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Fallon, John Commanding Good Men
John T. Fallon lost his Colonel Lombard [Annotator's Note: of the 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] and was not the first...
Whitaker, Fred Commanding Officers
Fred Whitaker crossed the channel [Annotator’s Note: the English Channel between England and France] and landed at Le...
Creek, Roy Commanding Officers
Roy Creek commanded two infantry companies. He commanded E Company, 25th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Company E...
Buschmeier, Frank Comments on the Luftwaffe
Frank Buschmeier was put into a big room on the first night. All night long guys were coming in and were trying to find...
Cowan, John Commissioned Twice
John L. Cowan went on active duty in February or March 1945. He was at MIT [Annotator's Note: Massachusetts Institute...
Maxwell, Robert Commitment to Veterans Affairs
Robert Maxwell stays busy representing veterans. He is committed to a local memorial for them. It lists names of men...
Armstrong, Henry Communism and Integration
Henry Armstrong never got concerned about Communism after World War 2. He had faith in his country that we would not be...
Hirsekorn, Fred Comparing the Sherman to German Tanks
Fred Hirsekorn's battalion [Annotators Note: Company C, 25th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division] was made up of four...
Lazinger, Sol Comrades
Sol Lazinger remembers one of his officers was marked as missing in action in every official Army record. Sixty years...
Paege, Harry Concentration Camp and Home
The place [Annotator's Note: Nordhausen sub-camp of Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, Nordhausen, Germany, 11 April...
Geldner, Mala Concentration Camp and Liberation
Mala [Annotator's Note: née Gerstner] Geldner was sent to the Oberstadt working camp [Annotator's Note: Comthurey...
Willett, Richard Concentration Camp and Mainz
[Annotator's Note: Richard Willett asks the interviewer to cut the tape for a minute to catch his breath. The video...
Seltzer, Arthur Concentration Camp Inmates
Most of the inmates of the Dachau concentration camp spoke Hebrew which Arthur Seltzer could somewhat communicate with...
Flannigan, James Concentration Camps
After the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Concentration Camps
After Joseph Medicine Crow had spent time in Italy, he returned to southern Germany then went to Poland. It was there...
Frydman, Louis Concentration Camps
Louis Frydman was removed from the Warsaw ghetto. A train took the surviving ghetto uprising participants to Majdanek...
Quigley, Tom Concentration Camps and Culture Shock
After the Battle of the Bulge Tom Quigley was taken out of combat and sent to a hospital due to an injury to his back...
Cross, William Concentration Camps and Occupation
William V. Cross [Annotator’s Note: with the 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division] went through Dachau...
Reluga, Matthew Concentration Camps and the SS
After the war was over, Matthew A. Reluga and his men [Annotator's Note: in Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 358th...
White, Alexander Concentration Camps, Extermination, Survival and Liberation
During the entire year of 1943, Alexander White and his father worked at the air base and lived in the barracks. In...
Rogers, John Concentration Camps, The End of the War and Occupation Duty
John Rogers found dug in tanks that were dispersed throughout [Annotator's Note: throughout Germany]. One time, they...
Pena, William Concluding Reflections
William Pena remembers how readjusting to life with his crippling injury was very difficult. Life without part of his...
Bell, Elmo Conclusion
One of Elmo Bell's superiors [Annotator's Note: he does not specify who] doubted the effectiveness of the pathfinder...
Roberts, John Conclusion
In 1987, John M. Roberts learned that the 106th Infantry Division had an association so he joined it and started going...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Conclusion
John Witmeyer recognizes the value of The National World War II Museum and is glad that the museum affords the public...
Casey, Donald Conditions Worsen
Donald E. Casey [Annotator’s Note: whose Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was shot down over Hamburg, Germany...
Singlaub, John Conflict with President Jimmy Carter
John Singlaub was in Denver, Colorado commanding a Readiness Region when he was asked to go overseas once again. [...
Cresswell, Constance Conscripted Into Service
When the Americans began arriving in England, Constance Cresswell attended a reception for the 92nd Bomber Group [...
Gordon, Fred Constant Combat
Fred Gordon recalls being under constant enemy fire for weeks. He was eventually transferred from the observation post...
Morgenthaler, David Constructing Airfields in North Africa
David T. Morgenthaler and his unit [Annotator's Note: 21st Aviation Engineer Regiment] were sent to North Africa and...
Tindal, Sullivan Construction Work
After serving in World War 2, Sullivan Tindal worked in construction for several years. He divorced his wife. He worked...
Halpern, Gerard Continuing His Education with the GI Bill
Gerard Halpern was serving with the XVth Corps when the war ended. He was stationed in the town of Chantilly right...
McDonald, Robert Cooking for Glider Crews
Robert W. McDonald [Annotator's Note: serving in the US Eighth Air Force] pulled detail one night as the kitchen ran 24...
Marr, John W Coordinating the Attack on La Fiere
Lieutenant John Marr led his advanced party along a hedgerow ahead of the main group of Company G, 507th Parachute...
Heilbrun, Herbert Copilot’s Performance
Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...
Grass, Philip Corregidor
Philip Grass remembers hearing the crack of small arms fire [Annotator’s Note: he is referring to his time in Mindoro,...

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