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Strunk, Chester Stalag Luft III
Chester Strunk was transported by train from an interrogation center in Budapest to Stalag Luft III at Zagan near...
Angier, John Stalag Luft VII and Being Liberated by General Patton
John Angier was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft VII-A [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] STalag VII...
Jostad, Glen Stalag VII A and Liberation
Late in the war, Glen Jostad was relocated to a German prisoner of war camp near Moosberg, Germany [Annotator's Note:...
Jostad, Glen Stalag XIII
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag XIII near Nuremburg. The Royal Air Force and the 8th Air Force provided a morale boost...
Hopkins, Ralph Starving Chinese and Final Surrenders
Ralph Hopkins and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Louisville (CA-28)] continued along the Chinese coast to accept...
Wieland, Kenneth Starving Kids
Kenneth Wieland went straight to Japan. He was assigned to the Aviation Engineer battalion [Annotator’s Note: Company A...
Lauderdale, Dell Stateside then Korea and Japan
Upon his return to the United States, Dell Lauderdale was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. It was not a good place to be....
Lauderdale, Dell Stateside Tour then Vietnam and Back
Dell Lauderdale had been to Japan twice and Korea once before his next assignment which was finally back to the United...
McGovern, George Stateside Training and Overseas Deployment
George McGovern had one his buddies took him up in a plane to see if he could still fly a few years ago. He was able to...
Rosenbloom, Myers Stationed at Saipan
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was sent to Honolulu, Hawaii for R...
Tyler, Vernon Stationed in Germany
Vernon Leo Tyler was a cannoneer on gun crews [Annotator's Note: in the 100th Infantry Division]. Gun crew duties...
Pbert, Herman Stationed in Germany
Herman Pbert went to Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: in Trenton, New Jersey], and he was not put through basic training. He...
Offenbacher, Robert Stationed in India
Robert Offenbacher went across the Mediterranean Sea. As they neared the island of Crete [Annotator’s Note: Crete,...
Silvia, Joseph Stationed in India
Joseph Silvia was stationed in Tezpur, India as a teletype operator [Annotator's Note: with the 1347th Army Air Force...
Clark, Merrill Stationed in Italy
Merrill J. Clark's company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain...
Boeke, Robert Stationed in Manila
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] went to Manila [Annotator's...
Stumpfa, James Stationed in North Africa
Jim Stumpfa was assigned to convoy duty in the North Atlantic [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. They...
Hecht, Lester Stealing Beer in Leyte
Lester Hecht says there a couple of stories he cannot tell. [Annotator's Note: Hecht laughs.] When his ship pulled into...
Cohen, Jack Stories and Emotions
Jack Cohen does get emotional talking and thinking about what he went through. He also thinks about what happened in...
Jagers, Robert Stories of Life on Ship
Robert Jagers' daily routine [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS LST-351] consisted of standing a four-hour watch, called...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Stranded on a Tropical Island
The first thing they [Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody and his rear seat gunner John Liska] needed was water. Behind...
Jackson, Wilbur Submarine Action and War's End
Wilbur Lee Jackson knew the deck gun [Annotator’s Note: five inch, 25 caliber naval gun aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287...
Oldberg, Nils Submarine School
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone in the background that is assisting the interviewee in answering the interviewer’s...
Dearman, Alfred Sugamo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki
Alfred Dearman says that Sugamo Prison [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo, Japan] was the largest, most modern prison in Japan...
Shenkle, George Superior Officers
George Shenkle [Annotator's Note: serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] was...
Morgenthaler, David Superiors and Subordinates
David T. Morgenthaler recalled some of the cooks in his unit [Annotator's Note: 21st Engineer Aviation Regiment] were...
Ledford, Robert Supplies and Equipment
During the Anzio campaign [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio; 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944; Anzio, Italy], Robert...
Penick, Ed Supplies, Chinese, and the Enemy
Edward Moore Penick, a pilot in the Army Air Corps, was sent overseas to Sichuan, China as part of the 21st Photo...
Bergbower, Harold Surrender and Incarceration
Harold Bergbower joined three Filipino Scouts who had been released from their duties in order to escape from Bataan. [...
Gorman, Robert Surrender of Brest and Heading to Belgium
While on forward observation with Task Force Sugar, Robert Gorman received a stack of mail from home. He learned that...
Oplinger, Robert Surrender of Japan
Robert Oplinger never had issues other than sunburn from being in the water during his time as a frogman. Some of the...
Bollich, James Surrendering
When James Bollich ran out of food, he started hunting. He was using World War 1 era ammunition. One day while hunting...
Love, John Surrendering and the Bataan Death March
In April 1942, John Edward Love [Annotator's Note: with the 200th Coastal Artillery Regiment] was in a foxhole along...
Finkelstein, Jacob Survival and Liberation
Jacob Finkelstein was desperate after fleeing the Ukrainians attempting to denounce him. He found an abandoned house...
Cohen, Jack Survival to Liberation
Living in a monastery [Annotator's Note: Monastery of Saint George, Skyros, Greece], there was nothing for Jack Cohen...
Kibort, Reva Surviving after the Nazi Camps
Reva Kibort was liberated in a hostile country with no one to protect them [Annotator's Note: she had been an inmate at...

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