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Harris, Robert "Bob" End of War Reflections
Robert H. "Bob" Harris returned to the United States sometime in September or October 1944. While overseas, he knew...
Scholl, Richard Endless Combat and Cannibals
Richard Scholl was in some of the dirtiest fighting in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf,...
Jones, Gerry Enemies in the Rice Patties
While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], Gerry Jones was called over the radio to search for some Japanese...
Skaggs, Jack Enemy Bombers
Jack Skaggs and his fellow Marines laughed at the Japanese bombing the lagoon. Nothing was being accomplished while the...
Clark, Merrill Enemy Fire or Friendly Fire
The Germans were formidable because of their early conquests like the blitzkrieg [Annotator's Note: method of warfare...
Pierce, William "Bill" Enemy Infiltration
William Pierce recounts an instance of Japanese night time infiltration [Annotator's Note: during combat operations on...
Arledge, Mahlen Enemy Troops
Mahlen Arledge fought on Peleliu independently of the Marines who were at a stage of moving off the island and turning...
Murray, Charles Engaging the Enemy
As soon as the artillery rounds got close, Charles Murray could not call in corrections because the batteries in his...
Griffith, Leon Engaging the Japanese
Leon Griffith was on Dinagat Island [Annotator's Note: Dinagat Island, Philippines] and the Japanese sent a barge of...
Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Burrus, William English Ship and SS Troops
William Burrus shipped overseas to Europe on a slimy, English boat [Annotator's Note: 17 October 1944]. They had boiled...
von Frisch, Alvin Eniwetok and Leyte
Alvin von Frisch departed Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,...
Ronson, Harold Eniwetok, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima
Harold Ronson went to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, which later became famous for the atomic bomb testing [Annotator's...
Edwards, Marvin Enlistment
Marvin Raymond Edwards enlisted because he felt he would be drafted, and he wanted to select the Air Force. He had...
Weller, James Enlistment and Normandy
James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine. The submarine...
Claus, Courtland Enlistment to VE-Day
Courtland Claus remembers his cousin dropped by for a military visit. The radio was on in the next room over. They...
Hackman, Delbert Entering Germany
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Bailey Pratt, Caroline Entering Santo Thomas
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee taps on a cup throughout the segment.] Caroline Bailey Pratt and her family were living...
Bradley, John Entering Santo Tomas
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936] cannot...
Warne, Therese Entering Santo Tomas Prison Camp
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] and...
Dawson, Zhanna Entertaining the Wehrmacht
Zhanna Dawson worked with a tuner to tune the orphanage piano [Annotator's Note: because of her playing talent, Dawson...
Armstrong, James Entertainment, a Train Ride to Quimper, and Preparing to Escape
Having been shot down over France, James Armstrong was taken in by the French Resistance and was being kept in the town...
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:...
Lesser, Benjamin Escape to Hungary
Benjamin Lesser and his family were able to escape to Hungary as a result of the papers received from the Gestapo head...
Goodkin, Vera Escape to Hungary
Vera Goodkin [Annotator's Note: née Herman] was sinking in mud and soaked by rain by the time she reached the end of...
Bahman, Manfred Escaping Dresden
[Annotator’s Note: The sound goes in and out throughout segment.] Manfred Bahman’s city [Annotator’s Note: Dresden,...
Somogyi, Peter Escaping Hungary and Reaching Israel
Peter Somogyi and his brother became involved with the Zionist movement. On 4 April 1949, they escaped Hungary. They...
Dawson, Zhanna Escaping the Death March
Zhanna Dawson was taken on a death march by the Germans and Ukrainian police [Annotator's Note: starting in December...
Bryan, Donald Escorting bombing missions
For the first several months they were flying out of Bodney, they did not live on base. They lived in a hotel and were...
Malta, Samuel Escorting Military Dead
Samuel Malta was based in Brooklyn New York as a military escort for the war dead. It was rough duty. He had to sign...
Westcott, Marvin Escorting USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...
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...
Winnier, Lawrence Ethnic Identity and Issues
The Japanese were treated wrongly and were put into concentration camps [Annotator's Note: forced relocation and...
Birnbaum, Stanley Europe
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fell into his landing craft before landing at one of the American beaches at Normandy about five...
Bronstein, Isador Europe and Combat
Isadore Bronstein was transported by train to Verviers, Belgium to a replacement depot or repple-depple. It was a big...
White, James European Combat
James White and the 103rd Infantry Division were transported by truck convoy deeper into France after arriving in...

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