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Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" The War Ends
Mildred "Jean" Liparoto's husband was aboard ship when President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
Zilliacus, Patrick The War Ends
Patrick Zilliacus corresponded with his family. It was censored twice but he corresponded throughout the war with his...
Light, Carl The War Ends
Carl Light and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division] captured...
Tidmore, Roberta The War Ends
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore, and everybody else, was scared the Nazis were going to take over Europe. When VE-Day...
Cristiano, Nick The War Is Over
Nick Cristiano feels that his Japanese prison guards did not know the war was coming to an end. They were brainwashed....
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine The Wards
Josephine Pescatore landed on Omaha Beach. Upon landing, she noticed all the dead bodies. Some of them were in body...
Walter, Robert There was always snow
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Jackson, Arthur Thoughs on the World Today
America is the only country and society in the world, in Arthur Jackson's opinion, equipped to take on the dictators of...
Monteyne, Joseph Thoughts About the Germans
You could not ask for a better enemy than the Germans. The Germans were very efficient, and Joseph Monteyne [Annotator'...
Kaiser, Raymond Thoughts About the War
The war did not change Raymond Kaiser a bit. He felt like he was doing his job. He was in [Annotator's Note: in the...
Caudle, John Thoughts and Discharge
John Caudle has had a lot of thoughts over the years. Especially when he came home out of the service and did not have...
Sapp, Walter Thoughts on Germans
A German soldier surrendered to Walter Sapp. He turned him over to the company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st...
McCowen, William Thoughts on Nazis and a Scary Chrome Dome Mission
[Annotator's Note: There is a video break then the clip starts when interviewee is in mid-sentence.] William McCowen...
Alair, Gene Thoughts on the War
Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...
Osgood, Edgar Thoughts on the War
[Annotator's Note: Edgar De Pue Osgood shows a picture of the USS Iowa (BB-61) that he took through a porthole.] That...
Skare, Theodore Thoughts on the War
Theodore Skare was on duty in the Pacific with a wife back home. He missed her terribly and was lonesome. He did not...
Mason, Leslie Thoughts on the War Criminals
[Annotator's Note: Leslie B. Mason, Junior served in the Army as a guard at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan prior to the...
Epperson, William Three Days as Prisoner of War
William Epperson found the SS troops he faced at Wingen to be younger than the Germans they had fought prior to that...
Kleiner, Leona Three Years in Auschwitz
Leona Kleiner arrived at Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex...
Struble, Charles Tinian
Charles Struble [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force]...
Bale, Edward Tinian
Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [...
Morgan, George Tokyo Bay Surrender
George Morgan had the unique experience of entering Tokyo Bay prior to the Japanese surrender. His ship was anchored...
Muller, Henry Tokyo Rose
2 September 1945 was the official surrender on the USS Missouri. Muller had gone over to watch the Japanese go aboard...
Vallas, Theodore Torpedo Squadron 7 and Hawaii After
Theodore Vallas was a member of Torpedo Squadron 7 serving as a navigator and bombardier [Annotator's Note: flying from...
Bass, Stewart Torpedoing the Yamato
Stewart Bass participated in the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato on 7 April 1945. Weather conditions were not...
Jameson, William Tour in Italy
William Graham Jameson landed in Italy [Annotator's Note: and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry...
Lauderdale, Dell Tour in Japan
Dell Lauderdale was on a ship for 14 days en route to Japan. He woke up and saw little people scurrying around and...
Jones, Gerry Tracking the Enemy and the Island of Pavuvu
Gerry Jones feels that the Japanese soldiers were very tough men. He was able to track Japanese soldiers easily by the...
Pugh, Thomas Training
Thomas Edward Pugh sailed into Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and saw the damage to the ships in...
Lazinger, Sol Training
Sol Lazinger was in the Bronx [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York], New York...
Briggs, Norman Training and Overseas
Norman Alden Briggs went to basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Briggs was placed in the I and R, Intelligence...
Dietrick, Alfred Training and Pearl Harbor
The only time Alfred Dietrick was concerned about what he had gotten into was when he would go to the movies and see...
Jones, Gerry Training and Serving as a Scout
Gerry Jones trained with the United States Marines, joining the Scout and Sniper Company at Camp Elliott [Annotator's...
Feldman, Henry Training before Deployment
Henry Feldman was drafted shortly after he turned 18 years of age [Annotator's Note: in April 1943]. On the train to...
Cross, William Training for War
William V. Cross was born in September 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up with one brother and a family that moved...
Dietrick, Alfred Training in Africa
In the beginning, Alfred Dietrick would go to the movies before going overseas and the Germans looked invincible. The...

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