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Childs, Charles "Chuck" Reflections
Charles Childs felt it was his duty to serve. When he saw how they [Annotator's Note: the Germans in West Berlin,...
Courtney, Melbourne Reflections
Melbourne Sanford Courtney had a lot of experience in combat in his one year of war. His unit [Annotator's Note:...
Schneider, Christa Reflections
The events of history that Christa Schneider lived through gave her strength, and a "fullness" for the great men who...
Alexander, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Alexander feels The National WWII Museum is important. He has made four trips to the Museum and brought his...
Ito, Susumus Reflections
Susumas Ito believes its important to have The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana]. He...
Crews, Lorenzo Reflections
Lorenzo Dow Crews fought in World War 2 because "it was the thing to do." He was ready to go after the Japanese...
Blake, Christopher Reflections
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
LaMura, Jerry Reflections
Jerry LaMura remembers hitting the beaches in Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Whitaker, Fred Reflections
Fred Whitaker learned to make lists of things to do from the Army. The Army had an intensity he had never experienced...
McCarthy, John Reflections
World War II changed John McCarthy and his life tremendously. Without the war, he might have been a factory worker....
McGill, John Reflections
John Arch McGill says the war was a terrible waste, in terms of loss of human life, of destruction to communities, and...
Sykes, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Sykes does not remember how he heard about Goering [Annotator's Note: German Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering]...
Poulson, Ernest Reflections
Ernest L. Poulson attends a reunion every other year. He believes its important for kids to have World War 2 as part of...
Graddy, J. Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The video and sound are out of sync in this clip.] J.D. Graddy's most memorable experience of World...
Flanagan, Earl Reflections
Earl Flanagan's most memorable experience of World War 2 was witnessing the boxcar full holocaust survivors and bodies...
Smith, Samuel Reflections
Samuel W. Smith remembers they were attached to the Army. It was the Army Air Corps. In 1949, they started the Air...
Creekmore, Thomas Reflections
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator with the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
White, Charles Reflections
Charles White was in Nuremberg, Germany when he heard the war was over. He went from France to Germany in a tank. They...
Koenigsberg, John Reflections
John Koenigsberg speaks at schools so people do not forget. He wants people to remember what happened and hopes it...
Sharp, Chester Reflections
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp's most memorable experience...
Nannini, James Reflections
James Nannini fought in World War 2 because he was drafted, but he would have gone in anyway because many of his...
Hill, Wayne Reflections
Wayne O. Hill remembers how important the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act...
Ramsey, Frank Reflections
Frank Ramsey fought in the war because it was something to do. He thinks the United States is a great country. The war...
Ryan, John Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan knows that over time, things changed for...
Losada, Vincent Reflections
Vincent Losada planed a reunion for his crew in the 1980s. Losada used the G.I. Bill to go to school for a year and a...
Fitts, Charles Reflections
Charles Fitts, Jr. does not know what he would have been if not for the war. Before the war, Fitts wanted to be a left...
Brooks, Morton Reflections
Morton Brooks had veteran buddies that shared experiences, although not many had anything similar to what he endured....
Shima, Terry Reflections
Terry Shima believes it is important to learn about World War 2. Shima's organization, JAVA [Annotator's Note: Japanese...
Tipper, Edward Reflections
Edward Tipper remembered the attack on Carentan and his subsequent wounding as an ordinary series of events. The most...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Reflections
Maurice Zolkower thought it was an adventure to approach Dachau [Annotator's Note: as a medic in the 45th Infantry...
Tennant, Harry Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] The war gave Harry Tennant the...
Becker, Irving Reflections
Irving Becker remembers a funny incident as his most memorable event of the war. It involved some comrades and women at...
Herszenberg, Tola Reflections
Tola Herszenberg was liberated from Lodz [Annotator's Note: Łódź Ghetto or Litzmannstadt Ghetto in Łódź, Poland on 19...
Ruiz, Roberto Reflections
Robert "Bob” Ruiz regrets the loss of so many young lives during the war, as well as during the subsequent Korean [...
Hurley, Wallace Reflections
Wallace Hurley missed his bed most of all while he was in combat. The rain was heavy in France. Foxholes filled up so...
Aigner, Eva Reflections
There are docent led tours at the memorial in Portland. It gives Eva Aigner a physical location in which to go honor...

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