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Zamperini, Louis 47 Day Adrift, 18 Months of Torture and Being Born Again
They [Annotator's Note: Louis Zamperini, his pilot and their tail gunner] spent 47 days fighting off sharks, the...
Nathanson, Eva A Child in Hiding
The underground had contacted Eva Nathanson's mother and told her they would protect them. During the winter of 1943,...
Jones, Gerry A Fool's Errand
Gerry Jones and his scout partner, Mack [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], were out on a patrol mission on...
Nakagawa, Ittsei A Maze of Destruction
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
Dahme, Maud A New Life in Amsterdam
[Annotator’s Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were reunited with their parents in April 1945 after hiding from the Nazis...
de la Vergne, Cyril A Very Pleasant War
Cyril de la Vergne's second husband, Jacques, was in World War 2 in the Army. He taught flying afterwards. He had been...
Bucher, Francis Adak Stories
Francis Bucher knows he cannot cover everything in two hours. The Army flew P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40...
Malta, Samuel Adjustment Difficulties
Samuel Malta had difficulties after his discharge from the service. He did not like taking orders from civilians. He...
Bussel, Norman Advice to Volunteers
Norman Bussel advises anybody going into the service to really think about it. It is not a pastime or a hobby or a...
Wicklund, John After Effects
On the day after V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], John Wicklund and a friend went to...
DeMott, Joseph After Effects of Captivity
Joseph DeMott eventually lost track of the friends he made in the prison camps on Java. One of the men, who had part of...
Killam, Arthur After the war
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard submarines. After the war he was...
VanDuzer, Raymond After the War
Raymond VanDuzer was liberated by an advance echelon of American troops. The American soldiers marched the prisoners...
Thornhill, Jack After the War and Occupation Duty
Jack Thornhill was discharged on 15 December 1945 in New Orleans. After being discharged, he went back to Alexandria [...
Kerner, John Alcohol and Armies
Besides morphine and cigarettes, John Kerner also carried along scotch. Back in England, they were worried the Germans...
Somogyi, Peter Arrival at Auschwitz
Peter Somogyi arrived in mid-afternoon in the cattle cars [Annotator's Note: after a horrible three day journey in a...
Sharp, Horace Assault into Germany
Horace Sharp and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Lightell, Harold Assault into Germany
Harold Lightell moved into Germany after progressing through France with the 79th Infantry Division. Lightell could...
Segal, Harvey Assault into Germany
Harvey Segal knew nothing of the concentration camps before he entered Germany. When he and his battalion [Annotator's...
Prince, Robert Atomic Bombs and Luck
Robert Prince was in San Fernando Sur, north of Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], close to Clark...
Meisel, Judith Auschwitz then Stutthof Arrivals
Judith Meisel was taken by train to Auschwitz. They were loaded into a car with others who were already there. Feces...
Taffel, Nathan Australia
While he was in Australia, Nathan Taffel communicated with a brother-in-law in Chicago. He had survived the ghetto but...
Johnson, Malcolm Awarded the Bronze Star and Reflections
After the end of the war, Malcolm Johnson was awarded the Bronze Star. [Annotator's Note: The Bronze Star Medal is a U....
Phillips, Sidney Back Home in Mobile
Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...
Smith, Bernard Back in the United States
When Bernard Smith got back to the United States, he was interviewed and told he had a choice of schools where he could...
Sweatt, Robert Back on Allied Soil
Along with his fellow refugees, Robert Sweatt was taken under guard to London, England. A bombardier from his squadron...
Costa, Anthony Back to Civilian Life
After the war, Anthony Costa attended Junior College and Berkley [Annotator's Note: University of California at...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Back to Germany
Blanche Gangwere went to Bad Neuenahr, Germany on the Danube River near Cologne. She always wanted to make it to Bonn...
Linker, George Balete Pass
George Linker was in his foxhole when he saw three bullets hit right beside him [Annotator's Note: Linker simulates the...
Yost, Victor Battle of Midway
While in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], Victor Yost helped clean the ship. When at sea, Yost...
Peterson, Carl Battle of the Bulge, Returning Home, and Flashbacks
Carl Peterson went into the Battle of the Bulge near Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany]. He was only there...
Snyder, John Before the War and Becoming Sailor
John W. Snyder was born in March 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up, Snyder's family was poor. However, because...
Puissegur, Baptiste Being a Staff Car Driver and Nightmares After the War
Baptiste Puissegur was a staff car driver during the war. He liked the officers he served with. He enjoyed the duty...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Filled with Rage
John Witmeyer harbored an intense anger toward German soldiers. He punched German prisoners in the face, ran bayonets...
Harry, Peter Being Pennsylvania Dutch and a Hospital Stay
Peter Harry has bad dreams about the war. He goes to meetings and they talk about the Battle of the Bulge and that...
Spera, George Being Wounded
George Spera's first wound in combat was a small injury to his left hand in November [Annotator's Note: November 1944...
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