Liberation of prisoner of war camps

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Smith, Rothacker Life in Captivity
Rothacker Smith, a medic in the 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division in Italy, was captured by German forces...
Kopp, Alois Life in POW Camps
Alois Kopp was aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) defending Java when the ship was sunk. He survived and was taken prisoner...
Inge, Herndon Limberg to Hammelburg Prison Camp
To Herndon Inge, Junior, the German soldiers were just like American G.I.s [Annotator's Note: government issue; also a...
Hart, Howard Los Banos Rescue
Howard Hart remembers the rescue of the Los Banos internment camp [Annotator’s Note: The Raid on Los Baños in the...
Kaylor, Emmett Los Banos, Going Home and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Emmett Keylor served in the Army as a fuze setter on a 105mm gun crew in the 472nd Airborne Field...
Schweitzer, Philip Luzon and the Raid at Los Banos
After that [Annotator's Note: the 11th Airborne Division's combat operations on leyte], they headed for Luzon on a...
O'Donnell, Joseph Marched to Liberation
Joseph O'Donnell went to Fallingbostel, XI-B [Annotator's Note: Stalag XI-B in Fallingbostel, Germany; he arrived on 3...
Doolan, Robert Marched to Stalag VII-A in Moosburg
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland.] There were about 2,000...
Harkness, Henrietta Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was sent to Nijmegen, Holland...
Borne, Edwin Meeting Old Foes and the Japanese Public
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and his entourage met some of the Wake Island conquerors. [Annotator's Note: Borne and six...
Asher, Adolph Memorable Moments
Adolph Edward Asher was in Hattiesburg [Annotator's Note: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] at Camp Shelby when he got out of...
Johnson, Erwin Messing with the Japanese
Erwin Johnson was a prisoner of war in Mukden, Manchuria and worked in a factory there. Some of the men would smuggle...
Penwell, Richard Military Equipment
Some of the things Richard F. Penwell [Annotator's Note: and the rest of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute...
Tarantelli, Armand Military Police in Europe
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Prince, Robert Mission to Raid Cabanatuan
[Annotator's Note: All of the locations listed in this clip are in the Philippines.] Robert Prince remembers New Year's...
Gehrett, John Navy Supply Officer in the Philippines
After American troops assaulted the Philippines, John Gehrett [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2...
Cruise, Leslie Normandy Invasion
[Annotator's Note: The video is out of focus and Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has off camera.]...
Stone, Leno Occupation Duty
The Army moved Staff Sergeant Leno E. Stone and the section [Annotator’s Note: of the 44th Infantry Division] he...
League, Ray Occupation Duty
Soon after the war, Ray League's involvement with the 65th Infantry Division ended. The division was disbanded, and he...
Powers, Robert Occupation Duty, Returning Home, and the Navy Cross
Robert Powers returned to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], which had been built up since he had last...
Hopkins, Ralph Okinawa, War's End and Accepting Surrenders
Ralph Hopkins participated in the battle of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: while aboard the USS Louisville (CA-28)]. It was...
Cummings, Vernon Okinawa, War's End, Occupation Duty and Going Home
Vernon Cummings' ship [Annotator's Note: USS Indiana (BB-58)] stayed in formation with the carriers until 1 April 1945...
Leibold, William Omori and the End of the War
[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...
Leith, Hal OSS Wartime Duty
Harold “Hal” Leith arrived in Kunming, China by airplane. His aircraft was successful in reaching the destination, but...
Kelley, John Overseas to the Pacific
When John Kelley and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery D, 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 11th Airborne...
Hood, George Postwar
George Hood returned home after the war. He flew in from the Pacific and then cross country. He had a little money and...
Costa, Anthony Postwar
After all he witnessed in the war, Anthony Costa had no negative feelings toward the Japanese. He was raised with...
Whittaker, Dean Postwar and Reflections
Dean Whittaker had been liberated from a prisoner of war camp in Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg,...
Hill, James Postwar and Reflections
James J. Hill flew with VMF-211 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211)] as the war ended. He learned...
Kern, Blaine Postwar Career
Blaine Kern went to Czechoslovakia to tour the glass industry. The secret police were following him. He has a factory...
Smith, Rothacker Postwar Life
Rothacker Smith felt the joy of liberation sweep over him when he saw American soldiers hoist the Stars and Stripes...
Grabhorn, Edgar Postwar Life and Reflections
Before the war, Edgar A. Grabhorn had gone to Purdue [Annotator's Note: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana] to...
Gallo, Peter Postwar Service
Peter Gallo was involved in an incident that got him into trouble in Korea. A Japanese officer came in and was chasing...
Godbold, Bryghte POW Camp in Japan, War's End and Going Home
Bryghte Davis Godbold was transported from Wusong [Annotator's Note: Wusong, also spelled Woosung, China] through other...
Siebert, Julian POW Camp Stalag XII-A
Julian Siebert was taken by his German captors to Stalag XII-A. As far as he could see, there were just American...
Baker, Melvin POW Camps
Melvin Baker did not remember having any heat in any POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] barracks. Moving from camp...

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