Prisoner of war experience

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Casey, Donald Becoming a POW
Donald E. Casey was captured by German soldiers [Annotator’s Note: after his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber...
Bosworth, Paul Becoming a POW and Being Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Brainard, William Becoming a Prisoner of War
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear someone in the background throughout the video.] William White Brainard [Annotator's Note:...
VanDuzer, Raymond Becoming a Prisoner of War
The Germans took the weapons away from the wounded American infantrymen Raymond VanDuzer was treating. A day or so...
Dymnicki, Francis Becoming an Airman
Francis Dymnicki attempted to become a pilot in the Air Force. Half of his friends wanted to do the same. Dymnicki was...
Steele, Ben Before the Surrender
While working on a road, Ben Steele would see men covered with mosquitos. They did not have mosquito nets to sleep with...
Edwards, Mary Beginning Employment at Higgins
Mary Edwards began working for the Army at Higgins Industries when she was 16 years old. She had finished high school...
Rockforte, Joseph Being a POW
Joseph Rockforte's company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Being a POW
Joseph Yourkavitch was captured on 16 December [Annotator's Note: 16 December 1944]. It had started out as a normal day...
Halloran, Walter Being a POW
Walter Halloran would carefully pick his spots as he advanced in enemy territory. He would try to keep trees and brush...
Bergbower, Harold Being a POW in Japan and the End of the War
Harold Bergbower has no memory of the trip from the POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in Davao on Mindanao...
Fulton, Robert Being a POW in Japan, the End of the War and Liberation
Robert Fulton had been brought to Japan to be interrogated by the Japanese Navy general staff in a camp called Ōfuna....
Bollich, James Being a POW in Manchuria
Once he was strong enough, James Bollich was transferred to Mukden, Manchuria [Annotator's Note: Mukden, Manchuria,...
Rosendahl, Robert Being a POW in Mukden, China
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rosendahl served in the USAAF as an aircraft mechanic with the 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th...
Mosher, Alfred Being a Prisoner in Japan
[Annotator's Note: Alfred Raymond Mosher served in the Navy as a hospital corpsman in the station hospital on the...
Carter, Paul Being a Prisoner of War
While he was a prisoner in Italy, Paul Carter nearly starved. Before leaving Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] his...
Gilbert, Lawrence Being a Prisoner of War
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert was put on a work detail building houses on a Jewish cemetery. They used the tombstones...
Golden, James Being a Prisoner of War
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden was captured...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Being a Prisoner of War
Lewis Thomas Easterling had broken his legs when his plane was hit and he could not go anywhere when he landed. A group...
Martello, Dominic Being a Prisoner of War
While he was a prisoner, Dominic Martello was leaning over getting a head of cabbage when a German soldier came along,...
Vaadi, Eugene Being a Prisoner of War in China
Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down by MiG-15s [Annotator's Note: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, NATO name: Fagot] over...
Flynn, David Being a Prisoner of War on Java
While David Flynn was in the water, he was only concerned with staying alive, not with thoughts of what would happen if...
Grunte, Leon Being a Russian Prisoner
Leon Grunte was supposedly still a German paratrooper when he left Denmark. There were no parachutes left or planes for...
Leaming, Jack Being Captured
Jack Leaming and his SBD pilot had just completed their bombing run on Marcus Island when the antiaircraft fire became...
Burns, Lloyd Being Captured
Lloyd Burns had to bail out of his plane. When he jumped out, he blacked out right after he pulled his ripcord. His...
Smith, Rothacker Being Captured
After being wounded by a mortar round Rothacker Smith, his sergeant and another soldier wounded during the German...
Roxandich, George Being Captured
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: with the 104th Infantry Division] was at a reunion when a fellow veteran...
Kopp, Alois Being Captured
Alois Kopp was in the water for nine hours before being picked up by Japanese [Annotator’s Note: After his ship, the...
Gilbert, Lawrence Being Captured and Becoming a Prisoner
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 1st Ranger Battalion] were under heavy fire...
Strunk, Chester Being Captured and Interrogated
Chester Strunk and his fellow crewmen were approached by locals on horseback immediately following their parachute...
Fulton, Robert Being Captured, Imprisoned on Java and Shipment to Honshu
Robert Fulton and eight survivors of the USS Houston (CA-30) swam to Java after they abandoned ship and were captured...
Fatora, Jerome Being Captured, War's End and Occupation Duty
Jerome Fatora's captors, kids of 14 and 15 years old, put his platoon [Annotator's Note: Fatora was a member of Company...
Fili, William Being Liberated
William Fili was concerned about what his parents were feeling, but it would drive him nuts if he thought about it too...
Doolan, Robert Being Liberated and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was marched from Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland to Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany...
Bollich, James Being Shipped to Manchuria
Camp O'Donnell [Annotator's Note: Camp O'Donnell prisoner of war camp, Luzon, Philippines] was closed and James Bollich...
Siracuse, James Being Shot Down and Captured
James Siracuse was waiting to board the plane [Annotator's Note: for his 22nd mission]. One of his gunners said that he...

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