I am looking for WW2 veterans or people lived in the holocaust to talk to?

Question

I want to talk and write to veterans out there please cause my grandpa serve but I never got the chance to hear from him his story so I was wondering if anyone out there knew a way to reach people and talk to them or if anyone out will talk to me from world war 2 or the Holocaust.

Answer 1

I wasn't there - but I know my father's wartime experience backward and forward. I had to drag most of it out of him over the course of 10 years. Try Spielberg's Shoah Project on the Web - or the National Holocaust Museum. Also, check out your local VA Hospitals and VFW Posts. A lot of these guys are alone now and would welcome the chance to talk to you. Really. Also check the National World War II Memorial - which they finally got around to building - there is a wealth of information you can get off the Web about Individuals!!
Most of all I recommend you READ READ READ. There are books in the thousands - Stephen Ambrose comes to mind. Watch PBS - they just had a great documentary on Robert Capa - the best War Photographer ever.
Please, take the time to talk to the Vets. We're losing them so quickly - and they'd love to tell their stories. Most of them anyway. Some of them, understandably, have trouble living with the memories - and the fact that they survived when their buddies didn't. My father was Army Air Force - and he said the hardest thing they had to endure was when two officers would go to a guy's locker - go through it and remove anything that might be hurtful to the family - and take it away. THAT'S how they learned their buddies had died. He said he almost wished he was in the infantry - at least he'd see the guy next to him get killed outright.
Please continue this noble effort. I warn you - once you start - you will NEVER stop. You may take a break from time to time, of a few months or a few years - but you will ALWAYS come back.

Answer 2

Do a simple search on yahoo for books and articles about the holocaust and the war. Many of them have put their thoughts into writing. My father is 82, served in Africa and the Pacific in WWII and does not like to talk about it much any more.

Answer 3

my Daddy is a WW11 veteran, he is 85 years old, served in the 99TH Infantry Division of the US Army, (The Checkerboards) Company "C" 324TH Medical Battalion, 395TH Regiment, I have been writing stories about him for the past year,,, he never spoke of his service until I began asking him questions,, he was in the "Battle of the Bulge" and "The Battle at Siegfried Line",, he drove an Ambulance,, the 99TH were also called "The Battle Babies",, because some boys were 17 years old, maybe younger,,, my Daddy was 19 when he was drafted in 1942, he served 3 years and one day,,, his accounts are also written by me on Military.com
I am still compiling stories from him for a book I hope to finish soon,, good luck,, [e-mail]

Answer 4

I would contact veterans and Holocaust organizations for further assistance.