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Coolidge, Charles Ten Day Pass and Medal of Honor Ceremony
In January or February 1945 the company commander called Charles Coolidge to the company CP [Annotators note: Command...
Mancuso, Frank Texas and Florida
Frank Mancuso landed in Charleston, South Carolina then he travelled on a hospital train to McKinney, Texas and then to...
Niederer, James Texas Boy to Army Man
James “Jim” William Niederer was born in January 1921 in Waco, Texas. He grew up with 5 siblings and his mother died...
Bice, Austeen Texas Farm Boy to Combat Soldier
Austeen Bice was born in August 1923 in New Boston, Texas with five brothers and one sister. His father was a farmer...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" The jump into Normandy
[Annotators Note: William Guarnere was a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Rice, Rip The 104th Enters Holland
Rip Rice went into combat in late October in northern Belgium and southern Holland. There is a book called Timberwolf...
Shima, Terry The 442nd Regimental Combat Team
The performance of the 100th Infantry Battalion [Annotator's Note: an all Japanese-American unit from Hawaii] helped in...
Hajiro, Barney The 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy
Barney Hajiro fought in Northern Italy. Hajiro was the messenger for Company M [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd...
Tweedt, Vernon T. The Abbey at Monte Cassino
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Tweedt was at the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy and was present when the Allies bombed the...
Pribyl, William The ABC Pipeline
According to William J. Pribyl, the pipeline that pumped petroleum to China made it to Myitkyina [Annotator's Note:...
Smith, John The Admiralty Islands Campaign
When the 1st Calvary Division was preparing for the landing on Manus, John Smith was in the reconnaissance patrol sent...
Ballew, Thomas The American Flag and Education
To Thomas Ballew, the American flag means a great deal. Hearing the Star Spangled banner being sung still gives Ballew...
Halpern, Gerard The Anzio Breakout
Gerard Halpern landed at Anzio in April [Annotators Note: April of 1944] and was assigned to his new squad. They were...
Luers, Harold The Battle of the Bulge
Harold Luers arrived in Scotland [Annotator's Note: with Regimental Headquarters, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th...
Walter, Robert The Battle of the Bulge
Robert Walter thinks the population of Krinkelt was about 5000 before the war. There was a church on Krinkelt. Water...
Raaen, John The Battle of the Bulge
John Raaen and the 5th Ranger Battalion was participating in the Saar Campaign when the Battle of the Bulge broke out...
Davis, Jack The Battle of the Bulge
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Stefaniak, Joe The Battle of the Bulge
After the peninsula was captured, Joseph Stefaniak and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th...
Guidry, Lewis The Battle of the Bulge
Lewis Guidry entered combat first in France. The troops all knew exactly what to do and were prepared for their jobs....
Field, Richard The Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" The Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Donelson Houseman served in the Army as the 81mm mortar platoon leader in Company D, 1st Battalion,...
Jameson, Andrew The Battle of the Bulge Begins
Andrew George Jameson's first assignment in Holland was a failure. They [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion,...
Inoshita, Masaji The beginning of Japanese-American internment
Masaji Inoshita was born in central California. At an early age he moved down to the Santa Barbara area. His father had...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" The Black Devils
Seymour Mermelstein was a member of the 1st Special Service Force [Annotator's Note: also referred to as "the Force"],...
Williams, Robert The Bocage and Band of Brothers
[Annotator's Note: Robert L. Williams served in the Army as a paratrooper in Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" The Bois Jacques
[Annotators Note: William Guarnere was a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Marr, John W The Bridge
As John Marr led his advanced scout team back to the position of Captain Ben Schwartzwalder [Annotator's Note:...
Mason, Raymond The Build-Up Force
Raymond Mason remembers that his commanding officer had to make sure people knew that he was the boss. He understood...
Van Eaton, Jack The Bulge
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Breard, Reneau The Bulge
Reneau Breard [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] was...
Claassen, Gerald The Bulge
Gerald Claassen was sent overseas to Europe and assigned to the 109th Field Artillery Battalion, 28th Infantry Division...
Miles, George The Bulge
George Miles [Annotator's Note: serving with the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne...
Hoehn, Basil The Bulge and into Germany
Basil C. Hoehn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: with the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] set up in the woods outside of...
Boyd, Richard L. The Bulge and Me-262s
When the break though in the Bulge came [Annotator's Note: the beginning of the German Ardennes Offensive, also...

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