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Amram, Fred Heading to America
Fred Amram rFred Amram remembers being on an ocean liner when they left Belgium. The trip was eventful for him. The...
Doundoulakis, Helias Heading to German-Occupied Greece
In March 1944, [Annotator's Note: after completing training with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)] Helias...
Mock, John Heading to the Front Lines
They [Annotator's Note: John Mock and his fellow soldiers of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th...
Trahan, Clifton Healing, War's End and Going Home
Clifton Trahan was hospitalized in Africa after being burned in a submarine attack while serving aboard the merchant...
Lents, Robert Health Issues
After liberation, Robert Lents was flown to Calcutta, India where he spent six weeks in a hospital. At the time he was...
McMullen, Milton Hell Ship and Sabotage
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. and other men were crammed into a ship heading to Japan [Annotator's Note: as a Japanese...
Rinas, Bruno Hell Ship to Japan
In Japan, the men would have to kneel on round sticks for hours. Bruno S. Rinas did not have that happen to him. He met...
Crowley, Daniel Hell Ships and Copper Mines
The Japanese would push the prisoners down into the bottom of the ships and force them to sleep on wooden platforms....
Carmody, Martin "Red" Helped by Friendly Islanders
As they [Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody and John Liska] approached, the entire village came to greet them. Carmody...
Armstrong, Henry Helping Gunskirchen Inmates
[Annotator's Note: Henry Armstrong served in the Army on a forward observer team in Battery B, 607th Field Artillery...
Nordstrom, Clyde Hideki Tojo and Other Prisoners in Sagumo Prison
Clyde Nordstrom was a guard at Sugamo Prison [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] and saw Hideki Tōjō [Annotator's Note:...
Loring, Bud Hiding From the Gestapo
[Annotator's Note: Bud Loring was badly burned after being shot down over France. Locals had taken him into a house to...
Warne, Therese Hiding out
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...
Fayerman, Severin His Family Reunites
[Annotator's Note: After liberation from a concentration camp, Severin Fayerman went to a United Nations displaced...
Kaiser, Raymond His Proudest Missions
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Kaiser returned to the United States after flying 116 missions in China.] Kaiser was in the...
Joyce, Josefine Hitler and other Nazi Dignitaries
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce saw Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] when he was in Vienna [Annotator's...
Gehlen, Wilhelm Hitler Youth to Jungvolk and Military Training
[Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2. He was in the Jungvolk...
Luce, Dwain Holland
[Annotator's Note: On 13 July 1944, Dwain Luce and the 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Holland
Edward "Babe" Heffron jumped into Holland and spent over 78 days there. The jump into the drop zone meant kill or be...
Skelton, Joy Holland then America
Joy Skelton returned to Holland and had a reunion with many of her relatives. Life there was difficult because the...
Livaudais, James Holland, Belgium and Germany
James Livaudais flew from England to Holland on 17 September 1944. Flying at about 500 feet at 150 miles per hour,...
Fontana, Frank Holland, Belgium and the Bulge
Frank Fontana went into Holland then Belgium. He was a supply sergeant for the whole outfit [Annotator's Note: 93rd...
League, Ray Holocaust and Postwar Career
Ray League never heard about the Holocaust prior to entering the Army. He did not want to know, but the Germans knew....
Davis, Charles Home and Iwo Jima
About eight months after the Helena went down [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50) was sunk during the Battle of...
McDermott, James Home and Retirement
James McDermott was at Moosburg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] when the Germans surrendered. He...
Vaadi, Eugene Home and Secret Missions
Eugene Vaadi remained in the military after he was liberated from Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (...
Lochra, Albert Home and War's End
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. went to London [Annotator's Note: London, England] on a three-day pass [Annotator's Note: an...
Trappey, Randolph Home Front Effort
One of Randolph Trappey's uncles had German prisoners of war working on his farm, and had a good relationship with them...
Nacey, Ed Home Then Japan and China
Edward Nacey and his crew got new pilots and went to bomb Peel [Annotator's Note: Peel, Netherlands]. Having seen what...
Wilson, James Honoring Friends
James Wilson's good friend John Oliveri [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Sergeant John James Oliveri] was intelligent...
Kerner, John Horrors of War
John Kerner was still in Normandy, when he was told of injured civilians nearby. He took a jeep and some men and went...
Slomka, Edwin Hospital Stay and Postwar Life
Edwin Slomka was in the hospital until June [Annotator's Note: June 1945], when he was shipped down to the George...
Jagers, Robert Hospital Stay in North Africa
From Gibraltar [Annotator's Note: Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory], Robert Jagers and his ship [Annotator's Note...
Squire, Vernon Hospitalized and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was wounded in a tank battle near Jülich, Germany on 25 February 1945.] His hands were...
Evans, Donald Hospitals at Home
Donald Evans had a couple of operations and could see [Annotator's Note: after being wounded when his armored car was...
Alaniz, George Hospitals Back Home
[Annotator's Note: George Alaniz arrived in San Diego, California after being severely wounded on Attu Island, Alaska...

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