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Dora Langsam was sent to Sweden by the Red Cross. She was provided shelter and help as well as clothing and other...

Louis Frydman reached Auschwitz by train. While only there for five hours, it was his worst experience of the war. He...

James W. Metcalf’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was flying in combat and the chance of not making it back....

Alvin Sniff did numerous trips to the Mediterranean Sea while he was a career Navy man. He recalled when the Navy...

After George McGovern landed safely on Vis [Annotator's Note: the island of Vis, Croatia], the other nine men in his...

William McCool saw starved and helpless people at Ohrdruf Concentration Camp. There were ovens for disposal of corpses...

Of his World War 2 experiences, Bernard Marcantel said that the one that stands out the most in his mind is of shells...

Janice Evenson was shown how to do her job. [Annotator’s Note: Evenson worked at a munitions plant]. She looked at a...

Lauren Bruner was born in November 1920 in Shelton, Washington. He discusses his upbringing and childhood by recounting...

Lillian Drucker did not have any Gold Star mothers [Annotator's Note: women entitled to display a gold star on a...

Adelaide Benjamin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1932. She had a comfortable life and enjoyed outdoor activities...

Trinidad Ledesma was sent to Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty after World War 2]. The streets were...

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