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Bradley, Aubrey 32 Successful Missions before Capture
Arriving in October 1944, Aubrey Bradley was assigned to the 401st Bombardment Group [Annotator's Note: 613th...
Bowers, Roger Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
At the time, Roger Bowers had never considered the idea of being captured. On 16 December 1944, right after daybreak,...
Rockforte, Joseph Capture and Liberation
When Joseph Rockforte was captured there were many other soldiers captured with him. They had been tasked with...
Smith, Rothacker First Days in Captivity
It gradually sunk in to Rothacker Smith that he was a prisoner of war as he believed for the first couple of days in...
Kopp, Alois From Prewar Sailor to a Prisoner of War
Alois Kopp enlisted in the Navy in September 1937 despite the fact he could not swim. He learned fast. He volunteered...
White, Alexander German Occupation and Resettlement of Polish Jews
Although there was a Gestapo presence in their town, Alexander White's father felt it was safe for his family to return...
Kopp, Alois Life in POW Camps
Alois Kopp was aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) defending Java when the ship was sunk. He survived and was taken prisoner...
Smith, Rothacker Marching into Captivity
Rothacker Smith suffered from pains in his foot. In the Army, they would play with the explosives out of hand grenades...
Vaadi, Eugene Shot Down
Eugene Vaadi was assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group and flew 19 missions over Europe hitting Berlin, Nurenberg,...
Kopp, Alois Start of the War and Loss of the USS Houston (CA-20)
Alois Kopp volunteered to go on the USS Houston (CA-30) in 1939 for deployment overseas. The ship was stationed in...
Keller, Luba The Rape of Women Prisoners
Luba Keller says that the Nazis came to the work camps over time, and took people out. Some were killed and some were...