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Carder, Theodore Prisoner of War
Theodore Noel Carder and his platoon [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division]...
Fitts, Charles Prisoner of War
Charles Fitts, Jr. and the other prisoners were taken to a bunker. There, they realized just how many of the men had...
Oakes, Robert Prisoner of War
Robert Tyler Oakes was pushed and shoved around by the villagers after being captured after bailing out of his plane....
Burns, Lloyd Prisoner of War
Lloyd Burns was forced to walk with other prisoners for seven days. They slept in barns at night and traveled during...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Prisoner of War
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was stripped of his valuables after he was taken prisoner of war. [Annotator's Note:...
Borne, Edwin Prisoner of War
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. first encountered Japanese assault troops soon after Devereux [Annotator's Note: then US Marine...
Franzky, Gerhard Prisoner of War
[Annotator's Note: Gerhard Franzky served in the Waffen SS as a communications officer in Headquarters, 22nd Regiment,...
Charles, Howard Prisoner of War
Howard Robert Charles became a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: after the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30) in...
Godbold, Bryghte Prisoner of War
Bryghte Davis Godbold was shipped to Shanghai from Wake Island after its fall. He was taken to an empty compound near...
McLaurine, Luke Prisoner of War
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was taken by train to Frankfurt [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt, Germany] with his crew and...
Gournay, Harold Prisoner of War
Harold Gournay was captured by the Germans and taken by truck from Yugoslavia to Austria. [Annotator's Note: Gournay...
Finesmith, Max Prisoner of War
Max Finesmith did not have time to think after his bomber had been fatally damaged. Everything was happening so fast...
Paul, John Prisoner of War
[Annotator's Note: John Paul served in the US Army Air Forces as a pilot flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Bondola, Thomas Prisoner of War (POW) Camp
Thomas Bondola was held with about 150 other prisoners in a compound surrounded by barbed wire fencing [Annotator’s...
Hirschmann, Peter Prisoner of War and Liberation
Peter Hirschmann [Annotator's Note: a member of Company F, 2nd battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry...
Liberato, Louis Prisoner of War Camps
Louis Liberato had never experienced death before he went to Europe. He was loaded into a boxcar [Annotator's Note:...
Roxandich, George Prisoner of War Experience
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: wounded and captured by Germans while serving with Company B, 415th Infantry...
Bowers, Roger Prisoner of War Experience and Liberation
Roger Bowers describes the camp guards [Annotator's Note: at Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany] as mostly SS troops [...
Lockhart, Richard Prisoner of War Experience in Stalag IX-B
Richard Lockhart disposed of his weapons and marched off into captivity [Annotator's Note: following his capture on 19...
Harrison, Charles Prisoner of War in China
Charles Harrison said the trip on the Nitta Maru prison ship was miserable. It docked in Japan, but didn't stay there,...
Clift, Gilbert Prisoner of War in Germany
After becoming a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war], Gilbert Clift was taken back to the German positions where he...
Mills, George Prisoner of War Life to War's End
George F. Mills [Annotator's Note: captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Ginrich, Ralph Prisoner of War--POW
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich made a few friends in the prison camps [Annotator’s Note: he had been captured at Sidi Bou Zid,...
König, Karl Prisoner to America
Karl Friedrich "Charley” König [Annotator's Note: or Koenig] said to himself the Americans had no manners or did not...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Prisoner to War's End
On 19 March 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe was on a mission [Annotator's Note: with 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group...
Guitard, Robert Prisoners and Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Robert Guitard was assigned to the Prisoner of War Enclosure 339, Prisoner of War Information Bureau...
Skelton, Joy Prisoners of Japan
Joy Skelton had unidentifiable nightmares during 9-11 [Annotator's Note: the terrorist attacks on the United States on...
Williams, Kenneth Protected in Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
O'Donnell, Joseph Proud American
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner on the Black March in February 1945.] One officer guard got them...
Brannan, Joseph PT Boat Action in the Mediterranean
Joseph Brannan returned to Melville, Rhode Island as a PT boat instructor [Annotator's Note: at the Motor Torpedo Boat...
Littig, Charles Ross PT Boat Action in the Mediterranean
Charles Littig returned to the United States after his posting to Pearl Harbor and Midway. He learned that he was to be...
Gaffney, James PT Boat and Crew
James Gaffney reviews the crew and officers of the PT Boat he served on in World War II. Some were good and some not so...
Sherbecoe, Martin PT Boat Training and Occupation Duty
Martin Sherbecoe recalled a couple of incidents from PT boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boat] school. One...
Schneider, Irwin PT Patrol Injury and New Guinea
Irwin Schneider was injured on a PT boat patrol out of Milne Bay [Annotator’s Note: in Papua New Guinea]. He went to...
Gaffney, James PT Performance
James Gaffney’s assessment of the John Wayne World War II movie entitled "They Were Expendable" was that it was mostly...
Bronder, Benedict PT-305 Crewmen
Benedict Bronder came aboard PT-305 while it was in New Orleans, Louisiana. That was where he met his fellow crewman...

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