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Blanckenburg, William "Bill" War is Scary
William Blanckenburg was alongside a creek and the Germans were on the other side. This was before Blanckenburg got...
Franklin, Paul War Memories
Paul Franklin went to work for an oil company after he graduated high school. While at the water house, Franklin...
Duncan, Reginald War Time Stories
Reginald Duncan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light Ponton Company] were based in Redange, Luxembourg...
Russell, Richard War Winds Down
Richard T. Russell, Jr. finished his missions out of Clark Field [Annotator's Note: now Clark Air Base, a Philippine...
Steinfeld, Manfred War Winds Down
Manfred Steinfeld recalls that in April 1945, a special formation of Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note:...
Poston, Charles War Winds Down
Missions began to ramp down in May [Annotator's Note: May 1945, when the Japanese were pushed too far out of range of...
Hughes, Harold War's End
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee randomly claps his hands throughout segment.] Harold Hughes served with the 1305th Army...
Alexander, Vernon War's End
Vernon Alexander's 103rd Infantry Division had met the 5th Army at the Brenner Pass and was in Austria on V-E Day [...
Kanter, Joseph War's End
oseph Kanter [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division] saw a...
Whitaker, Fred War's End
Fred Whitaker went to the 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...
Howard, Taylor War's End
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard was sent overseas [Annotation...
Thomas, A.C. War's End
A.C. Thomas thought the German soldiers were too young. Most of them were teenagers. He was in Germany when the war...
Graddy, J. War's End
Upon returning to the United States, J.D. Graddy was sent to Thayer General Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to...
Cole, Edward War's End
Edward C. Cole [Annotator's Note: serving with the 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division] took every...
Eustis, Lawrence War's End
Lawrence Eustis was on Tinian [Annotator’s Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] when he heard about VE-Day [...
Jenkins, Frederick War's End
Frederick Jenkins was an engineer on a whale boat when the war ended. They left the ship as the she went out on picket...
Lewis, Burton War's End
Burton Lewis entered Germany and helped set up a factory to manufacture netting in preparation for the crossing of the...
Ramsey, Frank War's End
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...
Meyer, William War's End
William Meyer was assigned as a rifleman with the 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. Near the ed of the...
Hill, Wayne War's End
Wayne O. Hill would come in after the first responders to remove bombs. [Annotator’s Note: Hill discusses a Smithsonian...
Stell, Cleston War's End
Cleston Stell was on the Enns River in Austria when Hitler killed himself and the war ended. He did not believe the...
Tennant, Harry War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] Harry Tennant was in the Pacific...
Banghart, William War's End
William Banghart drove a lieutenant in a general’s jeep. This could have led to a court martial. Banghart was in the...
Ricks, Howard War's End
Howard Ricks returned to Maui after Iwo Jima. The division [Annotator's Note: Ricks was a member of Company E, 2nd...
Epperson, William War's End
William Epperson and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division]...
Uchida, Togue War's End
Togue Uchida [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] spent Thanksgiving [...
Garcia, Ray War's End
Ray Garcia and Al Nickels [Annotator's Note: later United States Air Force Colonel Albert B. Nickels] both made the Air...
Gilbert, Lawrence War's End
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and a few other prisoners were released from the prison camp near the end of the war. He...
Fried, J. M. War's End
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was in a hospital recovering from wounds when he learned about the end of war in Europe. He was...
Kidder, Remi War's End
Remi Kidder got the bed he always hoped he would have. [Annotator's Note: Kidder joined the Navy and served aboard the...
Miralles, Richard War's End
Richard Miralles left the squadron and went aboard the ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75)] as a radioman...
Rice, Rip War's End
Rip Rice did not have many interactions with civilians. [Annotator’s Note: Rice had just entered Holland.] They were...
Kagan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Kagan was an infantry soldier. He won the Silver Star [Annotator's Note: the Silver Star Medal is the third-...
Allen, W. "Bill" War's End
W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] hit a mine not far the...
Buschmeier, Frank War's End
Frank William Buschmeier served with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force during...
Fagerstrom, Stanley War's End
Stanley Fagerstrom got sick in the Philippines. He hurt his back on the island of Morotai [Annotator’s Note: Morotai...

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