Prisoner of war experience

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Pathe, Barbara Red Cross service in Germany
[Annotators Note: Barbara Pathe worked for the American Red Cross (ARC) on a Red Cross Clubmobile attached to various...
Knutson, Caroll Reflections
Carroll Knutson felt his military training was serious. An individual had to do well in order to succeed in the service...
Houdek, Thomas Reflections
Thomas Houdek was not afraid during war. His most vivid memory involves a man who died during captivity. Houdek felt...
Bowsher, Walter Reflections
Walter Bowsher was made mellow by World War 2. While he was a brig warden after the war, he found that he had empathy...
Serna, Fernando Reflections
Fernando Serna recollects being transported to Japan and Formosa aboard a ship that was used during World War 1 to move...
DeMott, Joseph Reflections
Joseph DeMott [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war of the Japanese] left the war feeling that we are all human beings...
Stovroff, Irwin Reflections
Irwin Stovroff feels that The National WWII Museum is a creation that could only have happened after a war like the one...
Linquata, Michael Reflections
Michael Linquata remembers his liberation and clean up as the best memory of the war. The time with his friend Ray...
McMullen, Milton Reflections
When Milton L. McMullen, Sr. returned from the war, he did not want to talk about his experience as a POW [Annotator's...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Reflections
R.M. Wilkes returned to the school using the G.I. Bill. He attended Notre Dame [Annotator's Note: Notre Dame University...
Waldman, Norman Reflections
Norman William Waldman remembers people celebrating that the war was over [Annotator’s Note: the war in Europe ended 8...
Butcher, Chester Reflections
World War 2 changed Chester J. Butcher's life very positively. His experience of war and being a prisoner of war taught...
Bollich, James Reflections
James Bollich thinks there were radios in other camps [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camps], but not his. He got...
Hamilton, Richard Reflections
Richard Henry Hamilton is apprecive that he was able to do what he did in the service and glad he was able to come out...
Bergbower, Harold Reflections
Harold Bergbower retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service. He enjoyed playing golf. He went to work at the...
Bollich, James Reflections
James Bollich's younger brother never made it overseas. One brother died in a fighter pilot accident and the other died...
Edwards, Randall Reflections
News that the war had ended seemed to daze Randall Edwards and his fellow prisoners of war initially. Once they got...
Peardon, Eveline Reflections
Eveline Peardon and the Normandy population felt they could live again after the liberation of their region by the...
Schmitt, Warren Reflections
Warren Schmitt had negative feelings about the Japanese before and during the war. The kamikazes had no respect for...
Steele, Ben Reflections
Ben Steele worked two miles underground in a Japanese coal mine. It was very tight because of the way the ground...
Schilperoort, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Schilperoot feels World War 2 should continue to be studied. Many of his memories are personal. They are the...
Roslensky, Marvin Reflections
Marvin A. Roslansky [Annotator's Note: a US Marine assigned to the Guam Insular Force Guard in Guam, Mariana Islands]...
Winslow, Lawson Reflections
As a veteran, Lawson Tracy Winslow, Junior is often thanked for his service. It surprises him. During World War 2, the...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Reflections
Clarence Derrington was given a sense of values by his time as a prisoner of war, POW. Material things are not...
Bolster, Elisabeth Reflections
Elisabeth Bolster went to New York to be with her in-laws at Jackson Heights [Annotator's Note: she left Fillmore, Utah...
Jostad, Glen Reflections
Glen Jostad saw a major impact on the civilian population as a result of the war. Everyone was together in the war...
Taylor, Jack Reflections
Jack Taylor has lived in a great period of American history. He has had a happy life with a wonderful family and good...
Weber, Norman Reflections
Norman Weber was told by a counselor that he has PTSD [Annotator's Note: post-traumatic stress disorder; a mental...
Baham, Marietta Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Marietta Baham gives the interviewer pages of information.] Marietta Baham was sad for most of the...
O'Rorke, James Reflections
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a former prisoner of war in Japan] was a product of the Depression [Annotator'...
DeMott, Joseph Reflections
Asked his most memorable experience of World War 2, Joseph DeMott said it was the camaraderie, and noted that it was a...
Inghram, Robert Reflections
Robert Inghram was shot down early in the war [Annotator's Note: during the Dieppe raid in August 1942]. He was given...
Strait, Perry Reflections
Perry Strait found the local population in England to be nice. He even was entertained in some of their homes. By...
Tangradi, Richard Reflections
Richard Tangradi thought about getting married to an English girl. He remembers some things like it just happened. He...
McGee, Joseph Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Joseph F. McGee Junior's most vivid memory of World War 2 is the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Sara "Sally" Manning's life would have been completely different had she not volunteered for the Navy. It gave her the...

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