Interactions with Allied troops

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Meader, Byron Europe Experience
Byron Herbert Meader was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and assigned to Headquarters, 271st Infantry Regiment [...
Fried, J. M. European Tour
On 25 December 1944, Christmas Day, J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr., boarded the vessel that would take him to the European...
Hanson, Wilfred Evacuated from Peleliu
Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] saw Wilfred Hanson's [Annotator's Note: with Company K...
Scott, Donald Evacuating the Prison Camp
Donald Scott, a prisoner of war in Germany, describes being able to hear the guns of the Germans attacking the...
McLaurine, Luke Evacuation from Stalag Luft III
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. and the others heard the guns approaching the camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...
Langrehr, Henry Evading Recapture and Back in American Hands
Henry Langrehr had some near misses while evading recapture [Annotator's Note: after escaping from a prisoner of war...
Shawn, Gilbert Evading the Germans
[Annotator's Note: Gilbert S. Shawn was a prisoner of war after his aircraft was shot down on 12 April 1944.] After...
Williams, Kenneth Evasion in France
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Doolan, Robert Evasion then Capture
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a navigator on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber that was heavily damaged...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...
Raaen, John Exiting Omaha Beach
John Raaen and the men around him were ready to get on with the job that they were trained to do. They were tired of...
Callander, Sherwin Experiences at Pearl Harbor
At Pearl Harbor, Sherwin Callander was reassigned to the sea plane tender USS Wright (AV-1). The vessel carried men and...
Amore, Frederick Experiences in Africa
When he was overseas, Frederick Amore was servicing mostly C-46s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss C-46 Commando transport...
Berman, Stanley Experiences in England
Stanley Berman [Annotator's Note: with the 8th Air Force in England] trained on a Stearman PT-17 [Annotator's Note:...
Payn, Thomas Experiences in Port
When in port, Thomas Payn said the Canadians interacted with American troops. He recalled one incident at a barroom in...
Stovroff, Irwin Experiences in the POW Camp
Irwin Stovroff marched into his POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp, Stalag Luft I, and was greeted by...
Lewis, Noah Experiencing Racism on Guam
Noah Lewis remembers the people on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] were friendly towards black people....
Pierce, John Facing the Enemy in Europe
John Edward Pierce [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion] was given orders to settle 50...
Boitnott, Monty Faid Pass
Monty Joe Boitnott rested after Sened Station. The groups that were supposed to move toward the port did not make it...
Frazier, Glenn Falling Back to the Bataan Peninsula
Glenn Frazier was in the Philippines on 8 December 1941 when the war started. [Annotator's Note: The date difference is...
Roed, Harold False Alarms
Harold Roed and his unit [Annotator's Note: 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 13th Airborne Division] were alerted to...
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...
Slay, Charles Feeding German Civilians
Once, after the war had ended in Europe, a guard told Charles Slay there was a German woman he could not get rid of and...
Dunne, Edward Feeding Orphans in France
Edward Dunne went to England and then made Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France aboard the USS LST-53] as one...
Leavy, Eugene Feelings about the Russians
Eugene T. Leavy talks about problems with the Russians in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany] while he was a...
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...
Raner, Norman Field Commission
On Christmas Day 1943 [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1943], Norman Raner was transferred to a little airfield. Mark...
Hanson, Wilfred Fierce Combat on Peleliu
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] heard a man...
Lederer, Henry Fighter Plane Combat
Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today. They knew...
Evans, Donald Fighting at Mihiel
Donald Evans and his unit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] were doing some...
Howland, Gilbert Fighting at Walawbum
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] The Ledo Road [Annotator's Note: overland...
Nolan, Warren Fighting Fires and Recovering the Dead
Warren Nolan was aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) when it was hit by two kamikaze aircraft on 11 May 1945. The deck...
Ananian, Stephen Fighting German Jets
Stephen Ananian says that the idea that if the Germans had built their jet fighters sooner in the war, it would have...
Gatlin, Carl Fighting in Casablanca
Carl Robert Gatlin enlisted in the Army and after training, he was sent to Blackstone, Virginia to be shipped overseas...
Ruiz, Manuel Fighting in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Various noises are heard in the background throughout this clip.] Manuel Ruiz was frightful in...
Engel, Robert Fighting in France and Germany
Robert Engel's ship had to dodge German u-boats [Annotator's Note: German submarine] by zig-zagging [Annotator's Note:...

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