Overseeing enemy prisoners of war

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Akins, Robert Segment 6
Robert Akins oversaw some work details [Annotator's Note: overseeing Japanese soldiers in China after the war ended and...
Perrett, Marvin Segment 6
There was some rivalry between the Coast Guard and the Navy but they got along fine. There was also a time when a...
Kassal, Bentley Segment 6
Kassal remembers moving into Rome with ease. The men had more liberty in Rome than they had in the other Italian cities...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 6
When the guys heard Axis Sally playing over loud speakers they laughed. They knew it was just propaganda. The Germans...
Akins, Robert Segment 7
The veterans felt better having other veterans around. When replacements came in Robert Akins knew that they were well...
Perrett, Marvin Segment 7
Perrett's contact with the German prisoner of war (POWs) he transported was very brief. The POWs were usually quite and...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 7
They heard rumors about what had happened at Malmedy during the fighting in the Bulge. After hearing that they were...
Bell, Bryan Segment 8
The captain was severely disliked. Bell remembers the captain being in the back all the time and he did not have much...
Spencer, David Segment 8
David Paul Spencer could hear the testimony. It was all in German so he could not understand everything that was going...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 8
A Red Cross truck passed the area where Candelaria and his fellow prisoners were being held. He spoke with the man in...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 8
Representatives from each camp were taken to Okinawa for a meeting to determine the best way to get the American...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 9
1 [Annotator's Note: Japanese guard in the Philippines] was known as the duck. The duck was impulsive. Hanna didn't...
Boitnott, Monty Sened Station
Monty Joe Boitnott did not know his operational situation other than he was to cut the lines to stop the Nazi troop...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Service Integration and Europe
After returning to the camp [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca, Arizona], Ora Hicks was transferred to a German POW [...
Skinner, Theodore Service Stateside and Postwar
After Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was released from the hospital in the United States, he was assigned to the 78th...
Hirabayashi, Grant Serving as a Translator and Interrogator in China
Grant Jiro Hirabayashi was transferred to Kunming [Annotator's Note: Kunming, China] followed by an assignment to the...
Matsumoto, Roy Serving with the OSS in China
Roy H. Matsumoto did not realize he had been assigned to OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services;...
McCormick, Bruce Shipped overseas
Bruce McCormick had the opportunity to go to Little Creek [Annotator's Note: now Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek...
Peiffer, Warren Shipped to England
Warren Peiffer started out in England when he was in the Army. There was a German prison camp there. They kept Peiffer...
Kern, Blaine Shipped to Korea
Blaine Kern’s father was an artist. Kern was a bad soldier. He did not want to follow orders or pass inspections. He...
Kanter, Joseph Siegfried Line
As the leader of interrogations, Joseph Kanter [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd...
League, Ray Siegfried Line
Ray League and his company [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th...
McConn, John "Jack" Silver Star
John McConn was awarded his Silver Star medal as a result of his actions while his unit was capturing a German town....
Marr, John W Situation at Cauquigny
 Lieutenant John Marr crossed the bridge at La Fiere with a group of about 75 men from Company G, 507th Parachute...
Lane, Charles Snipers, Capturing a Japanese Soldier, Equipment, and Tropical Illnesses
On occasion, Charles Nathan Lane would be under fire from Japanese snipers. One Japanese sniper fired at a soldier...
Compagno, Nicholas Southern France
Nicholas John Compagno and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat...
Hull, Lester Southern France and the Battle of the Bulge
Lester Hull does not remember much about the landings in Southern France. By the time they landed, the Germans were...
Hajiro, Barney Southern France, Suicide Hill, and Being Wounded
Many of Barney Hajiro's friends died or were wounded in the Vosges Mountains of France. It was sad. The 36th Division...
Wolf, Robert Speaking German and Germans
Robert Wolf carried an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]....
Staymates, Arthur Speer, Dönitz and the Others
Arthur Staymates had too much to do to talk to Hitler's [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] friend and...
Dearman, Alfred Sports and Prison Visits
Alfred Dearman played baseball and football. They had two good teams. They played a lot of other Army units around...
Stern, Guy SS Tattoos and Postwar Return to Europe
Guy Stern and his fellow intelligence staff were assigned the dismissing of prisoners that seemed to be harmless and...
Jostad, Glen Stalag Luft IV and Stalag VI
Glen Jostad thought life at Stalag VI was much better than Stalag IV. [Annotator's Note: Jostad was initially held at...
Ram, Walter Stalag XVII
Walter Ram exited the crammed boxcar with the other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]. They had trouble moving...
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...
Reitmeier, George Stint in Brittany, France
After surviving the sinking of his troopship, [Annotator’s Note: the SS Léopoldville] George Reitmeier was sent to the...

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