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Nygren, Karl Social Events
Carl Nygren remembers December 1944 in Tulsa [Annotator’s Note: Tulsa, Oklahoma]. He went to the USO [Annotator's Note...
Oman, Mort Soldier Experience
[Annotator’s Note: Video begins with interviewee mid-sentence talking about a World War 2 experience.] Mort Oman and...
Leopold, Vernon Some of the Guys
Vernon Leopold only really remembers the members of the I...
Howard, William Sophia Loren-ville and Landing at Anzio
[Annotator's Note: William Edwin Howard was a replacement infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry...
Nygren, Karl Sound and Flash Training
Carl Nygren was stationed in Oklahoma for training. They had to become map readers. They would be dropped in the woods...
Gallaspy, Garland "Mac" Southern Boy to Army Man
Garland Miller Gallaspy was born in Ottawa, Oklahoma in November 1922. His family moved all over the Southeast while he...
Mills, George Southern Boy to Army Soldier
George F. Mills was born in Spencer, Tennessee in May 1921. His family moved to Rock Island, Tennessee where his father...
Johnson, Alfred Southern France
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. landed in Sainte-Maxime [Annotator's Note: Saint-Maxime, France], Southern France and traveled...
Compagno, Nicholas Southern France
Nicholas John Compagno and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat...
Field, Richard Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Sichler, George Southern France
Southern France [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944] was the easiest...
Coolidge, Charles Southern France and Combat Exhaustion
When Charles Coolidge landed in Southern France there was little opposition after the major shelling the Germans took...
Hull, Lester Southern France and the Battle of the Bulge
Lester Hull does not remember much about the landings in Southern France. By the time they landed, the Germans were...
Hajiro, Barney Southern France, Suicide Hill, and Being Wounded
Many of Barney Hajiro's friends died or were wounded in the Vosges Mountains of France. It was sad. The 36th Division...
Miller, Irving Southern France, the Bulge and Frostbite
Irving Miller landed in the French Riviera near Saint-Maxime [Annotator's Note: Saint-Maxime, France]. The equipment...
Thomas, Kenneth Souvenirs
Kenneth F. Thomas shows some of his souvenirs from World War 2. Some of the items include his medic armband, items he...
Ngai, Johnny Souvenirs and Recovering the Dead
It was a lot colder in Germany than France for Johnny Ngai. They went in August [Annotator's Note: to France in August...
Rees, Holly Souvenirs of War
Asked how he got a Japanese flag, Holly Rees said that nearly every enemy soldier carried one folded up on top of the...
Galella, Armando Souvenirs, Going Home and War's End
While on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Mariana Islands], Armando Galella said the signal guys would go out on Ducks...
Rogers, John Souvenirs, Postwar Career, Family and College Athletics
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with John Rogers showing a map to the camera which has different code words on...
Yates, Herman Speaking French
Herman Yates unloaded and went through Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and headed down toward Paris [...
Wolf, Robert Speaking German and Germans
Robert Wolf carried an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]....
Willette, Edward Special Services
Edward G. Willette was in Verviers, Belgium, and wrote home quite often. One of his letters described how, when the...
Kinzler, Robert Specialist Schools and Hawaii After the Japanese Attack
Robert Kinzler didn't move with his regiment [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] to...
Boeke, Robert Specialized Training
Robert Boeke went to infantry training school which was 16 weeks of training at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort...
Davis, Jack Speeding Through France
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], a friend of Jack Davis' [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Spending Christmas at War
Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War. He spent his first...
Brown, Robert Spies
Robert Brown knew specifically what he was working on after being told. He worked on the electrical parts. Some of his...
Mero, Robert Spoils of War
When the war ended Robert Mero was still in the rifle company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 263rd...
Dearman, Alfred Sports and Prison Visits
Alfred Dearman played baseball and football. They had two good teams. They played a lot of other Army units around...
Doundoulakis, Helias Spy School
In the Fall of 1943, Helias Doundoulakis and his brother, George became prospective agents [Annotator's Note: with...
Stern, Guy SS Tattoos and Postwar Return to Europe
Guy Stern and his fellow intelligence staff were assigned the dismissing of prisoners that seemed to be harmless and...
Leith, Hal SSU Activities and Reflections
Harold “Hal” Leith was given a good rank [Annotator’s Note: in March, 1946, as an employee of the SSU, or Strategic...
Blass, Gus St Vith to Cologne
[Annotator's Note: Gus Blass, II served in the Army as the commanding officer of Troop A, 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance...
Quigley, Tom St. Lo Fighting
Tom Quigley and his men began moving inland through the woods and were taking fire from German snipers posted in the...

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