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Altmann, Judith Persecution at the Hands of the Hungarians
Judith Altmann was the last of the Bohrer children at home. Earlier, she might have left with the Kindertransport, but...
Piazzo, Lincoln Photographing the Atomic Bomb Sites
According to Lincoln Piazzo, the J model of the B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber]...
Finder, Rena Plaszow Concentration Camp and Working for Oskar Schindler
Soon after her father was taken away, Rena Finder and her mother were told they had to go to the Plaszow concentration...
Cole, Edgar Platoon Honor Man
[Annotator's Note: Edgar Cole had been drafted into the US Marine Corps and was on his way to Camp Lejeune, North...
Langsam, Dora Polish Persecution
Dora Langsam was born near Lodz, Poland [Annotator's Note: Łódź, Poland] in January 1925. Her childhood was beautiful...
Summers, Calvin Post War Life
Before Calvin Summers was discharged, he told his family he was on his way home. While he was still in Maryland, he...
Szafran, Daniel Posttraumatic Stress
Daniel Szafran survived Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Brzesinka, Poland] and then was involved...
Hajiro, Barney Postwar
Barney Hajiro spent time in Nice, France and then in Michigan in hospitals recovering from his combat wounds. While in...
Lewis, Burton Postwar
Burton Lewis had no experience with the integration of the armed forces following World War 2. When the Air Force...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Postwar
Maurice Zolkower had promised to marry his girlfriend, so he finalized the nuptials in six weeks [Annotator’s Note:...
Becker, Irving Postwar
Irving Becker worked about 20 years for the Postal Service [Annotator's Note: the United States Postal Service]. He had...
Befera, Victor Postwar
Victor Befera was a replacement for those stationed overseas, and those stationed with the most points [Annotator's...
Grimes, Vodioe Postwar
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: serving in the US Army’s 246th Ordnance Battalion] only encountered...
Olson, David Postwar
David Olson left the European Theater as an S3 officer in charge of plans, training and gunnery. Not too many men in...
LaNier, Joseph Postwar
Joseph LaNier did not know what he would do after the service. He was reserve and not regular Army. Consequently, his...
Espree, Elmo Postwar
At the end of the war, Elmo Espree was transported through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
Moret, Calvin Postwar
Calvin Moret was still a 19 year old teenager when his mother pinned his wings on him. The war in the Pacific ended...
Field, Edward Postwar
After the war, Edward Field was given the task of flying ground troops home via France and North Africa. He was later...
Meisel, Judith Postwar
Judith Meisel was helped in Denmark after the country's Jews returned home. Only 42 people died in Theresienstadt [...
Altman, Daniel Postwar
Daniel Altman returned to the United States and lived in Newark, New Jersey with his wife and in- laws. He was greeted...
Shima, Terry Postwar Accomplishments of Japanese-Americans
When the war started, there was mass hysteria against anything Japanese. Terry Shima and others were treated like...
Lorenzen, Angus Postwar America and Christmas in the Camp
Angus Lorenzen left England for the United States. His mother had gone back to Shanghai in 1946. His father did not...
Kleiner, Leona Postwar and Family
There were three of them [Annotator's Note: Leona Kleiner is talking about herself and her two sisters attempting to...
Aigner, Leslie Postwar and Immigrating to the United States
Leslie Aigner finished his apprenticeship and began working as a machinist after the war. He lived under a communist...
Howard, Taylor Postwar and Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] After returning from World War 2, Taylor...
Del Monte, Jack Postwar and Reflections
Jack Albert Del Monte felt great returning home after the war. He had been away for 30 months. He was a replacement for...
Geldner, Mala Postwar and Reflections
Mala [Annotator's Note: née Gerstner] Geldner reached the United States by airplane [Annotator's Note: in 1952]. There...
Croft, Katherine Postwar and Reflections
Katherine Croft remembers very little of the end of the war. Her family and friends did not talk about the subject very...
Dyson, Freeman Postwar Attitudes
Freeman Dyson observed a strong sense of tragedy within Europeans during the postwar years. Its genesis was from World...
Elliott, John Postwar Career
Another man John Elliott worked with in the Soil Conservation Service was going abroad with the Foreign Aid Program,...
Neyland, Leedell Postwar Career
Leedell Neyland returned home and he could not get into the school where he wanted to. He had to wait until the next...
Fair, Paul Postwar Career
Paul Fair thinks MacArthur’s [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Southwest...
Harrison, John Postwar Career
John Langston Harrison, Jr. was able to cope and made stronger [Annotator's Note: by being underestimated by people...
Winter, William Postwar Career in Politics
William Winter had no inclination to stay in the Army after the war. He was fortunate to have come through the war...
Madison, Robert Postwar Experiences
Since there was a war, Robert Madison said, he was grateful that he got to serve, even though there was discrimination...
Sarosi, George Postwar in Hungary
George A. Sarosi and his mother lived in Szeged from 1945 to 1948. They returned to Budapest after that. No battles for...

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