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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 5
Baum remembers some of the men in his division. He talks about his feelings towards Creighton Abrams. Abrams was the...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 5
Kanaya felt that living during the Depression years and learning to live under those conditions, working and living on...
Zager, Raymond Segment 5
One night they [Annotators Note: Raymond Zager and some of his fellow soldiers of the 66th Infantry Regiment, 71st...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 5
Miller Lampell, who had written a radio program, was assigned by the New York Herald Tribune to write Ben Kuroki's...
Leahr, John Segment 6
Leahr believes that young people should be taught about what men like him went through. The racism and segregation he...
Ward, Harold Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 6
The war ended on May 8th, 1945. Coincidentally it was Hairston's birthday. It was also Truman's [Annotator’s Note:...
Kassal, Bentley Segment 6
Kassal remembers moving into Rome with ease. The men had more liberty in Rome than they had in the other Italian cities...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 6
[Annotators Note: The beginning of this segment is the beginning of the interview, at 00:50:04:000 the interview picks...
Old Coyote, Barney Segment 7
Barney Old Coyote’s crew was credited with sinking a submarine; it was not an individual accolade. The escort would...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 7
Freddie Ohr was assigned to the 52nd Fighter Group overseas. They were flying Spitfires. Ohr learned how to fly the...
Holloman, William Segment 7
A typical day [Annotator’s Note: in Italy during the war in 1945] started at 4:40 or 5:00 in the morning. After...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 8
Ettlinger was working in a vein of mined salt deposits. In Heilbronn, they brought the salt to the surface, heated it...
Holloman, William Segment 8
Holloman discusses racial terminology. He did not feel that he was being held to a higher standard. He felt that he was...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 8
When Hairston was in Italy he received and gave favorable treatment from and to the Italians. He felt that the black...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 9
Hundreds of thousands of men lost their lives, paying the ultimate sacrifice. Ettlinger admits the Allies did not do a...
Old Coyote, Barney Segment 9
Barney Old Coyote and his brother were able to interview other Crows who served during the war in the late 1940s. They...
Holloman, William Segment 9
Holloman feels that the most positive thing that came out of World War II was in 1948 when President Harry Truman...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 9
Alexander Jefferson listened to the BBC radio at the POW camp, but had no idea about the landings in Southern France....
Reavis, Carrel Segregated Basic and Life
Carrel Reavis took a train to Wilmington, North Carolina and then a bus to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville...
Edward, Isaac Segregated Soldiering
Isaac Edward and the 92nd Infantry Division proved that black soldiers could fight as well as anybody else. In Florida...
Hammond, Robert Segregated Training and Assignment to Montford Point
Robert Hammond was sent to Great Lakes, Illinois in the dead of winter for boot camp. He was prepared for the cold, but...
Hardy, George Segregation at Keesler Field
After getting his orders, George Hardy went straight to Keesler Field, Mississippi. That train trip was an eye opener....
Neyland, Leedell Segregation Experiences
Leedell Neyland finished his doctorate degree at NYU [Annotator’s Note: New York University in New York City, New York...
Grunte, Leon Sent to the Luftwaffe
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Leon Grunte to talk about August 1944.] He received an invitation from the...
Keller, Luba Separated from Family
Luba Keller and the working-age Jewish population of Szydłowiec, Poland were taken to an ammunition factory in...
Bourg, Alton Service at Fort Meade
Alton Bourg entered service in the Army at Fort Meade, Maryland [Annotator's Note: Fort George Meade, Maryland] and was...
Neyland, Leedell Service Discharge
Leedell Neyland got the Legion of Honor Medal [Annotator’s Note: The Legion of Honor is the highest French order of...
Reeder, John Service During the Korean War
As commanding officer of fighter squadron VMF-111 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 111 (VMF-111)] in Dallas [...
Danegger, Alfred Service in Belgium
Alfred "Al" Danegger and other photographers would often take pictures that included themselves. They recorded many...
Spinelli, Gabriel Service in Burma
Gabriel Spinelli didn't stay in Quayoung [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling] too long, but while there he was often...
Cole, Edgar Service In the Pacific
Edgar Cole went to communications school and finished at the head of his class. He was automatically assigned to...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Service Integration and Europe
After returning to the camp [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca, Arizona], Ora Hicks was transferred to a German POW [...
Mouton, George Seven Brothers Serving
George Mouton's oldest brother was drafted. The second oldest brother was in submarines. The third brother was in the...
Hughes, Lowell Shell Shock
Lowell Hughes was part of the invasion of Anzio, Italy. German mortars and artillery were almost nonstop. The four...

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