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Zimmer, Mitchell Ongoing Submarine Duty, Picking Up Prisoners and the War's End
Mitchell Zimmer served aboard two sister-ship submarines, the Snapper [Annotator's Note: USS Snapper (SS-185) and the...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Operation Market Garden
Theodore Finkbeiner and his fellow paratroopers were told they were going to jump into Holland with the goal of...
Leith, Hal OSS Wartime Duty
Harold “Hal” Leith arrived in Kunming, China by airplane. His aircraft was successful in reaching the destination, but...
Zimmer, Mitchell Outbreak of War
Mitchell Zimmer and the crew [Annotator's Note: of the submarine USS Snapper (SS-185)] knew that war was on the way. In...
Slomka, Edwin Overseas Deployment
Edwin Slomka was shipped overseas on the Aquitania [Annotator's Note: RMS Aquitania], which was turned into a troopship...
Martinez, Benigno Postwar
Benigno Martinez and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division] rounded up...
Fadem, Leroy Postwar
After the war, Leroy Fadem's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-871] was in the first task group to enter Nagasaki harbor...
Gaj, Leonard POW Experience
Leonard Gaj hit the ground quickly when he jumped [Annotator's Note: on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Creek, Roy POW Guilt
Roy Creek never met any French people until years after the invasion. Chef-du-Pont [Annotator's Note: Chef-du-Pont,...
Camacho, Arturo POW on Manila
Arturo Camacho’s unit was moved to Corregidor, and trained to take over the 12-inch mortar at Battery [Annotator’s Note...
Creek, Roy Preparation for Normandy
Roy Creek thought they were well prepared for Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Liston, Earl Prewar Life to Army
Earl Roger Liston was born in October 1923 in Mitchell, South Dakota with four brothers. His father was a farmer who...
O'Rorke, James Prisoner Mistreatment
Stationed in the Philippines before the war, James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Prisoner of War
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was stripped of his valuables after he was taken prisoner of war. [Annotator's Note:...
Borne, Edwin Prisoner of War
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. first encountered Japanese assault troops soon after Devereux [Annotator's Note: then US Marine...
Charles, Howard Prisoner of War
Howard Robert Charles became a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: after the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30) in...
Roxandich, George Prisoner of War Experience
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: wounded and captured by Germans while serving with Company B, 415th Infantry...
Clift, Gilbert Prisoner of War in Germany
After becoming a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war], Gilbert Clift was taken back to the German positions where he...
Ginrich, Ralph Prisoner of War--POW
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich made a few friends in the prison camps [Annotator’s Note: he had been captured at Sidi Bou Zid,...
Kerchum, Paul Prisoner to the Japanese
After the Japanese invaded the Philippines, Paul Kerchum and his company were ordered to report to Bataan [Annotator’s...
Skelton, Joy Prisoners of Japan
Joy Skelton had unidentifiable nightmares during 9-11 [Annotator's Note: the terrorist attacks on the United States on...
Johnson, Norman Protecting the Tanks
Norman Johnson remembered fighting through the hedgerow and using machine guns to fight the enemy. [Annotator's note:...
Peardon, Eveline Reflections
Eveline Peardon and the Normandy population felt they could live again after the liberation of their region by the...
Schilperoort, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Schilperoot feels World War 2 should continue to be studied. Many of his memories are personal. They are the...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Reflections
Frank Borrell thinks about the men he served with. They became like members of his family. Everyone tried to be friends...
Oplinger, Robert Reflections
Robert Oplinger remembers receiving the first Japanese sword of surrender on the home islands as being his most...
League, Ray Regensburg and 3rd Platoon's Surrender
Ray League and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division...
Penwell, Richard Returning Home and Reflections
Richard F. Penwell was supposed to be going back to New Bilibid Prison [Annotator's Note: Old Bilibid and New Bilibid...
Fatora, Jerome River Crossings and Surrendering
Jerome Fatora was on the front lines in the area of the Saar River for about six months during which time he "never got...
Brooks, Leonard Rounded Up by the Japanese
Leonard Brooks and his family continued to have bible studies and prayer meetings every day while waiting to find out...
Quigley, Tom Russians/End of War
Tom Quigley remembers how after the war ended, they were able to drive with the lights on their cars turned on. On his...
Schilling, Ira Securing Saipan
During and after the Battle of Saipan, Ira Schilling and his fellow Marines willingly accepted enemy troops who...
Tadewaldt, Gordon Serving in the Navy
Gordon Tadewaldt recalled that he wanted to join the Navy because he wanted to fight like the rest of his friends. He...
Sacks, John Shot Down Over Ludwigshafen
On 13 September 1944 John Sacks flew a mission to bomb an I.G. Farben refinery manufacturing synthetic fuel. The plant...
League, Ray Siegfried Line
Ray League and his company [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th...
Lane, Charles Snipers, Capturing a Japanese Soldier, Equipment, and Tropical Illnesses
On occasion, Charles Nathan Lane would be under fire from Japanese snipers. One Japanese sniper fired at a soldier...

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