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Duffy, Gowan Friendly Fire
Gowan Duffy does not think he came across any man in shock. Some of the men in his unit were dragging because of...
Hurley, Wallace Friendly Fire
Wallace Hurley recounts the story of his admired company commander who was killed while capturing two Germans. The...
Kiplinger, Austin Friendly Fire
Austin H. Kiplinger experienced friendly fire in the Fall of 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a pilot with Composite...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire and Decorated by General Stilwell
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with James Billingsley midsentence in a new story.] Billingsley says that after the...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Friendly Fire and the Resulting Forced March
Clarence Derrington was in Stalag VI-G [Annotator's Note: near Bergisch-Neustadt; Derrington had been captured on 14...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire Deaths
James Billingsley encountered quite a bit of Japanese resistance going up Highway 17 [Annotator's Note: now Emilio...
Laster, John Thomas Friendly Fire in Naples Harbor
Arriving at Naples, John Laster said, the Army would assume defense of the incoming ships. On the mountains behind...
Gatewood, Otis Friends and Fire
Otis Gatewood's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division] came...
Acevedo, Anthony From Bad Orb to Berga
Anthony Acevedo was picked to be part of a group of 350 Jewish and other undesirables being sent to Berga in the Ulster...
Griffenhagen, George From Bizerte to Sicily
The 20th Engineers was the first unit to go into Bizerte. George Griffenhagen and his fellow engineers spent the first...
Johnson, Erwin From Camp to Hell Ship
Erwin Johnson assigned to work details. If they worked, they got a little more to eat so he volunteered for any detail...
Carter, Donald From Cherbourg to Paris
On the twelfth day of combat, Don Carter's squad [Annotator's Note: in Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th...
Leopold, Vernon From England to Belgium
Vernon Leopold was trained as a radio operator at Camp Wolters, Texas then went into the ASTP, Army Specialized...
Knudsen, Elmer From Fort Driant to Saarlautern
Elmer Knudsen's unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Jenkins, Samuel From Hammelburg to Moosburg and Liberation
Samuel Jenkins remembers the raid on Hammelburg. [Annotator's Note: The Hammelburg Raid or Task Force Baum was the...
Ricks, Howard From Kwajalein to Saipan
Howard Ricks and the 4th Marine Division completed the battle of Roi-Namur in a few days. Many of the casualties were...
Spraker, Elmer From Okinawa to the Harbors of Japan
The USS Champion (AM-314) moved to the Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] area, and Elmer Spraker said it was...
Coleman, Harper From Saint Lo to Paris
Harper Harvey Coleman was at Saint Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and dug in along a road that was supposed to...
Fienup, Victor From Stalag Luft III to Moosburg
Victor Fienup [Annotator's Note: an American prisoner of war] was taken to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: in Sagan...
Lorenzen, Angus General Douglas MacArthur Visits Santo Tomas
Angus Lorenzen, his sister and mother were internees in the Santo Tomas Camp in Manila, Philippines. On 3 February 1945...
Fiore, Dominick Germany and Reflections
Once in Germany, Dominic Fiore [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division] once hit a P-...
Bennett, Richard Getting to Know PT-470
Richard Bennett described the PT-470 as being armed with a thunderbolt, which is a 37mm and a 20mm cannon mounted...
Ray, Sammy Going Ashore on Peleliu
Sammy Ray remembered his first night on Peleliu he was stuck down hill with two wounded Marines but the sick bay was up...
Howard, William Ground Crews
William Howard went to Scotland. His father was born in Scotland and he still has relatives there. Howard and Bob [...
Goble, Joseph Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the 7th Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: Goble served as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st...
Keller, Richard Guadalcanal
Richard Keller's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] went back to...
Tacket, Henry Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) after the Battle of Eniwetok when the fleet was sent to a natural...
Daniels, Don Guns and Weather on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Don Daniels to describe moving across the island during the Battle of Iwo Jima...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Hating the Enemy
John Witmeyer led his platoon through a break in a concrete wall out into a wheat field after being assured by an...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" Hawaiian Life
Lydia Grant describes recreation and life as a young girl in the Navy Yard at Pearl Harbor. As a young girl, she...
Davis, Jack Heroics and Post Traumatic Stress
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Wilson, James Honoring Friends
James Wilson's good friend John Oliveri [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Sergeant John James Oliveri] was intelligent...
Linker, George Hospital Stay then Return to Action
George Linker was sick with yellow jaundice while he was on the front. He was pulled back from the action [Annotator's...
Fili, William In the Romanian Prison Camp
The first night William Fili was in the prison camp [Annotator's Note: in Bucharest, Romania], the British came over...
Hanley, Fiske Incarceration and Interrogation
During his interrogation, Fiske Hanley was asked some military questions, but the Japanese interest centered mostly on...
Pena, William Incompetency and Ardennes Arrival
William Pena remembers how after suffering heavy casualties his battalion was diminished to the size of practically one...

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