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Levin, Jules Capturing German Towns
Jules Levin recalled the cold winter in Europe. Usually people slept around or under the tank. Levin would take his bed...
Levin, Jules Discharge, Education and Postwar Career
Although the war ended in Europe, America was still fighting the Japanese in the East. Jules Levin was chosen to be...
Bornstein, Lester End of War and Reflections
Lester M. Bornstein could not believe the war was over. He had been in the Army for two years. His unit [Annotator's...
Slay, Charles Feeding German Civilians
Once, after the war had ended in Europe, a guard told Charles Slay there was a German woman he could not get rid of and...
Slay, Charles Never Got a Scratch
Charles Slay found out the war was over by radio. He had come down from Oregon through the desert. At night the wind...
Levin, Jules Reflections
Jules Levin's most memorable experience in World War 2 was on 5 May 1945 when they were told that war had ended in...
Lennon, Daniel Reflections on the War
Daniel J. Lennon's father had cancer so he received special permission to see him before he died. In November 1944,...
Slay, Charles Slapped by a Woman
Charles Slay was sent ahead of the rest of his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th Infantry Regiment,...
Scholl, Richard The War Ends or Does It?
Richard Scholl was sent back to the United States while his unit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 158th...
American servicemen and women on V-J Day in Paris, France in August 1945
American servicemen and women celebrate in the streets as Japan surrenders; many hold up newspapers with 'PEACE' across...