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Smith, Samuel Reflections
Samuel W. Smith remembers they were attached to the Army. It was the Army Air Corps. In 1949, they started the Air...
White, Charles Reflections
Charles White was in Nuremberg, Germany when he heard the war was over. He went from France to Germany in a tank. They...
Maynard, Mark Reflections
Mark Maynard witnessed a big celebration at the end of the war. Some men even drank torpedo fuel which contained...
Murphy, Thomas Reflections
Thomas Murphy fought in World War 2 because he did not have a choice [Annotator's Note: Murphy was drafted into the...
Ladner, Nimocks Reflections
Nimocks Foyle Ladner thinks that World War 2 does not mean much to the younger generations. It is only history to them...
Tinker, June Reflections
June Tinker met her husband when she was 16 years old. He was a neighbor near the water pump where Tinker had to draw...
Koenigsberg, John Reflections
John Koenigsberg speaks at schools so people do not forget. He wants people to remember what happened and hopes it...
Toledo, Bill Reflections
When Bill Toledo was home with his grandparents, he did not want to go to school. The school official forced him to go...
Hill, Wayne Reflections
Wayne O. Hill remembers how important the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act...
Ryan, John Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan knows that over time, things changed for...
Losada, Vincent Reflections
Vincent Losada planed a reunion for his crew in the 1980s. Losada used the G.I. Bill to go to school for a year and a...
Finkelstein, Jacob Reflections
Jacob Finkelstein came to the United States on 18 September 1958. He settled in New York and then moved to New Jersey....
Wade, Nelsyn Reflections
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade does not know how World War 2 changed him. After he left the service, he wanted to go back to...
Pierce, Jack Reflections
Jack Pierce thought his experience in the war [Annotator's Note: World War 2] was good. He was glad it ended because he...
Tipper, Edward Reflections
Edward Tipper remembered the attack on Carentan and his subsequent wounding as an ordinary series of events. The most...
Puissegur, Baptiste Reflections
Baptiste Puissegur enjoyed being a civilian after his discharge. He was thankful for the Lord's protection during his...
Waggoner, Wesley Reflections
Wesley Waggoner remembers the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Reflections
Maurice Zolkower thought it was an adventure to approach Dachau [Annotator's Note: as a medic in the 45th Infantry...
Deal, James Reflections
James Deal served in World War 2 because his older brother volunteered for the Army. Deal visited him at Camp Shelby,...
Tennant, Harry Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] The war gave Harry Tennant the...
Herszenberg, Tola Reflections
Tola Herszenberg was liberated from Lodz [Annotator's Note: Łódź Ghetto or Litzmannstadt Ghetto in Łódź, Poland on 19...
Ruiz, Roberto Reflections
Robert "Bob” Ruiz regrets the loss of so many young lives during the war, as well as during the subsequent Korean [...
Fair, Paul Reflections
Paul Fair thinks it is important to teach people about World War Two. Millions of people were killed in the war. It is...
Hurley, Wallace Reflections
Wallace Hurley missed his bed most of all while he was in combat. The rain was heavy in France. Foxholes filled up so...
Klinepeter, David Reflections
David Klinepeter does not think that young people know enough about World War 2. He thinks young people need to know...
Aigner, Eva Reflections
There are docent led tours at the memorial in Portland. It gives Eva Aigner a physical location in which to go honor...
Rickel, Robert Reflections
Robert "Bob" Rickel fought in World War 2 to defend the United States. He fought because all his other friends fought...
Mather, James Reflections
James Mather's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning about the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note:...
Hurd, Francis Reflections
For Francis Hurd, the most difficult part of the war was crossing the beachhead onto French soil because they didn't...
Morgan, George Reflections
George Morgan was surprised by the things he did in the Navy. Looking at it from an advanced age, he knows it was a...
Amram, Fred Reflections
Fred Amram started to identify as a Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah; the genocide of European Jews...
Clausen, Elfriede Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Elfriede Clausen what she thought about the Berlin Wall, a concrete barrier...
Befera, Victor Reflections
Victor Befera looks upon himself as just a footnote of World War 2. He did not collect any medals or commendations. His...
Langsam, Dora Reflections
Dora Langsam wanted to be an American after her experiences in the Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah;...
Weinreich, Frieda Reflections
Frieda Weinreich remembered that it took a little while to adjust to the United States because she did not speak...
Switzer, Ruth Reflections
Ruth Switzer met her husband through her mother and mother-in-law. They never spoke about their World War 2 experience...

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