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Bradley, John Being an Only Child in Manila
John Bradley was born in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Philippines] in May 1936. Bradley's father enlisted in the...
Brooks, Curtis Being Aware of World Events
Curtis Brooks and his family had been on a vacation trip aboard the SS Potsdam and encountered a Nazi ceremony taking...
Dixon, Leon Being Black in Europe
While in Europe, Leon Dixon was treated wonderfully by the Europeans, way better than he was treated in the United...
Roxandich, George Being Captured
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: with the 104th Infantry Division] was at a reunion when a fellow veteran...
Tanner, Theodore Being Deployed
While waiting for an assignment, Theodore Robert Tanner and the other pilots of his group were called to meetings twice...
Hughes, Lowell Being Discharged and the Ruptured Duck
Lowell Hughes got new uniforms when he returned to Fort Devens [Annotator's Note: Ayer and Shirley, Massachusetts]. He...
Scherer, Monroe Being Drafted and Becoming an Engineer
Monroe Scherer had lost a year of studies due to illness as a child. When he turned 18, he was still in high school. He...
Moskin, Alan Being Drafted and Enduring Racism
Alan Moskin was drafted out of Syracuse [Annotator's Note: in Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York]. He went into...
Smith, Bernard Being Hit by Flak
Bernard Smith was fortunate because when he got overseas, the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force] had been...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Being in on Hiroshima 6 August 1945
Ittsei Nakagawa was born in Fresno, California and lived in Orange Cove [Annotator's Note: Orange Cove, California] in...
Livingston, Robert Being in the Army
Robert "Bob" Livingston volunteered for service with the US Army Air Force on 4 September 1942. He was sent to Camp...
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...
Angst, Lawrence Being Part German
Lawrence Angst was born in July 1923 in Barberton, Ohio. His mother and father were young and struggled through the...
Samuelson, Daniel Being Scared
Daniel Samuelson had some close missions. They had several engine losses. They were alright. Flak [Annotator's Note:...
Hyland, Everett Being Severely Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and was aboard...
Sandoz, James Being Shot At
German aircraft shot at James Sandoz's battery [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 554th AAA (AW) Battalion, 29th Infantry...
Ledesma, Trinidad Being Wounded
Trinidad Ledesma did not go by the name Trinidad while on duty overseas. He found out Trinidad meant gay people and...
Moen, Virgil Being Wounded in Holland
Prior to Operation Market Garden [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, 17 to 25 September 1944, Netherlands],...
Spinato, Angelo Belgian Civilians
Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment...
Carlson, Clarence Belgium, Home and VJ-Day
Clarence Carlson enjoyed Belgium. He was able to communicate better than he did in France. They had good-looking people...
Hyland, Everett Below Decks During the Pearl Harbor Attack
In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Everett Hyland did hear rumors of going to war. When out on their two weeks at sea, and at...
Deiglmayr, Erna Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Erna Deiglmayr visited Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany] with...
Cowan, John Berlin Airlift
John L. Cowan was asked to teach incoming recruits how to handle a Garand rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-...
Bolin, George Between Earth and Space
When the war ended, George R. Bolin's father [Annotator's Note: Lodwick Timothy "LT" Bolin] moved his office to Clinton...
Dendy, Lloyd Biggest Battle and Discharge
After he returned to duty, Lloyd Dendy had a case come up where a member had a death in the family. The Red Cross is...
Schicker, Tom Birthday at Ulithi and then Okinawa
Thomas Francis Schicker had his 19th birthday at Ulithi. He became friends with Leo Schmidtkin [Annotator's Note:...
Gustafson, Gerald Black Feet and the Maginot Line
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
O'Donnell, Joseph Black March Begins
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft IV near Gross Tychow, Pomerania, now Tychowo,...
Alexander, Samson Black Panthers, Malcolm X and Confederate Statues
Alexander, Samson Black Servicemen
Reading, writing, and arithmetic were important to black people when Samson Alexander was growing up. They knew they...
Hill, James Black Sheep Squadron
James J. Hill had Pappy Boyington [Annotator's Note: later US Marine Corps Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington] as his...
Rickel, Robert Black Thursday Battle
Robert "Bob" Rickel does not recall the mission to Stuttgart [Annotator's Note: Stuttgart, Germany with the 524th...
Nolan, Warren Boarding the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
Warren Nolan went to Pearl Harbor aboard a Navy troop transport ship. It took about six days to get there. He was then...
Shaner, Robert Boarding the USS LST-475
Robert D. Shaner came into New Guinea and his ship, the LST-475 [Annotator's Note: USS LST-475], was not there so he...
Kerner, John Bodmin, England
John Kerner took a German passenger ship overseas to Europe. He shared a stateroom with five other officers, and they...
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