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Hawk, John Segment 4
Hawk arrived in England and took a C-47 across the English Channel to France. His aircraft landed on an airstrip on the...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 4
When they were in the prisoner of war camp in Serbia the Serbs would go out on work details. Milosevich was able to...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 4
Lynn Compton was not told about the upcoming invasion while he was in Holborn. Compton could tell by the outlay of land...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 4
Baum's combat command was a reserve command and the 1st 1 into the area at the front of the division. They came under a...
Spencer, David Segment 4
David Paul Spencer carried a .30 caliber M1 carbine. When he was in his hole and woke up to four dead Krauts around him...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 4
[Annotators Note: Charles Scheffel served in the army as an infantry officer. He was sent to England with five other...
Mann, Karl Segment 4
There was a lot more action at night than during the day.The Allied troops on the Anzio beachhead were made up of...
Weinart, John Segment 4
John Weinart notes that the Virgin Mary prayer card experience is in the book that he wrote. The Bronze Star that...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 4
When Executive Order 9066 [Annotator's Note: Executive Order 9066, or EO 9066 led the way for the internment of...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 4
For the remainder of the war Michael Cokinos was a company commander in the 83rd Infantry Division. He served as a...
McClellan, James Segment 4
They [Annotator's Note: the Germans] had a tank near there but it had been disabled and bombed by the Air Force.They...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 4
When Galloway was captured and was allowed to talk to his men, he explained to them why he was in the house and why...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 4
They were told that they had to march about 60 miles [Annotator’s Note: as American prisoners of war in Poland]. Corbin...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 4
One of the pilots in Hanna's squadron was sent along with Hannas group to command the army enlisted men.On that day...
Standifer, Leon Segment 4
They had a big fireplace, but it turned out to be a mock fireplace; the place was heated by steam. They lived in the...
Zager, Raymond Segment 4
Raymond Zager crossed the Rhine River into Austria. The Third Army had laid down a blanket of fog to cover the convoy....
Ehlers, Walter Segment 4
Ehlers, the interviewer, and a third party are talking during a brief break they took when the interviewer’s cell phone...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 4
Hannan and Jacques developed good camaraderie. One of the great challenges that he faced was treating both the American...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 4
Deploying overseas was the first time Stegmeier had ever left the country and it was interesting for him. When they...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 4
During World War II it was the Japanese that occupied the Aleutian Islands, part of the United States. The attitude was...
Billow, Harold Segment 5
Billow did not give an interview for the trials in Europe. He has been interviewed several times since the war. He...
Lazarick, Len Segment 5
When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...
Baker, Dan Segment 5
Dan Baker crossed the Rhine River at Worms over a pontoon bridge. They waited on the German side for two weeks before...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 5
Lyle Bouck and Slape [Annotator's Note: US Army Sgt. William Slape] went back and got the platoon members who were to...
Malarkey, Donald Segment 5
On the 3rd of January 1945 the 101st [Annotator's note: 101st Airborne Division] attacked through the Bois Jacques...
Baker, Vernon Segment 5
Vernon Baker arrived in Italy on around 28 June 1944. His Medal of Honor action did not happen until the following year...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 5
Theodore Finkbeiner went on a patrol to snatch a prisoner one night and came to a bridge that had been blown out. They...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 5
Clinton Gardner had been in Bastogne a week before it was captured because his outfit was helping with the Red Ball...
Zawada, Robert Segment 5
Wojiy was very paranoid and took the civilians back to the lieutenant [Annotator's Note: during fighting in the Alsace-...
Phillips, Henry Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Henry Phillips served in Company M, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.] By...
Kalil, Louis Segment 5
Kalil mentions moving into the positions previously occupied by the 2nd Infantry Division at Lanzareth, Belgium. Kalil...
Inouye, Daniel Segment 5
Inouye helped liberate a village as well. One of the churches in the village had a high steeple. He asked the priest if...
Brissie, Lou Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Lou Brissie served in the army as an infantryman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment...
Ford, Richard Segment 5
Richard Ford was at the assault training center near Bristol for a few months. There was a boys' school near them....
Murphy, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Murphy served in the army as a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 5
One day they attacked the city of Leipzig [Annotator's Note: Germany]. It was industrial, like Birmingham, Pittsburgh,...

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