Amphibious invasions

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London, James Metz and the Saar
James Harvard London shipped out of Southampton [Annotator's Note: Southampton, England] on the Belgian ship...
Morse, Ralph Midway and Guadalcanal
Following the Doolittle Raid [Annotator's Note: named for its commander, then US Army Air Forces Colonel, later US Air...
Hammond, Jr., Robert C. Midway to Guadalcanal
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr....
Culp, Oscar Military Duty and Training
Oscar Culp was based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. He remembers the day [Annotator's Note:...
McKnight, Harry Military Service
Harry McKnight was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He had an older brother. The family moved to Ohio soon...
Bartels, Carl Military Service
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] arrived at the beaches far enough away to see what was...
Ledesma, Trinidad Mindanao and Kamikazes
Trinidad Ledesma volunteered to be a code clerk in headquarters where he thought he would be safer. He was shown a...
Armentaro, Louis Mindanao, Moros, and Decency
They [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] went into Mindanao [...
Pratt, Robert Minesweeping and Hiroshima
Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard the USS LST-781] was a witness to the...
Kinsey, Norman Misery in Oudjda
On 9 November 1942, Norman Kinsey was offshore of Casablanca and Fédala [Annotator's Note: both in Morocco]. He awoke...
Prince, Robert Mission to Raid Cabanatuan
[Annotator's Note: All of the locations listed in this clip are in the Philippines.] Robert Prince remembers New Year's...
Shirkey, Robert Mission with Filipino Tribe
Robert Leroy Shirkey and his unit's [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 158th Regimental Combat Team] first...
Fitch, Mason Missions over Japan
Mason Brownell Fitch flew over Kobe [Annotator's Note: Kobe, Japan] on his first mission over Japan [Annotator's Note:...
Rieman, Carl Mog Mog Officer's Club and the Invasion of Okinawa
While Carl Rieman was off of Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)...
Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Anzio
For Charles Coolidge, success [Annotators Note: success in combat] continued in Italy. His unit [Annotators Note:...
Goodrich, James Mop Up Duties on Guadalcanal
James Goodrich thinks that people had a greater hatred for the Japanese than the Germans in America. He credits hearing...
Savage, Frank Morotai
The division [Annotator's Note: 31st Infantry Division] was then transferred to the island of Morotai [Annotator's Note...
Ollar, Vernon Mortar Combat in Hedgerows and Saint-Lô
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Vernon Ollar participated in...
Johnson, Burton Mortar School to Peleliu
Burton "Burt" Johnson went to mortar school [Annotator's Note: M2 60mm mortar at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California...
Jagers, Robert Most Difficult Invasion and Returning Home
Sicily [Annotator's Note: Operation Husky, 9 July to 17 August 1943, Sicily, Italy] was the most difficult invasion...
Sullivan, George Moving Around the Pacific
George Joseph Sullivan moved from Mbanika [Annotator's Note: Mbanika Island, Solomon Islands] on an APC [Annotator's...
Jindra, Leonard Moving Inland
Leonard Jindra could not tell where he was but he stayed up that first night after landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day;...
Raaen, John Moving Inland
John Raaen reached the coastal road and the wide open field adjacent to it. The field was approximately 200 to 300...
Ehlers, Walter Moving Inland From Omaha Beach
Walter Ehlers moved his squad up the hill to the trenches [Annotator's Note: during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on 6...
Heath, David Moving Over to Guadalcanal
David Heath transferred to Guadalcanal, 26 miles from the island of Tulagi [Annotator's Note: both in the Solomon...
Smith, William S. Moving the Front Lines
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was on the beach [...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Smith, Clifford Moving Through Italy
Clifford Smith was an area called Mussolini Canal, outside of Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] after he was...
Boitnott, Monty Moving to the Mediterranean
Monty Joe Boitnott was at a bomber base in Algeria. There were no air bases in Tunisia because almost all of the bases...
Strausbaugh, Leo Moving to the Philippines
Their kickoff point was Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], and when the time came, Leo V....
Muri, James Muri's part of the Battle of Midway
[Annotator's Note: James Muri served in the USAAF as a pilot flying Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers in the 22nd...
Pedersen, Allen Naples and Anzio
Allen Pedersen and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 476th Ordnance Evacuation Company] landed near Naples, Italy on 3...
Culpepper, George Naval Battle at Surigao Strait
MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area] went...
Tarrant, Eugene Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant served in the Navy as a captain’s mess attendant aboard the USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Harrell, Edgar Naval Battles Aboard the the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
After being assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) [Annotator's Note: sometimes referred to as "Indy"], Edgar Harrell...
Murphy, Paul Naval Campaigns and Repair
Paul J. Murphy had his first campaign [Annotator’s Note: as a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] in...

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