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Wolnerman, David Liberation at Dachau
After some time in Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex in...
Kahn, Eric Liberation by Russian Troops
Eric Kahn's mother stayed in Wiesbaden, Germany, and had no communication with her husband and sons. Terezin had no...
Grabhorn, Edgar Liberation from Prison Camp
Edgar A. Grabhorn [Annotator's Note: a a prisoner of war Stalag IX-C (b) prisoner of war camp and hospital in Meiningen...
Baum, Irving Liberation to Dachau
Irving Baum and his friends were talking and saying that their hometown newspaper would not believe that they met up. [...
Ream, John Liberation to the United States
John Ream remembers when liberation started that the Japanese told them to stay in the camp because it was dangerous...
Higgins, Malcom Liberation, Going Home, Getting Married and Going to College
After they [Annotator's Note: Malcolm Higgins and his fellow newly liberated prisoners of war, or POWs] got through the...
Lesser, Benjamin Liberation, Loss, and Being Reunited with His Sister
Benjamin Lesser had arrived at the Dachau concentration camp in total exhaustion [Annotator's Note: following the...
Bondola, Thomas Liberation, Postwar, and Reflections
Thomas Bondola was happy on the day of liberation [Annotator’s Note: his prison of war (POW) camp was liberated on 3...
Brannan, Joseph Liberty in Italy
Joseph Brannan was based for a time in Leghorn, Italy as the city was called in English. It is referred to as Livorno...
Wade, Nelsyn Life Aboard Ship
Many men on Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Aldebaran (AF-10)] gambled. The officers tried to...
Reissig, Floyd J. Life Aboard Ship
Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...
Dixon, Richard Life Aboard Ship
While they were under tow, a typical day aboard the USS YR-69 [Annotator's Note: non-self-propelled floating workshop]...
Stone, Edward Life aboard the Pyro
Edward Stone normally stood four hour watches in the Radio Room [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Pyro (AE-1)] and then...
Hyland, Everett Life Aboard the USS Pennsyvlania (BB-38)
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator. He reported aboard the battleship USS...
Fishman, Arthur Life Aboard the USS Robinson (DD-562)
Arthur Fishman's bunk [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Robinson (DD-562)] was near the engine room below deck. He...
Stables, Barbara Life Abroad
Barbara Stables was in Mobile [Annotator’s Note: Mobile, Alabama] with her children visiting her parents when the news...
Notebaert, Richard Life After Combat
By Christmas of 1943, Richard Notebaert was home. His new baby was four months old, and his little family spent two...
Johnson, Erwin Life after Liberation
Erwin Johnson spent his furloughs in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his furloughs were exhausted, he went to Camp Shelby...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Life after Liberation
On 13 April 1945, Micha Tomkiewicz and his mother were liberated from a prison train by American soldiers and taken to...
Kerry, Margaret Life after Pearl Harbor
Margaret Kerry spent most of her time isolated. When she heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Lopez, Alex Life after the Army
After the war, Alex Lopez had but one dream about being in combat, and that one dream was recent. In it, he was in a...
Nordstrom, Clyde Life After the Military
Clyde Nordstrom was discharged in Seattle [Annotator's Note: Seattle, Washington] and went to Minneapolis [Annotator's...
Caraway, John Life After the Navy and Reflections
John Caraway stayed in the reserves and was called up when the Korean War broke out. In October 1950, he shipped out of...
Walter, Robert Life after the war
[Annotators Note: The tape skips at the beginning of this segment. The segment begins with Robert Walter talking about...
Gibfried, Paul Life After the War
After the war, Paul Gibfried joined the American Legion [Annotator's Note: nonprofit organization of U.S. war veterans...
Hecht, Lester Life After the War
Lester Hecht returned to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] on a Coast Guard boat. He was sent...
Yates, Herman Life After the War
Herman Yates never fully recovered from his wounds in World War 2. He is still on the Veteran's pension plan. When he...
Abadie, Melvin Life After the War
The USS Appalachian (AGC-1) was equipped to be the head communications ship for the Bikini test [Annotator's Note:...
Schmitt, Warren Life after the war
Warren Schmitt was one of 14 survivors from his battery [Annotators Note: survivors of the Malmedy Massacre]. All 14 of...
Barfoot, Van Life After the War and Perspectives on Human Nature
Van Barfoot grew up on a farm and his family was all on the farm. They grew cotton and corn and made a living during...
Oliver, Byron Life After the War and Reflections
After being discharged from the Marine Corps, Bryon Oliver returned home. He returned to his old job, then moved to...
Doolan, Robert Life After War
Robert Doolan went right back to his office work after returning from combat. He had no trauma. He talked to his wife...
McDermott, James Life After War
James McDermott does not think the Japanese surrender affected him as much as the war in Europe ending did because he...
Angst, Lawrence Life After War
Being picked up by his dad at the train station after the war is the most memorable experience of World War 2 for...
Hughes, Lowell Life After War
Lowell Hughes feels his war service made him grow up. That is the main thing. He was a man when he got out which might...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Life After War
Betty Peak had one thing happen that made her life enjoyable. She met a service officer from World War 2. He had flown...

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