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Rieman, Carl Earning the Distinguished Flying Cross
After leaving the scene of the USS Laffey (DD-724) and before reaching his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Shamrock Bay...
Long, Harold Education and War's End
Harold Long was born in January 1926 in Lawrence, Kansas. He grew up in southern Illinois during the Great Depression...
Wicker, Thomas Education, ROTC and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
After graduating from Alcee Fortier high school, New Orleans, Louisiana, Thomas Wicker attended Tulane University, New...
Schafer, Leon Eight Trips to Normandy
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.] They returned to...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Ejection Seats
Following his assignment as wing maintenance commander at SAC [Annotator's Note: Strategic Air Command] headquarters...
Carithers, Calvin Embassy Guard
Calvin Carithers was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas in November 1927. He went to school. When he was old enough, he...
Szafran, Daniel Emigrating to Palestine and Military Training
Daniel Szafran emigrated to Palestine in 1946 after surviving the Holocaust. The King David Hotel was bombed by the...
Bass, Leon Encountering Southern Racism
Leon Bass was training in Mississippi. Black soldiers were to be given ideas about why we were fighting the war. The...
Taddeo, Al End of Combat
Alfred Taddeo witnessed constant attacks by kamikaze aircraft. He and Kanze [Annotator's Note: US Navy Lieutenant (j.g...
Graff, Richard End of the War
Richard Graff continued moving through Germany. There were displaced people as well as American and German prisoners of...
Williamson, Leon End of the War
Leon Williamson was transferred back to the United States and was sent to Cherry Point [Annotator's Note: Marine Air...
Sadler, Richard End of the War
Burt Richard Sadler did not have time to think about the end of the war. He thought he would be sent to drive landing...
Scales, James End of the War
In July 1945 at Camp Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui Island, Hawaii], James Shelton Scales and his staff [Annotator's Note...
Grahlfs, F. End of the War
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], F. Lincoln Grahlfs received orders to tow away the USS Hugh W. Hadley...
Lepore, Louis End of the War and Occupation Duty
At the end of the battle [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Louis R. Lepore was brought back to the beach and given a...
Campisano, Frank End of the War and Occupation Duty in Japan
Frank Campisano was told he would be in the first wave for the invasion of Japan. He departed for his old camp on...
West, Gerald L. End of the War and Post-War Life
Gerald West spent 1944 in an OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, the pre-runner of the CIA] training...
Fulco, Joseph End of the War and Prewar Life
Joseph P. Fulco did not think the fighting was as bad after crossing the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River]. He...
Williams, Earl End of World War 2 and Postwar Transition and Assignments
Having returned to the United States to become part of a cadre of experienced personnel who were tasked with preparing...
Morgenthaler, David Engineer Training for North Africa
David T. Morgenthaler reported to Langley Field [Annotator's Note: now Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia] in...
Tipper, Edward England
Edward Tipper completed his paratrooper training in the United States and shipped out for England. Before going aboard...
Williams, Robert England
[Annotator's Note: Robert L. Williams served in the Army as a paratrooper in Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th...
Lederer, Henry England and Big Questions
Henry Lederer knew from his training in the P-47 [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft] that he...
Biondo, Frank England and D-Day
Frank Biondo left New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] for Newport News, Virginia and shipped to Glasgow,...
Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Nacey, Ed England and First Mission
Edward Nacey went to combat crew training with a brand-new crew for the B-24 Liberator [Annotator's Note: Consolidated...
Spinato, Angelo England and Race Relations
Angelo Joseph Spinato's first four days at sea were beautiful. He was in an 88-ship convoy [Annotator's Note: with...
Danegger, Alfred England to the Front
When Alfred "Al" Danegger arrived in England, he was immediately ordered to drive an ammunition truck to Liverpool [...
Oman, Mort Enlisted and Trained
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewer and Interviewee talk about how the interview will be conducted at the beginning of this...
Hardy, George Enlisting as an Aviation Cadet
George Hardy's father persuaded him to not join his brother in the Navy because of the race problem. He would be...
Lawler, John Enlisting in the Air Corps
John Lawler was born in September 1921 in Baltimore [Annotator's Note: Baltimore, Maryland] with three brothers and...
Lee, Roland Enlisting in the Air Corps
Roland M. Lee was born in Punta Gorda, Florida where he grew up and attended high school. The town population was only...
Ebersole, William Enlisting in the Army Air Forces
William Ebersole was born in September 1924 in Arcadia, Florida. He graduated from high school there in June 1942 then...
Windisch, Lutz Enlisting in the German Army
Before World War 2 began, Lutz Windisch did not necessarily think that Germany was headed for war, but he grew up in...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Enlisting in the Marine Corps
Archibald Rackerby joined the Marine Corps on 27 December 1941 and went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note:...
Colburn, George Enlisting in the Marine Corps
On 11 July 1944, George Colburn and two others went into the Federal building in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston,...

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