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Wolyn, Monroe Prisoner of War
Monroe S. Wolyn was shown the railroad tickets. They went from Berlin to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Berlin and...
Hirschmann, Peter Prisoner of War and Liberation
Peter Hirschmann [Annotator's Note: a member of Company F, 2nd battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Prisoner to War's End
On 19 March 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe was on a mission [Annotator's Note: with 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group...
McConn, John "Jack" Promotion
John McConn and Ganyo were given the duty of guarding a bridge. [Annotator’s Note: the spelling of Ganyo’s name is not...
Williams, Kenneth Protected in Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Johnson, Norman Protecting the Tanks
Norman Johnson remembered fighting through the hedgerow and using machine guns to fight the enemy. [Annotator's note:...
O'Donnell, Joseph Proud American
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner on the Black March in February 1945.] One officer guard got them...
Birnbaum, Stanley Proximity Fuse Development and Use
Stanley Jack Birnbaum worked on the battery component in the development of the proximity fuse. He explains the process...
Gaffney, James PT Boat Discipline
James Gaffney got into trouble in Cartagena [Annotator’s Note: Cartagena, Colombia]. Some of the crew was driven in a...
Grossman, Sidney PT Boats and Postwar Life
Sidney Grossman was discharged as a Yeoman 3rd Class on 22 June 1946 and went to the University of Connecticut [...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Pulling Others to Safety
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
Riddle, Pearson Punishments and Supplies
At the first prisoner of war camp, Pearson Riddle had to work hauling earth and material in a giant cart. Riddle did...
Clapper, Joe Purple Heart, Okinawa, and Discharge
On the way to Okinawa, Joe Clapper answered a call on the ship's horn for all those wounded on Peleliu to appear...
Boyd, Richard L. Purple Hearts and Frozen Feet
Richard Boyd was wounded on 22 January [Annotator's Note: 22 January 1945]. His Purple Heart was awarded for frozen...
Harris, Oran Pursuit on Palawan
Oran Harris said the Americans went first by sea in pursuit of the Japanese that had retreated into the mountains of...
Jagers, Robert Quarantined During Training
Robert Jagers went to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in...
Keller, Luba Questioning God
When Luba Keller was walking from her concentration camp to work in the munitions factory she would talk to God and ask...
Spaulding, Arthur Racing to Cross the Rhine
Arthur Spaulding was in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion],...
Murphy, Alfred RAF Bassingbourn
Alfred Pierse Murphy began his missions [Annotator's Note: with the 322nd Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group...
Penwell, Richard Raid on Los Baños
Richard F. Penwell departed California and arrived in Dobodura, New Guinea but soon departed for Leyte [Annotator's...
Damiano, George Rain and Foxhole Buddies
George A. Damiano recalled the weather [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] being so wet that they had to talk their...
Farley, Daniel Ranger Training
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army with Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] Ranger training was hard....
McAuliffe, Edwin Rationing and Victory Gardens
Edwin McAuliffe remembers everyone having a Victory garden during the war. The McAuliffes also had chickens. McAuliffe'...
Geiger, Aase Rations and the King
Aase Geiger and her family were able to go to their summer home under German occupation. They had rations but since her...
Dawson, Zhanna Reaching Poltava
Zhanna Dawson and her sister reached the rail station after a 25 kilometer walk [Annotator's Note: the two girls had...
Rogers, Wilbur Reaction to the Atomic Bomb
Wilbur Rogers' ship [Annotator's Note: USS Foote (DD-511)] and crew were preparing for the invasion of Japan, but the...
Driscoll, Edward Ready to Deploy
In Providence, Rhode Island, Edward Driscoll joined the newly formed Torpedo Squadron 13 [Annotator's Note: Torpedo...
Higgins, Gordon Readying for War
One Sunday, Gordon Higgins was asked to take the photograph of a pretty girl that he dated for some time, and from whom...
Anderson, Howard Receiving a New Plane
In January 1945, an engine change was required, so Howard Anderson had to fly the plane for four hours to test the...
Clapper, Joe Recollections
Traveling back to the United States, Joe Clapper said they had a mixed complement aboard ship; there were many Navy...
Davis, Arthur Recollections
Arthur Davis said former President George W. H. Bush was pulled out of the drink and stayed on his carrier [Annotator's...
Moore, Frederick Recollections of Service in the CBI
On his return to the United States, Frederick Moore and another guy traveled through Saudi Arabia and Khartoum to Accra...
Jacobson, Martin Recon and Rescue Off Guam
Martin Jacobson feels that what the Navy SEALS [Annotator's Note: United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams;...
Boyles, Edward Reconnaissance Mission in Leyte
In early November 1944, Edward E. Boyles was instructed to take a few volunteer troops [Annotator's Note: at the time,...
Balfour, Fred Recording the Nuremberg Trials
Fred Arthur Balfour [Annotator's Note: with SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force] would watch the...
Cale, Sterling Recovering Bodies from the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Sterling Cale was assigned to recover the dead from the Arizona [Annotator's Note: USS Arizona (BB-39)] after the...

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