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Fienup, Victor The War Ends
Victor Fienup went to Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8...
Sandoz, James The War Ends
James Sandoz was in Germany when the war ended. He does not recall how he heard, perhaps by an officer. They were moved...
Tidmore, Roberta The War Ends
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore, and everybody else, was scared the Nazis were going to take over Europe. When VE-Day...
Kerner, John The Wars End
John Kerner crossed the Elbe River where his unit [Annotator's Note: 110th Medical Battalion, 35th Infantry Division]...
Achee, Lorraine Thoughts on the War
Lorraine Achee feels that the war made it difficult in the sense that she no longer had her big brother around. As kids...
Jameson, William Tour in Italy
William Graham Jameson landed in Italy [Annotator's Note: and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry...
Wilterdink, Virginia Training and Deployment
Making her way alone, Virginia Wilterdink arrived at Camp Devens in Massachusetts to begin her military career. She met...
Eisenach, John Treating the Wounded and War’s End
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear airplanes flying overhead throughout segment.] From January until July 1945, John R....
Fitzmorris, James U-boats and V-E Day
James Fitzsmorris heard about German u-boat [Annotator's Note: submarine] attacks in the Gulf of Mexico but never knew...
Lamm, Allen Underwater Demolition Team 21
Allen Lamm returned to the United States from his duty protecting convoys on a patrol craft [Annotator's Note: Lamm had...
Newsom, James USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
James Newsom was assigned to the USS Sarsfield (DD-837) in New York. The Sarsfield was larger than his previous...
Spaulding, Arthur V-E Day and Home
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]...
Hillenbrand, Bernard VE-Day
Bernard Hillenbrand did not have difficulty adjusting to civilian life and never had bad dreams, battlefield fatigue,...
Laborde, Lucien VE-Day, a Popular Officer, and Relationships with Locals
Lucien Laborde was on staff duty in the war room on the night of 7 May 1945. At about two in the morning they got a TWX...
Raaen, John Vignettes
John Raaen dated a nurse at the General Hospital at Cherbourg. They enjoyed dancing and drinking champagne when they...
Wolf, Robert Visiting Hitler's House
[Annotator's Note: Robert Wolf was gearing up to go to Japan after returning from combat in Europe.] All he knew was...
Goyette, Donald War Comes to a Close
After rejoining his unit [Annotator's Note: 869th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 21st Bomber Command,...
Spera, George War Ends
George Spera and the 102nd Infantry Division got to the Elbe River about 24 April [Annotator's Note: 24 April 1945]....
Alexander, Vernon War's End
Vernon Alexander's 103rd Infantry Division had met the 5th Army at the Brenner Pass and was in Austria on V-E Day [...
Levin, Meyer "Mike" War's End
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Cole, Edward War's End
Edward C. Cole [Annotator's Note: serving with the 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division] took every...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
DuBose, John War's End
John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...
Eustis, Lawrence War's End
Lawrence Eustis was on Tinian [Annotator’s Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] when he heard about VE-Day [...
Benjamin, Adelaide War's End
Adelaide Benjamin had returned to New Orleans, Louisiana from El Paso, Texas by the time the war ended. When the...
Winestone, Ted War's End
During World War 2, Ted Winestone joined the partisans [Annotator's note: after escaping from the ghetto in Dworzec,...
Clark, Earl War's End
After the successful completion of their mission at Lake Garda, Italy, Earl Ervin Clark and 87th Mountain Infantry...
Epperson, William War's End
William Epperson and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division]...
Garcia, Ray War's End
Ray Garcia and Al Nickels [Annotator's Note: later United States Air Force Colonel Albert B. Nickels] both made the Air...
Hoehn, Basil War's End
After Gross-Gerau [Annotator’s Note: Gross-Gerau, Germany], Basil C. Hoehn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 91st...
Moore, Charles War's End
Charles Moore was stationed in Orleans, France at the end of the war. He enjoyed the experience there. He had a...
Porche, Albert War's End
Albert Porche was in Italy when the war in Europe ended. The men were to be transferred to Sweden but with the end, the...
Drake, Joseph War's End
Joseph J. Drake fought all the way through to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia [Annotator's Note: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic...
Maymon, Paul War's End
Paul Maymon [Annotator’s Note: with the 17th Field Artillery Regiment] was active in the bitter fighting through the...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" War's End
On 8 May 1945, the war ended, and R.M. Wilkes was told to stand down. After a few weeks, he was sent to Czechoslovakia...
Hackman, Delbert War's End
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...

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