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Denius, Franklin "Frank" French civilians and combat awards
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Siracuse, James French Girls and Going Home
The woman spoke English. James Siracuse asked if he could join her. They chatted for awhile. She was a medical student...
Madden, Paul French Legion
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Payne, Robert French, Germans, and Russians
One night the battalion [Annotator's Note: 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division] was...
Alexander, Vernon Fresh Showers
Vernon Alexander only received one fresh water shower during his deployment voyage to Europe. Salt water showers were...
Payne, Robert Friction Between Officers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Payne about friction between the officers of his 463rd Parachute Field...
Hurley, Wallace Friendly Fire
Wallace Hurley recounts the story of his admired company commander who was killed while capturing two Germans. The...
Gatewood, Otis Friends and Fire
Otis Gatewood's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division] came...
Tindal, Sullivan Friends and Invasion
Sullivan Tindal developed a relationship with a family that hosted him while in boot camp in the South [Annotator's...
Arst, Paul Friends and Reflections
Paul Arst adjusted well to civilian life. He met his wife in 1958 while he was attending a meeting in Alabama. A friend...
Walter, Robert Friends and relatives
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Miles, George Friendship with Polette
George Miles [Annotator's Note: serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] met Polette...
Bornstein, Jack Friendships and Discrimination
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches and the video and sound are sometimes not synchronized throughout the segment.]...
Bell, Harry Friendships and Reflections
After the war, Harry Bell kept up with several guys he served with but those contacts slowly faded away except for his...
Payne, Robert Friendships and Reunions
Since they had bonded together in a single place at a single airfield in Germany, Robert Payne and friends continued...
Grant, Olen "Reb" From a pub to the Yankee Raider
Grant was in town the night before the Stuttgart mission. He had waited around until about 8:00 o'clock before taking...
Tallon, Donald From Africa to Liberating Rome
After basic training, Don Tallon left Virginia for Africa. The journey took 21 days in a convoy. They had rough weather...
Geist, Lloyd From an Aviation Cadet to a Flight Instructor
Due to a pilot shortage, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Bucksell, Norris From Anzio to the Arno River
Norris Bucksell arrived in Italy with the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division July 1944. They went...
Fayerman, Severin From Auschwitz to Buchenwald to Freedom
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman was sent to the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp complex in German...
Gross, Ernest From Auschwitz to Sub-Camps
Ernest Gross was taken into a building, where he stayed a day and a night. He didn't talk about what he knew of his...
Weinreich, Frieda From Auschwitz to the Parschnitz Slave Labor Camp
Frieda Weinreich woke up after the train stopped. They had reached the Auschwitz concentration camp [Annotator's Note:...
Acevedo, Anthony From Bad Orb to Berga
Anthony Acevedo was picked to be part of a group of 350 Jewish and other undesirables being sent to Berga in the Ulster...
Lesniewski, Joseph From Basic Training to Jump School
Joseph Lesniewski went into the US Army Air Forces and was sent to California. He was in ten different camps while...
Abate, Sam From Being Inducted to Fighting in France
Sam V. Abate reported to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] to get a physical and to get sworn in [...
Griffenhagen, George From Bizerte to Sicily
The 20th Engineers was the first unit to go into Bizerte. George Griffenhagen and his fellow engineers spent the first...
Walter, Robert From Camp Maxey to Krinkelt
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Wiswall, Frank From Cavalryman to Aviator
[Annotator’s Note: A woman interjects throughout this clip.] Frank A. Wiswall was born in September 1919 in Brooklyn,...
Carter, Donald From Cherbourg to Paris
On the twelfth day of combat, Don Carter's squad [Annotator's Note: in Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th...
DeCarlo, Mario From Connecticut to Paris
Mario DeCarlo was born Stamford, Connecticut in 1925. Even though he grew up during the Great Depression, he had a...
Laborde, Lucien From D-Day to St. Lo
Lucien Laborde was a regimental adjutant in the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division when he landed in...
Leopold, Vernon From England to Belgium
Vernon Leopold was trained as a radio operator at Camp Wolters, Texas then went into the ASTP, Army Specialized...

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