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Reese, Lloyd Prisoner of War
Lloyd Reese was the bombardier on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator that was shot down over Ploiești, Romania. He says...
Liberato, Louis Prisoner of War Camps
Louis Liberato had never experienced death before he went to Europe. He was loaded into a boxcar [Annotator's Note:...
Roxandich, George Prisoner of War Experience
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: wounded and captured by Germans while serving with Company B, 415th Infantry...
Clift, Gilbert Prisoner of War in Germany
After becoming a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war], Gilbert Clift was taken back to the German positions where he...
König, Karl Prisoner to America
Karl Friedrich "Charley” König [Annotator's Note: or Koenig] said to himself the Americans had no manners or did not...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Prisoner to War's End
On 19 March 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe was on a mission [Annotator's Note: with 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group...
Redmond, Leroy Prisoners and German Jets
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Guitard, Robert Prisoners and Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Robert Guitard was assigned to the Prisoner of War Enclosure 339, Prisoner of War Information Bureau...
Willett, Richard Problems with a Lieutenant
Richard Willett got into a mountainous area. His jeep driver was from North Carolina. A Lieutenant decided to ride in...
Becker, Clarence Promoted to Operations Officer
Clarence Becker was promoted to G-3, Operations Officer, in January 1945. He had been a Flight Commander until that...
Hoff, Donald Promotion and Discharge
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Pocoroba, Joseph Protecting Eisenhower
Joseph Pocoroba went to Columbia, South Carolina for basic training. He found it easy. When he first went in, he had KP...
Parham, Henry Protecting the Beach at Normandy
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] When he hit the beach [Annotator's Note:...
O'Donnell, Joseph Proud American
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner on the Black March in February 1945.] One officer guard got them...
Cowan, John Proud Germans and Eisenhower
The Germans were very proud people. They always managed to put on hats and some kind of gloves. Somehow or other, John...
Bucksell, Norris PTSD
Norris Bucksell says he needs a lot of sleep. He goes to mass every night. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks him...
Bussel, Norman PTSD
Once home, Norman Bussel had trouble adjusting. Any sort of noise would set him off. A man slammed the trunk of a taxi...
Dahlberg, Melvin PTSD
Melvin Dahlberg's first time abroad was in Italy which was very rundown. The local people were begging for food. He...
Bussel, Norman PTSD and Alcoholism
Norman Bussel knew he was not going to be very good company if he did not have some alcohol to drink. He would have to...
Monteyne, Joseph PTSD and Closing Thoughts
Joseph Monteyne goes to schools with about 15 others to talk about the war. The kids are super attentive. His own...
Mugliston, Gwendolyn PTSD and Life Choices
[Annotator's Note: There is an odd tape break which makes it hard to know what is being discussed at first.] Gwendolyn...
Sparacino, Paul PTSD and Veteran Suicides
Paul Sparacino [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5) during Operation Dominic, series of...
Hatch, Norman Public Affairs
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] felt that capturing combat on film was very...
Braitman, Simon Put in the Ghetto
Simon Braitman was nine years old when the Germans attacked Poland in September 1939. About a month and a half later,...
Hecht, Lester Putting on Shows
Lester Hecht's commanding officer's name was John L. Smith [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Colonel John Lucian Smith...
Mitchell, George Quantico to Pendleton
George Mitchell received orders to go to Quantico [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia]. His wife...
Jagers, Robert Quarantined During Training
Robert Jagers went to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in...
Wilson, Bobby Quartermaster Life
Bobby C. Wilson was responsible for keeping inventory and books. He was sent to Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Keller, Luba Questioning God
When Luba Keller was walking from her concentration camp to work in the munitions factory she would talk to God and ask...
Smith, Bernard Quirks of War
On one raid, Bernard Smith remembers a plane behind them burst into flames. His first reaction was that it was pretty....
Tatum, John Rabaul and Cape Gloucester
John Wesley Tatum left Fiji [Annotator's Note: Fiji, Oceania] to go to Goodenough Island [Annotator's Note: Goodenough...
Parham, Henry Race Relations and Returning Home
When Henry Parham's unit [Annotator's Note: 320th Antiaircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, Very Low Altitude (Colored)]...
McKinnon, Lee Race Relations in the Navy
Lee O. McKinnon stayed in the Navy until 1947. The Navy made good progress. When he first enlisted, there was no Navy...
Winnier, Lawrence Racial Discrimination
Lawrence Winnier cannot really blame the people because it [Annotator's Note: racial discrimination in the service] was...
Alter, Joseph Racing Across Europe
After Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France], Joseph Alter and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 1340th Engineer...
Spaulding, Arthur Racing to Cross the Rhine
Arthur Spaulding was in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion],...
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