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Zawada, Robert Segment 9
Zawada recalls the drive being very easy [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as a member of Task Force Baum...
Phillips, Henry Segment 9
Henry Phillips feels that the French Legion of Honor affair is a wonderful thing, especially in light of the French...
Kalil, Louis Segment 9
The Germans repaired Kalil's mouth and jaw. He did not mind it. He remembers the worst part was them cutting him open...
Brissie, Lou Segment 9
When Lou Brissie returned to the United States he first went to Finney General Hospital then to Northington General...
Ford, Richard Segment 9
Richard Ford was told to move inland as fast as he could after he crossed the flooded area. He thought it was...
Murphy, Robert Segment 9
Robert Murphy first returned to Normandy in 1961 then again in 1964. In 1961 he met Madame Renaud. Murphy worked on the...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 9
It would get cold on the hike. They would start the hike at camp and would end the hike at the hospital. It was a 20...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 9
The prisoners had their own doctors they had to rely on. They had a Japanese doctor assigned to them but he was not 1...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 9
When Mancel Kirk was in the Anzio beachhead the only time they could get out [Annotators Note: of their foxholes] was...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 9
Currey talks to school kids, some of which are about the age he was during the war. He tells them that if the situation...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 9
Schmedemann doesn't exactly remember where the cannon company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 9
John Vessey feels there are enormous lessons, not only military and strategic, but political lessons that we as a...
Dennis, David Segment 9
David Dennis feels that he and his unit were well prepared for the fighting in North Africa. He believes that the only...
Hawk, John Segment 9
Hawk says that the toughest 10 years of his life were after the war. He was trying to be the breadwinner, a Romeo, and...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 9
The one thing that stands out the most in Milosevich's mind about the Battle of the Bulge was that he expected a bullet...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 9
Lynn Compton never found Lieutenant Dike [Annotators Note: Norman S. Dike] when he went to search for him while his men...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 9
As they got closer to Hammelburg, they were attacked by German Hetzers [Annotator's Note: German light tank destroyer...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 9
Only five men survived from the fight on the hilltop. It was the first time Charles Scheffel was wounded. A German had...
Mann, Karl Segment 9
Aschaffenburg, Germany was secured quickly. The Germans sent word that they wanted to surrender but would only do so to...
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 9
As a medic, Kanaya had to treat the Germans like their own wounded. The medics would treat the American wounded 1st and...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 9
Hairston operated a Howitzer during the war. He notes that artillery is never really precise. There were a lot of...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 9
Galloway is not entirely sure how long he watched the German and American units fight it out at the Hurtgen Forest....
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 9
1 [Annotator's Note: Japanese guard in the Philippines] was known as the duck. The duck was impulsive. Hanna didn't...
Standifer, Leon Segment 9
Munich was a big city, larger then New Orleans. The area around the railroad depots in Munich were absolutely destroyed...
Zager, Raymond Segment 9
Raymond Zager remembers all of the people greeting him at the gate of the concentration camp [Annotator's Note:...
Grimes, Vodioe Segregation in the Military
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: after being drafted into the Army in late 1943] was first stationed...
Casebonne, Louis Selected for CIC
Louis E. Casebonne enlisted in the Army on 2 January 1946 hoping to get away from his family and earn four years of...
Shima, Terry Senator Daniel Inouye
Terry Shima believes that Senator Daniel Inouye is an American hero. Daniel Inouye meant a lot to Shima and his...
Doundoulakis, Helias Sending Encrypted Messages to OSS
In March 1944, [Annotator's Note: after completing training with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)] Helias...
Boitnott, Monty Sened Station
Monty Joe Boitnott did not know his operational situation other than he was to cut the lines to stop the Nazi troop...
Phillips, Robert Separated and Evading Germans
[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips was wounded by artillery fire on 25 September 1944.] Philips was in the 97th General...
Dillon, Gerard Separation from the Army
In Münster [Annotator's Note: Münster, Germany], Gerard Dillon got called to battalion [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion...
Bourg, Alton Service at Fort Meade
Alton Bourg entered service in the Army at Fort Meade, Maryland [Annotator's Note: Fort George Meade, Maryland] and was...
Payne, Robert Service Decisions
Robert Payne graduated OCS [Annotator's Note: Officer Candidate School] as a Second Lieutenant and his father gave him...
Boeke, Robert Service Discharge
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] opened an enlisted men's club...
Blakey, Thomas Service Experiences
Thomas J. Blakey never saw any USO [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations, Inc.] shows. [Annotator's Note: An...

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