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Schuman, Russell Combat in Europe
When Russell Schuman arrived in France, he was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...
Bertino, Donald Combat in Europe
Donald W. Bertino arrived on Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach was one of the two American landing beaches in...
Capron, Ed Combat in Europe
Edward C. Capron Jr. was drafted into the Army in November 1943 and sent to Camp Beauregard, Louisiana for training. He...
Bornstein, Jack Combat in Europe
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches and the video and sound are sometimes not synchronized throughout the segment.]...
Osterhoudt, Ralph Combat in Europe
Ralph Osterhoudt Sr. arrived in Paris, France and was assigned as a loader on a 240 mm howitzer in Battery A, then...
Allen, Warren "Bill" Combat in Europe
Warren William "Bill" Allen, Junior [Annotator's Note: with Battery C, 335th Field Artillery Battalion, 87th Infantry...
Jucksch, William "Bill" Combat in Europe
Close to Nancy, France, William Jucksch first engaged in combat. His division [Annotator's Note: Jucksch served in the...
Richards, Richard Combat in Europe
Richard Richards wrote letters to his wife after the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes...
Leavy, Eugene Combat in Europe
Eugene T. Leavy was introduced to combat as the 398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division quickly advanced...
Altman, Daniel Combat in Europe
[Annotator’s Note: Voices can be heard in the background throughout the segment.] Daniel Altman and his unit [Annotator...
Niederer, James Combat in Europe and War’s End
James “Jim” William Niederer and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 74th Signal Company, 36th Signal Battalion] stayed in...
Nannini, James Combat in France
When James Nannini was a BAR [Annotator's Note: M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle] gunner, he shot a German off a...
Fiore, Dominick Combat in France
Dominic Fiore [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division] was aiming his M1 [Annotator's...
Forman, Edgar Combat in France
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 319th Engineer Combat Battalion, 94th Infantry Division]...
Fried, J. M. Combat in France
In France, J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. entered his first combat action [Annotator's Note: with the 28th Infantry Division...
Bodson, Henry Combat in France
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] set sail for a...
Poole, John Combat in France
John Poole found out after the fact that Marseilles, France, where he landed, was a communist hotbed. The dock workers...
Siebert, Julian Combat in France
Julian Siebert went straight from England to France. Within two days, he was on the front in November 1944. Siebert was...
Bowersox, Warren Combat in France
Around 1 or 2 January 1945, Warren Bowersox and the 274th Infantry Regiment [Annotator’s Note: of the 70th Infantry...
Manzi, Edward Combat in France
Edward J. Manzi was drafted into the Army and sent to Camp Haan, California for basic training. He quickly learned to...
Lazinger, Sol Combat in France
After the invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] began, Sol...
O'Brien, Richard Combat in France
After Richard J. O’Brien disembarked from the ship in England [Annotator’s Note: having departed the United States in...
Frodyma, Edmund Combat in France
Edmund Frodyma was in England with his unit, [Annotator’s Note: 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Armored...
Phillips, James Combat in France
After a year and a half of training, James W. Phillips rode on the Queen Mary ocean liner to Europe with his division [...
Byrnes, William Combat in France
William E. Byrnes went overseas to Southern France. Sunken ships littered the harbor as the men debarked onto the shore...
Taliancich, Joseph Combat in France
Joseph Taliancich landed in Marseille [Annotator’s Note: Marseille, France during the Allied invasion of Southern...
Gustafson, Gerald Combat in France
Gerald “Gerry” Gustafson and his company [Annotator’s Note: Cannon Company, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] saw combat in...
Melton, M. Combat in France
M. Edward Melton went to Europe where his unit [Annotator’s Note: 42nd Infantry Division] was committed by Eisenhower [...
Levine, Arthur Combat in France and Germany
On 5 June [Annotator's Note: 5 June 1944], Arthur Levine [Annotator's Note: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Combs, Monroe Combat in France and Holland
[Annotator's Note: Can hear muffled chatter throughout this segment.] Monroe "Tex" Combs [Annotator's Note: with...
Cheever, Lawrence Combat in France and Return Home
[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times.] Larry Cheever [Annotator's Note: with the...
Hurd, Francis Combat in France and the Battle of the Bulge
Francis Hurd's engineering unit [Annotator's Note: the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] built a number of Bailey...
LaMura, Jerry Combat in Germany
Jerry LaMura received his basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on artillery. They were being trained as replacements....
Olson, David Combat in Germany
David Olson felt most of the people in France were happy to see the Americans. They had never fully recovered from the...
Whelan, Robert Combat in Germany
From Zweibrucken [Annotator's Note: Zweibrucken, Germany], Robert Whelan's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 59th...
Fraser, Rodney Combat in Germany
Rodney Charles Fraser went through Aachen [Annotator’s Note: Aachen, Germany] and saw the obvious destruction [...

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