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Werner, Jack Thoughts on Combat
Jack Werner was the highest ranking non-commissioned officer of his company [Annotator's Note: H...
Uttero, Cosmo Thoughts on Combat Life
Cosmo Uttero was in H Company [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Sapp, Walter Thoughts on Germans
A German soldier surrendered to Walter Sapp. He turned him over to the company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st...
Bucksell, Norris Thoughts on the War
Norris Bucksell says that Rome, Italy is hard to beat. The war ending was great, but Rome was the best. Even the buses...
Marich, Robert Thoughts on the War
After the war, Robert Marich worked in television. A show he produced featured couples who had been married a long time...
Carlson, Donald Thoughts on the War
Donald Rudolph Carlson feels that World War 2 changed the world. He did not fight in it, because in 1941 when we [...
Mason, Leslie Thoughts on the War Criminals
[Annotator's Note: Leslie B. Mason, Junior served in the Army as a guard at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan prior to the...
Angst, Lawrence Thoughts on War
As a medic, Lawrence Angst saw a lot. Grave Registration used to get to him. They would come along with trucks and fill...
Swift, Robert Three Days in Dachau
Robert Swift was captured toward the end of the war. They had been advancing rapidly through Germany and were trying to...
Leopold, Vernon Three Days in London
Vernon Leopold and his friend Jim Fort, who was another radio operator and original member of the platoon [Annotator's...
Huber, Robert Three Weeks in Holland
Robert Huber's first combat action in Holland was at night. It was a 40 man patrol sent out to capture some enemy...
Foy, John Through France to Belgium
John Foy's division [Annotator's Note: Foy was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th...
Labat, Ubert Through Holland to Belgium
Ubert Labat remembers a time in Belgium when he was scouting and turned a corner to face a machine gun and three...
Raaen, John Through the Hedgerows
After exiting the beach at Normandy, John Raaen and his men followed the hedgerows in case they would be fired upon....
Chaisson, Roland Tiger Tanks, Being Wounded, Going AWOL and Occupation Duty
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] retreated about eight or ten miles...
Blass, Gus Tiger Tanks, St. Vith and the Smell of Nordhausen
Gus Blass, II had a captain during the war named Brooks Norman. After the war Blass wrote him a letter. Norman...
Burnett, Marshall Time in China-Burma-India
Upon docking in Melbourne, Australia, Marshall Burnett, and his shipmates got the news that President Franklin D....
Levine, Arthur Time in England
In March 1944, Arthur Levine received orders with a replacement group to deploy overseas to Europe. Boarded a ship and...
Peterson, Carl Time in England Before D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Jordan, James Time Off and Russians
While stationed in Germany [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 333rd Engineer Special Service Regiment],...
Ambrose, Haney Time to Serve
Haney Ambrose was born in 1922 in Baton, Rouge, Louisiana. His father was a carpenter and farmer during the Great...
Rupp, Robert Time Well Spent
There was not much of a question for Robert Rupp about whether to fight or not. He knew a couple people who got...
Marr, John W Timmes' Orchard
Lieutenant John Marr and his group from Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment arrived at an orchard where...
DiSabatino, Eugene Tinian and the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Eugene DiSabatino arrived at Tinian and saw that the portion of the island that was being used by the 509th Composite...
Little, Henry To Korea
Henry Little joined the National Guard after World War 2 ended. He went into the combat engineers and went to Camp...
Colbert, Hugh To the Front
As the men of 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment packed their gear and prepared to move out to cross the English...
Smith, Rothacker To the Front Lines
In August 1944, a few months after the landings at Normandy, the US Army high command decided to move the 92nd Infantry...
Nance, Stanley Top Secret Mission
Stanley Boyd Nance was in California doing desert training until he was ordered to report to San Bernardino [Annotator’...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Toughening Up
William Blanckenburg wrote a book called Private Blanckenburg Goes to War. During his combat experience they had a long...
Jameson, William Tour in Italy
William Graham Jameson landed in Italy [Annotator's Note: and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry...
Blunt, Rockie Tour of Interviewee’s House
Rockie Blunt served with the 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division. [Annotator’s Note: The remaining video is...
Prince, Robert Touring American Defense Plants
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped liberate the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon, Philippines on 30...
Roed, Harold Trade School
Harold Roed knew he would be going into the service once the war started, just not when or how. His father worked for...
Debrick, Arnold Train Ride Across France
Arnold Debrick would try to do just about anything. They were proceeding across France on a train and Debrick and a...
Lazinger, Sol Training
Sol Lazinger was in the Bronx [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York], New York...

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