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Moret, Calvin Advanced Flight Training
After ten weeks of flying the BT-13 [Annotator’s Note: Vultee BT-13 Valiant two seat trainer aircraft], Calvin Moret...
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...
Spera, George Being Wounded
George Spera's first wound in combat was a small injury to his left hand in November [Annotator's Note: November 1944...
Kelso, Robert Being wounded near the end of the war
Robert Kelso's unit had pulled up near a railroad track and dug in. He had heard that some of the guys went to a...
Wilkins, Byron Bicycling POWs
Byron Othello Wilkins left the infirmary and was placed on a farm where there were a lot of British and various other...
Farley, Daniel Blackouts and Buchenwald
[Annotators Note: Daniel Farley served in the army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] When the war...
Swinney, Lauren Celebrating with Famous Personalities
[Annotator's Note: Lauren Swinney was a student at Northwestern University and worked as an entertainer for troops...
Halpern, Gerard Continuing His Education with the GI Bill
Gerard Halpern was serving with the XVth Corps when the war ended. He was stationed in the town of Chantilly right...
Bell, Harry Discharge and College
When Harry Bell steamed into New York Harbor one of the first things he saw was the Statue of Liberty. When he saw it...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" End of combat for Kuwayama
Kelly Kuwayama was away from his unit for about three weeks before he had to rejoin them. The 44nd was sent back to...
Knudsen, Elmer End of the War
After the Battle of the Bulge, Elmer Knudsen was deployed close to the Rhine River and was billeted in a private...
LaPook, Sidney End of the War
Sidney LaPook joined the 4th Auxiliary Surgical Group about a week before the war ended. He was hoping to be able to...
Weller, James End of the War
James Weller and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 62nd Armored Field Artillery battalion] passed through Aachen and...
Griffenhagen, George End of the war and discharge from the army
When the GIs started pushing the Germans back [Annotators Note: during the later stages of the Battle of the Bulge],...
Boyd, Richard L. End of the War and Feelings Toward Enemies
Richard Boyd was not trained to go to Japan after the Germans surrendered. He was assigned to a unit disarming the...
Ballew, Thomas End of the War and Going Home
When the war ended, Thomas Ballew's unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] was in Furth...
Hollis, Frederick End of War
Frederick Hollis saw the mood of the country after Kasserine Pass as being very negative. With many ships lost at Pearl...
Livaudais, James Experiencing Combat
James Livaudais received replacements prior to the Battle of the Bulge. [Annotator’s Note: in December 1944] One...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...
Seltzer, Arthur German Concentration Camps
Arthur Seltzer reached Munich, Germany. The troops could tell the war was coming to an end. That was the location of...
Guidry, Lewis German Surrender
Lewis Guidry crossed the Rhine River near the Remagen Bridge [Annotator's Note: the Ludendorff Bridge in the city of...
Colbert, Hugh Going Home
After spending one day in Paris, France, Hugh Colbert boarded a train for Le Havre, France in Normandy. Upon arriving...
Pierce, Wayne Holland to VE-Day
Wayne Pierce returned to England after Normandy. The regiment stayed there until September when the paratroopers...
Swift, Robert Liberating Death Camps and Souvenirs
Robert Swift did not meet any of the Russians at the end of the war although they did pass through his area. After the...
Fitts, Charles "Charlie" Liberation and VE-Day
[Annotator's Note: Charles Fitts, Jr. served in the Army in the mortar squad, 2nd Platoon, Company C, 66th Armored...
Long, Catherine Life in the WAVES
Catherine Long lived in a barracks with four other WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency...
Beeghly, Donald Looking Back
[Annotator's Note: Donald Beeghly served in the Army as a pointer on a 90mm antiaircraft gun in the 142nd and 143rd...
Crane, James Merchant Marine Academy
James Crane’s brother was taken prisoner by the Germans [Annotator’s Note: after being shot down over the Ploesti...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Occupation Duty
They [Annotators Note: Tokuji Yoshihashi and the rest of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team] were in the town of...
Guidry, Lewis Occupation Duty
After Germany surrendered, Lewis Guidry went into occupation duty. Guidry drove a jeep for a major. The major told...
Simpson, Joseph Postwar
Joseph Simpson felt like a liberator while in France and Belgium. People in Belgium today treat the American veterans...
Auerbach, Herbert Postwar
When the war in Europe ended, Herbert Auerbach found out there was a point system set up to determine who went home and...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Postwar Career
Samuel Spector recalled hearing of the war in Europe ending and the atomic bombs being dropped. He was in Burma when he...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Postwar Occupation
After he recovered sufficiently in the hospital, John Witmeyer was sent back to the front lines in January of 1945...
Barrick, Calvin Postwar Reunions and Meeting New Friends
Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven [Annotator’s Note: USS Searaven (SS196)] which was an older...
Boyd, Richard L. Purple Hearts and Frozen Feet
Richard Boyd was wounded on 22 January [Annotator's Note: 22 January 1945]. His Purple Heart was awarded for frozen...

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