European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Moen, Virgil Being Wounded in Holland
Prior to Operation Market Garden [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, 17 to 25 September 1944, Netherlands],...
Kelso, Robert Being wounded near the end of the war
Robert Kelso's unit had pulled up near a railroad track and dug in. He had heard that some of the guys went to a...
Jenkins, Samuel Belated Awards and Going Back to Lanzerath
Samuel Jenkins stayed in touch with some of the men he met during the war. He kept in touch with Carlos Fernandez...
Wilkins, Byron Belgian Border
Byron Othello Wilkins was given an automatic rifle after they cleared the foxholes on the hill. All the men had M1...
Spinato, Angelo Belgian Civilians
Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment...
Shawn, Gilbert Belgian Underground
After ditching his plane [Annotator's Note: on 12 April 1944 over Perwez, Belgium], Gilbert S. Shawn worked with the...
Thomas, A.C. Belgium
A.C. Thomas would argue with his superiors. He was put court martialed more than once. He did not know anything about...
Rogers, John Belgium, Reunions and Talking About the War
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with John Rogers and the interviewer chatting about Belgium.] John Rogers was...
Payne, Robert Berchtesgaden and Home
Robert Payne was at the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River] for about three weeks. His job was to fly observation...
Bloch, Itka Bergen-Belsen
[Annotator's Note: Itka Bloch was sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany.] Two of her...
Samet, Judah Bergen-Belsen
Judah Samet saw stacks of dead corpses about two stories high when he arrived in Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note:...
Deiglmayr, Erna Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Erna Deiglmayr visited Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany] with...
Urice, Joe Berlin
Joel Urice remembers the weather was terrible. They had to go through an overcast. There was an opening in the clouds...
Cowan, John Berlin Airlift
John L. Cowan was asked to teach incoming recruits how to handle a Garand rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-...
Auerbach, Gerald Berlin Airlift and the Cold War
After completing training at various bases and trained on various planes, Gerald Auerbach was assigned to Kelly Field [...
Sapp, Walter Berlin in May 1945
Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] was almost totally destroyed. That was Hitler's [Annotator's Note: German...
Schneider, Christa Berlin Reunited
When Christa Schneider returned to Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany], she resumed her education among other...
Maxwell, Robert Besançon, France
Robert Maxwell was laying communications wiring on the left side of a road at Besançon, France when he discovered that...
Schloss, Eva Betrayal and Capture
It was difficult for Eva Schloss and her family to find safe houses. Not many people wanted to take the risks anymore....
Bradley, Aubrey Between Captivity and Repatriation
Aubrey Bradley said when the war was over, the Germans just folded; the guards all discarded their uniforms and left....
Blakey, Thomas Between France and Holland
The Germans were good soldiers, well-trained, had good equipment, and did not want the Americans there. Thomas J....
Wilkins, Byron Bicycling POWs
Byron Othello Wilkins left the infirmary and was placed on a farm where there were a lot of British and various other...
Gustafson, Gerald Black Feet and the Maginot Line
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
O'Donnell, Joseph Black March Begins
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft IV near Gross Tychow, Pomerania, now Tychowo,...
Rickel, Robert Black Thursday Battle
Robert "Bob" Rickel does not recall the mission to Stuttgart [Annotator's Note: Stuttgart, Germany with the 524th...
Farley, Daniel Blackouts and Buchenwald
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] When the war...
Baumgarten, Harold Bloody Omaha
Harold Baumgarten continues his description of American firepower [Annotator's Note: during the D-Day invasion of...
Blakey, Thomas BMW Motorcycles and Tabasco Sauce
Thomas J. Blakey was going up a road one day and heard a motorcycle. He went to the side of the road, saw it was a...
Leskovic, Elvia Boarding School
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec was so wrapped up in her schooling [Annotator's Note: in a combined high...
Kerner, John Bodmin, England
John Kerner took a German passenger ship overseas to Europe. He shared a stateroom with five other officers, and they...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Bomb Raids and The Underground Resistance
Alfons Robert Kleindienst and his family moved to Germany after World War 2 began [Annotator's Note: his father, Alfons...
Adams, J. Bombardier School and Mission Protocols
Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. was sent to Santa Ana, California for classification [Annotator's Note: after completing pre-...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Bombardier Training
DeQuindre McGlaun passed the military physical exam and then was sent to Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning,...
Weber, Norman Bombardment then Secrets Discovered
Norman Weber and his cousin heard a different sound to the sirens [Annotator’s Note: air raid sirens sounded near a...

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