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Rinas, Bruno Surrender
Bruno S. Rinas believes that had the Americans been given better training and equipment, they would have held out...
Rinas, Bruno Surrender and Cabanatuan
During the surrender, Bruno S. Rinas was sick, or he would have run into the hills. He discussed it with some comrades...
Serna, Fernando Surrender of Corregidor
Fernando Serna was treated harshly by the Japanese immediately after the surrender of Corregidor. He saluted a Japanese...
Johnson, Erwin Surrender of Mariveles
Erwin Johnson was an aircraft mechanic [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 48th Material Squadron, 27th Bombardment...
Ernest, Malcolm Surrendered
[Annotator's Note: Malcolm Ernest was among the Americans who were surrendered to the Japanese in Bataan, Philippines...
Bollich, James Surrendering
When James Bollich ran out of food, he started hunting. He was using World War 1 era ammunition. One day while hunting...
Love, John Surrendering and the Bataan Death March
In April 1942, John Edward Love [Annotator's Note: with the 200th Coastal Artillery Regiment] was in a foxhole along...
Warne, Therese Surrendering to the Japanese
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...
Frazier, Glenn Surrendering to the Japanese
Glenn Frazier heard Tokyo Rose broadcast to the defenders of the Philippines that no reinforcements were on the way. [...
Pbert, Herman Surrendering to the SS
Day-to-day, Herman Pbert just tried to stay alive, find food, and get ammunition. C4s [Annotator's Note: Composition C-...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Survival
Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...
Celaya, Adolfo Survival at Sea
Adolfo V. Celaya heard men who seemed to know each other [Annotator’s Note: while in the Pacific Ocean after the...
Murphy, Paul Survival at Sea
Paul J. Murphy got into the water which was covered with oil and black tar [Annotator’s Note: he had just abandoned the...
Cohen, Jack Survival to Liberation
Living in a monastery [Annotator's Note: Monastery of Saint George, Skyros, Greece], there was nothing for Jack Cohen...
Kibort, Reva Surviving after the Nazi Camps
Reva Kibort was liberated in a hostile country with no one to protect them [Annotator's Note: she had been an inmate at...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Surviving as a POW
It meant a lot to Clarence Derrington when he helped his friend Rubinstein and his friend, in turn, helped him survive...
Vaadi, Eugene Surviving As A Prisoner
On 2 March 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down over Dresden, Germany. Once a prisoner of war, he was...
Polonski, Bluma Surviving Auschwitz
Bluma Polonski remembers life in Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp...
Kleiner, Leona Surviving Auschwitz
Leona Kleiner reflects on the individuals who survived [Annotator's Note: Kleiner spent over three years in the...
Dawson, Zhanna Surviving in Poltava
Zhanna Dawson stayed with her benefactor who took her into his home [Annotator's Note: Dawson was hired to help the...
Damiano, George Surviving on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalls an incident where his comrade, Blacky [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], was hit...
Ginrich, Ralph Surviving Prison Camp
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich had little to do for entertainment as a prisoner of war (POW). Some men played cards. There were no...
Bollich, James Surviving the Bataan Death March
Going through a barrier, James Bollich and a friend ran into Japanese troops after getting separated from the group....
Rosendahl, Robert Surviving the Bataan Death march and Reflections
For Robert Rosendahl, fear is what kept him going during the Bataan Death March. The Japanese were barbarians. Very few...
Carroll, Wesley Surviving the Crash
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll what was going through his mind when his plane was going down.]...
DeMott, Joseph Surviving the Ordeal
According to Joseph DeMott, Americans were not beaten as badly as the other prisoners. Personally, he used "his brains...
Baron, Judith Sweden
Judith Baron arrived in Sweden along with many other sick people on the ship [Annotator's Note: she departed from...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Taken Off the Front
Francis Resta was soaked in his comrade's blood, and, at first, mistaken for dead. He was given morphine and his...
Brooks, Curtis Taken Out of Manila to Leyte
A few days after being liberated from their internment in Santo Tomas in Manila, Curtis Brooks and his brother were...
Jasicko, Frank Taken Prisoner
In July 1944, Frank Jasicko [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group,...
Edwards, Randall Taken Prisoner
After Corregidor fell to the Japanese, Randall Edwards was held there for about a month, during which time the Japanese...
Lents, Robert Taken Prisoner
When the crew abandoned the USS Perch (SS-176), Robert Lents said some of the guys in the water turned on their...
Johnson, Malcolm Taken Prisoner
Malcolm Johnson went to hide with a Marine sergeant about 300 yards from the airstrip on Wake Island. The Japanese...
Griffith, Ralph Taken Prisoner and Shipped to China
When they heard news of the surrender, Ralph Griffith and his fellow soldiers destroyed their rifles and proceeded to...
Hanley, Fiske Taken Prisoner by the Kenpeitai
First, Fiske Hanley said, he prayed [Annotator's Note: after bailing out of his battle damaged Boeing B-29...
Faust, Virgil Taken Prisoner in Germany
Taken captive, Virgil Faust went with the farmer to his house, and an older girl went off on a bicycle to alert the...

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