“Well, it just so happened after the war ended, the last concentration camp that was liberated was in Ebensee, Austria, which is a sub camp of Mauthausen.  They were liberated two days before the end of the war. Our division was ordered 150 army…

“Well, they sent my brother Howard to the 104th Timberwolf Division in training in the Mojave Desert in California for the North African campaign.  They sent me to the 42nd Infantry Division in Oklahoma, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. In my case, after…

“They said, well, the Army just started a new program called Army Specialized Training Program, ASTP. And if you prefer that, we'll send you to some college to take courses in engineering. So, I said, 'well, going back to some college, that sounds…

“First of all, we went to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for basic training. Again, being trained as gunners on 105-millimeter howitzers.  But these were mechanized, no horses. After 13 weeks, we were interviewed, offered the opportunity to go to…

“Pearl Harbor was December 7th, 1941. Yes, I remember it was a Sunday. Everybody was listening, was told to listen to the radio.  President Roosevelt was going to speak. So, of course, our family was huddled around that radio, listening to President…

"The Vietnam War was very different. When my brother, Wayne, was drafted, I became a war protester, joining student sit ins and running from the police who tried to break up our demonstrations. Wayne served two years in Thailand as a medic. I met my…

“Well, I was in the recruiting duty when I was in the Wac’s. I did public relations; I tried to recruit other Wacs. And I think perhaps there that it was an asset, being able to speak easily like I do. I suppose that might have had something to do…

"And they came to America in July of 1939. And my father wanted to go back to Europe to fight the Nazis. He wasn’t a citizen yet, so he had to apply for citizenry, and he got the necessary paperwork done, and he enrolled in the Army. And I have a…

"And then they went on with 1000 children on that transport. They had a very harrowing experience. And they got to the border of Holland and Germany. And the soldiers there-- the German soldiers-- they boarded the train. And they harassed…

"The final day of school they took everyone in our class and sent them to the amphibious forces in Camp Bradford, Virginia. Now, instead of having the nice Navy blues and so forth, they gave me an out of draft uniform, 30-30 rifle, combat shoes,…