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Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Reflections
Blanche Gangwere maintained contact with only one Red Cross girl she worked with during the war. Her name was Elizabeth...
Linger, Russell Reflections
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. was very happy that the war was over. They had good food on the ship coming home. His wife...
Spangenberg, Nicole Reflections and Final Thoughts
Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg learned to survive because of World War 2. She learned to fend for herself and take what she...
Blonder, Erwin Reflections and Friendships
Erwin Blonder remembers the events of the Lost Battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment,...
McMullen, Milton Reflections as a POW
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. thinks the aftereffects of the bombings around Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] was the...
Wilson, Adolph Reflections on Combat in the Pacific
Adolph Wilson was in college when he heard about Pearl Harbor. At 18 years old, he was playing football and running...
Genrich, Howard Reflections on the War
Howard Genrich went overseas in October 1944. Information about the progress of the war was available to him. He was at...
Greene, Whayland Reflections on the War
World War 2 made Whayland Harvel Greene appreciate food, water, and shelter. He had no food for five days during his...
Miller, Irving Reflections on the War
Irving Miller joined the Army in November 1943. Prior to that, he had been in the New York National Guard. He trained...
Moss, Roy Rehab, War's End and Postwar
Roy Joseph Moss spent time in a rehabilitation hospital [Annotator's Note: after being wounded in March 1945]. He was...
Singlaub, John Rehabilitating POWs
John Singlaub had a problem getting into the POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp on Hainan Island. The...
Wombacher, Delbert Reims and Metz, France
Delbert Wombacher was in Reims [Annotator's Note: Reims, France]. A call came out from headquarters, who knew they had...
Ridyard, Herbert Relatives in Great Britain
Herbert W. Ridyard turned down a leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] to...
Dahme, Maud Relatives Sent to Sobibor
[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were reunited with their parents in April 1945 after hiding from the Nazis...
Clark, Russell Relfections
Russell Clark matured as a result of his time in the war. He became more religious after contemplating his survival...
Dietrick, Alfred Relieved by Italian Troops
Alfred Dietrick and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry...
Shapiro, Lester Religion and Illnesses
Lester Shapiro was in a combat engineering outfit [Annotator's Note: 209th Engineer Combat Battalion] and was the first...
LaPorta, Edward Religious Services, War News, and Entertainment in Stalag III-B
Edward LaPorta and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] got a lot of things done in the camp [Annotator...
Inghram, Robert Relocation then Liberation
Robert Inghram and his fellow prisoners were moved to Moosburg. The prisoners were given 30 minutes to pack. The...
Kahn, Eric Relocation to Terezin
Until 1945, Eric Kahn's family stayed together in Wiesbaden, Germany, often taking refuge in cellars during air raids....
Hurd, Francis Remagen Bridge, Colonel Pergrin, and the End of the War
When moving from place to place they had to keep alert. During the building of the Remagen bridge, Francis Hurd was...
Lewis, Donald Remembering Being Torpedoed
As an adult decades later, there was a disaster in the Atlantic with the Andrea Doria [Annotator's Note: the SS Andrea...
Pipes, Richard Remembering Pearl Harbor , Drafted into the Army and Becoming an American Citizen
It was the habit of Richard Pipes' college fraternity brothers to sit around and listen to the radio, and it was a...
Wolnerman, David Remembering the Holocaust
David Wolnerman began to speak about his experiences of the Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah; the...
Biernacki, Chester Repairs then Australia
Chester Biernacki and the USS Helena (CL-50) participated in several shore bombardments [Annotator's Note: after action...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Repatriation
Olen Grant spent Christmas 1943 in a prison camp. For Grant, the holidays were just like any other day. Some of the...
Keller, Richard Replacements and Arrival on Bougainville
[Annotator's Note: Richard Keller served in the Army as the company commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 148th...
Murphy, Paul Rescue
By the night of 5 August [Annotator’s Note: 1945], Paul J. Murphy had been in the sea for five nights and four days [...
Harrell, Edgar Rescued
Edgar Harrell had very little energy and was just hoping for someone to discover him [Annotator's Note: while floating...
Thelen, Richard Rescued by the USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368)
One morning, Richard Thelen saw a plane fly over him and he knew that he was about to be rescued [Annotator's Note: USS...
Lebow, Cleatus Rescued From the Pacific
Sharks began circling the group of survivors, and Cleatus Lebow said the predators were attacking men who broke away...
Smith, William J. Rescued in the Ocean
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, New Guinea. He was rescued and...
Singlaub, John Rescuing POWs
John Singlaub returned to Kunming and was met by an officer at the airplane. Orders were received from OSS [Annotator's...
Hanning, David Reserves and Reflections
David Hanning retired after 32 years in the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses the...
Warne, Therese Resourcing Food
After three years of being in an internment camp [Annotator's Note: Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila Internment...
Crump, Ralph Response to the Attack on Pearl Harbor
When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Ralph Crump said there was "tremendous panic" in the Los Angeles area. They immediately...

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