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Fulton, Robert POW Difficulties
Robert Fulton's low points in captivity included Red Cross packages not distributed to the POWs [Annotator's Note:...
Bollich, James POW Experience Near the End of the War
There was no dentist in the camp and James Bollich had some teeth decaying. Anytime someone was sick and thought they...
Rinas, Bruno POW in the Philippines
Bruno Rinas thought Camp O’Donnell [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camp] was a hell hole. There was no water for...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Preparing for D-Day
Robert Curl took part in Operation Tiger to practice landing operations at Slapton Sands in England. On the morning of...
Schafer, Leon Preparing for Invading Europe
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was taking part in Operation Tiger, or Exercise Tiger, April 1944, preparing for the D-...
Lockhead, Harry Preparing for Japan and Occupation Duty
Harry Lockhead knew he would leave Maui bound for the invasion of Japan. Fort Pierce, Florida was set up for UDT [...
Van Eaton, Jack Prewar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Howie, Alice Prewar and Family Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts mid-sentence.] Alice Howie was born in February 1925 in Barrineau Park, Florida...
McGovern, Robert Prewar and Occupation Duty in the Pacific
Robert E. McGovern was born in October 1926 in Flint, Michigan. His parents were from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and his...
Warne, Therese Prewar in the Philippines
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2] associated...
Klinepeter, David Prewar Life
David Klinepeter was born in April 1926 in Pembroke, Pennsylvania. He had two brothers. His father ran a trolley car...
Bodson, Henry Prewar Life
Henry Bodson was born in 1917 in Dobzyn, Poland [Annotator's Note: Dobrzyn, Poland]. His family left Poland in 1921 and...
Aleksandrowicz, Frank Prewar Life
Frank Aleksandrowicz was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in December 1921. He took time off from college to work as a...
Meikrantz, Frances Prewar life
Frances Meikrantz was born in 1921 in Worcester, Massachusettes. It was a nice town. She grew up during the Depression...
Ronson, Harold Prewar Life and Brothers at War
Harold Ronson was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Rosenzweig, Jennie Prewar Life and War Letters
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Jennie Rosenzweig in conversation with people off camera.] Jennie Rosenzweig...
Medway, Irwin Prewar Life to Being Drafted
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Irwin Medway talking with the interviewer about his current life and classes...
Hihn, Stewart Prewar Life to Being Drafted
Stewart Hihn was born in Baltimore, Maryland in August 1923. His father died when he was only 21 months old, and he was...
Shapiro, Lester Prewar Life to Burma Hospital
Lester Shapiro was born in October 1921 in Rochester, New York. He went as a walk-on for a scholarship at the...
Wilson, James Prewar Life to Crossing the Equator
James Wilson's World War 2 record starts in the summer of 1941. He and his oldest brother out of seven children were in...
Rippin, Elsie Prewar Life to WAVES
Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin was born in Ellinger, Texas in January 1924. She moved around a lot with her family during...
Brown, Bernard Prewar Portland to Training in Texas
Bernard Brown was born in Portland, Oregon in 1924 and moved to Salem, Oregon with his family when he was 13 years old...
Cain, Howard Prewar to Breakout
Howard Cain was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in November 1926. At age seven, the family moved to Chicago [Annotator’s...
Pringle, James Prewar to Montford Point Marine
James Pringle was born in Sumter, South Carolina in November 1925. Life growing up was rough. He worked in grocery...
Smith, Dale Prewar to Submarines
Dale Smith was born in Ontario, California in March 1925. His great grandfather moved there in 1892 and was a founder....
Grabhorn, Edgar Prisoner in Germany
Edgar A. Grabhorn [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was moved to Frankfurt [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt, Germany]...
Butcher, Chester Prisoner Life
Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air...
Finesmith, Max Prisoner of War
Max Finesmith did not have time to think after his bomber had been fatally damaged. Everything was happening so fast...
Clift, Gilbert Prisoner of War in Germany
After becoming a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war], Gilbert Clift was taken back to the German positions where he...
Mills, George Prisoner of War Life to War's End
George F. Mills [Annotator's Note: captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Ginrich, Ralph Prisoner of War--POW
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich made a few friends in the prison camps [Annotator’s Note: he had been captured at Sidi Bou Zid,...
Skelton, Joy Prisoners of Japan
Joy Skelton had unidentifiable nightmares during 9-11 [Annotator's Note: the terrorist attacks on the United States on...
Schneider, Irwin PT Patrol Injury and New Guinea
Irwin Schneider was injured on a PT boat patrol out of Milne Bay [Annotator’s Note: in Papua New Guinea]. He went to...
Riddle, Pearson Punishments and Supplies
At the first prisoner of war camp, Pearson Riddle had to work hauling earth and material in a giant cart. Riddle did...
Grimes, Vodioe Race Relations
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: drafted into the Army in late 1943] was transferred to the 246th...
Parham, Henry Race Relations and Returning Home
When Henry Parham's unit [Annotator's Note: 320th Antiaircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, Very Low Altitude (Colored)]...

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