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Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Early LIfe, Marriage, Loss and Red Cross
Blanche Marie (Gregory) Barnes Gangwere was born in 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up near Northeast High...
Kinsey, Norman Earning a Bronze Star
[Annotator's Note: Norman Kinsey worked with military intelligence units in World War 2.] There was a lot of protocol....
Boyles, Edward Earning Respect from Platoon
After graduating from Officer Candidate School, Edward E. Boyles arrived on Adak, Aleutian Islands waiting for his...
Glass, Jack End of the Solomon Islands Campaign
[Annotator's Note: Jack Glass served in the Navy aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as an aviation radioman in Fighting...
Hatch, Norman End of the War
Norman Hatch remained on Iwo Jima for the first 18 days of the battle. He was flown off on D plus 18. Hatch flew off...
Kawamoto, Yukio End of the War and the Atomic Bombs
[Annotator's Note: Yukio Kawamoto served in the Army as a Japanese interpreter with the 37th Infantry Division in the...
Matsumoto, Roy Enemy Fire
Roy H. Matsumoto was almost killed at the Myitkyina [Annotator's Note: Myitkyina, Burma; now Myitkyina, Myanmar]...
Griffith, Leon Engaging the Japanese
Leon Griffith was on Dinagat Island [Annotator's Note: Dinagat Island, Philippines] and the Japanese sent a barge of...
Klenoski, Richard England and Leaflet Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Richard Klenoski what his impressions of England were.] They lived in tents. It...
Edwards, Marvin English Base and First Mission
Marvin Raymond Edwards and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Van Matre, Russell Enlistment and Training
Russell Van Matre enlisted in the US Army in December 1942. For the year between then and Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Buckner, Jack Enlistment and Training
Jack Buckner enlisted because he was patriotic. It was his duty. He always wanted to fly so it was a great opportunity...
Davis, Jackson Enlistment to Pearl Harbor
Jackson Davis went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to practice law. The Draft Act [Annotator's Note: Selective Training and...
Oka, Walter Enlistment, Deployment and Occupation Duty in Japan
Under the influence of his sister who was a nurse, Walter Oka was thinking of studying to become a laboratory...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Entering the Service
Clinton E. Riddle was born in Loudon County, Tennessee in February 1921. He was the only child in his family and grew...
Donaldson, Buck Entrance into Service
Buck Donaldson joined the Navy. He went to San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] for boot camp by train....
Patterson, James Entrance into Service
James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...
Doundoulakis, Helias Escaping Crete and Joining the OSS
Helias Doundoulakis [Annotator's Note: an American citizen living in Crete, Greece and working for the British Special...
Bronstein, Isador Europe and Combat
Isadore Bronstein was transported by train to Verviers, Belgium to a replacement depot or repple-depple. It was a big...
Carson, Benjamin Evacuating Makin Island
Benjamin Carson found that evacuating Makin Island was far more difficult that arriving there. The tide worked against...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...
Garbo, William F Troop's Disaster
Lieutenant Babe Meeks informed William Garbo and the men of G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, that the he...
Marr, John W Failed Assault on the La Fiere Causeway
Lieutenant John Marr was assigned to guide Company C, 1st Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment in that company's...
Geiger, John Failing a Mission
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, known as the Alamo Scouts]...
Ladner, Nimocks Family and Friends
Nimocks Foyle Ladner adopted a boy in California and a girl in Michigan. He has a grandson in Arizona and a...
DiSabatino, Eugene Family Tensions
Eugene DiSabatino had to return to his home in Wilmington, Delaware in order to find more civilian clothes that he...
Lederer, Henry Fighter Plane Combat
Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today. They knew...
Howland, Gilbert Fighting at Walawbum
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] The Ledo Road [Annotator's Note: overland...
Shames, Edward Fighting in Holland for 79 Days
Edward Shames met the chief of the Dutch Undeground, John Van Kuijk, during Operation Market Garden in September 1944....
Pbert, Herman Fighting in the Alps
When Herman Pbert joined the resistance [Annotator's Note: Italian resistance movement, an umbrella term for the...
Uttero, Cosmo Fighting in the Hedgerows
Cosmo Uttero was in Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] a few weeks ago [Annotator's Note: at the time of...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Fighting in the Hedgerows
John Witmeyer boarded ship on 5 June 1944 for transport across the English Channel. Before Witmeyer crossed the channel...
Scales, James Fighting on Iwo Jima
The Japanese were underneath the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] while the Marines were on it. James Shelton...
Guidone, Frank Fighting on Tulagi
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone joined the US Marine Corps in July 1940. After completing boot camp he joined the 1st...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Fighting up the Solomon Island Chain
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson became the skipper [Annotator's Note: captain, or commander] of his boat. A graduate of...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...

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