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Kiefer, Keith Enlisting in the Air Force
Keith Kiefer was not sure that college was the right path for him. He considered going into the service. He and two...
Weber, Ed Enlisting in the Marine Corps
Ed Weber saw a movie with John Payne [Annotator's Note: John Howard Payne, American actor] and Maureen O'Sullivan [...
Edwards, Marvin Enlistment
Marvin Raymond Edwards enlisted because he felt he would be drafted, and he wanted to select the Air Force. He had...
Sparacino, Paul Enlistment and Nuclear Tests
Paul Sparacino was born in July 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana. His father drove a log truck. They moved to Alexandria,...
Roach, Paul Enlistment to Postwar
Paul Roach went to Kansas State University [Annotator’s Note: in Manhattan, Kansas] in the fall of 1938. He went there...
Fayerman, Severin Entering Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman will never forget entering the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp...
Bodson, Henry Entering Germany and Austria
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] entered Germany through...
Buckley, James Entering Politics
James Buckley had no interest in politics. Floating around in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: as a Deck Officer aboard...
Rosenbloom, Myers Entering Service
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was working in an office in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania of the United States Steel Corporation...
Gibfried, Paul Entering the Navy
Paul Gibfried grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, near Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. His family arrived...
Reynolds, Holly Entertainment in England, Getting Married and Divorced, and Caring for Animals
The Red Cross members in London tried to talk Holly Reynolds out of getting married overseas but there was a group of...
Laughlin, Alexander Entrance into Service
Alexander Laughlin went out west in the summer times. His mother thought he had asthma. He went to St. Paul’s for four...
Weber, Ed Entrance Into the Service and Postwar
Ed Weber went into the service on 5 December 1942 and went to the San Diego Marine Corps base [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Rooney, Andrew Ernie Pyle and Press Camps
After Cherbourg [Annotator's Note: Cherbourg, France], Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Escape from Hungary
It was a relatively small crowd at the University [Annotator's Note: University of Szeged in Szeged, Hungary] when Ivan...
Williams, Kenneth Escape to Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Clausen, Elfriede Escaping East Germany
Elfriede Clausen recalls waiting for the Americans to come to their village and free them from the Russians occupying...
Malta, Samuel Escorting Military Dead
Samuel Malta was based in Brooklyn New York as a military escort for the war dead. It was rough duty. He had to sign...
Winnier, Lawrence Ethnic Identity and Issues
The Japanese were treated wrongly and were put into concentration camps [Annotator's Note: forced relocation and...
Hastings, Wilford Europe and Postwar Career
Wilford E. Hastings received training to handle mines while in Germany. He would pull the mines out of the ground with...
Lorenzen, Angus Europe and Shell Shock
After arriving in the United States in May 1945, Angus Lorenzen crossed the country by train to go to New York City....
Levitt, Sydney European Campaign
Sydney Levit and his unit [Annotator's Note: 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division] were sent to Camp...
Reilly, Joseph Experience with Death
Joseph Dean Reilly [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Carver, Jack Experiencing Combat
Jack Carver fought face to face with the Germans during the war. They could see each other's faces. It was obvious the...
Connelly, James Explosion on the Ship
James Connelly got burned. They ran short of gasoline for flamethrowers. A small boat came back to get more. The LCM [...
Engels, Emile Expressions of Gratitude
Emile Engles demonstrates his gratitude annually in Belgium for the Americans liberating them. He talks of the markers...
Saik, Ogden Facing the Enemy
As a radar man, Ogden Saik was trained to destroy his equipment in the presence of an officer in the event of the ship'...
Breaux, Lavenia "Lavenia Hickman" Faith and Education
World War 2 changed Lavenia Breaux. Before the war Breaux had the chance to talk to a woman in her neighborhood who, in...
Scales, James Family
James Shelton Scales did not think about his family much, except that he missed his wife and daughter. His wife wrote...
Ladner, Nimocks Family and Friends
Nimocks Foyle Ladner adopted a boy in California and a girl in Michigan. He has a grandson in Arizona and a...
Polonski, Bluma Family and Loss
At Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex in German occupied...
Martin, Robert Family Life
Robert Martin moved into New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] on Saint Claude Street in a mixed-race...
Smith, Lamar Family Postwar and Reflections
For the Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith, the G.I. Bill was very important because his family did not have any money...
Brandes, Rita Family Relationships
Rita Brandes had uncles who survived the war. Rather than being angry at her uncles for surviving, she was mad at her...
Harrison, William Farm Boy to Merchant Marine
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 1926. He was named after his father...
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...

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