Overseeing enemy prisoners of war

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Fatora, Jerome Being Captured, War's End and Occupation Duty
Jerome Fatora's captors, kids of 14 and 15 years old, put his platoon [Annotator's Note: Fatora was a member of Company...
Doi, Jimmy Being Drafted and Combat in Italy
Jimmy Doi spent his first day in the internment camp [Annotator's Note: Doi was interned at the Gila River Relocation...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Filled with Rage
John Witmeyer harbored an intense anger toward German soldiers. He punched German prisoners in the face, ran bayonets...
Harry, Peter Being Pennsylvania Dutch and a Hospital Stay
Peter Harry has bad dreams about the war. He goes to meetings and they talk about the Battle of the Bulge and that...
Ukrop, Samuel Being Wounded
Samuel Ukrop was flown to an Army hospital on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]. He was the only Marine in...
Baughman, Harry Being Wounded and Fighting Across Italy
Harry Boughman said he wasn't scared. He had to concentrate on the job at hand. On the two occasions he was wounded, it...
Doss, Arles Being Wounded and Returning Home
The night Arles J. Doss was wounded, the ambulance drove around without lights because the Germans could see them. Doss...
Ledford, Robert Being Wounded Three Times
Robert Ledford wanted to join the Army because he wanted to be on the ground fighting the enemy. When he heard the...
Blakey, Thomas Between France and Holland
The Germans were good soldiers, well-trained, had good equipment, and did not want the Americans there. Thomas J....
Rosenberg, George Bombing Europe
George Henry Rosenberg [Annotator's Note: with the 721st Bombardment Squadron, 450th Bombardment Group, 47th...
Berkman, Harold Buchenwald then End of War
Harold Berkman and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry...
Hughes, Lowell Building a Prison of War Camp in Munich
There was a lot to be done right after the 45th Infantry Division arrived in Munich, Germany on 29 April 1945. Lowell...
Tsubota, Thomas Burma and Myitkyina
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)] walked...
Edwards, Mary Camp Plauche
The Civil Service had two opportunities for Mary Edwards. [Annotator's Note: Edwards was a secretary for the 1007th...
Reluga, Matthew Capturing Germans
Many times, Matthew A. Reluga had to take a patrol [Annotator's Note: of the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 358th...
Hughes, Lowell Capturing Germans
Lowell Hughes had not come into contact with many German prisoners of war until he got into France. He captured two or...
Stern, Guy Capturing Hitler’s Latrine Orderly
Guy Stern was given the duty of editing the interrogation reports they produced as investigators of war criminals after...
Schmidt, Vernon Capturing Mainz
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division,] advanced towards...
Radford, Charles Caring for his Men and Knocking out a Tank
Charles Radford tried to keep his mind on the task at hand. Once someone died they were dead and they had to be able to...
Schafer, Leon Casualties and Prisoners
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] USS...
Burrus, William Champagne with a German General
William Burrus became a technical sergeant when he returned to the United States after the war ended [Annotator's Note...
Duff, Clarence Chasing the Japanese Fleet and Supporting Amphibious Invasions
Clarence Robert Duff remarked on the times when they interacted with Japanese pilots. Duff remembered they came across...
Bowsher, Walter Chosin Reservoir
Walter Bowsher made two separate cemeteries because he had to bury Russians. [Annotator's Note: Bowsher was assigned to...
Davis, Jack Christmas in the Bulge
On Christmas Day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944], a German came over with a white flag and asked Jack Davis'...
Hackman, Delbert Close Call in Mons
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Guidry, Shirley Close Calls in Europe
Shirley Guidry and his unit [Annotator's Note: the 1143rd Engineer Combat Group serving in Europe] took continuous...
Dearman, Alfred Closing Thoughts
Since Alfred Dearman did not participate in World War 2, his most memorable experience was being at Sugamo Prison [...
Bassemir, Robert Combat and Being Wounded
Robert Bassemir was in a large battle for the first time. After a couple of weeks, the men [Annotator's Note: Company I...
Raner, Norman Combat at Anzio
In Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944, Anzio, Italy] at night, they [Annotator's...
Goad, Roy Combat at Anzio
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a lieutenant in the 143rd...
Raner, Norman Combat at Cassino
Norman Raner rememebrs Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy] being flat where the town was but Cassino itself was...
Dorsey, Mason Combat Close Calls
Mason Dorsey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 71st Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 71st Infantry Division] got in...
Pocoroba, Joseph Combat Decision and Prisoners Shot
[Annotator's Note: Pocoroba asks the interviewer to repeat himself several times throughout the interviewer.] Joseph...
Price, John Combat Experience
The first dead people John H. Price, Jr. saw were Germans and that had little effect on him. They could hear field...
Graddy, J. Combat Experiences
[Annotator's Note: The video and sound are out of synch in this clip. J.D. Graddy is emotional.] Shortly after a near...
Becker, Irving Combat Experiences
Irving Becker never talks much about his combat experiences, unlike some people who talk about their battlefield or...

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