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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 13
After the war ended, Baum returned to New York to get some of his wounds taken care of. He was so happy, because of his...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 13
Charles Scheffel’s run in with Mr. Shaw [Annotators Note: George Bernard Shaw] was not included in his book Crack and...
Mann, Karl Segment 13
To Mann, Dachau was a major example of man's inhumanity to man.Maybe future generations can handle more effectively,...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 13
There was 1 company of tanks, 1 company of infantry and a company for support. Kanaya is not sure how they did it, but...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 13
Recently Hairston went to artillery OCS [Annotator’s Note: Officer Candidate School] to learn how today's generations...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 14
There were two black soldiers at the door yelling that the Germans were coming. Lyle Bouck and Kriz [Annotators Note:...
Baker, Vernon Segment 14
At the end of the war Vernon Baker was a second lieutenant but in May of 1945 he became a first lieutenant. His...
Zawada, Robert Segment 14
Zawada tried to run when he got hit, but he no idea how badly injured he was [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg...
Ford, Richard Segment 14
Richard Ford recalls one time when they got a bunch of replacements. He thought those guys were something else. Four or...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 14
Baum recalls the POWs at Hammelburg and the concentration camps victims they encountered. They brought their...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 14
Charles Scheffel notes that had anyone else been there they would have done the same thing. There are people fighting...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 14
They were able to keep their sanity because they knew the war was going well for them. Once the front line was going...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 14
People in combat are people in combat. Hairston does not believe in women in combat. He is the father of 4 daughters...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 15
The project by John Eisenhower kick started Lyle Bouck's initiative to contact his former comrades. Bouck has been...
Baker, Vernon Segment 15
Vernon Baker got out of the army on 28 August 1968, 35 years before the interview. He was 83 years old during this...
Zawada, Robert Segment 15
Zawada was trying to figure out what he was going to do [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as a member of...
Ford, Richard Segment 15
Richard Ford is able to watch World War 2 movies. Most of the movies in his opinion are a bunch of BS. They do things...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 15
Baum goes on to discuss his career after the war. In 1948, he worked with the Israelis during that war. He advised them...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 15
Charles Scheffel located the headquarters of the 39th Infantry Regiment. He reported to the colonel who was glad to see...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 15
During that period, the Russian prisoners got along with the American prisoners. One of them made a cigarette case for...
Zawada, Robert Segment 16
Zawada was in the camp for about a week before the American army liberated the camp [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war/...
Ford, Richard Segment 16
Richard Ford believes that is important for people to know what happened during the war. A lot of people complain about...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 16
Charles Scheffel laid there and must have passed out. His executive officer told him that Morotti [Annotators Note:...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 16
Kanaya had no idea if everyone made it back. They got off of the train in Chicago; there was a train from the Pacific...
Zawada, Robert Segment 17
Zawada regrets not finding out who the others prisoners were in his ward. He's never been able to find out anything...
Lazarick, Len Segment 2
Lazarick heard President Roosevelt's speech [Annotator's Note: Roosevelt's speech to Congress which he gave on 8...
Baker, Dan Segment 2
Dan Baker would send patrols out to the German lines. In one instance he sent three men out, but only two came back....
Bouck, Lyle Segment 2
Lyle Bouck was the youngest graduate in his class. He was 18 or 19 years old and the average age of the OCS [Annotator'...
Malarkey, Donald Segment 2
The men learned to pack parachutes and jump from a tower. They had to pack the first 10 parachutes they would use at...

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