lombardo, Samuel Nuremburg Prisoners
Samuel Lombardo had interactions with some of the German women held as prisoners after the war. He was sent to where...
Sharp, Horace Nuremburg Trials
Horace Sharp and his men were billeted in former SS barracks when they reached Nuremburg. He had been rounding up SS...

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