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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...
Bollich, James Surrendering
When James Bollich ran out of food, he started hunting. He was using World War 1 era ammunition. One day while hunting...
Stein, Murray Surrendering to the Germans
Murray Stein was injured during the battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive...
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...
Liston, Earl Surrounded
When Earl Roger Liston arrived in Europe with his unit [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division], he had to release...
Finkelstein, Jacob Survival and Liberation
Jacob Finkelstein was desperate after fleeing the Ukrainians attempting to denounce him. He found an abandoned house...
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...
Thomason, David Survival at Sea
When David Thomason was at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22...
Vaadi, Eugene Surviving As A Prisoner
On 2 March 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down over Dresden, Germany. Once a prisoner of war, he was...
Celaya, Adolfo Surviving Indianapolis Sinking
Adolfo V. Celaya first encountered a man laying on his back [Annotator’s Note: while in the Pacific Ocean after the...
Matsumoto, Roy Surviving Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto was within the perimeter of Nhpum Ga [Annotator's Note: Nhpum Ga, Burma; present day Myanmar] for...
Damiano, George Surviving on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalls an incident where his comrade, Blacky [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], was hit...
Wells, Kenneth Surviving on Okinawa
Kenneth Dwight Wells joined Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division on the front lines...
Broll, Walter Surviving the Attack on Bari Harbor
Walter Broll was told by one of the officers on the Grace Abbott that he should go to the English aid station at the...
Shaw, Claude Surviving the Sinking of the USS Walke (DD-416)
Claude Bufford Shaw spent his entire wartime service in the Pacific, except for two short trips to the United States to...
Urice, Joe Tail Gunner
Joel Urice vividly remembers the belongings of the crews who did not make it back from Hamburg [Annotator’s Note:...
Brooks, Curtis Taken Out of Manila to Leyte
A few days after being liberated from their internment in Santo Tomas in Manila, Curtis Brooks and his brother were...
Evans, Donald Taken Prisoner
Now the guys [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] were gone, and Donald Evans was in a ditch...
Bussel, Norman Taken Prisoner
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He had been struck by shrapnel in the...
Windisch, Lutz Taken Prisoner
Lutz Windisch and his tank crew knocked out two or three Russian tanks. His tank was armed with an 88 [Annotator's Note...
Clift, Gilbert Taken Prisoner at the Bulge
Gilbert Clift was at Camp Maxey [Annotator's Note: in Paris, Texas] for weeks without any idea where they were headed...
Loring, Bud Taken to London
Bud Loring ended up at a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp after making it back to the front lines. When...
Dillon, Gerard Taking a Castle and Occupying Halle
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon jumped into the Wesel, Germany area 24 March 1945, with the 507th Parachute Infantry...
Bertolini, Roger Taking a Causeway
Roger Bertolini served in the Army as a staff sergeant in 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and...
Mock, John Taking Auw
They [Annotator's Note: John Mock and his fellow soldiers of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Taking Brest
Benjamin Schleider and the 6th Armored Division were moving to Brest, France as an exploitation unit. There were no...
Freeman, Bradford Taking Carentan
The company [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division]...
Spaulding, Arthur Taking Frankfurt
Frankfurt [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt, Germany] was a big and important city that was guarded by thousands of 88s [...
Yip, Wallace Taking Germany
[Annotator's Note: Wallace Yip, Sr. fought his way across France with the 79th Infantry Division.] They finally made it...
Jaccarino, Richard Taking Hill 178 on Okinawa
With the 184th Regiment [Annotator's Note: 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] on the line at Hill 178,...
Stewart, Roy Taking Hill 382
Roy Stewart and his unit [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] advanced on Hill 382 [...
Porteau, Leo Taking Leyte
A participant in the invasion of Tacloban, Leyte, Leo Porteau contends the armed forces were preparing to "hit Tokyo...
Hazard, Mark Taking Neulauterburg
When they got to the creek, Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. was about five steps ahead. There was ice on the top of the creek...
Ukrop, Samuel Taking Okinawa
Samuel Ukrop experienced a lot of intense training for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed...
Bertz, Richard Taking over Houses
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th...
Spinato, Angelo Taking Positions in Belgium
Angelo Joseph Spinato got into Belgium in the middle of the day [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 4th Platoon 2nd...

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