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Walter schoenheim was born in 1930 and came to United States as a teenager. He served in the Air Force and worked as a manager at Volkswagen for many years.

Fred Krause talks about his childhood in Germany and moving to the United States. Recorded in Temecula, California on November 19th, 2017, Mark Nickoloff discusses with Fred about his childhood and what it was like to grow up in his...

Sharon Wakamoto, an OC resident for almost 60 years, but born in Los Angeles spent a few years as a young child, during WW2 in the Japanese internment camp or War Relocation Center as it was called, at Gila Bend,...

A German immigrant discusses his childhood in WWII Germany and his personal reckoning that Has resulted research and writing about German force labor camps.

My interview with my mother: Memories from post WWII Germany, emigrating to the United States, culture shock, COVID-19, language barriers

Don McDaniel talks about his Army service in 1953 to 1955.

Sometimes life does not go as planned, so expect change. This video talks about growing up, becoming an educator, and then watching your family change throughout the years.

We discussed family history, times if war, how America is changing, and current events.

My grandmas life and how she grew up. And my moms life

Anne Ballard shares stories of her life growing up in Nuremberg during World War II, meeting her African American husband, and moving to America in the 1950s.

In this interview Vaughn talks about his World War II experience, specifically his 45th mission when his plane was shot down by enemy fire.

Dorothy Whitfield Chisholm (98) speaks with her son, Graham Chisholm (62) about her experience joining the British Army at age 18 in 1941, and then transferring over to the US Army in Great Britain in 1942, being wounded by a...

“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

Interview with Hilda about her life and experiences

This is the interview about my grandma and her family’s herritige

Helga Bell (78) tells her daughter, Insa Wood (54) about her childhood in East Germany during World War II.

A short interview on Stefanie Wallner who has many different beliefs

I asked my grandmother about lessons she learned in her youth and how they affected her, as well as who had a big influence on her as a child and young adult.

An interview with my mother about my grandmother who lived in London during the bombings of World War II

I talked to both my grandparents and asked them about they’re past!

In this interview Maggie Tritremmel spoke with her Opa, Herb Tritremmel and what his life was like growing up, in school, and in the military service in Germany.

Jean talked about his service, and how to go on with life after service.

Childhood in England

I interviewed my grandgather Michael Small who is 76 this year. What was spoken about was mostly my grandfathers' life growing up and how different it was compared to today. He is a black smith by trade, something that I...

Jennie interviews her friend Gertrud (83) about her experiences as a refugee from Bohemia, first to Germany and then to the United States, as well as her time as a Wisconsin Master Gardener where she established the first butterfly garden...