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Moret, Calvin Enemy POWs and Bigotry
When Calvin Moret was at Godman Field near Fort Knox [Annotator’s Note: Kentucky], he noted that Italian and German...
Klenoski, Richard England and Leaflet Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Richard Klenoski what his impressions of England were.] They lived in tents. It...
Maddox, Claire Eniwetok Atoll
Claire Maddox went ashore [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, after the Battle of Eniwetok, 17 to 23 February...
Hardy, George Enlisting as an Aviation Cadet
George Hardy's father persuaded him to not join his brother in the Navy because of the race problem. He would be...
Creek, Roy Enlistment to Commanding Officer
Roy Creek served with several different units but really remembers the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment [Annotator's...
Field, Edward Entering the military and Becoming a Poet
Edward Field entered the military to escape his background and the oppression of anti-Semitism. It was wonderful and...
Dawson, Ruffin Entrance into Service
Ruffin Walker Dawson was born in Saint Francisville, Louisiana in 1924 [Annotator's Note: November 1924]. He grew up on...
Dixon, Leon Entrance to Service
Leon Dixon can only remember that it was 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Klepper, Manfred Escalating Nazi Terror
Manfred Klepper saw things get worse after 1939 [Annotator's Note: in Trier, Germany]. The police force had been...
Cohn, Marthe Escape from Occupied France
Marthe Cohn decided she and her family needed to leave Poitiers, France and cross into unoccupied territory after a...
Rothenberg, Judith Escape to Barcelona
Judith Rothenberg [Annotator's Note: a Belgian Jewish child who escaped to the south of France with her parents and...
Goodkin, Vera Escape to Hungary
Vera Goodkin [Annotator's Note: née Herman] was sinking in mud and soaked by rain by the time she reached the end of...
Meisel, Judith Escapes from Death
Judith Meisel was standing with her mother and sister when they discovered that her sister had typhus. That was the...
Somogyi, Peter Escaping Hungary and Reaching Israel
Peter Somogyi and his brother became involved with the Zionist movement. On 4 April 1949, they escaped Hungary. They...
Levy, Anne Escaping the Warsaw Ghetto and Being Liberated by the Russians
Anne Levy and her family needed three things to get out of the Warsaw Ghetto. They had to have papers saying they were...
Schaller, Henry Escorted Home by Tuskegee Airmen
A typical day for Henry Schaller would start with a briefing at four o'clock in the morning. If the target was to be...
Harris, Whitney Establishing Facts for History
There had been no specific time frame to complete the Nuremberg trail, but Whitney Harris said everyone tried to...
Hayashi, Nobuo Events Leading Up to War
Nobuo Hayashi was born in April 1932 and was raised in Nishinomiya, Japan. Growing up in his early youth, he remembered...
Taffel, Nathan Execution of Taffel's Family
Nathan Taffel found out that his parent had been shot in the Tarnow ghetto from his brother-in-law after the war. His...
Reilly, Joseph Experience with Death
Joseph Dean Reilly [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Rothenberg, Judith Experiencing Anti-Semitism
Judith Rothenberg was born in Antwerp [Annotator's Note: Antwerp, Belgium], and later moved to Brussels [Annotator's...
Lewis, Noah Experiencing Racism on Guam
Noah Lewis remembers the people on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] were friendly towards black people....
Mineta, Norman Facing Internment
Norman Mineta grew up in California where the Alien Land Law existed. It stated that if one was not a citizen of the...
Goldstein, Rosette Familial Exodus
Rosette Goldstein was born in 1938 in Paris, France. Her parents were from Lodz, Poland. They later move to Berlin [...
Cole, Edgar Family Expectations
Returning home and being discharged from the Marine Corps was bittersweet for Edgar Cole. At the time prejudice was...
Manasse, Fred Family Situation
After the Nuremburg edicts [Annotator's Note: the Nuremburg Laws] and Krystalnacht [Annotator's Note: the occasion of...
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...
Miller, Irving Fighting in Italy
Irving Miller joined the 141st Field Artillery, the Washington Artillery, as a replacement from the infantry. He joined...
Cowell, Ernest Fighting in the Philippines
Ernest Cowell was first sent to Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], an atoll in the Pacific...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Fighting on the Gothic Line
They [Annotators Note: Tokuji Yoshihashi and the rest of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team] were in the area of Menton...
Kaufman, Luna Final Thoughts
Luna Kaufman had no difficulties after the war with nightmares. She was fortunate. She never felt that she was...
Francis, Norman Finding His Heroes
Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...
Alexander, Samson First Black Fireman in the Air Force
Samson Alexander was the first black fireman in the Air Force. He was given a certificate from the Treasury Department...
Francis, Norman First Black Student at Loyola
Dr. Norman Francis had a great interest in interacting with World War 2 veterans returning from the war and going to...
Samet, Judah First Deportation Trip
Judah Samet and his family were in a gathering place for Jews [Annotator's Note: between April and June 1944 they were...
Smith, Rothacker First Prison Camp
En route to their first German prison camp, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners never discussed the possibility of...

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