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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...
Pale, Vincent A Year in Captivity
After being captured, Vincent Pale was sent to Stalag XVII. The prisoners were assigned to bunks in a barracks. At...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Arrival at Stalag XVIIB
They did not want to get caught on the railroad tracks when hit was dark because that is when the RAF would come...
Carver, Jack Assault into Germany
Jack Carver moved into Germany and crossed the Rhine River. Most of the bridges into Germany had been destroyed but one...
Lombardo, Samuel Assault Into Germany
Samuel Lombardo and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division] experienced light...
Skaggs, Jack Assault on Japan
Jack Skaggs could tell the end of the war was coming by April 1945 when the 7th Fleet wiped out the shipyard in Osaka....
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...
Colbert, Hugh Background
[Annotator's Note: Recording begins mid conversation between Hugh Colbert and the interviewer.] Hugh Colbert joined the...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Bad decision at Stuttgart
After that mission [Annotator’s Note: an aborted mission to an airfield just outside of Paris during which Grant had...
Hoff, Russell D. Bad Orb
Russell Hoff reached Bad Orb and was assigned to a barracks in the camp. When a group of Americans killed a German...
Higgins, Malcom Bailing Out, Being Captured and Being a POW
Crismon and Malcolm Higgins talked over what they wanted to do. Higgins told him to go down to the back of the plane...
Carver, Jack Battle of the Bulge
Jack Carver felt that he [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] had caught the Army flatfooted. The American...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Yourkavitch took part in the Tennessee Maneuvers in late March 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C...
Hoff, Russell D. Battle of the Bulge
Russell Hoff and the 106th Infantry Division had been sent to the front as relief for the 2nd Infantry Division, which...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Battle of the Bulge
Henry Freedman received an additional month of training in England prior to shipping out to France. He moved across...
Siebert, Julian Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
Julian Siebert and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry...
Pale, Vincent Becoming a POW
They had never seen rockets before they were attacked with them one day. A rocket hit Vincent Pale's B-24 [Annotator's...
Bell, Harry Becoming a POW
Harry Bell and the rest of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division...
Colbert, Hugh Becoming a POW
As the situation unraveled for 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, German tanks cut off the battalion's position...
Hoff, Russell D. Becoming a POW
Russell Hoff and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division] surrendered during...
VanDuzer, Raymond Becoming a Prisoner of War
The Germans took the weapons away from the wounded American infantrymen Raymond VanDuzer was treating. A day or so...
Dymnicki, Francis Becoming an Airman
Francis Dymnicki attempted to become a pilot in the Air Force. Half of his friends wanted to do the same. Dymnicki was...
Edwards, Mary Beginning Employment at Higgins
Mary Edwards began working for the Army at Higgins Industries when she was 16 years old. She had finished high school...
Rockforte, Joseph Being a POW
Joseph Rockforte's company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Being a POW
Joseph Yourkavitch was captured on 16 December [Annotator's Note: 16 December 1944]. It had started out as a normal day...
Halloran, Walter Being a POW
Walter Halloran would carefully pick his spots as he advanced in enemy territory. He would try to keep trees and brush...
Bergbower, Harold Being a POW in Japan and the End of the War
Harold Bergbower has no memory of the trip from the POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in Davao on Mindanao...
Martello, Dominic Being a Prisoner of War
While he was a prisoner, Dominic Martello was leaning over getting a head of cabbage when a German soldier came along,...
Leaming, Jack Being Captured
Jack Leaming and his SBD pilot had just completed their bombing run on Marcus Island when the antiaircraft fire became...
Smith, Rothacker Being Captured
After being wounded by a mortar round Rothacker Smith, his sergeant and another soldier wounded during the German...
Siracuse, James Being Shot Down and Captured
James Siracuse was waiting to board the plane [Annotator's Note: for his 22nd mission]. One of his gunners said that he...
Jenkins, Samuel Belated Awards and Going Back to Lanzerath
Samuel Jenkins stayed in touch with some of the men he met during the war. He kept in touch with Carlos Fernandez...
Wilkins, Byron Bicycling POWs
Byron Othello Wilkins left the infirmary and was placed on a farm where there were a lot of British and various other...
Quigley, Tom Brest Fighting and Departure
Tom Quigley recalls how when they were approaching Brest, he saw a soldier who was directing traffic get hit by an 88...
Fitts, Charles Camp Guards
To Charles Fitts, Jr., actual combat was not at all similar to their training. In combat, Fitts and his section did not...
Frazier, Glenn Camp O'Donnell Prison Camp
Glenn Frazier entered a compound after the long Bataan Death March. The marchers were so fatigued that they simply...

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