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Kitts, James France to Belgium
James Albert Kitts landed in France [Annotator's Note: on 13 December 1944] and it was not cold, just muddy. It got...
Forcinella, Frank France to Germany
Before he got to Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Battle of Saint-Lô, 7 to 19 July 1944; Saint-Lô, France], Frank Forcinella...
Tyler, Vernon France to Germany
Vernon Leo Tyler [Annotator's Note: in the 100th Infantry Division] had to climb ropes to get on the troopships. He...
Horn, Arnold France to Germany
Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] moved about 20 miles a day once they were in France...
Squire, Vernon France to Holland
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was in the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 29th Infantry Division and helped take the...
Parker, William France to Holland to War's End
As soon as William "Bill" Parker returned to the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, he was put on patrol...
Forcinella, Frank Frankfurt, Germany
Frank Forcinella crossed into Germany [Annotator's Note: in early February 1945] and came upon the Siegfried Line [...
Singlaub, John French Appreciation
John Singlaub took his group of resistance fighters just south of the Loire River. A local mayor organized an...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" French civilians and combat awards
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Madden, Paul French Legion
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Payne, Robert French, Germans, and Russians
One night the battalion [Annotator's Note: 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division] was...
Shapiro, Lester Frenchy the Cajun
Lester Shapiro's experience before getting to Burma [Annotator's Note: present day Myanmar], was guarding some oil...
Alexander, Vernon Fresh Showers
Vernon Alexander only received one fresh water shower during his deployment voyage to Europe. Salt water showers were...
Payne, Robert Friction Between Officers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Payne about friction between the officers of his 463rd Parachute Field...
Duffy, Gowan Friendly Fire
Gowan Duffy does not think he came across any man in shock. Some of the men in his unit were dragging because of...
Hurley, Wallace Friendly Fire
Wallace Hurley recounts the story of his admired company commander who was killed while capturing two Germans. The...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire and Decorated by General Stilwell
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with James Billingsley midsentence in a new story.] Billingsley says that after the...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire Deaths
James Billingsley encountered quite a bit of Japanese resistance going up Highway 17 [Annotator's Note: now Emilio...
Flores, Belisario Friends and Classmates
Ever since Belisario de Jesus "Bel" Flores was 12 years old, he was aware of the conflict [Annotator's Note: in Europe...
Gatewood, Otis Friends and Fire
Otis Gatewood's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division] came...
Tindal, Sullivan Friends and Invasion
Sullivan Tindal developed a relationship with a family that hosted him while in boot camp in the South [Annotator's...
Arst, Paul Friends and Reflections
Paul Arst adjusted well to civilian life. He met his wife in 1958 while he was attending a meeting in Alabama. A friend...
Walter, Robert Friends and relatives
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Lafferty, Ralph Friendship
One of Ralph F. Lafferty's friends had been a ski instructor before the war. He was a wonderful skier, and they became...
Miles, George Friendship with Polette
George Miles [Annotator's Note: serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] met Polette...
Van der Pool, Ivan Friendships
There was a barber in Ivan Van der Pool's company [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment,...
Bornstein, Jack Friendships and Discrimination
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches and the video and sound are sometimes not synchronized throughout the segment.]...
Bell, Harry Friendships and Reflections
After the war, Harry Bell kept up with several guys he served with but those contacts slowly faded away except for his...
Payne, Robert Friendships and Reunions
Since they had bonded together in a single place at a single airfield in Germany, Robert Payne and friends continued...
Peterson, Carl Friendships, Military Decorations, and Reflections
Carl Peterson doesn't know how the war changed him. He has his own views on how things should be. His wife gets on him...
Duffy, Donald From a Cleveland Boy to an Infantryman
Donald Louis Duffy was born in February 1924 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father worked in a factory until he...

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