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Sterrie, Norman Lexington Enters Combat
Norman Sterrie thought Hawaii was a nice experience for a man from the mid-west [Annotator's Note: Sterrie was from St...
Hahn, Clifford Leyte
Clifford Albert Hahn landed at Baybay on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He saw MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Werner, Jack Leyte Island
They [Annotator's Note: Jack Werner and the rest of the 7th Infantry Division] returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note:...
Wise, Curtis Leyte, Philippines
After Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to November 1944,...
Richard, Martin Liberated and Going Home
Red Cross packages would come once every few weeks. Even though Martin Richard smoked, he saved his cigarettes. He...
Massey, Joseph Liberated at Chemnitz and Rehabilitation at Camp Lucky Strike
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Massey served in the Army as a BAR man in the 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Liberated by Americans
Ivan Bodis-Wollner was put on trains and taken from Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp...
Bussel, Norman Liberated by Patton
Norman Bussel arrived in Moosburg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager VII-A),...
Galbraith, Wendell Liberated by Russians
On 9 April [Annotator's Note: 9 April 1945], Russian shock troops burst into the hospital where Wendell Galbraith was a...
Engels, Emile Liberated by Tall, Smiling Americans
Emile Engles did not see Germans much until the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes...
Hegerty, Ghislaine LIberated by the British
Ghislaine Hegerty and her city [Annotator's Note: Courtrai, Belgium] were liberated by the British after harsh fighting...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Liberated by the Swedish Red Cross
Itka Zygmuntowicz stayed in Auschwitz until 18 January 1945 when she and the other inmates were marched out of the camp...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Liberating Belgium and Luxembourg
Leslie Freeman's first close contact with the enemy was after crossing France and Belgium and going into the Hurtgen...
Slay, Charles Liberating Camps
Charles Slay was in Köln [Annotator's Note: Cologne, Germany] and thought it was very beautiful. His unit [Annotator's...
Stell, Cleston Liberating Concentration Camps
Cleston Stell saw that Germans had mixed feelings toward to the advancing Americans. The 80th Infantry Division took...
Muller, Henry Liberating Los Baños
Henry Muller and the 11th Airborne Division, Eighth US Army, were attacking Manila, Philippines. The Japanese had...
Duffy, Gowan Liberating Paris
Gowan Duffy remembers all the soldiers at Omaha Beach were seasoned German soldiers. They set up on the Allied side of...
Asher, Adolph Liberating Prisoners
Adolph Edward Asher went to Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany]. Every...
Hatala, Albert Liberating Rome
Albert Hatala primarily built Bailey bridges while he was serving in Italy. He also ran communication wire so...
Feldman, Henry Liberating the Wobbelin Concentration Camp
Henry Feldman knew nothing about the concentration camps before his deployment. He learned of them only when his outfit...
Brooks, Morton Liberation
When he arrived at Berga, Morton Brooks was shocked to find that it wasn't a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]...
Rans, Robert Liberation
While a prisoner of war in Timisu, Romania, Robert Rans was somewhat aware of the significance of the raid on Ploesti [...
Leaming, Jack Liberation
On 1 June 1945, 800 B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] and B-17s [Annotator's Note:...
Johnson, John LIberation
American paratroopers arrived at John S. Johnson's prison camp to tell the prisoners to stay put until they could be...
Towle, John Liberation
John W. Towle was liberated near the end of the war in Europe. British troops were in the northern region of France...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Liberation
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was liberated by Russian soldiers [Annotator's Note: he was a prisoner of war in Stalag III-B...
Griffith, Ralph Liberation
The Japanese captors held the prisoners' mail and Red Cross packages until the war was over, and Ralph Griffith didn't...
Somogyi, Peter Liberation
Peter Somogyi felt there was a chance he had been liberated when he saw a Russian soldier outside the window [Annotator...
Whitman, Philip Liberation
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman was captured after bailing out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber and...
Molen, Herman Liberation
Herman Molen remembers that they had to stay on the same floor as the German troops. Molen was eaten up by fleas and...
Schilperoort, Clarence Liberation
Clarence Schilperoot was still healthy after the railroad was completed. [Annotator's Note: The Burma-Thai Railway,...
Lents, Robert Liberation
Returning to his memories of the prison camp, Robert Lents said it was about 25 July [Annotator's Note: 25 July 1945]...
Stein, Murray Liberation
Murray Stein remarked that they were liberated by the 104th Division [Annotator's Note: 104th Infantry Division]. Stein...
Samet, Judah Liberation
Judah Samet left by train and remembers passing through Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] where ruins were...
Komito, Joseph Liberation and America
Joseph Komito traveled many days on a train not knowing where he was bound [Annotator's Note: the Germans were...
Skardon, Ben Liberation and Heading Home
Ben Skardon said there was scuttlebutt about an American bomb that had destroyed an entire Japanese city, but it was...

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