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Tipper, Edward Reflections
Edward Tipper remembered the attack on Carentan and his subsequent wounding as an ordinary series of events. The most...
Radice, Gerard Reflections
Gerard V. Radice thinks that it is important to have institutions like The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in...
Puissegur, Baptiste Reflections
Baptiste Puissegur enjoyed being a civilian after his discharge. He was thankful for the Lord's protection during his...
Waggoner, Wesley Reflections
Wesley Waggoner remembers the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Reflections
Maurice Zolkower thought it was an adventure to approach Dachau [Annotator's Note: as a medic in the 45th Infantry...
Conklin, Earl Reflections
Asked what he thought about the Japanese, Earl Conklin said they were "pretty vicious," but conceded that combat makes...
Tennant, Harry Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] The war gave Harry Tennant the...
Becker, Irving Reflections
Irving Becker remembers a funny incident as his most memorable event of the war. It involved some comrades and women at...
Herszenberg, Tola Reflections
Tola Herszenberg was liberated from Lodz [Annotator's Note: Łódź Ghetto or Litzmannstadt Ghetto in Łódź, Poland on 19...
Ruiz, Roberto Reflections
Robert "Bob” Ruiz regrets the loss of so many young lives during the war, as well as during the subsequent Korean [...
Fair, Paul Reflections
Paul Fair thinks it is important to teach people about World War Two. Millions of people were killed in the war. It is...
Pedersen, Allen Reflections
Allen Pedersen remembers 23 January [Annotator's Note: 23 January 1944] and the landing at Anzio Beach as his most...
Clark, Earl Reflections
Earl Ervin Clark believes that World War 2 changed him dramatically. He went from being a poor kid washing dishes to...
Klinepeter, David Reflections
David Klinepeter does not think that young people know enough about World War 2. He thinks young people need to know...
Aigner, Eva Reflections
There are docent led tours at the memorial in Portland. It gives Eva Aigner a physical location in which to go honor...
Rickel, Robert Reflections
Robert "Bob" Rickel fought in World War 2 to defend the United States. He fought because all his other friends fought...
Mather, James Reflections
James Mather's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning about the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note:...
Hurd, Francis Reflections
For Francis Hurd, the most difficult part of the war was crossing the beachhead onto French soil because they didn't...
Latiolats, Walter Reflections
Walter J. Latiolais, Sr has seen the interest in World War 2 become stronger in the last few years. To him, his career...
Amram, Fred Reflections
Fred Amram started to identify as a Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah; the genocide of European Jews...
Rodrigue, Lowell Reflections
Lowell Rodrigue had many dreams about World War 2 and cannot watch movies related to the war. He has been clinically...
Clausen, Elfriede Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Elfriede Clausen what she thought about the Berlin Wall, a concrete barrier...
Befera, Victor Reflections
Victor Befera looks upon himself as just a footnote of World War 2. He did not collect any medals or commendations. His...
Langsam, Dora Reflections
Dora Langsam wanted to be an American after her experiences in the Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah;...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Reflections
Abraham Rosenzweig is proud of his years of service in the Coast Guard. That feeling has grown over the years. World...
Weinreich, Frieda Reflections
Frieda Weinreich remembered that it took a little while to adjust to the United States because she did not speak...
Baughman, Paul Reflections
Paul Baughman's most important consideration about the war is he will not see combat anymore. He suffered with hip, leg...
Toole, Edward Reflections
Edward Thomas Toole's most memorable moment was when Japan surrendered. That meant the war was over. That was a...
Smith, Carl Reflections
Carl Smith is glad he served his country. He is glad he was in the military. He is glad to live in the Armed Forces...
Struble, Charles Reflections
Charles Struble remembers planes [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th...
Houdek, Thomas Reflections
Thomas Houdek was not afraid during war. His most vivid memory involves a man who died during captivity. Houdek felt...
Switzer, Ruth Reflections
Ruth Switzer met her husband through her mother and mother-in-law. They never spoke about their World War 2 experience...
Carawan, Chris Reflections
At the end of the war, Chris Carawan said there were thousands of German prisoners that had been taken. The Americans...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Reflections
The most memorable experience of the war for Omer Van Huylenbrouck is his first mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note:...
Whelan, Robert Reflections
Robert Whelan's most memorable experience of the war came in Siegburg [Annotator's Note: Siegburg , Germany] on 30...
Mouton, George Reflections
George Mouton thinks the war made a man out of him. The war showed people the United States was great and worth...

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