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Rosenbloom, Myers Early Life
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was born in June 1922 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He has three sisters, many nieces and...
Kanter, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Kanter was born in November 1923 in Helena, Alabama. He grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Early Life and Ancestry
Ivan Bodis-Wollner was born in October 1937 in Szeged, Hungary. The first registration on his mother's side for noble-...
Lorenzen, Angus Early Life and Ancestry in China
Angus Lorenzen was born in August 1935 in Carlisle, England. His family home was in China but expatriates had to go...
Doolan, Robert Early Life and Meeting His Heroes
Robert Doolan was born in March 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was wonderful to grow up in Cincinnati and he still loves...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Early Life in Nazi Germany
Anneliese Nossbaum was born 8 January 1929 in Guben, Germany but moved to Bonn at age two. Her first experiences in...
Irvine, Elizabeth "Elizabeth Lautzenheiser" Early Life in the Philippines
Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine was born in July 1927 in Baguio, Philippines [Annotator's Note: Baguio, Luzon,...
Samuelson, Arne Early Life, Education, and Basic Training
Arne Samuelson was born in January 1922 in Sandefjord, Norway. He was two years old when he immigrated to America with...
Cohn, Marthe Earning More Medals
Marthe Cohn took the train from Singen to Freiburg, Germany. That was the last time she took a train because every few...
Schafer, Leon Effects of the War
Leon Schafer is certain the war affected his life afterwards. Number one, he never left his wife. When he got home, he...
Steinfeld, Manfred Emigrating from Germany
Manfred Steinfeld was born in a small town of 419 people in Germany in April 1924. He attended public schools. When...
Bass, Leon Encountering Southern Racism
Leon Bass was training in Mississippi. Black soldiers were to be given ideas about why we were fighting the war. The...
Hardy, George End of the War in Europe
George Hardy does not remember when he heard that the war was over. They knew it was close because they were running...
Spinato, Angelo England and Race Relations
Angelo Joseph Spinato's first four days at sea were beautiful. He was in an 88-ship convoy [Annotator's Note: with...
Hardy, George Enlisting as an Aviation Cadet
George Hardy's father persuaded him to not join his brother in the Navy because of the race problem. He would be...
Werner, Jack Enlistment to Attu
Jack Werner felt that he was at home when he came to the United States. It seemed that this is where he belonged. It...
Shaner, Robert Ensign to New Guinea
Robert D. Shaner was called up 1 July 1943 to go to a school in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Arizona State Teachers College...
Fayerman, Severin Entering Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman will never forget entering the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp...
Dawson, Ruffin Entrance into Service
Ruffin Walker Dawson was born in Saint Francisville, Louisiana in 1924 [Annotator's Note: November 1924]. He grew up on...
Dixon, Leon Entrance to Service
Leon Dixon can only remember that it was 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Escape from Hungary
It was a relatively small crowd at the University [Annotator's Note: University of Szeged in Szeged, Hungary] when Ivan...
Cohn, Marthe Escape from Occupied France
Marthe Cohn decided she and her family needed to leave Poitiers, France and cross into unoccupied territory after a...
Rothenberg, Judith Escape to Barcelona
Judith Rothenberg [Annotator's Note: a Belgian Jewish child who escaped to the south of France with her parents and...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Escapes and Deaths
Micha Tomkiewicz and his family were living in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Because of his father's Polish Army...
Amram, Fred Escaping Germany
Fred Amram remembers seeing the words “only for Jews” on a bench at a park. The letter J was on the shops owned by Jews...
Schaller, Henry Escorted Home by Tuskegee Airmen
A typical day for Henry Schaller would start with a briefing at four o'clock in the morning. If the target was to be...
Winnier, Lawrence Ethnic Identity and Issues
The Japanese were treated wrongly and were put into concentration camps [Annotator's Note: forced relocation and...
Reilly, Joseph Experience with Death
Joseph Dean Reilly [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Rothenberg, Judith Experiencing Anti-Semitism
Judith Rothenberg was born in Antwerp [Annotator's Note: Antwerp, Belgium], and later moved to Brussels [Annotator's...
Martin, Robert Family Life
Robert Martin moved into New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] on Saint Claude Street in a mixed-race...
Winnier, Lawrence Feelings About War
After Lawrence Winnier left the Argonne [Annotator's Note: USS Argonne (AS-10)], he was sent to Schumacher, California...
Dunne, Edward Feelings Towards Enemies
Edward Dunne [Annotator's Note: a crewmember aboard the USS LST-53] did not like the Germans or the Japanese. He still...
Landry, Coleen Feelings Towards the Enemy
Coleen Landry remembers when her parents were told that her brother Reed was missing in action. It took about a month...
Yip, Wallace Feelings Towards the Japanese
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wallace Yip, Sr. what it felt like to hear the news of the Japanese attack on...
Whitworth, Vaughan Feelings Towards the Japanese
Vaughn Whitworth remembers celebrating V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945]. He felt that...
Howland, Gilbert Fighting at Walawbum
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] The Ledo Road [Annotator's Note: overland...

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