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Gaj, Leonard Life in a POW Camp
Leonard Gaj describes his feelings towards Germans as a fruit tree. There is some good fruit and some bad fruit. He was...
Harris, Robert Reflections
Robert Harris appreciated being an American much more after his experiences in the Second World War. He had thought...
Moret, Calvin Enemy POWs and Bigotry
When Calvin Moret was at Godman Field near Fort Knox [Annotator’s Note: Kentucky], he noted that Italian and German...
Scheerer, Richard Wounded and Evacuated
When Richard Scheerer was hit he had shell fragments in the heart sack and his left lung. They were in the hedgerows at...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Learning to Fly
James Kemp McLaughlin was born in Charleston, West Virginia in December 1918. He grew up on a small farm and attended...
Franzky, Gerhard The Creation of the SS and its Units
Gerhard Franzky joined the Waffen SS in order to join the best of the best. Franzky believes that anyone who is a big...
Imahara, Walter Shikata ga nai
Walter Imahara explains the meaning of the Japanese term shikata ga nai. He heard the word some in the camp because his...
Gallo, Peter Combat in the Pacific
The first move Peter Gallo made with the unit [Annotator's Note: 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was to...
Wofford, Jesse L. Overseas Deployment
While he was training with his ten man crew in Florida, Jesse Wofford's mother visited him and treated the whole crew...
Borne, Edwin Meeting Old Foes and the Japanese Public
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and his entourage met some of the Wake Island conquerors. [Annotator's Note: Borne and six...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" After the War
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax returned to Hawaii, took advantage of the GI Bill and went to school. After he got home he...

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