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Guisewite, Myron Winding Down of the War in Europe
In March 1945, Myron L. Guisewhite was in France with the 438th Troop Carrier Group [Annotator's Note: 438th Troop...
Hever, John Wonderful News
John Hever never saw any Japanese soldiers until after the war was over. They had no weapons, and were walking around...
Burnett, Marshall Working with the Local People
After Marshall Burnett was released from the hospital where he had been recovering from typhus [Annotator's Note: also...
Boitnott, Monty World War 2 and Modern Warfare
Monty Joe Boitnott would like to be thought of as being in the largest and bloodiest war and they won. However,...
Kitts, James Wounded and Hospitalized
[Annotator's Note: James Albert Kitts took part in the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16...
McGee, George Wounded and Returning Home
The first time George Wesley McGee and the 109th Evacuation Hospital set up their temporary hospital was near Saint-Lo...
Viani, Bruno Wounded in Action then Return Home
Bruno Viani spent about a week in Marseilles after his arrival. There was a dock strike there so the troops helped...
Tunnicliff, Ed Wounded in Battle
Ed Tunnicliff had to get into a third tank. He learned all five positions [Annotator’s Note: the M4 Sherman medium...
Lebsack, Wayne Wounded in Belgium
The infantry was expecting General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] army...
Nannini, James Wounded in France
James Nannini participated in the Normandy Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Belcher, Lewis Wounded in Germany
Lewis E. Belcher [Annotator's Note: a tank commander in Company B, 11th Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division, sent to...
A bomber passes over a crowd on the Champs-Elysées on VE-Day in Paris, France on 8 May 1945
A street view of crowds, predominantly French civilians, on the Champs-Elysées on VE-Day; a bomber passes in the sky...
Allied servicemen walking down a street with their arms linked, England, 1945
Photograph. Allied servicemen walking down a street with their arms linked together at night, a man in the center is...
Allied troops celebrating VE-Day in Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945
Photograph. A Republic of China soldier standing on the edge of a car driving through Piccadilly Circus; a United...
Allied troops driving through Piccadilly Circus on VE-Day, England, 1945
Photograph. United States and British service men and woman riding in a United States Army jeep through Piccadilly...
Allied troops walking down Piccadilly Circus on VE-Day, England, 1945
Photograph. United States and British service men and women walking down Piccadilly Circus with a flag of the United...
Allied troops walking down Piccadilly Circus on VE-Day, England, 1945
Photograph. American and British service men and women walking down Piccadilly Circus with a flag of the United States...
Allied troops walking down Piccadilly Circus on VE-Day, England, 1945
Photograph. United States and British service men and women walking down Piccadilly Circus with a flag of the United...
American engineers/servicemen waving from a balcony on V-E Day in Paris, France on 8 May 1945
American engineers/servicemen waving from a balcony, probably along the Champs-Elysées on V-E Day. "Engr. [Engineer] '...
American servicemen driving a jeep full of French women on V-E Day in Paris, France on 8 May 1945
American servicemen driving a jeep full of French women down street on V-E Day; crowds in the background. "V-E Day....
British civilians gathering for the London VE-Day parade, England, 1945
Photograph, cropped. Large group of British civilians standing in the street for a VE-Day parade. Cropped typed caption...
Celebrating V-E Day in London, England in May 1945
Celebrating V-E Day. Man holds up a Stars and Stripes newspaper reading 'Germany Quits' in background. "ETO-45-45325....
Citizens walking towards Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945
Photograph. Civilians walking in the street towards Piccadilly Circus. Personal caption on reverse: "Looking toward...
Civilians gathered at the side of The Mall, England, 1945
Photograph. British civilians sitting and standing on a lawn on the side of The Mall across from the Victoria Memorial...
Civilians gathered at the Victoria Memorial, England, 1945
Photograph. Civilians sitting on the "Manufacture" lion at the base of the Victoria Memorial; a large crowd is gathered...
Civilians gathering around the Victoria Memorial on VE-Day, England, 1945
Photograph, cropped. Civilians gathering around the Victoria Memorial and in front of the gates of Buckingham Palace on...
Civilians gathering at the Victoria Memorial, England, 1945
Photograph. Civilians gathering around the Victoria Memorial. Personal caption on front: "Buckingham Palace May 8, 1945...
Crowd assembles for victory parade, France, May 1945
Photograph. View looking down at a crowd of people lining the street in preparation of the victory parade on V-E Day....
Crowd carrying a British corporal in Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945
Photograph. Crowd throwing up a British corporal up in the air during a VE-Day celebration in Piccadilly Circus. London...
Crowd carrying a British corporal in Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945
Photograph. Crowd throwing up a British corporal up in the air during a VE-Day celebration in Piccadilly Circus. London...
Crowd celebrating VE-Day at Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945
Photograph. American servicemen and British civilians gathering in front of an unidentified structure at Piccadilly...
Crowd celebrating VE-Day in Davies Street, England, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Large crowd of civilians and United States servicemen forming a circle in at the base of a...
Crowd celebrating VE-Day in Davies Street, England, 1945
Photograph. Large crowd of civilians and United States servicemen forming a circle in at the base of a structure in...
Crowd celebrating VE-Day in Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945
Photograph. Close-up of service men and women along with civilians gathering in front of the London Pavilion in...
Crowd celebrating VE-Day in Piccadily Circus, England, 1945
Photograph, cropped. Piccadilly Circus filled with servicemen and civilians celebrating VE-Day; men are sitting on top...
Crowd celebrating VE-Day in Piccadily Circus, England, 1945
Photograph, cropped. Piccadilly Circus filled with servicemen and civilians celebrating VE-Day; men are sitting on top...

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