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Weller, James Enlistment and Normandy
James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine. The submarine...
Oka, Walter Enlistment, Deployment and Occupation Duty in Japan
Under the influence of his sister who was a nurse, Walter Oka was thinking of studying to become a laboratory...
Thomas, A.C. Entering Germany
A.C. Thomas was a volunteer agent for the 6th Corps. He would go out to Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant...
Hackman, Delbert Entering Germany
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Flannigan, James Entering Germany and Hurtgen Forrest
On arriving in Germany on 15 September 1944, James Flannigan remembers entering a farmhouse and with some not so gentle...
Bradley, John Entering Santo Tomas
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936] cannot...
Baldori, Robert Entertaining Overseas
In October 1944, John Baldori was sent overseas and served in the Mediterranean [Annotator’s Note: under US Army...
Dawson, Zhanna Entertaining the Wehrmacht
Zhanna Dawson worked with a tuner to tune the orphanage piano [Annotator's Note: because of her playing talent, Dawson...
Reitman, Seymour Entertainment in Germany
Seymour Reitman was sent to get occupation money because there was a black market thriving. He borrowed money from some...
Audler, Richard Entertainment on Ponam and Air Raids on Minduro
Richard Audler's unit [Annotator's Notes: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (Forward) 13 or CASU(F)-13] was stationed on...
Armstrong, James Entertainment, a Train Ride to Quimper, and Preparing to Escape
Having been shot down over France, James Armstrong was taken in by the French Resistance and was being kept in the town...
Sherman, Joyce Entertainment, Native Populations and Food
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks the interviewee what the military nurses did for socializing during their war...
Hill, Wayne Entrance into Service
Wayne O. Hill thought it was his patriotic duty to go to war. He had to join the Army because of his eyesight. He...
Aleksandrowicz, Frank Entrance into Service
Frank Aleksandrowicz went to central Pennsylvania to report for duty. He had to take several exams. He thought he would...
Burchell, Raymond Entrance into Service
Raymond Burchell was a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division when he finished his service. On his way down south, he...
Williams, Kenneth Escape from France
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Escape from Hungary
It was a relatively small crowd at the University [Annotator's Note: University of Szeged in Szeged, Hungary] when Ivan...
Cohn, Marthe Escape from Occupied France
Marthe Cohn decided she and her family needed to leave Poitiers, France and cross into unoccupied territory after a...
Lesser, Benjamin Escape to Hungary
Benjamin Lesser and his family were able to escape to Hungary as a result of the papers received from the Gestapo head...
Goodkin, Vera Escape to Hungary
Vera Goodkin [Annotator's Note: née Herman] was sinking in mud and soaked by rain by the time she reached the end of...
Williams, Kenneth Escape to Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Escapes and Deaths
Micha Tomkiewicz and his family were living in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Because of his father's Polish Army...
Molen, Herman Escaping
Herman Molen stockpiled things they needed for food. This helped them on their escape [Annotator’s Note: they escaped...
Winestone, Ted Escaping and Locating Partisans
Ted Winestone fled into the woods [Annotator's Note: after escaping from the ghetto in Dworzec, Poland, now Dvorets,...
Doundoulakis, Helias Escaping Crete and Joining the OSS
Helias Doundoulakis [Annotator's Note: an American citizen living in Crete, Greece and working for the British Special...
Langrehr, Henry Escaping from the Germans
A friend of Henry Langrehr's, Jim McMillen, had been beaten up badly by a German guard with a club. The SS [Annotator's...
Somogyi, Peter Escaping Hungary and Reaching Israel
Peter Somogyi and his brother became involved with the Zionist movement. On 4 April 1949, they escaped Hungary. They...
Pbert, Herman Escaping the Prison Camp
Herman Pbert's mother helped him, and others escape [Annotator's Note: from a Nazi concentration camp in Italy]. His...
Birnbaum, Stanley Europe
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fell into his landing craft before landing at one of the American beaches at Normandy about five...
Hastings, Wilford Europe and Postwar Career
Wilford E. Hastings received training to handle mines while in Germany. He would pull the mines out of the ground with...
Barnett, William Europe Deployment
On Christmas Day 1944, William M. Barnett [Annotator’s Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division]...
Barnes, Jack European Action
After crossing the Atlantic, Jack Barnes arrived in Le Harve, France. He then motored into Belgium. From Belgium,...
Thurston, Stanley European Combat
Stanley James Thurston was not provided basic training. After enlistment, he was sent to a pigeon outfit [Annotator's...
Geisler, James European Service
James "Jim" Geisler reached England [Annotator's Note: in November 1944] and then spent time in France, Belgium and...
Baum, Irving Evacuating the Camp
Winter started and around October or November [Annotator's Note: October or November 1944] and Irving Baum [Annotator's...
Durocher, Edmund Evacuation and Rehab in Melbourne
Edmund Durocher landed on Guadalcanal weighing 156 pounds and left weighing 126. He had no socks because they had...

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