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Blanckenburg, William "Bill" 3rd Division Battle Patrol
William Blanckenburg was met by a lieutenant colonel who knew that Blanckenburg was married and was an older fellow....
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...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." A Brotherhood Forged in Combat
John Witmeyer served in five armies of the US Army through six campaigns in the European Theater of World War 2. He had...
Yusen, Jack A Lost Friend
Jack Yusen still frequently thinks about the men who died [Annotator's Note: when his ship, the USS Samuel B. Roberts (...
Reynolds, Harley A Reason to Join
Harley Reynolds served with the 1st Infantry Division from the time that he went in. He was in the 16th Infantry...
Meyer, Lois A Strange Event and Reflecting on Her Service
One night, Lois Meyer was coming back on base at Parris Island and was wondering where her husband was. There had been...
Schilling, Ira A Very Dangerous Enemy
As the American advance through the Pacific moved closer and closer to the Japanese mainland, enemy resistance grew...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" A Welcome Back
Seymour Mermelstein has gone back to Italy twice, and he cannot believe how large the mountains are viewing them now....
Swinney, Lauren Acting and Meeing Famous People
Lauren Swinney picked up words during the war like ersatz which meant a substitute for something. She recalls the pin-...
Gross, Ernest Adjusting to Life After the Holocaust
Holocaust survivor Ernest Gross gives talks in the schools to teach them not to hate and to get along with each other....
Pathe, Barbara African Americans interactions with the Red Cross
[Annotators Note: Barbara Pathe worked for the American Red Cross (ARC) on a Red Cross Clubmobile attached to various...
Sgobbo, Dominick After Liberation
The Red Cross came in to the prison camp and Dominick Sgobbo was treated for dysentery. His buddies had been taking...
Whitaker, Harold After the Military
Harold Whitaker went back to March Air Force Base [Annotator's Note: when he returned to the United States in December...
Killam, Arthur After the war
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard submarines. After the war he was...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" After the War
Charles Womack and every other Marine on the island were fully aware that they were headed for Japan after the fighting...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" After the war
Heffron [Annotators Note: Edward Heffron, also known as Babe] knew that William Guarnere lived on 17th Street and came...
Long, Donald Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Donald Long did not know what to make of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack...
Marr, John W Aftermath of the Fighting at La Fiere
After Lieutenant John Marr narrowly escaped a German ambush during the failed night assault on the west end of the La...
Dyson, Freeman Albert Einstein
Freeman Dyson saw Albert Einstein while he was at Princeton [Annotator's Note: located in Princeton, New Jersey]....
Taffel, Nathan America, Family Reunions and Going Back to Poland
Nathan Taffel came to the United States and lost contact with his brother in Argentina. Taffel had a brother-in-law in...
Williams, Robert Anniversaries and The National D-Day Museum
[Annotator's Note: Robert L. Williams is a World War 2 veteran of the 101st Airborne Division and jumped into Normandy...
Weller, James Army Tactics
James Weller volunteered as a gung-ho young man looking for trouble. He enjoyed his war years and the people he met....
Boggs, Marie "Lindy Boggs" Attitudes during the war
[Annotator's Note: Corrine Boggs, also known as Lindy, was the wife of Congressman Hale Boggs then later took his...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Auschwitz
Annaliese Nossbaum traveled for three days by train from Theresienstadt [Annotator’s Note: Theresienstadt; transit camp...
Woodall, Wendall B-29 Specs and the End of the War
The name of Wendall Woodall's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was City of...
Costa, Anthony Back to Civilian Life
After the war, Anthony Costa attended Junior College and Berkley [Annotator's Note: University of California at...
Shames, Edward Bastogne
Bastogne was very cold. There, Edward Shames' platoon mostly executed patrolling actions. Shames relates that his...
Jackson, Arthur Battle of Okinawa
Arthur Jackson's first contact with the enemy on Okinawa was during a patrol. He volunteered for everything. He was...
Hatch, Norman Battle of Tarawa
The battle on Tarawa provided countless opportunities for combat cameramen like Norman Hatch to capture story telling...
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...
Kingsley, Thomas Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
Thomas Kingsley's departure for military training was an emotional family event. He had volunteered for the Army...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Becoming the Last Crow War Chief
Joseph Medicine Crow somehow enjoyed war. This is despite some opinions that war is terrible. War allowed him to commit...
Yatsu, Lawrence Being a Nisei
Lawrence Yatsu believes that World War 2 should be studied because it is history. He feels it is unfair that Germans...
Broll, Walter Being Alert and Lessons Learned
Walter Broll benefited by the war because it made him an alert man instead of the 18 year old minor he was when he...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Filled with Rage
John Witmeyer harbored an intense anger toward German soldiers. He punched German prisoners in the face, ran bayonets...
Harry, Peter Being Pennsylvania Dutch and a Hospital Stay
Peter Harry has bad dreams about the war. He goes to meetings and they talk about the Battle of the Bulge and that...

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