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Epperson, William France
William Epperson and the 45th Infantry Division completed their mission in Italy and moved on to operations in Southern...
Acevedo, Anthony From Bad Orb to Berga
Anthony Acevedo was picked to be part of a group of 350 Jewish and other undesirables being sent to Berga in the Ulster...
Smith, Louis From Guam to Iwo Jima
While he was with the 21st Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: Smith was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st...
Fisch, Robert From Mauthausen to LIberation
Robert Fisch was an inmate of Mauthausen which was the largest concentration camp built in Austria. That was done after...
Mock, John From Rheims to Topeka
The next day, John Mock was flown to Rheims, France in a C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft]...
Friedenberg, Bernard Germany
Bernard Friedenberg fought at Aachen, Germany on the Siegfried Line. He was doing the same thing over and over again...
Knobler, Paula Growing up with Evil
Paula Knobler has bitter memories of her youth in Poland. Anti-Semitism was displayed toward her. In school, boys threw...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Guadalcanal
Harold Buell was stationed on Guadalcanal where he found life in the field to be far more difficult than it was on his...
Radford, Charles Hill 609 and Fondouk Pass
[Annotator's Note: Charles Radford served in the Army as an infantryman in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry...
Morgan, George Home on Leave
Kauffman gave George Morgan a 60 day leave upon their return home. [Annotator’s Note: Commander Draper L. Kauffman,...
Linker, George Hospital Stay then Return to Action
George Linker was sick with yellow jaundice while he was on the front. He was pulled back from the action [Annotator's...
Brooks, Curtis Internment at Santo Tomas
Curtis Brooks and his family were told by a Japanese civilian to move to Santo Tomas [Annotator's Note: to the Santo...
Curtis, William W. Invasion of Normandy
At about nine that night, the captain told William Curtis and the rest of the crew to put their gas gear on and they...
Ingram, George Last Moves
George Ingram left port on the USS Mobjack (AGP-7) in a bad storm, and lost 15 pounds between Seattle and San Francisco...
Goldstein, Elizabeth Liberation
In April 1945, Elizabeth Goldstein heard noises and saw airplanes circling in the sky. She knew that the end was near....
Severance, Dave Living in Foxholes
Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...
Halloran, Walter Maneuvers
Walter Halloran went to the area of North Carolina where he participated in the largest maneuvers ever held by the...
Dawson, Zhanna Meeting Allied Troops
Zhanna Dawson felt her first encounter with an American was ridiculous. She did not know how to react to the American...
LaPook, Sidney Meeting General Patton
Sidney LaPook's next stop was Rheims, where they bivouacked. While LaPook was at Reims, General Patton [Annotator's...
Marca, Carl Military Swap Meet
Carl Marca was a mail censor for the Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Sending home prohibited items and...
Beverstein, Jack Mindoro
Jack Beverstein found the living conditions on Mindoro to be similar to Samar. The tents were livable. The men made the...
Knight, Edwin New Guinea
Edwin Knight did not know where he was being shipped. He arrived at his destination at night and was told he was in New...
Pierce, William "Bill" Occupation Duty in China
William Pierce had good duty for the six or seven months that he was in China [Annotator's Note: serving occupation...
Harris, Oran Occupation Duty in Japan
After spending months trying to kill Japanese, Oran Harris now had to live with them. He felt sorry for the civilians,...
Bank, Walter Occupation Duty in Yokosuka
It was Walter Bank's first time in the Pacific, and he found it "different." Few Japanese spoke English, and he had to...
Krause, Joseph Overseas and First Mission
Joseph Krause was stationed in Washington State while he continued his training to be a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Overseas Deployment
After training in Texas, Joseph Medicine Crow went to Camp McCoy near New York, New York for embarkation to Europe. He...
Witmer, Donald Overseas Deployment and Combat Operations in the Pacific
After Pearl Harbor, Donald Witmer's next destination was Eniwetok Atoll. When they arrived, there were no Japanese...
Boos, Michael Overseas Deployment, North Africa and Invading Italy
Michael Wilford Boos remembered how awful the trip across the Atlantic Ocean was on the troop transport. The convoy...
Altmann, Judith Persecution at the Hands of the Hungarians
Judith Altmann was the last of the Bohrer children at home. Earlier, she might have left with the Kindertransport, but...
Johnson, John POW Experience in China
John S. Johnson landed in Wusong, China and marched to his prison camp. It was cold and miserable. The warrant officer...
de Jonge, Wim POW in Japan
When he returned to Singapore, Wim de Jonge ended up in the same prison where he had previously been held. [Annotator’s...
Clapper, Joe Purple Heart, Okinawa, and Discharge
On the way to Okinawa, Joe Clapper answered a call on the ship's horn for all those wounded on Peleliu to appear...
Popham, Donald Rationing, Recreation and Restrictions
After Donald Popham married and moved out of the boarding house, he found it difficult to find cigarettes because of...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Red Cross Service in England
Blanche Gangwere would leave each morning in a Clubmobile [Annotator's Note: she was billeted with an English family in...
LaBure, John Reflections
John LeBure was always a responsible person even before the war. He had to work to bring home money to support his...

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