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Gerhard, Winnecken Prisoner of War in the United States
Winnecken Gerhard was captured by the Americans. He still had a rifle grenade in his pocket after being searched. He...
Mills, George Prisoner of War Life to War's End
George F. Mills [Annotator's Note: captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Prisoner to War's End
On 19 March 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe was on a mission [Annotator's Note: with 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group...
Redmond, Leroy Prisoners and German Jets
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Guitard, Robert Prisoners and Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Robert Guitard was assigned to the Prisoner of War Enclosure 339, Prisoner of War Information Bureau...
Flanagan, Earl Prisoners and Taking German Towns
As Earl Flanagan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 71st Infantry Division] marched through Germany, he noticed that there...
Pathe, Barbara Privileged part of the war effort
The Red Cross had to raise 75,000 dollars for the statue [Annotator’s Note: for a Red Cross memorial]. It was made by...
Wisnia, David Privileged Prisoner
After two weeks at Auschwitz-Birkenau [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp...
Willett, Richard Problems with a Lieutenant
Richard Willett got into a mountainous area. His jeep driver was from North Carolina. A Lieutenant decided to ride in...
Hirsekorn, Fred Promoted to Tank Commander
Fred Hirsekorn's first combat was in the Vosges Mountains. They moved so much and so fast that they all lost track of...
Casey, Donald Promotion
Donald E. Casey served as a navigator for the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Kimbolton, England flying B-17s...
Harris, Whitney Proof of Culpability
Asked if any of the Nuremberg defendants showed any remorse, Whitney Harris said that in his opinion, the only one who...
Williams, Kenneth Protected in Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Parham, Henry Protecting the Beach at Normandy
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] When he hit the beach [Annotator's Note:...
Johnson, Norman Protecting the Tanks
Norman Johnson remembered fighting through the hedgerow and using machine guns to fight the enemy. [Annotator's note:...
O'Donnell, Joseph Proud American
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner on the Black March in February 1945.] One officer guard got them...
Cowan, John Proud Germans and Eisenhower
The Germans were very proud people. They always managed to put on hats and some kind of gloves. Somehow or other, John...
Birnbaum, Stanley Proximity Fuse Development and Use
Stanley Jack Birnbaum worked on the battery component in the development of the proximity fuse. He explains the process...
Heming, Barbara Psychiatrists and Living in Madrid
Barbara Heming's story is similar to all of those Germans who came from the east during the bleak period in the 1940s...
Singlaub, John Psychological Training
John Singlaub was trained by the British Special Forces. Some of the training included assuming an artificial...
Brannan, Joseph PT Boat Action in the Mediterranean
Joseph Brannan returned to Melville, Rhode Island as a PT boat instructor [Annotator's Note: at the Motor Torpedo Boat...
Kaslow, Solis "Sol" PT Boat Performance and Normandy
Solis “Sol” Kaslow felt the PT boat was wonderful and outstanding for the job assigned [Annotator’s Note: Kaslow served...
Brannan, Joseph PT Boat Service in the Pacific
Joseph Brannan had never ridden on a PT boat [Annotator's Note: Patrol Torpedo boat] prior to his assignment to his...
Bucksell, Norris PTSD
Norris Bucksell says he needs a lot of sleep. He goes to mass every night. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks him...
Jostad, Glen PTSD
Glen Jostad reveals the terrors of dreams he suffered resulting from his years of being a prisoner of war held by the...
Casey, Donald PTSD
After being a prisoner of war in Germany, Donald E. Casey returned to the United States and suffered from post...
Dahlberg, Melvin PTSD
Melvin Dahlberg's first time abroad was in Italy which was very rundown. The local people were begging for food. He...
Monteyne, Joseph PTSD and Closing Thoughts
Joseph Monteyne goes to schools with about 15 others to talk about the war. The kids are super attentive. His own...
Roderick, David PTSD and Education after Homecoming
David Roderick was discharged as soon as the war was over. When he was home he had bad dreams and once he hit the...
Gaterman, Walter PTSD and Prison Life
Walter Gaterman had post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD decades after the war. He met Vietnam veterans who had it...
Nathanson, Eva PTSD and Reflections
Eva Nathanson knew the first director of the Holocaust Museum [Annotator's Note: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust]...
Schloss, Eva Publishing the Diary of Anne Frank
[Annotator's Note: Eva Schloss is an Austrian born Jew who fled to Amsterdam with her family after the Nazis came to...
Getway, John Purple Hearts
John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...
Boyd, Richard L. Purple Hearts and Frozen Feet
Richard Boyd was wounded on 22 January [Annotator's Note: 22 January 1945]. His Purple Heart was awarded for frozen...
Foy, John Quartermasters, Master Sergeants and the SS
John Foy wanted to mention something about the quartermasters. They were mostly black units, relegated to unloading...
Smith, Bernard Quirks of War
On one raid, Bernard Smith remembers a plane behind them burst into flames. His first reaction was that it was pretty....

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