Interactions with Allied troops

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Richard, Martin Shot Down Over France
On Martin Richard's last mission, the British were pinned down on the beachhead around Caen [Annotator's Note: Caen,...
Carter, Alex Sicily
Alex Carter Sr. went to boot camp in Norfolk, Virginia. He wanted to go to Vicksburg, Mississippi for welding school,...
Compton, Bryan Sicily to Anzio
For two or three days, the Germans would stop, shoot at the American troops and then run [Annotator's Note: during the...
Evans, Donald Sicily to England
In Europe, they said the Americans were happy-go-lucky all the time and they were. There was a saying, "some people...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" Sicily to India
Lloyd Rogers was on the eastern coast of Sicily [Annotator’s Note: Sicily, Italy]. From there they bombed Italy. Then...
Morgan, Fred Sicily to Naples
In July 1943, Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th...
Reluga, Matthew Silver Star Actions
Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] died in April [Annotator's...
Gikas, Gus Sinking of the HMT Rohna
Gus Gikas and his unit spent six weeks in North Africa, mainly in training exercises simulating shipboard problems that...
Skardon, Ben Sinking of the Oryoku Maru
On 13 December 1944, Ben Skardon was among about 1,600 prisoners from Bilibid Prison who were marched down to a dock...
Tizzard, Thomas Sinking of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Thomas Tizzard was on the USS Helena (CL-50) when it was hit by torpedoes ans sunk on 6 July 1943 [Annotator's Note:...
Johnson, Burton Six Brothers Who Served
Burton "Burt" Johnson had five brothers in the war as well as him. Three were in the Air Corps, two in the Navy, and he...
Nickerson, Edward Six Missions and Postwar Career
Edward Nickerson remembers little black puffs of smoke on a mission when they were shooting at him. He remembers...
Haines, Joseph Skirmishes on Okinawa
Joseph Haines wrote home. The letters were censored. He could not say more than he was doing fine. [Annotator's Note:...
Quigley, Tom Slapton Sands and D-Day Landing
Tom Quigley jumped on a train and made his way with the other soldiers down to central England to a military base at...
Kerner, John Slipping Through Enemy Lines
John Kerner was in the Battle of Mortain [Annotator's Note: Operation Lüttich, German counterattack during Battle of...
Maduell, Audrey Soap Bubbles in the Pacific
On a small island in the Pacific Ocean, some native peoples were fascinated by some crystal balls floating in the air...
Bussel, Norman Solitary Confinement
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He was captured and interrogated by a...
Sichler, George Southern France
Southern France [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944] was the easiest...
Zuras, Nicholas Southern France Invasion
Nicholas J. Zuras was on the USS Barnett (APA-5), which formed part of the landing force in Southern France [Annotator'...
Ngai, Johnny Souvenirs and Recovering the Dead
It was a lot colder in Germany than France for Johnny Ngai. They went in August [Annotator's Note: to France in August...
Galella, Armando Souvenirs, Going Home and War's End
While on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Mariana Islands], Armando Galella said the signal guys would go out on Ducks...
Wolf, Robert Speaking German and Germans
Robert Wolf carried an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]....
Willette, Edward Special Services
Edward G. Willette was in Verviers, Belgium, and wrote home quite often. One of his letters described how, when the...
Kinzler, Robert Specialist Schools and Hawaii After the Japanese Attack
Robert Kinzler didn't move with his regiment [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] to...
Davis, Jack Speeding Through France
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], a friend of Jack Davis' [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st...
Dearman, Alfred Sports and Prison Visits
Alfred Dearman played baseball and football. They had two good teams. They played a lot of other Army units around...
Baum, Irving Spremberg to Moosburg
After 27 hours, Irving Baum and the other prisoners [Annotator's Note: after evacuating from Stalag Luft III in Sagan,...
Keller, Jack Squadron Mate Tries to Kill Him
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Shaw, Roger SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw was assigned to the SS George Gayle on the Industrial Canal while it was still being completed by the...
Walter, Louis SS James Smith
Louis John Walter departed New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] on the James Smith [Annotator's Note: SS...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-A
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld reached Stalag III-A at Frankfurt an der Oder [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt an der Oder,...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld arrived at Stalag III-B [Annotator's Note: near Fürstenberg, Germany] about 30 miles south of...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag IV-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld and his fellow prisoners reached Mühlberg [Annotator's Note: Mühlberg, Germany] and Stalag IV-...
Gaterman, Walter Stalag IV-B
Walter Gaterman arrived at Stalag IV-B near Mühlberg, Germany. He had been interrogated three or four times beforehand...
Sacks, John Stalag Luft I
John Sacks was in a camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany] with four compounds that housed about 9,...

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