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Baxter, Lionel Postwar Thoughts
Lionel Baxter did not have much to celebrate with when the war was over. Baxter was discharged in November 1945 in...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Postwar Thoughts
Seymour Mermelstein went to Bluefield Junior College in West Virginia for two years and then Rider College in Trenton,...
Carlson, Donald Postwar Thoughts
Donald Albert Carlson was fortunate to be in the service for two and a half years. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill,...
Nickerson, Edward Postwar Thoughts
Edward Nickerson flew home from England to Bangor, Maine. He vaguely remembers coming home. His mother met him. His...
Blatnik, Robert Postwar Trauma and Relief
Upon his arrival in the United States, Robert Joseph Blatnik was transferred from a hospital in South Carolina to one...
Bell, Harry Postwar Trip to Bad Orb
After they left France, Harry Bell's wife joined him and they toured Switzerland and Germany. They flew into Frankfurt...
Roberts, John Postwar Trip to Belgium
In 1999, the Belgians who were with John M. Roberts on his tour gave him a rose to put on the grave [Annotator's Note:...
Roberts, John Postwar Trips to Europe
When John M. Roberts rejoined his unit after escaping capture, he had not had a chance to tell anyone what he had been...
Jenkins, Samuel Postwar Vist to Belgium and Germany
Samuel Jenkins has only been back to Belgium once. It was a very eerie feeling. They saw where their foxholes had been...
Davis, Romay Postwar Women's Progress
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis feels that her contribution to World War 2 was not enough and that she should have worked...
Wilkins, Byron POW and Interrogation
Byron Othello Wilkins made sergeant on 3 December [Annotators Note: 3 December 1944] and met the new captain around...
Cardenas, Louis POW Camp
Louis Cardenas remembers that they were taken from the capture site to Bucharest, Romania, the capital city. They were...
Molen, Herman POW Camp
Herman Molen was interrogated by the Germans [Annotator’s Note: Molen was taken prisoner of war after bailing out...
Siebert, Julian POW Camp Stalag XII-A
Julian Siebert was taken by his German captors to Stalag XII-A. As far as he could see, there were just American...
Jostad, Glen POW Discipline
Glen Jostad was first held in a German prisoner of war camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft VI in Heydekrug, Germany,...
Fitzgerald, Mack POW Experience
Mack Fitzgerald was from Georgia and he enlisted in the Army Air Force. Having trained as a B-24 Liberator flight...
Gaj, Leonard POW Experience
Leonard Gaj hit the ground quickly when he jumped [Annotator's Note: on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Kruszewski, Z. Anthony POW Experience
Z. Anthony Kruszewski was in a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp. The conditions were horrible. Many people...
Smith, Eben POW Experience
Captured after bailing out of his flak damaged B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber], Eben...
Tangradi, Richard POW Experience
Richard Tangradi was marched for 60 days in the winter. He knew he had to escape. They ate raw potatoes and stale bread...
Wolff, Robert POW Experiences
Robert Wolff remembers that there were escape attempts all the time. They had to get permission from the “escape...
Jostad, Glen POW Food
Glen Jostad found the food to be very meager and poor in the prisoner of war Stalag near Heydekrug, Germany [Annotator'...
Creek, Roy POW Guilt
Roy Creek never met any French people until years after the invasion. Chef-du-Pont [Annotator's Note: Chef-du-Pont,...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" POW Hospital and Liberation
Donelson Houseman was put in a truck, along with about five others who were also in bad shape, and sent to a town near...
Jostad, Glen POW Ingenuity
Glen Jostad learned while being a prisoner of the Germans that everything is valuable. He managed to create a trap for...
Connelly, John POW Life and War's End
John J. Connelly was captured by Germans when he bailed out of his plane and was transferred to Stalag Luft IV [...
Rothenheber, Paul POWs and the End of the War
When transporting prisoners, Paul Rothenheber was put in charge of taking care of them because he spoke German. The...
Colbert, Hugh POWs View of the War
Food was extremely scarce for Hugh Colbert and his comrades in German prison camp. Morning rations consisted of a half...
Hazard, Mark Prayer and Fate
For the Rhine crossing, the 17th Airborne Division was supposed to jump before they [Annotator's Note: the 313th...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Prayer and POWs
Josephine Pescatore prayed when Cardinal Spellman gave a talk to a large group of troops before she went overseas....
Buschmeier, Frank Pre war and the draft
[Annotator’s Note: The interview begins mid sentence, after the initial story Frank tells the interview begins.] Frank...
Dabney, William G. Pre war life and enlistment into the Army
William Dabney was born on 24 June 1924 in Altavista, Virginia. Dabney had five sisters and four brothers but ended up...
Siracuse, James Pre-Deployment Stunts
[Annotator's Note: James Siracuse served in the USAAF as an A-20 pilot in the 669th Bombardment Squadron, 416th...
Pena, William Pre-Interview Banter
[Annotator’s Note: Pena begins mid-sentence] William Pena was commissioned as an officer in the army and reported to...
Uttero, Cosmo Pre-Invasion Life in England
Cosmo Uttero loaded onto a ship and in three days he was in Glasgow, Scotland [Annotator's Note: in November 1943]....
Fitzgerald, Mack Pre-war and Initial Training
Mack Fitzgerald was a 4th generation Irishman who was born and raised in Fitzgerald, Georgia. His father was a farmer....

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