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Warne, Therese Living in Santo Tomas Camp
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...
Damberg, Wanda Los Baños
Wanda Damberg was left behind when most of the camp was moved to Los Baños internment camp [Annotator’s Note: this...
Hart, Howard Los Banos Rescue
Howard Hart remembers the rescue of the Los Banos internment camp [Annotator’s Note: The Raid on Los Baños in the...
Crosby, Thomas Loss of the Philippines Islands
Thomas Crosby remembered soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, they attacked the Philippines. Using...
Marich, Robert Manila and Raid on Los Baños
Robert Marich's unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne...
Ream, John Moving to Camp Holmes
John Ream would walk around the camp [Annotator’s Note: Camp John Hay in Baguio, the Philippines was a relatively nice...
Gehrett, John Navy Supply Officer in Australia
John Gehrett reached Sydney [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2 Supply Unit, Gehrett reached Sydney,...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Occupation Duty in Italy
They [Annotators Note: Tokuji Yoshihashi and the rest of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team] were in the town of...
Casillas, Joseph Occupation Duty then Home
Joe G. Casillas was stationed at Sapporo [Annotator's Note: Sapporo, Japan] on Hokkaido [Annotator's Note: Hokkaido,...
Schmidt, Philip Overseas Deployment
Philip Schmidt received his orders to go overseas in November 1944. In the year and a half he was at Fort Polk [...
Angel, Earl Overseas Duties
Earl Angel and the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] traveled overseas on the USS Edellyn [...
Doi, Jimmy Overview of Prewar and Wartime Experiences
Jimmy Doi was born in Oxnard, California in 1925. Growing up in California was great until the war started. Doi was 16...
Neiman, Leon Patrol in Tinian, the Atomic Bomb, and Operating Radar
Leon J. Neiman met the native populations of Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] numerous times...
Yatsu, Lawrence Pearl Harbor and Internment
Lawrence Yatsu was in the eleventh grade when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. It was one of the worst incidents in...
Haslauer, Warren Pearl Harbor and Japanese-Americans
Warren J. Haslauer [Annotator's Note: with the 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] was sitting in the mess hall...
Bradley, John Post Military Career
John Bradley returned from Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] and attended jump school...
Shima, Terry Postwar Accomplishments of Japanese-Americans
When the war started, there was mass hysteria against anything Japanese. Terry Shima and others were treated like...
Hirabayashi, Grant Postwar and Reflections
Grant Jiro Hirabayashi reunited with his parents in Minnesota where they had relocated after they were released from...
Kawamoto, Yukio Postwar Career and Foreign Relations
Yukio Kawamoto was a precious child for his parents. The draft got him and he went to war. Kawamoto worked for the...
Sawada, Lily Postwar Life
Lily Sawada and her husband devoted their lives to the church as missionaries. She did not know her future husband...
Yamamoto, Albert Postwar Life
Albert Yamamoto returned to America [Annotator's Note: in June 1947 after being in Japan for six years as an American...
Devoe, Susan Postwar Life and Reflections
Susan Magnuson Devoe and her family moved to Lima, Peru for her father's company in 1948, and stayed there until 1953...
Baranek, Martin Postwar Odyssey
Martin Baranek stopped in Modena, Italy, where he slept on the floor in a former military academy building operated by...
Marca, Carl Postwar Thoughts
Carl Marca was drafted into service for World War 2. He wanted to get one year in with IBM [Annotator's Note:...
Imahara, Walter Preventing Future Internment
Walter Imahara was into sports and attended the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He learned that some of the politicians...
Lee, Theodore Prewar
Theodore R. Lee grew up with four brothers, and all were in military service during World War 2. His mother did not...
Brown, Robert Prewar Life
Robert J. S. Brown was born in September 1924 in Lawndale, California. He had one younger brother. Brown remembers his...
Ream, John Prewar Life
John Ream was born in November 1934 in the Philippine islands. His father was raised on a ranch in Idaho. He went to...
Osgood, Edgar Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Edgar De Pue Osgood mid sentence talking about how he went in the service as...
Masters, Robert Prewar Life to Navy
Robert Masters was born in Akron, Ohio in August 1925. When he was five years old, the family moved to Santa Monica [...
Warne, Therese Prison Camp in Davao
When Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2]...
Warne, Therese Prison Camp in Mindanao
About five days after Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child living in the Philippines during...
Warne, Therese Prison Camp Life
Therese Wadsworth Warne's [Annotator's Note: was an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2]...
Espree, Elmo Racial Confrontation
During another incident experienced by Elmo Espree in a Bombay restaurant, a British, an American and a South African...
Penwell, Richard Raid on Los Baños
Richard F. Penwell departed California and arrived in Dobodura, New Guinea but soon departed for Leyte [Annotator's...
Ito, Susumus Reflections
Susumas Ito believes its important to have The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana]. He...

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