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Berkman, Harold Combat in Germany
Harold Berkman and Company F [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry...
Blatnik, Robert Combat in North Africa and Sicily
In August 1942, Robert Joseph Blatnik boarded the Queen Mary [Annotator's Note: RMS Queen Mary] bound for England. The...
Jagoe, Armiger Combat Missions in the Mediterranean
As a "bomb-igator", Armiger Jagoe was busy every second of a flight and thought it was a fantastic position. He was...
Bolster, Elisabeth Coming to America
Elisabeth Bolster and her husband left Bremerhaven for America. There were four tier bunk beds on the ship. There were...
Werner, Jack Commanders
Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] died 12 April [Annotator's...
Baughman, Harry Credit Where Due
Training in North Africa concentrated on mortar combat and night missions, according to Henry Baughman, and when the...
Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Kibort, Reva Czestochowa Labor Camp
Reva Kibort and other inmates were gathered up again and put into boxcars [Annotator's Note: the inmates were forced to...
Clark, Charles Dear John Letter and Friendly Fire
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] British soldiers were near Charles William "Tom"...
Kiefer, Keith Defining an Atomic Veteran
[Annotator's Note: Keith Kiefer was assigned to a Radiological Cleanup detail on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands while...
Aupied, Mildred Delta Shipyard Production
Mildred Aupied worked on three Liberty ships at Delta [Annotator’s Note: she was a welder at the Delta Shipbuilding...
Gibbs, Robert Deployed Overseas
Robert S. Gibbs was assigned to fleet maneuvers at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard the USS...
Livaudais, James Dereliction of Duty
James Livaudais knew when he was given an order, he had to respond. When the man in front stepped off, the next...
Spielberg, Arnold Dhaka, India
Arnold Spielberg was stationed at Kurmitola [Annotator's Note: Kurmitola Airfield near Dhaka, India, now Dhaka,...
Kiefer, Keith Differences Between Veterans
Keith Kiefer is the National Commander of the National Association of Atomic Veterans. He has the experience of the...
Lindquist, Donald Discharge and Reserve Service
Donald Lindquist was an officer in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2 and returned to military service during...
Wilterdink, Virginia Duty in Manila
The SS Lurline, on which Virginia Wilterdink was traveling, stopped in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]...
Reale, Albert Duty in the Pacific
Albert Reale remembers that the size of the Pacific impressed him, and there were many days when he saw nothing but...
Marshall, Kenneth End of Service
As a kid from Nebraska, Kenneth Marshall was not aware of the hazards of sun exposure in the south Pacific, and he was...
Twible, Harlan End of the Ordeal
By the time they [Annotator's Note: Harlan Twible and the others in his group of survivors of the USS Indianapolis (CA-...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Enemy Tanks and Bad Weather
Donelson Houseman was confident in his training. What worried him was that he did not know where he was. He was taken...
Werner, Jack Enlistment to Attu
Jack Werner felt that he was at home when he came to the United States. It seemed that this is where he belonged. It...
Lebsack, Wayne Entering the Battle of the Bulge
Once Wayne Lebsack earned his jump wings, he was sent across the English Channel to an already secure Normandy [...
Damberg, Wanda Escape Attempt and Executions
Wanda Damberg and her fellow internees witnessed three young men from their group attempt an escape [Annotator’s Note:...
Langrehr, Henry Escaping from the Germans
A friend of Henry Langrehr's, Jim McMillen, had been beaten up badly by a German guard with a club. The SS [Annotator's...
Epstein, Ben Escaping the SS Dorchester
It couldn't have been long afterward, any longer and he would have died of hypothermia, that Ben Epstein reached one of...
Altmann, Judith Essen, a Compassionate Guard and Lice
There were 2,000 Czech girls taken from Auschwitz at the time Judith Altmann left. From Gelsenkirchen, the prisoners...
McLaurine, Luke Evacuation from Stalag Luft III
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. and the others heard the guns approaching the camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...
Callander, Sherwin Experiences at Pearl Harbor
At Pearl Harbor, Sherwin Callander was reassigned to the sea plane tender USS Wright (AV-1). The vessel carried men and...
Henleben, Edwin Eye Openers, Japanese POWs and Heroes
Edwin Henlebin became interested in the activities of a photographer who was taking shots of an open air, 24 hour mess...
Costa, Anthony Fall of the Philippines
[Annotator's Note: Anthony Costa begins this segment by discussing his transfer to Japan aboard one of the prisoner of...
Bailey, Raymond Father O'Callahan and Abandoning Ship
Raymond Bailey was not a Catholic but he went to Father O'Callahan's services [Annotator's Note: Captain Joseph T. O'...
Leopold, Vernon Fear of Capture
Vernon Leopold feared being captured because he was German. He did not know of the death camps but he knew that the men...
Schmidt, Vernon Fierce Combat in Germany
On Vernon Schmidt's tenth day in combat [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Fighter Attack over Stuttgart
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Fighting across France
After the fighting in the Paris area Franklin Denius and his unit boarded trucks and travelled north of Paris. The...

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