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Womack, Charles L. "Red" First Combat
Charles Womack shipped out from San Diego. He does not remember what he thought about as he left the United States. The...
Simons, F.M. First Combat
F.M. Richard Simons was in the 3rd Platoon, 2nd Squad [Annotator's Note: of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 87th Mountain...
Moxon, Milton First Combat
Around the second week of September [Annotator's Note: September 1944], Milton Moxon and the 94th Infantry Division...
Caponigro, John First Combat Action
Out of the 135 men in John Caponigro's company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 346th Infantry Regiment,...
Hartzell, Frank First Combat and Losing Friends
Frank Hartzell and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Hartzell served on a machine gun crew in Company B, 21st Armored...
Snyder, Harry First Combat Experience
According to Harry Snyder, anyone entering combat in Normandy between D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of...
Shirley, John First Combat Experience
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: a sergeant with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division serving in Italy]...
Tunnicliff, Ed First Combat Experience
Ed Tunnicliff describes his first combat experience. At the front was a German pilot they called Bed Check Charlie. The...
Arceneaux, Arthur First Combat Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] had...
Hahn, Clifford First Combat on Attu
Clifford Albert Hahn reached Dutch Harbor [Annotator's Note: Dutch Harbor, Alaska] on 11 May [Annotator's Note: 11 May...
Gross, Herbert First Day Behind Enemy Lines
At daylight, Herbert Gross was alone after bailing out of the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Schmittgens, Leo First Days of Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens recalled the first day on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945], his regiment [Annotator's...
Houston, Jack First Days on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Dillon, Gerard First Enemy Contact
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon was a platoon commander in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
Twigger, William First Enemy Fire
The first time William J. Twigger took fire from the Japanese was on 18 May [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of...
Marr, John W First Few Hours in Normandy
John Marr served as a 1st Lieutenant and commanded 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,  507th Parachute Infantry...
Rice, Darold First Firefights
Darold Rice remembers his first experience with combat as he and his crew were ordered to fire their .30 caliber into...
Johnson, Malcolm First Japanese Attack on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor for Morrison-Knudsen [Annotator’s Note: American civil engineering and...
Welch, Darrell First Kill in Iceland
Darrell Welch liked to say that he flew from England to North Africa and started a war. Rommel [Annotator's Note:...
Shaw, Roger First Mate
Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...
Jones, Gerry First Mission
Gerry Jones' first mission was on Cape Gloucester [Annotator's Note: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea]....
Hood, George First Mission and Final Missions
George Hood flew bombing missions against Japanese residential sections of Tokyo. That was because the enemy had...
Kinney, Gabriel First Mission into Burma
Gabriel Kinney's unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also known as Merrills's...
Wayne, William First Night on Iwo Jima
William Wayne had joined the Marine Corps with John Shepperly who got shot through the arm landing on Iwo Jima, Japan....
Hatch, Norman First Night on Tarawa
After Norman Hatch landed with Major Jim Crowe [Annotator's Note: Major Henry Pierson Crowe commanded 2nd Battalion,...
Heath, David First Skirmish on Guadalcanal
David Heath made it ashore [Annotator's Note: Heath landed on Guadlacanal, Solomon Islands with Company C, 1st...
Ram, Walter First Three Combat Missions
Walter Ram arrived at his base in Bassingbourn, near London. His plane was part of the 94th Bombardment Group, 331st...
Lomell, Leonard "Bud" First Three Days in Normandy
Leonard Lomell and Sgt. Kuhn [Annotator's Note: US Army Staff Sergeant Jack Kuhn] kept advancing forward, but as luck...
Hughes, William First Voyage
William B. Hughes was sent to Merchant Marine boot camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Afterward, he went to New Orleans...
Jaccarino, Richard First Week on Okinawa
Introduced to Okinawa through a rubberized topographical map, Richard Jaccarino could see where they would be landing,...
Hatch, Norman Flag Raising on Iwo Jima
Before the 5th Marine Division landed on Iwo Jima, Norman Hatch assigned all of the men in his camera outfit to various...
Bath, Garland Flag Raising on Suribachi
Garland Bath was on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] near the battleship Tennessee [Annotator's Note: the...
Kibort, Reva Fleeing the Ghetto
Reva Kibort left the Warsaw Ghetto and made her way to the Aryan side. Her mother had provided them with some valuable...
Finkelstein, Jacob Fleeing the Nazis
Jacob Finkelstein ran away from captivity a second time with his cousin. His escape was successful that time [Annotator...
Edwards, Marvin Flight and Navigation Training
Marvin Raymond Edwards was sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force...
Leefe, Guy Flight Hours, Units Attached To, and Playing Pranks
Guy Leefe, Jr. accumulated about 4,000 hours of flight time during his time in the service. He was discharged in...

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