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Dahlberg, Melvin Combat in Sospel, France
After parachuting into France and landing in trees in the mountains, Melvin Dahlberg and other paratroopers from the...
Loges, Richard Combat in Southern France and Germany
Richard "Dick" Loges was deployed to Europe as a replacement [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Combat in the Ardennes
Henry Freedman was a member of an intelligence and reconnaissance unit [Annotator's Note: Intelligence and...
Nannini, James Combat in the Hurtgen Forest
After healing in an English hospital for several months, James Nannini returned to his outfit [Annotator's Note:...
Bostick, Thomas Combat in the Pacific
Before entering the military, Thomas J. Bostick received some training by a World War 1 veteran while in high school....
Sacks, Abraham Combat in the Pacific
In December 1942, Abraham Sacks [Annotator's Note: with the 158th Infantry Regiment (Separate)] was transferred from...
Gallo, Peter Combat in the Pacific
The first move Peter Gallo made with the unit [Annotator's Note: 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was to...
Momi, Harry Combat in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] Harry Robert Momi fought...
Kinney, Gabriel Combat in the Pacific and Joining a New Unit
The trip overseas was very interesting for Gabriel Kinney. They traveled aboard an old Norwegian freighter with no...
Malta, Samuel Combat in the Philippines
Samuel Malta and his company [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] in...
Grass, Philip Combat in the Philippines
Philip Grass got a pistol from Negros [Annotator’s Note: Negros, Philippines]. They had a machine gun and two BARs [...
Spinato, Angelo Combat in Town
Angelo Joseph Spinato's [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Feldman, Henry Combat Initiation
Henry Feldman and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division] moved...
Flanagan, Earl Combat into France and Germany
Earl Flanagan recalled his voyage overseas as enjoyable. It reminded him of rollercoasters which he loved. He did not...
League, Ray Combat Introduction and POWs
Ray League was introduced into combat when his colonel [Annotator's Note: US Army Colonel William E. Carraway,...
Davis, Jack Combat Life in the Field
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Combat Medic
Maurice Zolkower was told he would receive a helmet with a Red Cross on it and be transferred to the 92nd Mechanized...
Rees, Holly Combat Missions
The next little village Holly Rees' division approached was Keradera [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling] with Company...
Compton, Bryan Combat on Anzio
Bryan Compton states that the Germans used the medics' red cross as a target. When they were moving out, his outfit [...
Sasser, Joseph Combat on Attu Island
[Annotator's Note: Sound and video are choppy at times during this segment.] Joseph H. Sasser Junior [Annotator's Note...
Tognoli, Paris Combat on Bougainville
Paris Tognoli came into Empress Augusta Bay [Annotator's Note: Bougainville, Papau New Guinea, 28 December 1943] and...
Smith, Jacques Combat on Leyte
Jacques Brewster Smith remembers the island of Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] being all jungle and...
Riedl, Edward Combat on Leyte
Edward Riedl remembers that the Duck [Annotator's Note: DUKW; six-wheel-drive amphibious truck; also known as a Duck]...
Wicklund, John Combat on Leyte
John Wicklund and his fellow infantrymen started hitting tough resistance at Mechum Ridge [Annotator's Note: phonetic...
DeForest, Harold Combat on Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...
Billingsley, James Combat on Luzon
[Annotator's Note: James Billingsley went ashore on Luzon, Philippines, on 31 January 1945.] Billingsley made his way...
Damiano, George Combat on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalled the rainy weather while on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], and that it was hard...
von Frisch, Alvin Combat on Okinawa
Alvin von Frisch [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was...
Rees, Holly Combat on Okinawa
On the troop ship out of Pearl Harbor, Holly Rees said there was little to do, and the soldiers played cards and got...
Kellegrew, Kent Combat on Okinawa
Kent Butzer Kellegrew [Annotator's Note: with the 96th Infantry Division] was sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Strausbaugh, Leo Combat on Suluan Island
Leo V. Strausbaugh's mission [Annotator's Note: as part of Company B, 6th Ranger Battalion] on Suluan [Annotator's Note...
Dietrick, Alfred Combat on the Mountain
Night began to fall [Annotator's Note: on Monte Sambucaro or Sammucro, Italy; December 1943], and a runner came to get...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Combat on the Siegfried Line
When Francis Resta’s platoon [Annotator's Note: Resta served in the weapons platoon of Company B, 1st Battalion, 407th...
Gilbert, Lawrence Combat Operations Around Anzio
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 1st Ranger Battalion] were sent out again...
Peterson, Carl Combat Operations in North Africa
They shipped out in late September [Annotator's Note: September 1942] and landed in North Africa on 8 November 1942....
Jett, Arley Combat Operations in the European Theater
Arley Jett recalled the Queen Elizabeth ship that took him overseas to Scotland was so loaded down with men and...

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