Experience with death

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Dietrick, Alfred Death from Friendly Fire
During Alfred Dietrick's month off the front lines, something happened he has never spoken of. After they went back...
Brannon, Mark Death in the Family
During the Battle of Surigao Strait, Mark Brannon said the USS Hutchins (DD-746) had spent almost all of its ammunition...
Taffel, Nathan Death March and LIberation
Nathan Taffel and his brother were forced by the Germans to leave their labor camp and begin a death march. The weather...
Altmann, Judith Death March to Bergen Belsen and Liberation by the British
Judith Altmann recalled that it took three weeks, mostly traveling on foot, to move from Essen to Bergen-Belsen. The...
Kuskie, Glen Death March to Camp O’Donnell
[Annotator's Note: Glen Kuskie was a rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Division...
Tallon, Donald Death March to Escape to 5th Armored
Don Tallon [[Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war in Stalag II-B in Hammerstein, Pomerania, now Czarne, Poland] and his...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid Deaths of Her Parents
Ingrid Radke-Azvedo could not fathom seeing a child starving and then sit down and smoke cigarettes and eat the child's...
Keller, Luba Deaths of Her Parents
Luba Keller was taken to the ammunition factory in Skarżysko, Poland. [Annotator's Note: Now Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland...
Charles, Howard Deaths, Labor, and Liberation
Howard Robert Charles [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] and the other prisoners soon found their clothes were...
Howie, Alice Decoding Japanese Messages
Alice Howie did not get involved in anything in the war effort other than in Arlington, Virginia. She worked for IBM [...
Alison, John R. Defending a Tiger Airbase
During one impending Japanese air raid, John Alison jumped into the group commander's upgraded airplane and immediately...
Joslin, Harold Defense and Loss of Guam
Harold Joslin was an intercept operator [Annotator's Note: communication code specialist who interpreted enemy coded...
Keller, Richard Defensive Positions and Airfields
[Annotator's Note: Richard Keller served in the Army as the company commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 148th...
Morehead, James B. Delayed Deployment
In April 1941, James Morehead started training at Hamilton Field [Annotator's Notes: Hamilton Army Airfield Field,...
Lee, Edward Delivering the Troops to Shore
With no working equipment to run or steer the USS Cavalier (APA-37) after it was torpedoed, Edward Lee Allesandro said...
Sarosi, George Denial, Fear then Resistance
George A. Sarosi's parents were fully aware of what was happening in Germany prior to the war. His father had been...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Dental Technician in France
Maurice Zolkower voyaged on Nieuw Amsterdam [Annotator’s Note: Dutch ship SS Nieuw Amsterdam] to Omaha Beach [Annotator...
Boutwell, George Deployed in Vietnam
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] In 1969, George N. Boutwell...
Epstein, Ben Deployed on the Dorchester
When he finished administrative school in Denver, Colorado, Ben Epstein was shipped to Saint Louis, Missouri to a...
Jerabek, Gene Deployed Overseas
Gene R. Jerabek [Annotator's Note: a lieutenant in the US Army Nurse Corps] went overseas to Italy [Annotator's Note:...
Balfour, Fred Deployed to Belgium
Fred Arthur Balfour was in London [Annotator's Note: London, England with SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters, Allied...
Gilmore, Wayne Deployed to Guam
Wayne McKinnon Gilmore went back overseas and joined the 3rd Marine Division while they were finishing up on Guam [...
Hanley, Fiske Deployed to Tinian
Fiske Hanley II [Annotator's Note: with the 504th Bombardment Group, 313th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force] was...
Mero, Robert Deploying to England and Fighting in France
From Camp Rucker, Alabama, Robert Mero went to Camp Shanks, New York for embarkation to the European Theater in late...
Urban, Raymond Deploying to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Urban was working in Santa Ana, California when Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (VMF-212) was...
Nesossis, Richard Deployment
Richard Lamey Nesossis and his flight crew [Annotator's Note: 5th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force] fly from Hawaii to...
Ruiz, Roberto Deployment and First Missions
Robert "Bob” Ruiz was sent overseas on a ship in a convoy from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. The...
Kern, Frank Deployment and Tarawa
Frank Kern, [Annotator's Note: with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division], arrived in...
LaPook, Sidney Deployment to France
On 17 July 1944 Sidney LaPook and the 193rd Field Artillery Group left Kington for Southampton. On 21 July they took a...
Gikas, Gus Deployment to India
Since the unit Gus Gikas led was intended to replace another unit in India that had been deployed for two years, their...
Elliott, John Deployment to India and Shot Down by Friendly Fire
The flight to Chakulia, India took John Elliott and his B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy...
Marich, Robert Deployment to Leyte
Robert Marich traveled on a Liberty Ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], with the entire...
Caplan, Lester Deployment to Okinawa
At Camp Crowder [Annotator's Note: in Neosho, Missouri], Lester Caplan was originally trained as a radio repairman, but...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Deployment to the Pacific
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe joined VMF-323 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), called the "Death...
Lawler, Daniel Deployment to the Pacific
Daniel J. Lawler deployed to the Pacific in November 1943. He felt sufficiently trained. Training was hell, but he used...
Bird, Henry Deployment to the Pacific
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...

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