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Kaufman, Luna Concentration Camps in Germany
Luna Kaufman was shipped to Germany to work for the same factory who owned them before [Annotator's Note: Kaufman was...
White, Alexander Concentration Camps, Extermination, Survival and Liberation
During the entire year of 1943, Alexander White and his father worked at the air base and lived in the barracks. In...
Werner, Jack Concepts of America
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jack Werner what in his childhood in Austria made him what he is today and...
Hatch, Norman Conclusion
Norman Hatch does not think of his experiences on Tarawa or Iwo Jima continuously. Rather, his experiences flood back...
Garbo, William Conclusions
Once William Garbo returned to G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, he resumed command of his machine gun...
Morrow, John Confidence in the Crew
John Morrow does not really remember his first mission as a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Staymates, Arthur Confronting Hermann Göring
Arthur Staymates studied with the MPs [Annotator's Note: military police] prior to leading the guards during the...
Lengsfield, Jack Considerations
Jack Lengsfield says that although he thought about the moral implications of bombing cities, he had no qualms and...
Crosby, Thomas Coping with PTSD and Volunteer Projects
Thomas Crosby gives his wife all the credit for his breakthrough with is post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. He...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Coping with the Stresses of Combat
Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...
Sterrie, Norman Coral Sea Aftermath
Norman Sterrie thought he would be going home [Annotator's Note: he was a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo plane pilot in...
Stevens, Phineas Corregidor and Leyte
The only thing Phineas Stevens remembers about Corregidor [Annotator's Note: Corregidor Island, Luzon, Philippines] is...
Kellegrew, Kent Country Boy to Army Man
Kent Butzer Kellegrew was born in September 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota. After four years in Duluth, his family moved to...
Cheever, Lawrence Country Boy to Medical Corps
[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times] Larry Cheever was born in September 1920 in...
Skinner, Charles Country Boy to Military Training
Charles Brightman Skinner was born in May 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida. He had an older brother who served in World...
Overby, Nita Country Girl to Factory Worker
Nita Fay Overby was born near Manitou, Oklahoma in 1925. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Stefaniak, Joe Court Martial then Overseas
In 1942, Joseph Stefaniak and some friends got a three-day pass [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short...
Henry, Margaret Covering MacArthur and Eisenhower
Margaret Brewer Henry attended college from 1945 through 1949. She felt like she was well prepared because her...
O'Brien, Ryan Crashing a B-24
Ryan O'Brien crashed on 10 December 1944. O'Brien had been sent to lead navigator school. He flew a lot in the lead...
Klenoski, Richard Crew Make-up
[Annotator's Note: Richard Klenoski was a navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber in the 492nd...
Lochra, Albert Crew Relationships and Mail Home
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. and his crew [Annotator's Note: 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Fili, William Crew Training and Deploying to Italy
William Fili went for assignment to Salt Lake City [Annotator's Note: Salt Lake City, Utah]. He had just finished B-26...
Graham, Marvin Crew Training and Overseas
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this clip.] Marvin Raymond Graham shipped off to Boise, Idaho where he...
Adams, J. Crewmates and Equipment
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer and Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. converse about a non-related World War 2 experience.]...
Alaniz, George Critically Wounded and Evacuated from Attu
George Alaniz landed on the beach at Attu. [Annotator's Note: Alaniz was a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 32nd...
Debrick, Arnold Crossing the Our River
Arnold Debrick was at a reunion with his wife some years after the war. They arrived early and his old colonel was...
Patti, Frank Crossing the Rhine and Freeing POWs
Frank Patti's unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division]...
Zarger, Edward Crossing the Rhine River
Edward Zarger's brother was killed on 16 September 1944 in Mountain Home, Idaho when a B-24 bomber [Annotator's Note:...
Watson, Donald Crossing the Rhine River
Donald G. Watson's company [Annotator's Note: 271st Engineer Combat Battalion, 71st Infantry Division] moved quickly...
Gorman, Robert Crossing the Rhine River and German Civilians
In March 1945, Robert Gorman learned that he was a father. He received a telegram giving him the news. Everyone in his...
Curtis, William W. Curtis's Brothers and Reaction to Pearl Harbor
William Curtis did not keep up with the other men on his boat after the war except the boatswain’s mate. He worked at a...
Wehner, Elizabeth Curtiss-Wright Program for Women
Elizabeth Bedson Wehner went to Purdue [Annotator's Note: Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana]. She had to...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Custer's Last Stand
Joseph Medicine Crow had a grandfather named White Man Runs Him. That grandfather was actually the brother of Medicine...
Ridyard, Herbert Czechoslovakia Then Home
Herbert W. Ridyard performed guard duty at a bakery at Mettmann, Germany after the war. This duty consisted of two...
Peardon, Eveline D-Day
Around five on the morning of 6 June 1944, Eveline Peardon and her family were awoken by the sound of heavy artillery...
Wood, Mary D-Day and Buzz Bombs
By 1943, Mary Frances Dorothy Wood attended college, but was evacuated to Devon [Annotator's Note: Devon, England]....

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