World War, 1939-1945
Found in 268 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Bill Putnam, 2001 May 12
Oral History Interview with Bob Craig, 2001 May 16
Oral History Interview with Charles Houston, 2000 August 23
Oral History Interview with Charles Schwarz, 1981 August 18
Charles Schwartz is a Holocaust survivor born in Poland. The oral history covers his pre-war and war-time experiences especially when he was interned at Auschwitz. He immigrated to Boulder, CO in 1949 and moved to Denver 10 years later.
Oral history interview with Daryl Lester Tennal, Jr., 2003 February 27
Tennal recalls his experiences as a Marine assigned to duty in the Pacific region during World War II. He describes his early days in the Marine Corps and becoming a member of the Marine Corps Band. He also details many of the battles and offenses he participated in while fighting the Japanese on islands in the South Pacific, including Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands and Guam, and the effects of the malaria he contracted while stationed there.
Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Jaranyi, 1981 August 9
Interview provides detailed accounts of life in Hungary, arrival to Auschwitz Concentration Camp, description of hunger, loss of identity and basic needs. Death march and hardships after liberation are also vividly described. Elizabeth was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust.
Oral History Interview with Ellsworth L. Hayes, 1981 November 20
Ellsworth Hayes was a US soldier during WWII and was with a unit that witnessed a British liberated concentration camp. Originally from Pueblo, Hayes was drafted into the Army in 1940. He describes what he saw at the camp.
Oral History Interview with Ernest Cassel, 1982 February 18
Interview covers pre-war life growing up in Berlin, Germany. Father died after WWI but had a large extended family in Berlin. In 1939, fled to Shanghai to survive. Immigrated to Denver in 1948.
Oral History Interview with Fred Wahl, 1984 April 14
Interview covers life experiences in Poland in the early 1930s, increasing antisemitism. Escaped to Cuba in 1936 and then came to America. Joined the US Army, experience of the war from the army perspective. Reuniting with his sister, only surviving member of his family. Experience in postwar America and attitudes toward America, family and Jewish organizations.