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Laborde, Lucien Saving Private Ryan, Premonitions of Death, and Nightmares
To Lucien Laborde, the first 20 minutes of the movie Saving Private Ryan accurately depict what they experienced when...
Debrick, Arnold Saving Two Young Boys
In April 1945, Arnold Debrick and the 6th Armored Division went into Buchenwald [Annotator's Note: Buchenwald...
Pena, William Schleiden/Wounded by Mines
William Pena and his men took up a position in the town across from what was a girl’s school run by nuns. That morning...
Lowder, James School and Overseas
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise, and the video randomly pauses throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder reported...
Holt, Thomas Scotland, North Africa, and Capture
Thomas Michael Holt's Ranger training was arduous [Annotator's Note: the 1st Ranger Battalion]. Darby [Annotator's Note...
Livaudais, James Screw Ups
James Livaudais remembers some of the men in his company who were not exactly the best soldiers. One was named James...
Stern, Guy Searching for Family
A friend of Guy Stern's had some family in the north of Germany. A month or so after V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory...
Oman, Mort Searching for Prisoners
Mort Oman [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire controller] took part in the...
Ito, Susumus Searching for the Lost Battalion
Susumas Ito explains the events of the Lost Battalion. [Annotator's Note: "The Lost Battalion" was the nickname given...
Casebonne, Louis Secluded Life
Louis E. Casebonne was born in January 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother died when he was five years old and...
Hazard, Mark Second Prisoner from Haguenau Patrol
They headed back down the path to an opening where there was a house. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. dropped the men off away...
Ambrose, Haney Securing Bougainville
While on Bougainville [Annotator's Note: Bougainville, Solomon Islands], the island was not fully secured. Haney...
Gallaspy, Garland "Mac" Securing Corregidor and War’s End
In February 1945, Garland Miller Gallaspy [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 161st Parachute Engineer Battalion, 503rd...
Murray, Charles Securing Hill 516
Charles Murray was told by the regimental commander on 13 December [Annotator's Note: 13 December 1944] to go south....
Donovan, Robert Securing Leyte
Robert L. Donovan landed in Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, the Philippines] on 20 October [Annotator’s Note: 20...
Cruise, Leslie Securing Normandy and Cherbourg
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has on his lap.] Leslie Cruise remarks that...
Goad, Roy Securing Rome
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a captain in the 143rd...
Wesighan, Fred Securing the Aleutian Islands
Fred Wesighan enlisted in the Army after he graduated in high school because he "did not like people kicking around our...
Langrehr, Henry Securing the Bridges
Henry Langrehr fought his way through a church yard [Annotator's Note: in Sainte-Mère-Église, France on D-Day, 6 June...
Graham, Chester "Chet" Securing the Causeway to Chef-du-Pont
Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham] addresses the defense of the causeway to Chef-du-Pont [Annotator’s...
Ambrose, Haney Securing the Philippines
After securing Bougainville [Annotator's Note: Bougainville, Solomon Islands], Haney Ambrose [Annotator's Note: with...
Guitard, Robert Seeing Europe
The Army had events for the soldiers who had fought the war. They could go to Switzerland, Paris [Annotator's Note:...
Scherer, Monroe Seeing Hiroshima in Person
After being discharged, Monroe Scherer attended college on the G.I. Bill. Most of the students in his classes were...
Geiger, John Seeing MacArthur
John Geiger remembers when he was in New Guinea [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance...
Rupp, Robert Seeing the Coming War
Robert Rupp was born in 1918 in Aurora, Nebraska. He lived there until he went to college. The worst of the Great...
Settles, Louise Seeing The World
Louise Settles worked in personnel, mostly making assignments. She had never left the United States before the Army....
Baker, Dan Segment 1
Dan Baker was born in Marietta, Ohio in 1923. He attended Indiana University and was in the ROTC program. Despite being...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 1
Lyle Bouck joined the National Guard [Annotator's Note: Missouri National Guard] at the age of 14. Growing up during...
Malarkey, Donald Segment 1
Donald (Don) Malarkey tried to get into the Marine Corps right after the attack on Pearl Harbor but was turned down...
Baker, Vernon Segment 1
[Annotator's Note: video begins with 19 seconds of silence then begins abruptly with Baker in mid-sentence.] Vernon...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with Theodore Finkbeiner and the interviewer discussing the interview they did three...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 1
Clinton Gardner was born in New York City on December 26, 1922. The family moved to Larchmont, New York when Gardner...
Zawada, Robert Segment 1
Robert Zawada began as a member of an I...
Phillips, Henry Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Segment begins with a female telling Phillips that she is going to the grocery store and will be...

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