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Maresca, Frank W. After Combat and Reflections
After being released from the hospital, Frank Maresca was sent to Southampton. He was given a physical exam after which...
Arbour, Joseph Biding time in San Francisco
In the meantime, Joseph Arbour saw a wanted ad for someone to work with a mimeograph, so he applied for the position....
Woolf, Basil Canned Food and Waterproof Cigarettes
The refrigerator did not work on the landing craft that carried Basil Woolf across the Atlantic. It was repaired, but...
Mesken, Lorraine Contributing to the War Effort
Lorraine Mesken said people were eager to participate in victory gardens and bond drives. They felt it was their duty....
Laborde, John Daily Life on Occupation Duty in Japan
John Laborde was in Yokohama, Japan for the surrender of the Japanese. His group was told the Japanese were going to...
Smith, Rothacker First Days in Captivity
It gradually sunk in to Rothacker Smith that he was a prisoner of war as he believed for the first couple of days in...
Smith, Rothacker First Interrogation
Rothacker Smith's first interrogation was not bad. At the second stop of their march, Smith and his fellow prisoners...
Camacho, Arturo From Prisoner to Free Man
Arturo Camacho remembers going down to the docks, and coming away with a canteen full of brown sugar that had been...
Tillery, Allen Guarding POWs on Guam
Allen Tillery left Tinian in late December 1944 and was sent to Guam. When he got there he was assigned to the Japanese...
Munch, Melvin Keeping in Touch with Shipmates
Melvin Munch corresponded with his future wife back home while he was on Okinawa. The letters had to be reviewed by...
Kawamoto, Yukio Manila
As far as Yukio Kawamoto could tell, he did not experience too much racism or ill feelings towards him. Most of his...
Somogyi, Peter Mengele's Twins
Peter Somogyi was interrogated by Mengele [Annotator's Note: Dr. Josef Mengele]. Somogyi cannot remember the nature of...
Spinelli, Gabriel Observations on China and India
A regular day for Gabriel Spinelli started early, and was usually spent driving the lines to check wires and repeater...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Prisoner of War
Henry Freedman and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] were loaded in "40 and 8" boxcars and were in a...
Twible, Harlan Rescued by the USS Bassett (APD-73)
Following Navy tradition, Harlan Twible was the last person to be pulled out of the water. He was picked up by the...
Milan, Ira Returning Home and Remembering the Seabees
Ira Milan went back the United States on a crowded ship, but the food was good on board, and it was a pleasant trip. He...
Woolf, Basil Transfer of the Skipper
Basil Woolf returned to Digelli after dropping off women at Crete. [Annotator's Note: Woolf had taken part in a mission...
Acevedo, Anthony Treating the Sick and Wounded
When Anthony Acevedo first arrived at Berga he could not see the camp. There were political prisoners there but they...