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Maltbie, Archie Battle of the Bulge and into Germany
Archie Maltbie found the flying in the Battle of the Bulge to be some of the toughest work of his fighter career....
Cohn, Marthe Becoming a Nurse
After leaving the intelligence service in January 1946, Marthe Cohn worked in Lindau, Germany. She registered to go to...
Greenup, Rena Betrayal and Survival
In addition to what Rena Greenup could provide her mother, who knew how to tell fortunes, traded her services from her...
Swanson, Richard Discharge and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76) on escort duty for the troop transport...
Popham, Donald Doing His Part for the War Effort
Donald Popham found it gratifying to know that he was playing a part in getting all those fine Boeing ships in the air...
Myrick, Thomas Enlistment and Training
Perhaps because Barksdale Air Force Base was in his hometown of Bossier City, Louisiana, Thomas Myrick followed...
Brueland, Lowell Fellow Pilots
Lowell Brueland flew with Clayton Kelly Gross [Annotator’s Note: Captain Clayton K. Gross is also part of the Digital...
Will, George Four Freedoms to the Cold War
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks historian George Will about the Four Freedoms speech, the 1941 State of the...
Vaadi, Eugene Liberated by Patton
On 2 March 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down over Dresden, Germany and taken prisoner. On 4 April 1945,...
Knutson, Caroll Liberation and War's End
Carroll Knutson and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] were liberated by Patton [Annotator's Note: US...
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...
Stern, Herbert Meeting the Russians
Herbert Stern and the 333rd Regimental Combat Team, consisting of the 333rd Infantry Regiment and the 325th Field...
Elliott, John Memorable Events
John Elliott's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was a Martin-built aircraft [...
Elliott, John Reflections
John Elliott said he served in World War 2 because he didn't want to be considered a slacker, and he wanted to learn...
Knight, Edwin Reflections
Edwin Knight knows the Second World War had to be fought to protect the country's freedoms. He served because he was...
LeBlanc, Joyce Reflections
Joyce Leblanc said the war taught her how to overcome small trials. Leblanc did what was needed during her three year...
Wiebe, Ted Reflections
When Ted Wiebe remembers the Battle of the Coral Sea he thinks of it as just another duty station. He did what he was...
Laubner, William War's End
William Laubner was in Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: near Zagań, Germany (now Poland)] as a POW [Annotator's Note...