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Greer, Richard Segment 2
After basic training Richard Greer and the other Marines from his boot camp class went to Norfolk, Virginia where they...
Ford, Richard Segment 3
Richard Ford waited about three months for a boat back to the United States. Germans were sinking boats in the Gulf of...
Noack, John Segment 3
John Noack called the base and they sent some trucks in to pick them up. They were in a new base which was a mudhole....
Disanza, William Segment 3
On a rainy day William Disanza would work around the house. He did a variety of odd jobs with odd solutions and trick...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 3
Ardell Bollinger arrived in Europe in July 1943. He was shot down 23 September 1944. Bollinger’s first mission was a “...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Greer, Richard Segment 6
Richard Greer thought very highly of the navy medical personnel who worked with them. The pharmacist’s mates were...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 7
Charles Scheffel did not know what to do when people start shooting at him but he realized that he had to do something...
Greer, Richard Segment 8
Richard Greer was in the hospital when John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor. Greer was supposed to have been in...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 8
Charles Scheffel had about 5,000 dollars in a musette bag. He got into a jeep with a driver who was from New York City...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 9
Lynn Compton never found Lieutenant Dike [Annotators Note: Norman S. Dike] when he went to search for him while his men...
Hammond, Robert Segregated Training and Assignment to Montford Point
Robert Hammond was sent to Great Lakes, Illinois in the dead of winter for boot camp. He was prepared for the cold, but...
Bourg, Alton Service at Fort Meade
Alton Bourg entered service in the Army at Fort Meade, Maryland [Annotator's Note: Fort George Meade, Maryland] and was...
Carlson, Clarence Service in England, Treating Patients and the B-26
When Clarence Carlson was assigned to England he had no idea what it would look like. The English were very good to...
Ballew, Thomas Service in Korea and Vietnam
During the Korean War Thomas Ballew served in General MacArthur's Headquarters in Tokyo. He was in personnel [Annotator...
St. Julian, James Service in the Philippines and New Guinea
James Anthony Saint Julien, Senior [Annotator's Note: deployed to the Philippines with the 766th Engineer Dump Truck...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Service Integration and Europe
After returning to the camp [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca, Arizona], Ora Hicks was transferred to a German POW [...
DeSalvo, Vincent Serving in India and Being Hospitalized
Vincent DeSalvo was with the 3rd Air Force and was sent to Calcutta, India. They served them chicken for Sunday dinner...
Parrotta, Raymond Serving in the Navy
Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was assigned to LST-357 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in May [Annotator's Note: May...
Suter, Martin Serving in the Pacific
Martin Suter was sent to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], where he stayed for some time before...
Fair, Paul Shipped Overseas
Paul Fair was assigned to the Heavy Weapons Headquarters Company in the 6th Infantry Division. They were supposed to...
Jennings, Edward Shipped Overseas
Edward Bruce Jennings spent 20 or 21 months overseas. He was shipped over in 1944 to Finschhafen, New Guinea attached...
Hartman, Joseph Shipped overseas
Joseph Hartmann did nine to 12 months of duty. The battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was being commissioned. They all...
Mestayer, Angus Shipped overseas
One of Angus Francis Mestayer's friends was lonesome and he wanted to go home. One guy on the rifle range climbed the...
Melton, M. Shipped Overseas
M. Edward Melton knew he was going to be drafted. If he volunteered, he would have a better chance to go into the Army...
Burkle, Henry Shipped to Italy
Henry Burkle’s wife’s father was trying to raise chickens. One of the things Burkle did during the Depression [...
Kern, Blaine Shipped to Korea
Blaine Kern’s father was an artist. Kern was a bad soldier. He did not want to follow orders or pass inspections. He...
Vater, Joseph Shipped to Manchuria
Joseph Vater remained at Cabanatuan [Annotator's Note: Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon,...
Williams, Earl Shipped to New Guinea
Earl Williams was shipped out to New Guinea [Annotator's Note: with the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion]. They...
Skare, Theodore Shipped to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: There was an odd tape break and the conversation starts mid-sentence]. Theodore Skare was aboard the...
Compton, Bryan Sicily to Anzio
For two or three days, the Germans would stop, shoot at the American troops and then run [Annotator's Note: during the...
Crowley, Daniel Slave Labor at Palawan
Daniel Crowley was a prisoner of war at a Japanese slave labor camp on the island of Palawan [Annotator's Note: Palawan...
Fisch, Robert Slave Laborer
Robert Fisch became part of the Jewish men who were between 18 and 48 years of age who were called up to serve the...
Bussel, Norman Sleeping in Memphis Belle
Twenty-two suicides per day is a tough issue now for veterans, and Norman Bussel thinks the Veterans Administration...
Damberg, Wanda Smuggling Medicines
Wanda Damberg witnessed the science building at the university converted into a small clinic [Annotator’s Note: Damberg...

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