European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Zager, Raymond Segment 8
Raymond Zager ended up joining an army chorus group to stay busy during his occupation duty. He travelled around and...
Gibbons, John Segment 8
John Gibbons has no regrets from his service during the war. He had a very successful career during which he held very...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 8
After the war was over, a very peculiar thing happened. The Army decided they would ask a certain amount of people to...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 8
Stegmeier thinks that it is important that we continue to study World War II. He once completed a survey stating that...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 8
Munich had a lot of hits because the railroad yards were in the middle of the city. There was a lot of damage from...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 9
On the Memmingen mission, which was the first day after he arrived, the ball turret gunner was killed on another plane...
Gross, Clayton Segment 9
Clayton Kelly Gross recalled the date he shot the jet down was in April of 1945. The last month of the war they could...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 9
Hundreds of thousands of men lost their lives, paying the ultimate sacrifice. Ettlinger admits the Allies did not do a...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 9
The guard spoke to Lyle Bouck in German and stuck the barrel of his weapon against Bouck's stomach. Bouck heard a snap...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 9
Clarence Anderson's group came across a straggling B-17 and decided to head out to escort it. While they were on their...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 9
Theodore Finkbeiner took part in the famous river crossing during Operation Market Garden [Annotators Note: the...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 9
Clinton Gardner notes that Elie Wiesel and his father were in the little camp at Buchenwald. Wiesel was in the camp...
Luckadoo, John Segment 9
John Luckadoo was the operations officer of the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Zawada, Robert Segment 9
Zawada recalls the drive being very easy [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as a member of Task Force Baum...
Phillips, Henry Segment 9
Henry Phillips feels that the French Legion of Honor affair is a wonderful thing, especially in light of the French...
Kalil, Louis Segment 9
The Germans repaired Kalil's mouth and jaw. He did not mind it. He remembers the worst part was them cutting him open...
Shoens, Robert Segment 9
Robert Shoens sent a telegram to his wife in Maine to let her know that he was coming home soon. There were a bunch of...
Brissie, Lou Segment 9
When Lou Brissie returned to the United States he first went to Finney General Hospital then to Northington General...
Ford, Richard Segment 9
Richard Ford was told to move inland as fast as he could after he crossed the flooded area. He thought it was...
Murphy, Robert Segment 9
Robert Murphy first returned to Normandy in 1961 then again in 1964. In 1961 he met Madame Renaud. Murphy worked on the...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 9
It would get cold on the hike. They would start the hike at camp and would end the hike at the hospital. It was a 20...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 9
Rankin had his own plush Gooney Bird [Annotator's Note: nickname for Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" transport aircraft] in...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 9
When Mancel Kirk was in the Anzio beachhead the only time they could get out [Annotators Note: of their foxholes] was...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 9
Currey talks to school kids, some of which are about the age he was during the war. He tells them that if the situation...
Old Coyote, Barney Segment 9
Barney Old Coyote and his brother were able to interview other Crows who served during the war in the late 1940s. They...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 9
Schmedemann doesn't exactly remember where the cannon company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 9
Freddie Ohr sat down and everybody sat around him to keep him warm. Ohr got up and looked around and realized there was...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 9
While hiding out in Paris Steve Pisanos was picked up by a resistance operative who took him to church. When they got...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 9
Leonard Spivey lived in a combine, which was a group of six prisoners in one living space. They were allowed to stay...
Noack, John Segment 9
John Noack notes that it was a sad day when they returned to base. Everyone was down about it. Too many of the guys...
Crain, Joe Segment 9
When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...
Hawk, John Segment 9
Hawk says that the toughest 10 years of his life were after the war. He was trying to be the breadwinner, a Romeo, and...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 9
The one thing that stands out the most in Milosevich's mind about the Battle of the Bulge was that he expected a bullet...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 9
Lynn Compton never found Lieutenant Dike [Annotators Note: Norman S. Dike] when he went to search for him while his men...
Crain, Joe Segment 9
Crain watched about the first 10 minutes of the movie "Saving Private Ryan." He is normally able to keep his emotions...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 9
Ardell Bollinger noticed large castles in India whereas others lived in shacks. Bollinger lived in India for about a...

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