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Johnsen, Erik Aboard the SS Louis Hennepin
After Erik Johnsen graduated from his final training at Kings Point, [Annotator's Note: US Merchant Marine Academy,...
Gross, Ernest Auschwitz
Ernest Gross was 15 years old when he and his family were ordered from their home by Hungarian police. They were...
Vaadi, Eugene Being a Prisoner of War in China
Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down by MiG-15s [Annotator's Note: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, NATO name: Fagot] over...
Orlando, Joseph Boot Camp and Being a Drill Instructor
Joseph Orlando enlisted as a Marine and describes Basic Training as six weeks of close-order drill and pure nonsense...
Gross, Ernest Conditions at Kaufering
Ernest Gross, a prisoner at Kaufering [Annotator's Note: Kaufering; subcamp of Dachau; Landsberg am Lech, Germany],...
Lindquist, Donald Discharge and Reserve Service
Donald Lindquist was an officer in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2 and returned to military service during...
Szafran, Daniel Early Family Life
Daniel Szafran was born in February 1927 in Stryków, Poland. He came from a large family having five brothers, two...
Oreck, David Early Flight Training and Future Worries
David Oreck trained as a civilian pilot for the Lend-Lease Program [Annotator's Note: An Act to Promote the Defense of...
Szafran, Daniel Emigrating to Palestine and Military Training
Daniel Szafran emigrated to Palestine in 1946 after surviving the Holocaust. The King David Hotel was bombed by the...
Vaadi, Eugene Freedom and Career
Eugene Vaadi had been a prisoner in China since January 1953. August 1956 he and his crew members were called in...
Stern, Herbert Iran, Turkey, and Final Thoughts
Herbert Stern spent a lot of time in Turkey and Iran. The Turks are a tough people he feels. They are hardy and proud,...
Brooks, Curtis Japanese Occupation of Manila
Curtis Brooks was living in Manila when the Japanese on landed on Luzon, Philippines. The first landings were on Aparri...
Ciotta, Angelo Marines Then and Now
The ship Angelo Ciotta was on headed to Iwo Jima, Japan, had so many people on board it was bad for him. He got the top...
Haines, George Meeting the Enemy
George Haines was an infantry scout [Annotator's Note: in the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] on New...
Bussel, Norman Moving to Stalag Luft IV
While in an interrogation center in Frankfurt, Germany, Norman Bussel was not allowed to do anything to pass the time...
Szafran, Daniel Posttraumatic Stress
Daniel Szafran survived Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Brzesinka, Poland] and then was involved...
Orlando, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Orlando reads of our servicemen committing suicide and he does not understand it. He knew men who were bitter...
Rans, Robert Postwar Thoughts
Robert Rans was discharged from the US Army Air Forces in 1946. He immediately applied and was accepted at Notre Dame [...
Laborde, John Reflections
John Laborde retired from his own business in October 1994. He feels that his time serving as an adjutant in MacArthur'...
Vaadi, Eugene Surviving As A Prisoner
On 2 March 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down over Dresden, Germany. Once a prisoner of war, he was...
Kerner, John Treating Severely Wounded Men
After landing in Normandy, John Kerner and his unit [Annotator's Note: 110th Medical Battalion, 35th Infantry Division...
Moran, John "Jack" War’s End, Displaced Persons and Buchenwald
John Moran says that there was not much humor while in the war. He saw things that were funny, like a tank driving over...
Szafran, Daniel Working in Germany and Immigrating to the United States
Daniel Szafran survived the Holocaust and wars as a soldier in Israel. When he came to the United States, he had an...