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Kalil, Louis Segment 8
After separating Kalil from the rest of the platoon after his capture, the Germans loaded Kalil on a truck and took him...
Brissie, Lou Segment 8
Lou Brissie was taken into surgery on 11 December [Annotator's Note: 11 December 1944]. After the operation he returned...
Ford, Richard Segment 8
Richard Ford was wading through the water on Omaha [Annotators Note: on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944]. An LCI driver came...
Murphy, Robert Segment 8
[Annotators Note: This segment begins with the interviewer brushing off Robert Murphy’s coat]. After the big battle on...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 8
When you woke up in the morning, you had to make up your bed and it had to be basically a foot or 2 off the floor. The...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 8
Richard Duchossois did not witness any outbursts of anger by American servicemen. Their job was to win the war. They...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 8
The prisoners would steal stuff whenever they could. Sometimes the men would get searched. Everyone would throw their...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 8
Edward LaPorta was not able to locate other members of the 1st Armored Division. He was captured by Rommel’s [...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 8
Mancel Kirk was a squad leader. When he would send people out on a patrol or mission he would usually out on point. If...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 8
Currey didn't agree with the non-fraternization rule. There were apparently military fears that the Germans would...
Bell, Bryan Segment 8
The captain was severely disliked. Bell remembers the captain being in the back all the time and he did not have much...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 8
Schmedemann felt that the enemy they encountered [Annotator’s Note: during the Battle of the Bulge] were far superior...
De Mers, William Segment 8
DeMers met her and they danced, talked, and had a good time [Annotator’s Note: his future wife after returning to the...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 8
John Vessey had just returned from a mission when he was told that a cease fire was going into effect and the war in...
Christie, Robert Segment 8
Robert Christie believes that it is very important to document history. Norwich University recently helped build a...
Dennis, David Segment 8
David Dennis took basic training with an 03 rifle [Annotators Note: Springfield Model 1903 .30 caliber rifle]. They had...
Hawk, John Segment 8
Hawk estimates that his unit captured around 500 German troops after the engagement for which he was awarded the Medal...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 8
Milosevich had to sign the papers to release Colonel Kriz [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment's commanding...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 8
Lynn Compton knew the Germans were nearby while he and his men stayed in the area. Compton had to go to the listening...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 8
At Lohr, they lost their 1st tank from a German Panzerfaust. Baum says they did not have time to think about it, they...
Spencer, David Segment 8
David Paul Spencer could hear the testimony. It was all in German so he could not understand everything that was going...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 8
Charles Scheffel had about 5,000 dollars in a musette bag. He got into a jeep with a driver who was from New York City...
Mann, Karl Segment 8
Mann's group walked to the other side of the valley to join the battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Battalion, 157th...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 8
Both sides honored their gentleman's agreement to meet at the river in order to collect the bodies. There was one other...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 8
When Hairston was in Italy he received and gave favorable treatment from and to the Italians. He felt that the black...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 8
Galloway does not recall going to hotels in Paris because of the crowds. People stayed out in the streets. Galloway was...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 8
Representatives from each camp were taken to Okinawa for a meeting to determine the best way to get the American...
Standifer, Leon Segment 8
The Germans that Standifer met were as good as the American soldiers. The Germans may have been better earlier in the...
Zager, Raymond Segment 8
Raymond Zager ended up joining an army chorus group to stay busy during his occupation duty. He travelled around and...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 8
After the war was over, a very peculiar thing happened. The Army decided they would ask a certain amount of people to...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 8
Stegmeier thinks that it is important that we continue to study World War II. He once completed a survey stating that...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 9
Hundreds of thousands of men lost their lives, paying the ultimate sacrifice. Ettlinger admits the Allies did not do a...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 9
The guard spoke to Lyle Bouck in German and stuck the barrel of his weapon against Bouck's stomach. Bouck heard a snap...
Baker, Vernon Segment 9
Vernon Baker was volunteered to go back up to Hill X by a colonel. He reported to the commanding officer of the 473rd [...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 9
Theodore Finkbeiner took part in the famous river crossing during Operation Market Garden [Annotators Note: the...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 9
Clinton Gardner notes that Elie Wiesel and his father were in the little camp at Buchenwald. Wiesel was in the camp...

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