Liberation of civilian populations

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LaPook, Sidney Advancing Through Germany
From there [Annotator's Note: the area around Bastone, Belgium], Sidney LaPook and his unit [Annotator's Note: 193rd...
Rogers, John Aerial Bombardment, Availability of Supplies and Liberating Civilians
John Rogers enjoyed the Air Force officer that served with them. He was always able to locate a chicken to eat. It was...
Taffel, Nathan America, Family Reunions and Going Back to Poland
Nathan Taffel came to the United States and lost contact with his brother in Argentina. Taffel had a brother-in-law in...
Peters, Madeleine American Liberation
Madeleine Peters remembers the Allies landing in France [Annotator's Note: The Normandy D-Day invasion began the...
Brooks, Curtis American Occupation of Santo Tomas
On 4 February [Annotator's Note: 4 February 1945] Curtis Brooks looked out and saw all of the American military. Right...
Hull, Lester Anzio and Rome
Lester Hull does not recall when the German counterattack began. He remembers that while the battle lasted for six...
Epperson, William Anzio Beachhead
William Epperson received two Purple Hearts for being wounded. Epperson felt strongly that women in the service would...
Hochadel, Joseph Anzio, Being Wounded and Being Evacuated to Naples
Joseph Hochadel landed in the second wave at Anzio and they unpacked their aid station into a jeep. They commandeered...
Bell, Cecil Army Training and Italian Combat
Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...
Sharp, Horace Assault into Germany
Horace Sharp and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Sussman, Marvin Battle of Bogheim
In December 1944, Marvin Sussman [Annotator's Note: with Troop A, 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron] was on the right...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Kwajalein
Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...
Engels, Emile Battle of the Bulge
Being liberated by the Americans in World War 2 makes Emile Engles work to make the young men's sacrifices kept alive...
Simpson, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Simpson arrived in La Havre, France after crossing the English Channel. Those in charge decided the troops...
Sivak, Steve Battle of the Bulge
Steve Sivak [Annotator's Note: a supply clerk in the 72nd Publicity Service Battalion, 3rd Army] made his way from...
Engels, Emile Battle Toll on the Village
After being liberated in Warnach, Belgium for the second time, Emile Engles' father went to look at their family home....
Spaulding, Arthur Battling and Governing Germans
The Germans had a machine gun and rifles and were firing through windows. Arthur Spaulding and his squad [Annotator's...
Laborde, John Becoming an Adjutant and Thoughts on MacArthur
John Laborde had been assigned a mission to capture a Japanese field gun while assigned to the 24th Infantry Division...
Spangenberg, Nicole Being a Member of the French Resistance
When Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg returned to Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] the city had vastly changed. Because...
Fatora, Jerome Being Captured, War's End and Occupation Duty
Jerome Fatora's captors, kids of 14 and 15 years old, put his platoon [Annotator's Note: Fatora was a member of Company...
Tweed, Earl Breakout from St. Lo
Earl Tweed and his company [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division...
Yeagley, Richard Buchenwald and Occupation Duty
Richard Yeagely was at Buchenwald [Annotator's Note: Leipzig-Thekla, subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in...
Deiglmayr, Erna Buzz Bombs
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Erna Deiglmayr what it felt like to be free again.] The bombing did not stop....
Kelley, John Campaign on Luzon
John Kelley did not see any combat action until he was on Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He wore the...
Sussman, Marvin Campaign through France
Marvin Sussman's first combat experience took place in the village of Rocheville [Annotator's Note: Rocheville, France...
Guzman, Nicanor Captured then Liberated
After Japan captured the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Fall of the Philippines, invasion by the Empire of Japan, 8...
Schmidt, Vernon Capturing Mainz
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division,] advanced towards...
Alexander, Vernon Christmas 1944
Vernon Alexander and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Smith, John Clearing Luzon
At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945], John Smith left Leyte, and was among the last to be issued new...
Griffenhagen, George Clearing The Way To Paris
George Griffenhagen went in on a Dutch ship [Annotator's Note: when he traveled from Sicily to Great Britain]. They...
Rooney, Andrew Closing Thoughts
After the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Appel, Jack Combat Communications in Europe
There were two companies, A [Annotator's Note: Company A] and B [Annotator's Note: Company B], in Jack Appel's outfit [...
Howard, William Combat Correspondent
[Annotator's Note: William Edwin Howard was part of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored...
Sivak, Steve Combat from France to Luxembourg
Steve Sivak landed with the 3rd Army [Annotator's Note: s a supply clerk in the 72nd Publicity Service Battalion, 3rd...
Olson, David Combat in Germany
David Olson felt most of the people in France were happy to see the Americans. They had never fully recovered from the...
Feldman, Henry Combat Initiation
Henry Feldman and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division] moved...

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