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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...
Paul, John Prisoner of War
[Annotator's Note: John Paul served in the US Army Air Forces as a pilot flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Liberato, Louis Prisoner of War Camps
Louis Liberato had never experienced death before he went to Europe. He was loaded into a boxcar [Annotator's Note:...
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,...
Rankart, Marie Producing Planes and the Production Line
[Annotator's Note: From December 1940 until 1949, Marie Rankart worked for the General Motors Company facility in...
Savage, Frank Promotion
Troops were leaving Mortai [Annotator's Note: Maluku Islands, Dutch East Indies now Indonesia] to invade the...
McAuliffe, Edwin Propaganda Posters and War Bond Rallies
When Edwin McAuliffe was a kid during the war there were things everywhere that reminded people that there was a war...
Grossman, Sidney PT Boats and Postwar Life
Sidney Grossman was discharged as a Yeoman 3rd Class on 22 June 1946 and went to the University of Connecticut [...
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...
Bucksell, Norris PTSD
Norris Bucksell says he needs a lot of sleep. He goes to mass every night. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks him...
Bussel, Norman PTSD
Once home, Norman Bussel had trouble adjusting. Any sort of noise would set him off. A man slammed the trunk of a taxi...
Jostad, Glen PTSD
Glen Jostad reveals the terrors of dreams he suffered resulting from his years of being a prisoner of war held by the...
Bussel, Norman PTSD and Alcoholism
Norman Bussel knew he was not going to be very good company if he did not have some alcohol to drink. He would have to...
Monteyne, Joseph PTSD and Closing Thoughts
Joseph Monteyne goes to schools with about 15 others to talk about the war. The kids are super attentive. His own...
Mugliston, Gwendolyn PTSD and Life Choices
[Annotator's Note: There is an odd tape break which makes it hard to know what is being discussed at first.] Gwendolyn...
Nathanson, Eva PTSD and Reflections
Eva Nathanson knew the first director of the Holocaust Museum [Annotator's Note: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust]...
Sparacino, Paul PTSD and Veteran Suicides
Paul Sparacino [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5) during Operation Dominic, series of...
Hatch, Norman Public Affairs
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] felt that capturing combat on film was very...
Braitman, Simon Put in the Ghetto
Simon Braitman was nine years old when the Germans attacked Poland in September 1939. About a month and a half later,...
Hecht, Lester Putting on Shows
Lester Hecht's commanding officer's name was John L. Smith [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Colonel John Lucian Smith...
Mitchell, George Quantico to Pendleton
George Mitchell received orders to go to Quantico [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia]. His wife...
Jagers, Robert Quarantined During Training
Robert Jagers went to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in...
McKinnon, Lee Race Relations in the Navy
Lee O. McKinnon stayed in the Navy until 1947. The Navy made good progress. When he first enlisted, there was no Navy...
Quigley, Tom Race Riot and Scotland Arrival
Tom Quigley remembers how every Friday the officers would go to Baton Rouge for the weekend. Quigley struggled finding...
Espree, Elmo Racial Confrontation
During another incident experienced by Elmo Espree in a Bombay restaurant, a British, an American and a South African...
Winnier, Lawrence Racial Discrimination
Lawrence Winnier cannot really blame the people because it [Annotator's Note: racial discrimination in the service] was...
Whitworth, Vaughan Racism
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Vaughn Whitworth if he experienced racism from other Marines while serving in...
Bucksell, Norris Racism Abroad and At Home
In basic training, Norris Bucksell had a new lieutenant who would not give him a paycheck because his mustache needed...
Kinzler, Robert Radar Schools and Post War Activities
Attending the Southern Signal Corps School at Camp Murphy in Jupiter, Florida, Robert Kinzler became a radar officer...
Donaldson, Buck Radio School
Buck Donaldson was involved in school. He would make the honor roll. He would participate in the plays. They moved to...
Bussel, Norman Radio School and Racism
Norman Bussel was drafted and sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on a train that was really old. He arrived at two or...
Eleser, Carey Radio Schools and Assignment to the Armed Guard
Carey Eleser enlisted in the Navy and went by train to San Diego, California for basic training. He arrived around ten...
Talley, Chester Radioman
Chester L. Talley was not too anxious to go overseas and serve in World War 2, but since he had no choice, he tried to...
Murphy, Alfred RAF Bassingbourn
Alfred Pierse Murphy began his missions [Annotator's Note: with the 322nd Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group...

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