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Radke Azvedo, Ingrid America
After surviving the bombing of Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin was bombed 363 times between 1940 and 1945] as a child...
Horton, Alan Battleship Quartermaster, Bombarding Attu and Leaving the USS Nevada (BB-36)
Allen Horton reported aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), and a fellow Princeton acquaintance helped him settle into...
Peterson, Dale Becoming a Sailor
Dale Peterson volunteered for the Navy and was sent for training at the Farragut Naval Training Center in Idaho. He...
Poole, John Becoming a Soldier
John Poole was born in Mercy, Texas in 1923. The Great Depression represented hard times for Poole. His father had a...
Pogue, John Becoming a Soldier
John Pogue was a capable typist when he entered the Army. He was told that with his ability to type 70 words per minute...
Baron, Judith Bergen-Belsen
Judith Baron experienced hell on earth at Bergen-Belsen. The camp was not prepared for the mass number of people...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Bombing Missions, Part 1
Assigned as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] gunner with the 527th Bombardment...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid Bombing of Berlin
Ingrid Radke-Azvedo could tell who was bombing Berlin at night by the sounds of the planes [Annotator's Note: Berlin...
Gruber, Harper Boot Camp, Joining the USS YMS-339 and Overseas Deployment
Harper Gruber found boot camp very rough, but very beneficial in terms of his physical conditioning. After school, his...
Frazier, Glenn Camp O'Donnell Prison Camp
Glenn Frazier entered a compound after the long Bataan Death March. The marchers were so fatigued that they simply...
Fadem, Leroy Catapult Officer aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479)
Leroy Fadem experienced his only occasion of seasickness on the shakedown cruise to Guantanamo aboard the USS Stevens (...
Crosby, Thomas Changes in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
As time went by, Thomas Crosby and his family had to assimilate to the changes going on in the internment camp [...
Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Damage, Destruction and Depression
He never wants to forget how bad war is, and Francis Resta said he will always protest American involvement in...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid Deaths of Her Parents
Ingrid Radke-Azvedo could not fathom seeing a child starving and then sit down and smoke cigarettes and eat the child's...
Heming, Barbara Family in America
Barbara Heming's first husband died in 1978 of Lou Gehrig's Disease. They were living in Wayne, New Jersey and he was...
Linquata, Michael Freedom and Postwar Life
Michael Linquata and his friend Ray Miller were taken to an airport in Germany after their liberation. They were...
Gutman, Jack Getting Help from the Veterans' Administration
Jack Gutman said the flashbacks would come when he went to bed, and the memories were magnified: the invasions, the...
Baron, Judith Hell at Bergen-Belsen
Judith Baron was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen. It was absolutely hell. When they first arrived, they slept in tents. It...
Skaggs, Jack Liberation, Returning Home, and Discharge
Following the Japanese surrender, Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] made an American...
Knight, Edwin New Guinea
Edwin Knight did not know where he was being shipped. He arrived at his destination at night and was told he was in New...
Kubiak, Frank Operation Torch
Frank Kubiak went to North Africa with his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)]. They were on the receiving...
Gaffney, James PT Boats on Rough Seas
James Gaffney reveals how the PT Boat reacted to rough seas. Included is an explanation of how the bilge pumping system...
Smith, Rothacker Quartermaster Duty in Texas
After he was transferred from Camp Stewart, Georgia, Rothacker Smith went to Texas where he was assigned to a...
Schilperoort, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Schilperoot feels World War 2 should continue to be studied. Many of his memories are personal. They are the...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Returning Home
Edward "Babe" Heffron was looking forward to reuniting with a couple of broads [Annotator's Note: females] upon his...
Knudson, Robert Seabee Assignment
Robert Knudson wasn't surprised, but was disappointed that his colorblindness disqualified him from being on a ship. He...
Auld, Lorene Soldiers Silent about the War
The soldiers that Lorene Auld taught [Annotator's Note: at the Air Force Clerk Tyoist School in Norman, Oklahoma], were...
Bussel, Norman Therapy and Helping Veterans
Even now not a day goes by that Norman Bussel does not think of the four of crew members who were killed when their...
Witmer, Donald Underway Aboard the USS Twiggs (DD-591)
Donald Witmer was on the USS Twiggs (DD-591) for its shakedown cruise to Bermuda. It was Christmas of 1943, and Witmer...
Kibort, Reva Warsaw Ghetto
Reva Kibort and her family were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto surrounded by its ten foot high walls. The Jews lost...
Kopp, Alois Working on the Railroad of Death
Alois Kopp was a pharmacist's mate aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) prior to its sinking. He was captured by the Japanese...