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Simmons, Curt Bad Weather and German U-Boats
[Annotator's Note: Curt Simmons served in the Navy in the Armed Guard as a gunner aboard merchant ships in the North...
Brukman, Jack Becoming a Soldier
Jack Brukman had not been anyplace before receiving his draft notice. He considered himself a mama's boy. Young...
Armstrong, James Being Aided by French Civilians
James Armstrong had bailed out of his B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber], which was shot...
Laubner, William Being Shot Down
William Laubner was assigned to fly overhead cover on a mission near Berlin, Germany. The other portion of the fighter...
Lorenzen, Angus Camp Kids and Identity
The Japanese were friendly towards children, so Angus Lorenzen did not fear them. He talked with them until about four...
Berkman, Harold Combat in Germany
Harold Berkman and Company F [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry...
Barnes, Alton Combat in the Philippines and VJ-Day
Alton Barnes arrived by ship in the Philippines and was sent by railcar into the jungles immediately. They had been...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Combat on the Siegfried Line
When Francis Resta’s platoon [Annotator's Note: Resta served in the weapons platoon of Company B, 1st Battalion, 407th...
Kaufman, Luna Concentration Camps in Poland
Luna Kaufman had to pack just one valise for her transfer out of the ghetto [Annotator's Note: the Cracow ghetto was...
Altmann, Judith Deportation
On the morning after the last day of Passover in 1942, two SS officers and two Hungarian gendarmes knocked on the...
Orlando, Joseph Duties on Saipan
When Joseph Orlando arrived at Saipan, part of his job was to bury the Marines that had been killed. Duties varied and...
Sklar, Martin "Marty" Early Life and Being Recruited by Walt Disney
Martin Sklar was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His father was a high school. His aunt and uncle had moved to...
Mugliston, Gwendolyn Early Life and Internment
Gwendolyn Mugliston was born in October 1939 in Suyoc, Luzon, Philippines. Her father was a gold mining engineer. Her...
Leefe, Guy Encountering Enemy Aircraft
As they advanced from Aachen to the Rhine River, Guy Leefe, Jr. and his fellow pilots would conduct regular patrols. On...
Finn, John Enlistment and Training
John Finn enlisted in the Navy in July 1926 and went directly into three months' training in San Diego, California....
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Segal, Harvey Fighting in the Normandy Hedgerows and on through France
Harvey Segal reached the French coast. He had to board a landing craft after taking off his 80 pound pack. The timing...
Marovelli, Robert Finding A Calling
Robert Marovelli clearly remembers being in the bathtub on 7 December 1941, when the announcement came over the radio...
Keller, Luba First Experience of Nazis
Luba Keller was born in May 1926 in Szydłowiec, Poland. She attended school there. She had never seen airplanes as it...
Rans, Robert First Missions, Training and Ploesti
Robert Rans recalls that his first mission was to Messina, Sicily and he remembers being scared as he saw the wall of...
Jordan, Bryce Flying and Teaching Acrobatics
For Bryce Jordan, PT-19 training [Annotator's Note: Fairchild PT-19 primary trainer aircraft] was not his first trip in...
Knobler, Paula From Slave Labor to Liberation
Paula Knobler was lucky that she worked at a camp not in the German territory [Annotator's Note: the camp was in...
Dawson, Zhanna German Invasion
Zhanna Dawson experienced constant bombing when the Germans invaded [Annotator's Note: Germany invaded Soviet Russia in...
Puissegur, Baptiste Germany, the Bulge and VE-Day
Baptiste Puissegur [Annotator's Note: as part of the 104th Infantry Division] went through Aachen and Stolberg in...
Guillory, Lloyd Ie Shima and Missions Over Japan
Lloyd Guillory made one flight against Rabaul. Rabaul was a Japanese airfield that was a very hot spot. It was bypassed...
Goldstein, Elizabeth Kraków-Plaszów Concentration Camp
Elizabeth Goldstein and her family lived in the ghetto [Annotator’s Note: in Mateszalka, Hungary] for only a couple of...
Klepper, Manfred Kristallnacht
Manfred Klepper heard a knock on the family apartment door at dusk [Annotator's Note: on the evening of 9 November 1938...
Moran, John "Jack" Life and Thoughts
John Moran was home on leave when Japan surrendered [Annotator's Note: on 15 August 1945]. He had left Europe around 1...
Baron, Judith Life in Hungary
Judith Baron and her family lived in a nice apartment in a mixed neighbor in Hungary. The landlady was not Jewish, but...
Keller, Luba Life in the Camp Barracks
Luba Keller was sent to camp Work A in Skarżysko, Poland [Annotator's Note: now Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland]. They lived...
Gruber, Harper Little Pigs, a Monkey and Multiple Invasions
After Leyte, Harper Gruber's vessel [Annotator's Note: USS YMS-339] took part in the second invasion [Annotator's Note...
Ciotta, Angelo Marines Then and Now
The ship Angelo Ciotta was on headed to Iwo Jima, Japan, had so many people on board it was bad for him. He got the top...
Kerner, John Minefields
As the Germans retreated, they laid mines along the roads. John Kerner put sandbags on the floors of the jeeps. They...
Wessen, Theodore Minesweeper Operations
Theodore Wessen served on a modern minesweeper [Annotator's Note: USS Pirate (AM-275)] which was fitted with gear to...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid No Place to Hide From the Enemy Bombs
The bombings of Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin was bombed 363 times between 1940 and 1945] were awful for Ingrid...
Erion, Earl Pacific Duty
Earl Erion was at a rehabilitation camp in England after D-Day. That was prior to being sent to Glasgow for his trip...

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