Prisoner of war experience

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Church, Ray Segment 10
They had to go through roll call everyday at the camp. They were all assigned different Japanese numbers. In the...
Dennis, David Segment 10
They [Annotators Note: David Dennis and his fellow POWs] had been given their parcels [Annotators Note: Red Cross...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 10
Leonard Spivey noted that there was a lot of commotion when they were burrowing through the tunnel. Some of the guys in...
Myers, Leroy Segment 10
The general population was preparing, women too, to defend that island. Myers feels that if they did not drop the...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 10
Jones believes that the raid was important and worth the risk and cost. After the raid the men just kept on going.Jones...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 10
Baum was sickened by the sight and the situation. He had to regroup his men and come up with a plan to get back to the...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 10
Of the 3 guys that went with Kanaya to bring back the wounded, one was a Caucasian from a supporting company. They...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 10
Another of the Japanese pushers [Annotator’s Note: Japanese guards at POW camps in the Philippines] was called Many...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 11
Lyle Bouck was not put in any work detail and was in an area containing only officers. He is pretty sure that he hooked...
Kalil, Louis Segment 11
When the Germans unloaded the prisoners of war from the trains, Kalil remembers British medics helping them. He recalls...
Church, Ray Segment 11
They did not know the exact cause of his death since he was in halfway decent shape but initially they were told his...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 11
Leonard Spivey notes that the Germans managed to get all of the prisoners out before the Russians came. All of the...
Noack, John Segment 11
John Noack got the emergency radio set up. Noack had a little difficulty getting everything set up. Noack got seasick...
Myers, Leroy Segment 11
There were 2 shifts working and they would usually meet coming out. When they got to the camp everyone was outside on...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 11
A Serbian doctor in the hospital hid Baum. By this point, he had discarded his dog tags because if the Germans had...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 11
Kanaya never tried to escape until after they left camp in Poland in January of 1945. That is when opportunities came...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 12
Lyle Bouck thought about escaping twice. Reid [Annotators Note: Bouck’s friend Matt Reid] and Bouck were on a detail...
Church, Ray Segment 12
1 day a train loaded with bomb shells came into the camp and as it came through the camp a routine safety check found a...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 12
Leonard Spivey was at the airfield for a few days. They were at the airfield on V-E Day. All hell was breaking loose on...
Noack, John Segment 12
John Noack was visited again by the interrogator on the third day. Noack held fast and the interrogator did not ask...
Myers, Leroy Segment 12
They never really knew. They could have used any excuse to cut Myers' head off, but he still took alot of chances.Myers...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 12
They also knew through a radio set that they had that the Rhine River was under siege. They were aware that the...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 13
They were putting the gas into the vehicles that were selected to make the rest of the trip. Lyle Bouck recalled seeing...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 13
Leonard Spivey notes that the Germans managed to get all of the prisoners out before the Russians came. All of the...
Noack, John Segment 13
John Noack and the crew sat around and talked during Christmas. The day after all of the enlisted men were separated...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 13
There was 1 company of tanks, 1 company of infantry and a company for support. Kanaya is not sure how they did it, but...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 14
There were two black soldiers at the door yelling that the Germans were coming. Lyle Bouck and Kriz [Annotators Note:...
Noack, John Segment 14
John Noack’s navigator wrote a letter home in code. Noack was allowed to write two letters home per month. They were...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 14
They were able to keep their sanity because they knew the war was going well for them. Once the front line was going...
Noack, John Segment 15
John Noack was able to keep a fair distribution system set up in his barracks to ensure everybody got a decent share....
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 15
During that period, the Russian prisoners got along with the American prisoners. One of them made a cigarette case for...
Zawada, Robert Segment 16
Zawada was in the camp for about a week before the American army liberated the camp [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war/...
Myers, Leroy Segment 16
There was sharp drop off and that is how they were able to put the destroyer right up on the beach. Myers could only...
Chuck, Harris Segment 2
Chuck was incredibly upset about Pearl Harbor. He had no idea even after Pearl Harbor that 5000 Japanese Marines were...
Sabol, Emil Segment 2
Sabol was flying at 28,500 feet when he was shot down. He had heard about other guys being shot at by fighter planes on...
Gonzalez, Jesus Segment 2
Gonzales had a brother who was a guerilla who was caught by the Japanese and never returned. All they were able to hear...

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