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Huval, Rudy Attack on Pearl Harbor
Rudy Huval was born in Covington, Louisiana in February 1934. There were nine children in the family. His father was a...
Gillette, Thomas Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] started at five...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Attack on Pearl Harbor
Louis Conter started 7 December 1941 aboard USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor. It was his practice to substitute for...
Brignac, Martin Attack on Pearl Harbor and Defending Puget Sound
Everybody was scraping by during the Great Depression. Martin Brignac and his family made out with what they had. They...
Shimp, Marcella Attacked on a Train
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] was on a...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Attacking Frankfurt
Benjamin Schleider was present at a meeting where Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Attacking Japanese Convoys
While moving towards New Georgia [Annotator's Note: New Georgia, Solomon Islands], Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson's boat [...
Bucksell, Norris Attending Mass and Racial Discrimination
While Norris Bucksell was in Naples, Italy, the churches that had not been bombed stayed open and he was able to attend...
Amram, Fred Attending School
Fred Amram paid a lot of attention to the war in Europe. His father listened to the news on the radio. As the war ended...
Stern, Herbert Attending the French War College
Herbert Stern and his men were training every day during occupation duty, as they were convinced they were going to be...
Winnier, Lawrence Attending to Warrant Officers
Lawrence Winnier and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Guadalupe (AO-32)] made several trips [Annotator's Note: as a...
Holmes, Capers Attitude Towards Superiors and Postwar Career
To Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr., Colonel Shower [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Colonel Albert J. Shower] as an...
Hahn, Clifford Attu, Kiska, Adak and Hawaii
Clifford Albert Hahn encountered harsh weather conditions on the opposite side of Attu [Annotator's Note: Attu,...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Auschwitz
Annaliese Nossbaum traveled for three days by train from Theresienstadt [Annotator’s Note: Theresienstadt; transit camp...
Wolnerman, David Auschwitz
David Wolnerman was born in 1927 in the small town of Modrzejo, Poland. [Annotator’s Note: Video Break at 0:01:45.000...
Gross, Eva Auschwitz
Eva Gross reached the place of selection at Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: she had just completed a terrible three day...
Gross, Ernest Auschwitz
Ernest Gross was 15 years old when he and his family were ordered from their home by Hungarian police. They were...
Lesser, Benjamin Auschwitz and Mass Murder
Upon entry into Auschwitz, Benjamin Lesser was told to go to a bathhouse and get undressed. Next, his hair was to be...
Taffel, Nathan Australia
While he was in Australia, Nathan Taffel communicated with a brother-in-law in Chicago. He had survived the ghetto but...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Australians and Melanesians
When Charles Wesley Borders was not flying, he had some reading material and records. They would also play ball. There...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Aviation Cadet and Marriage
Charles Childs was lucky to graduate [Annotator's Note: in 1938]. He had some friends going to college and they needed...
Johnson, Malcolm Awarded the Bronze Star and Reflections
After the end of the war, Malcolm Johnson was awarded the Bronze Star. [Annotator's Note: The Bronze Star Medal is a U....
Bolin, George Awards for Excellence
At the launch of PC-567 [Annotator's Note: USS PC-567, launched 11 April 1942], George R. Bolin's father, Lodwick...
Albright, William B-17 Crew
William Albright got along well with this crew. There were two or three of them who did things together. They were the...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" B-26 the Widow Maker
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with Floyd Horne discussing the bad reputation of the Martin B-26 Marauder medium...
Ernest, Malcolm B-29 Bombs and Close Calls
In the main camp [Annotator's Note: Hoten Camp, Mukden, Manchuria; present day China], Malcolm Ernest and the prisoners...
Allen, George B-29 Take-offs
George Allen says that instructors have to be rough on cadets by design. After they got their wings, they were nice to...
Allen, George B-29 Training
George Allen was in New Orleans, Louisiana on a trip with his family when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was...
Tarkington, Frank B-29s on Tinian
A regular day for Frank V. Tarkington [Annotator's Note: a radioman in the US Navy] was to keep the transmitters going...
Burke, Dracos B-29s, the Atomic Bombs and Staying in the Service
When the US Army Air Corps started closing down the bombardier schools in early 1945, Dracos Burke was reassigned to...
Klenoski, Richard Back Home
Richard Klenoski was at a rest home [Annotator's Note: a flak house; a designated rest home for American airmen who...
Phillips, Sidney Back Home in Mobile
Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...
Armstrong, James Back in England and Return Home
Recounting his experience in France after he was shot down, James Armstrong comments that the French people were very...
Burke, Murphy Back in the Military and Combat in Korea
Murphy Burke made good, lasting friendships while in the Navy, and when he got out, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill...
Martin, Robert Back in the States
Robert Martin to Jamaica and Panama [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS LST-515]. He sent his lieutenant's mail to China...
Smith, Bernard Back in the United States
When Bernard Smith got back to the United States, he was interviewed and told he had a choice of schools where he could...

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