European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Brooks, Morton Life, Enlistment and Training
Morton Brooks was born in Brooklyn, New York in January 1926. He grew up there, with younger twin siblings, the...
Inge, Herndon Limberg to Hammelburg Prison Camp
To Herndon Inge, Junior, the German soldiers were just like American G.I.s [Annotator's Note: government issue; also a...
Klein, Gerda Liquidating the Ghetto
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, a young Jewish girl during the Nazi occupation of Poland, can be very difficult to...
Dolsen, Francis "Frank" Listening to Another Veteran
Francis Dolsen is listening to another veteran speak. [Annotator’s Note: Another veteran and the interviewer are...
Singlaub, John Live Fire Traininig
John Singlaub experienced live fire training while working with the SOE [Annotator's Note: British Special Operations...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Living Day by Day
Charles Childs did not like the Nazis. He admired the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force] pilots, but did...
Heming, Barbara Living in America
Barbara Heming applied for a job with several different companies but heard nothing back from them. She did not have...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Living in America versus Europe
Alfons Robert Kleindienst had an uncle who was a Boy Scout [Annotator's Note: Boy Scouts of America youth organization...
Tallon, Donald Living in Nazi Homes
Don Tallon [Annotator's Note: a liberated former prisoner of war in Magdeburg, Germany] and his fellow freed prisoners...
Larson, William Living in Pusan
William Larson was serving in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] when the Army did away with colored...
Cresswell, Constance Living Through the Blitz
Constance Cresswell knew a little about the ongoing political situation and the war in Europe, but she was anxious to...
Spangenberg, Nicole Living Through the Fall of France
Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg was born in Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on 18 January 1928. She remembers her...
Aalders, Johannes Living under German Occupation
Johannes Aalders [Annotator’s Note: a citizen of Apeldoorn, Netherlands during German occupation] recalled that some...
Miles, George Lloyd Polette, Normandy, and Belgium
George Miles met Lloyd Polette [Annotator's Note: US Army First Lieutenant Lloyd L. Polette; awarded the Distinguished...
Baumgarten, Harold Loading Up and Crossing the English Channel
On 23 May 1944, Harold Baumgarten was transferred, along with Robert Palmer, to Company B [Annotator's Note: Company B...
Herszenberg, Tola Lodz Ghetto
Tola Herszenberg was born in Lodz [Annotator's Note: Łódź, Poland] in October 1921. She had an older brother. She was...
VanDuzer, Raymond London
Raymond VanDuzer and his fellow soldiers were able to go into London while he was in England. He and the other American...
MacCallum, Florence London Before, During, and After War
Florence MacCallum [Annotator’s Note: a citizen of England working for the U.S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff in London,...
Rickel, Robert London Visits and Last Mission
During his free time, Robert "Bob" Rickel slept, went to aircraft classes, or visited relatives in London [Annotator's...
Johnsen, Erik London, England
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. The major missions of the ship were...
Siracuse, James Long March to Moosburg
[Annotator's Note: James Siracuse served in the USAAF as a pilot flying Douglas A-20 Havoc light bombers in the 669th...
Davis, William Long Missions
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...
Huber, Robert Looking Back
Robert Huber believes that camaraderie is what kept the men in his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion,...
Heilbrun, Herbert Looking Back
Herbert Heilbrun is happy he made friends with John, the Tuskegee Airman. Heilbrun has yet to visit The National WWII...
Ballew, Thomas Looking Back
Thomas Ballew likes history, he likes people, and he likes to travel. In July 1945 Sergeant Smith, who was a member of...
Beeghly, Donald Looking Back
[Annotator's Note: Donald Beeghly served in the Army as a pointer on a 90mm antiaircraft gun in the 142nd and 143rd...
Schmitt, Warren Looking back at Malmedy
Warren Schmitt and Ted Paulch were in the same hospital [Annotators Note: after they both survived the Malmedy Massacre...
St. Amant, Philemon Looking for a Prisoner
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant was one of the first to arrive at the German lines [Annotator's Note: as a member of the...
Mason, Raymond Looting in Germany
Raymond Mason remembers there was looting [Annotator’s Note: Mason is referring to entering Germany]. He put the rule...
Fallon, John Losing a Good Man
John T. Fallon ended up in Germany [Annotator's Note: with the Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment...
Dillon, Gerard Losing a Man and Wounded
Gerard Dillon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Bridger, Harley Losing Aircraft and Men
It was normal to lose two or three airplanes on any mission over a good target like Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna,...
Scully, William Losing both Parents
William Scully [Annotator’s Note: born in London, England in 1922; immigrated to the United States with his American...
Mancuso, Frank Losing Faith, Crack &Thump, and Spitfire
Originally, when Frank Mancuso entered the army he was a Catholic. This changed when the Pope said they could not bomb...
Nathanson, Eva Losing Family
Eva Nathanson's first memory of the Holocaust was the Saturday after Sabbath [Annotator's Note: a day of religious...
Jindra, Leonard Losing Friends in Combat
Leonard Jindra lost friends at the point of a German ambush [Annotator's Note: on 10 June 1944 while serving as an...

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