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Madden, Paul Fighting the Germans
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Pryor, Robert Fighting the Germans
Robert Clifford Pryor [Annotator's Note: with the 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Armored Division]...
Jenkins, Samuel Fighting the Germans and Being Captured
Samuel Jenkins does not remember hearing the fire fight in the next town over because of all the shelling in his...
Groth, Walter Fighting the Japanese
Walter Groth remembers the Jap [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] fleet came back in on...
Compton, Bryan Fighting Through France
The war had been going on for about three years, and when Bryan Compton landed in southern France [Annotator's Note: on...
Meyers, William Fighting through Germany
William S. Meyers, Jr. befriended a guy, named William Mafree [Annotator’s Note: phonetic spelling], while he was at...
Hayashi, Shizuya Fighting through Italy
Shiyuza Hayashi and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 100th Infantry Battalion] experienced a lot of gunfire and...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Fighting Through Northern Italy and VE-Day
Four or five days after 5 April [Annotator's Note: 5 April 1945], Tokuji Yoshihashi's company [Annotator's Note:...
Weil, Roswell Fighting to Get In
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil served in the Army as an officer in the Quartermaster Corps and was called to active...
Farley, Daniel Fighting to the Pointe
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] The 29th...
Shirley, John Fighting towards Germany
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division] and his men got ahead...
Singlaub, John Fighting with the Marquis
John Singlaub had expected that his team would lead an attack on a German garrison, but a competing Communist...
Browning, Earl Filipinos and Japanese People
The Filipino people were great, just like any American doing the same thing. They were forced to be in a war. When Earl...
Maki, Howard Final Combat in Italy
Howard T. Maki found that the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note: the Purple Heart Medal is award bestowed upon a United...
Burchell, Raymond Final Days in Normandy
Raymond Burchell remembers 10 June [Annotator’s Note: 1944]. The commander asked Burchell if he remembered where they...
Boitnott, Monty Final Memories
Monty Joe Boitnott killed groups of men that were mostly Italian with his machinegun at Sened. He also killed Frenchmen...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...
DeForest, Harold Final Reflections
Harold DeForest fought in World War 2 because he loves this country and felt that it was worth fighting for. His...
Roderick, David Final Reflections and Revisiting Normandy
David Roderick was with the 1st Battalion Headquarters and dealt with administrative work during the Battle of the...
Genrich, Howard Final Thoughts
Howard Genrich believes that his generation had more sense of duty to the country. World War 2 brought America out of...
Tipper, Edward Final Thoughts
Edward Tipper had his life improved as a result of his service in World War Two. He received a college education and...
Ledesma, Trinidad Final Thoughts
When Trinidad Ledesma lived in Riverside, California, he would get up in the middle of the night and make his family...
Armstrong, Henry Final Thoughts
Henry Armstrong had a few nightmares about his war experience, seeing a concentration camp, and more. It took him 15...
Guidry, Lewis Final Thoughts
Lewis Guidry thinks it is very important to keep the history of World War 2 alive. A major message is to always try to...
Billingsley, James Final Thoughts
James Billingsley was in the mountains fighting and going down a gulley [Annotator's Note: in the Philippines]. Machine...
Savoie, Oscar Finding a Family
Oscar H. Savoie was born on in December 1923 in Lockport, Louisiana with one older brother and one younger sister. At...
Boeke, Robert Finding a Lost Company
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] was with the 3rd Army driving...
Loges, Richard Finding Courage and Dachau
The lowest point of Richard "Dick" Loges' service [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry...
Boeke, Robert Finding Dachau
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] was a part of the 9th Army or...
Poliseno, Dominick Finding the American Front
The Germans brought Dominic Frank Poliseno and his fellow prisoners to a camp in Brandenburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag...
Zunno, Frank Finding the Right Fit
Frank Zunno was sent to an Armored Division, filling their ranks to be deployed. He was met by plenty of farm boys who...
Morrison, Donald Finishing Germany and Preparing to Fight Japan
Donald C. Morrison and his company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry...
Tindal, Sullivan Finley's Girl
Sullivan Tindal and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry...
Rupp, Robert Firing 26,000 Rounds in Ten Days
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp was in Consdorf, Luxembourg with the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored...
Appel, Jack First Army Headquarters
Jack Appel served in the message center [Annotator's Note: Company B, 17th Signal Operation Battalion, 1st Army]...
Sykes, Ralph First Combat
After a couple days, Ralph Sykes crossed the river [Annotator's Note: Roer River] on a pontoon boat. His first combat...

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