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McCool, William Holocaust Denial
William McCool is frustrated that some educators deny that the Holocaust occurred. Some authors have had books...
Chandler, Howard Holocaust Personal Impacts
Howard Chandler continues to feel the personal effects of the Holocaust. He learned to be kind and helpful to less...
Amram, Fred Holocaust Survivors
Fred Amram remembers his mother was active in searching out family both through Jewish agencies and the Red Cross. She...
Liberato, Louis Home
Louis Liberato came home to Norfolk, Virginia on the USNS General Simon B. Buckner. He stayed a couple of days there...
Loring, Bud Home and Bomber Crews
[Annotator's Note: Bud Loring was in London, England after being rescued in France.] Loring was asked where he wanted...
Inge, Herndon Home and Closing Thoughts
Herndon Inge, Junior got off the ship in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got on ferry boats to Camp...
Dietrick, Alfred Home and Closing Thoughts
Alfred Dietrick had no problem becoming a civilian whatsoever. He was just thankful that he came back. He had one dream...
King, William Home and Last Thoughts
Coming back to the United States was better than going over for William King. King did not like the regimentation of...
McDermott, James Home and Retirement
James McDermott was at Moosburg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] when the Germans surrendered. He...
Vaadi, Eugene Home and Secret Missions
Eugene Vaadi remained in the military after he was liberated from Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (...
Lochra, Albert Home and War's End
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. went to London [Annotator's Note: London, England] on a three-day pass [Annotator's Note: an...
Guitard, Robert Home Community Hit Hard
Robert Guitard took a Baltic [Annotator's Note: Baltic means relating to the Baltic Sea in Europe] trip and went to...
Nacey, Ed Home Then Japan and China
Edward Nacey and his crew got new pilots and went to bomb Peel [Annotator's Note: Peel, Netherlands]. Having seen what...
Ridyard, Herbert Home, Marriage, and Education
When Herbert W. Ridyard sailed the Atlantic [Annotator's Note: Atlantic Ocean] back to the United States, he never was...
Guidry, Lewis Homecoming
Lewis Guidry returned home aboard a ship. He sailed on New Year's Day [Annotator's Note: 1 January 1946] from northern...
Labat, Ubert Homecoming Memories
When Ubert Labat was on his way to get his discharge from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the train he traveled on was...
Lesniewski, Joseph Honoring His Friends
Skip Muck [Annotator's Note: Sergeant Warren H. "Skip" Muck] and Alex Penkala [Annotator's Note: Private First Class...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Honors
Joseph Medicine Crow's grandfather, White Man Runs Him, met Theodore Roosevelt. The Crow nation felt comfortable in...
Ornelles, Emory Horrible Combat Experience
Emory Maurice Ornelles [Annotator's Note: in the 90th Infantry Division] was working with tanks when a driver asked him...
Armstrong, Henry Horrors of Combat
It was not Henry Armstrong's first time in combat [Annotator's Note: when his Battery B, 607th Field Artillery...
Wisnia, David Horrors of the Ghetto
David S. Wisnia was born in August 1926 in the suburb Sochaczew, outside of Warsaw, Poland. His father was a carpenter...
Kerner, John Horrors of War
John Kerner was still in Normandy, when he was told of injured civilians nearby. He took a jeep and some men and went...
Blunt, Rockie Horrors of War
Rockie Blunt served with the 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division in World War 2. After their support in the...
Pena, William Hospital Experiences
William Pena arrived at the aid station. The medic that had been attached to him and his men joked that they had...
Quinn, Harry Hospital Recovery
Harry Quinn arrived at the hospital on 19 June [Annotator’s Note: 19 June 1944] and remained there until the middle of...
Fraser, Rodney Hospital Recuperation
Rodney Charles Fraser used to have wheelchair races down the hospital hallways [Annotator’s Note: he laughs]. The young...
Field, Richard Hospital Stay and Postwar Berlin
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Slomka, Edwin Hospital Stay and Postwar Life
Edwin Slomka was in the hospital until June [Annotator's Note: June 1945], when he was shipped down to the George...
Nannini, James Hospital Stay in England
James Nannini says it was freezing in Europe. They never went inside and had to endure the frigid weather. [Annotator's...
Richards, Richard Hospital Stays
Richard Richards [Annotator’s Note: fighting in Europe with the 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division]...
Williams, Robert Hospital Stays and Leaving the Military
The medics tagged Robert L. Williams with stating that he was suffering from combat exhaustion and he was brought to...
Ehlers, Walter Hospital Stays, Stars and Stripes and Going Home
Walter Ehlers rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry...
Zarger, Edward Hospitalized
One day, Edward Zarger's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry...
Scheerer, Richard Hospitalized
The following day, Richard Scheerer was sent to a hospital on shore. One day Scheerer had to have his lungs aspirated....
Squire, Vernon Hospitalized and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was wounded in a tank battle near Jülich, Germany on 25 February 1945.] His hands were...
Rans, Robert Hospitalized in Brasov, Romania
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Rans about what sounds he heard after being hit by enemy fire.] Robert...

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