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Brandes, Rita War's End
Rita Brandes was in the British Zone of Occupation after the war. Most clothing came from the United States. She had a...
Bianconi, Anthony War's End
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note: a musician and ammunition loader on the cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] and his...
Wood, Edward War's End
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the submarine tender, USS Holland (AS-3), as a replacement radio man. Their main...
Walter, Louis War's End
Louis John Walter sailed on the James Fallen [Annotator's Note: unable to verify ship name]. A couple of Walter's...
Keulegan, Emma War's End
During the war, Washington, DC was crowded. They had food rationing and gasoline rationing. Emma Keulegan and her...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph War's End
Joseph Mittelsdorf was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He was in the rear echelon for the Battle of Iwo Jima [...
Clark, Charles War's End
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark rode tanks up the...
Shirley, John War's End
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division] was not in...
Loges, Richard War's End
Richard "Dick" Loges [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division...
Eddy, Sherwin War's End
Sherwin Lansing Eddy and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94) flying from USS Shamrock Bay (...
Kerchum, Paul War's End
Paul Kerchum, a prisoner of the Japanese, was forced to work in the Mitsubishi mine number 11 [Annotator’s Note: in...
Johnson, Raleigh War's End
Raleigh W. Johnson Jr. served in the Navy near the end of World War 2. He attended Wright Junior College [Annotator’s...
Bailey, Kenneth War's End
Kenneth H. Bailey was close to the concentration camps but were not to liberate them. The Colonel would tell Bailey...
Bolster, Elisabeth War's End
Elisabeth Bolster learned to speak English because her mother wanted her to leave the country [Annotator's Note:...
Kern, Frank War's End
Frank Kern, [Annotator's Note: with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] was on the...
Habeeb, Albert War's End
Dr. Albert Habeeb was assigned as a flight surgeon in the China-Burma-India Theater and travelled to Burma for a four-...
Morse, Ralph War's End
Ralph Morse was covering opening of schools in Aachen, Germany and based near Ike's [Annotator's Note: General of the...
O'Rorke, James War's End
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was divided into a group sent to a camp that overlooked a...
Laubner, William War's End
William Laubner was in Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: near Zagań, Germany (now Poland)] as a POW [Annotator's Note...
Bronstein, Isador War's End
Isadore Bronstein advanced but his company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th...
Kofsky, Bernard War's End
Bernard Kofsky's [Annotator's Note: with the 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] worst mission was in Schweinfurt [...
Ridyard, Herbert War's End
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Division [Annotator's Note: Ridyard served on a heavy machine gun crew in Company H...
Dullnig, Roland War's End
Shortly after the invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944...
Werner, Morton War's End
Morton William Werner [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS PC-1220 Patrol Craft] was in the Gulf of Mexico near Key...
Faust, Virgil War's End
Virgil Faust was a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: in Stalag XVII-B, Austria] during World War 2. Towards the end of...
Finkbeiner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Finkbeiner returned to Europe after being on leave. He carried bottles of whiskey with him to provide to his...
Auerbach, Gerald War's End
In late May 1945, Gerald Auerbach's crew was chosen to become the lead crew in the squadron [Annotator's Note: 881st...
Yamamoto, Albert War's End and Aerial Bombardments
Albert Yamamoto [Annotator's Note: a Japanese American living in Japan during World War 2] was attending school in...
Westbrook, James War's End and Discharge
When James Roland Westbrook [Annotator's Note: of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division]...
Moxon, Milton War's End and Discharge from the Army
Milton Moxon was evacuated to a military hospital in England after being severely wounded in Germany. He remained there...
Bollich, James War's End and Going Home
James Bollich was going to work [Annotator's Note: Bollich was a prisoner of war in Mukden, Manchuria, China] when he...
Cole, John War's End and Leyte
John H. Cole was on his way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...
Jasicko, Frank War's End and Liberation
In July 1944, Frank Jasicko was taken prisoner by the Germans after his plane was shot down in Hungary. He was sent to...
Roslensky, Marvin War's End and Liberation
Marvin A. Roslansky [Annotator's Note: a US Marine captured by the Japanese at Guam, Mariana Islands] and his fellow...
O'Rorke, James War's End and Liberation
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] became sick with diarrhea [Annotator's Note: loose, watery...
Love, John War's End and Liberation
John Edward Love and hundreds of other POWs' [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] continued to mine [Annotator's Note:...

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