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Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag IV-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld and his fellow prisoners reached Mühlberg [Annotator's Note: Mühlberg, Germany] and Stalag IV-...
Jostad, Glen Stalag VII A and Liberation
Late in the war, Glen Jostad was relocated to a German prisoner of war camp near Moosberg, Germany [Annotator's Note:...
Lauderdale, Dell Stateside then Korea and Japan
Upon his return to the United States, Dell Lauderdale was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. It was not a good place to be....
Stevens, Kenneth Stock Shot Off His Rifle
One time, Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Stories from combat
Kelly Kuwayama landed in Marseilles, France and it was rainy and miserable. When they hit combat in France, it was...
Reynolds, Harley Stories from the Invasion
Harley Reynolds and his unit were moving inland toward their objective. The first troops from his unit he ran into were...
Buschmeier, Frank Stories of an airman
Frank Buschmeier recalls that the March 6th Berlin raid was terrible. The flak was noted for its intensity on that raid...
Flannigan, James Storming Normandy, A Bronze Star, and Fighting On
When he landed in Normandy with Battery A, 29th Field Artillery Battalion [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 29th Field...
Moran, John "Jack" Storming the Castle
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division crossed the Rhine River and attacked Braubach, Germany at night. As dawn...
Albarado, Nolan Strafed by Japanese Aircraft
Nolan Albarado had no idea of the tensions between the United States and Japan as he was focused on the war in Europe....
Johnson, Erwin Strafed in Manila
[Annotator's Note: It appears that a question was asked during the tape break regarding what supplies were received in...
Brown, Roscoe Strafing a Train, Higher Education and Civil Rights
Dr. Roscoe Brown was attacking a train one time. He was leading the squadron [Annotator's Note: 100th Fighter Squadron...
Jones, Robert Strafing Missions
Robert Jones was a late replacement pilot and went overseas in a convoy. It was so rough that for three days, they did...
Dyson, Freeman Strategic Bombing Efficacy
Freeman Dyson considers strategic bombing in World War 2 to be a mistake. A decision was made in 1936 to emphasize that...
Pratt, Robert Stuck on a Reef at Okinawa
Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard USS LST-781] moved around the South...
Dolsen, Frank Stuttgart Mission
Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went on a...
Armstrong, James Stuttgart Mission and Bailout
James Armstrong's final mission to Stuttgart, Germany. When he was awakened for the mission, he didn't know what the...
Armstrong, James Stuttgart Mission Background
James Armstrong continues previous remarks about the need for better fighter escorts. He outlines that after the...
Jackson, Wilbur Submarine Action and War's End
Wilbur Lee Jackson knew the deck gun [Annotator’s Note: five inch, 25 caliber naval gun aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287...
Schoonejans, Emil J. Submarine combat
Emil Schoonejans volunteered for submarine duty on 11 February 1943 and was called up a week later. He did not have a...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Duty
Herman Prager experienced increasing positions of responsibility as he served on more and more patrols aboard the boat...
Scholle, Donald Submarine Service
Donald Scholle was proud to have served on the USS Spadefish (SS-411). He did not like the second skipper who drove the...
Szafran, Daniel Suez Crisis and War
Holocaust survivor Daniel Szafran emigrated to Israel and joined the Israeli Air Force. When Israel decided to go to...
Gulotta, James Suicide Mission on Cebu
[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...
Thomason, David Sunk by Kamikazes
[Annotator's Note: David Thomason served in the Navy aboard the USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733) and took part in the...
Lebow, Cleatus Supporting Pacific Campaigns
The first island the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approached was Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands], and...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Supporting the Iwo Jima Invasion
After an hour [Annotator's Note: of being stranded during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo...
Johnson, Erwin Surrender of Mariveles
Erwin Johnson was an aircraft mechanic [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 48th Material Squadron, 27th Bombardment...
Skaggs, Jack Surrender of Wake Island
Jack Skaggs and his fellow Marines on Wake Island felt that they would be killed after capture. A World War 1 veteran...
Johnson, Malcolm Surrender to the Japanese
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on the airfield at Wake Island when the Japanese attacked them. He...
Johnson, Erwin Surrendering to the Japanese
Erwin Johnson was involved in the defense of Bataan, Philippines and thought that the Japanese were just going to push...
Pbert, Herman Surrendering to the SS
Day-to-day, Herman Pbert just tried to stay alive, find food, and get ammunition. C4s [Annotator's Note: Composition C-...
Liston, Earl Surrounded
When Earl Roger Liston arrived in Europe with his unit [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division], he had to release...
Celaya, Adolfo Survival at Sea
Adolfo V. Celaya heard men who seemed to know each other [Annotator’s Note: while in the Pacific Ocean after the...
Murphy, Paul Survival at Sea
Paul J. Murphy got into the water which was covered with oil and black tar [Annotator’s Note: he had just abandoned the...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Surviving as a POW
It meant a lot to Clarence Derrington when he helped his friend Rubinstein and his friend, in turn, helped him survive...

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