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Riggsby, Norman German Occupation and Nuremburg
Norman Riggsby worked as an MP [Annotator’s Note: military policeman] and as a judge. When they not on motorcycle...
Tweedt, Vernon T. German Resistance and Hepatitis
Vernon Tweedt and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 131st Field Artillery Battalion, 36th Infantry Division] were...
Aalders, Johannes Germans in the Netherlands
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Johannes Aalders speaking mid-conversation.] It was like the Germans were not...
Friedenberg, Bernard Germany
Bernard Friedenberg fought at Aachen, Germany on the Siegfried Line. He was doing the same thing over and over again...
Alexander, Joseph Germany and Then America
After making it into Germany [Annotator's Note: after being liberated from the Landsberg subcamp of Dachau...
Szafran, Daniel Germany, Leaving Europe and Hitchhiking with German Soldiers
After having been liberated from Auschwitz, [Annotator’s Note: Auschwitz II-Birkenau; Brzesinka, Poland] Daniel Szafran...
Blake, Christopher Gertrude Stein and Picasso
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Smith, Rothacker Getting Hit
Rothacker Smith entered Sommocolonia on 1 December [Annotator's Note: 1 December 1944] and his last day there was 28...
Smith, John Getting Into Combat
Starting in December 1943, John Smith was on New Guinea preparing for combat in the Admiralty Islands. They landed on...
Adams, Lynward Getting News
Lynward Joseph "Buddy" or "Bud" Adams was a Navy Armed Guard and guarded US Merchant Marine ships during World War 2....
Stern, Guy Getting Out of Germany
Guy Stern was born Guenther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany in January 1922. He lived in Hildesheim until he left for the...
Walker, Mort Getting Out of the Army
One day, Mort Walker heard on the radio that the war was over so he arranged for a train to take all of the Germans,...
Bennett, Richard Getting to Know PT-470
Richard Bennett described the PT-470 as being armed with a thunderbolt, which is a 37mm and a 20mm cannon mounted...
Losada, Vincent Getting to Know the Crew
Vincent Losada was commissioned as a flight officer after he received all his training. He was sent to Drew Air Force...
Buschmeier, Frank Getting to know the crew
Frank Buschmeier went to armament school in Denver, Colorado. In Denver, the men were split into training groups for...
Born, James Getting to Know the Japanese
James Born remarked on his feelings of the Japanese during World War 2. He had a very low opinion of the Japanese...
Kelley, Archie Girls in Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after graduating from the United States...
Rubin, Mark Given Up to the Gestapo
Mark Rubin says his father Karl was one of the smartest people he's ever known. In 1942, Karl was 31 and in business...
Moen, Virgil Gliding into Normandy
[Annotator's Note: Virgil Clayton Moen served in the 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, 9th Air...
Grunte, Leon Goebbels’ Great Promises
The Germans interviewed Leon Grunte to join the German work service [Annotator's Note: Reich Labour Service (...
Jones, Johnnie Going Ashore at Omaha Beach
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior went ashore at Omaha [Annotator's Note: Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, 7 June 1944 with the...
Wichterich, George Going Home
Before George Wichterich went overseas he was in Camp Miles Standish near Boston for a couple weeks getting his shots...
Higgins, Richard Going Home and Japanese Tactics
Richard Higgins left Peleliu and went to Pavuvu and got off the ship. The next day a clerk told Higgins that he was...
Phillips, Sidney Going Home and Leaving Sledge on Pavuvu
Sidney Philips remembers someone being perfect. He was handsome, young, and the girls loved him. Phillips tells...
Blackwell, Astley Going Home and Looking Back
Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...
Liles, Robert Going Home and Meeting His Wife
Robert Liles was awarded a number of decorations. He was awarded the Silver Star for the mission during which he and...
Leaming, Jack Going Home and Postwar Service
Jack Leaming arrived in Tokyo after the Japanese surrender and was put aboard a hospital ship. They were stripped naked...
LaPorta, Edward Going Home and Visiting A Fellow POW
Edward LaPorta and the other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] did not hear them [Annotator's Note: the German...
Venverloh, Joseph Going through France with 2nd Armored Division
Joseph Venerloh was sent to a replacement depot, from there was assigned, and loaded up into a truck. He was dropped at...
McAuliffe, Edwin Going to College With Veterans
Edwin McAuliffe graduated high school the year the war ended. When he started his first year of college at Southeastern...
Scales, James Going to Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was a battalion commander [Annotator's Note: of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Nerison, James "Jim" Going to the Philippines, Discharge and Postwar Life
James Nerison was sent home because it was his turn. After a year, men in his outfit were sent home for a 30 day...
Weber, Rosemarie Going to the United States
After being liberated [Annotator's Note: from the Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila, Philippines], people were...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Going to War in New Orleans
Albert James "Jim" Ward was born in September 1927 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. He was 14...
Bussel, Norman Good Luck Charm
Norman Bussel’s pilot wanted him and the engineer, [Annotator’s Note: Staff Sergeant William Peters, top turret gunner...
Hardy, George Graduation and Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about Dr. Rothacker Smith, a medic in the Medical Section, 2nd Battalion, 366th...

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