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Bloch, Itka Liberation
Itka Bloch remembers the first tank coming in [Annotator's Note: to liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near...
Whitman, Philip Liberation
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman was captured after bailing out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber and...
Rubin, Mark Liberation
Mark Rubin did not wear the Star of David, the yellow star, in the camps. That only lasted about a year at the...
Keller, Luba Liberation
The Russians liberated the camp where Luba Keller was held. Keller was hiding because the bombs were falling around...
Liberato, Louis Liberation
Louis Liberato was at the Elbe River and aircraft were flying over them. The war was officially over, but they did not...
Klein, Gerda Liberation and Feelings Towards Germans
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, who was liberated from a slave labor camp can be very difficult to understand at points...
Szafran, Daniel Liberation and Palestine
Daniel Szafran was in Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Brzesinka, Poland]. The food situation was...
Vaadi, Eugene Liberation and Paris
In early April 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his fellow prisoners of war were liberated in Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note...
Giamberardino, Anna Maria Liberation and Postwar Life
One night, Anna Maria Giamberardino and a friend decided to go see where the couples would hang out. They saw some men...
Butcher, Chester Liberation and Return Home
Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air...
Woodham, Greg Liberation and Return to America
Greg Woodham and his mother were interned at Santo Tomas [Annotator’s Note: Santo Tomas Internment Camp, also known as...
Roxandich, George Liberation and Returning Home
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: a German prisoner of war] was eventually liberated. The guards were gone, and...
Warne, Therese Liberation and Shelling
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: An American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] was...
Bouton, Helen Liberation and Sweden
Getting into Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany] was the worst...
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...
Hughes, Lowell Liberation of Dachau
Lowell Hughes was about an hour late for the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp by the 45th Infantry Division...
Weiner, Reuben Liberation of Paris
From Saint-Marcouf, France, Reuben Weiner went to Cherbourg with the 2nd Infantry Division. His unit slept where they...
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. [...
Porter, Allen Liberty and Enemy Surprise
Allen Porter [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 78th Infantry Division] had a seven-...
Aldous, Robert Liberty and Making Money
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were supposed to go to Australia on R...
O'Connor, Robert Lieutenant Polette
Robert W. "Bob" O'Connor [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Watson, Harry Life Aboard a Sub and the Japanese Surrender
Harry Watson said describing life aboard a submarine can be confusing to someone who isn't qualified. Once qualified, a...
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]...
Martin, Robert Life Aboard Ship
Robert Martin went to Europe as the radio operator on the USS LST-515. It was cold. Everyone had to stand watch. He...
Stumpfa, James Life Aboard Ship
Jim Stumpfa had an exciting time at sea [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. He had a shop. He had a...
Smith, Dale Life Aboard Ship
Dale Smith was aboard the USS Proteus (AS-19) 99 percent of the time. They had movies and a huge mess hall. If no...
Eshelman, Raymond Life Aboard Ship
Ray Eshelman had been on USS LST-925 in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts, before reporting aboard USS...
Buckley, James Life Aboard the USS LST-1013
James Buckley was assigned to the USS LST-1013, a Landing Ship, Tank. It was as long as football field and 50 feet wide...
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...
Dahlberg, Melvin Life After Discharge
After being discharged, Melvin Dahlberg took two weeks off and then went to work as an auditor at a bank for the next...
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...
Nordstrom, Clyde Life After the Military
Clyde Nordstrom was discharged in Seattle [Annotator's Note: Seattle, Washington] and went to Minneapolis [Annotator's...
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...

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