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Coleman, Harper From the Hedgerows to the Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: There is a tape break, and the clip starts with Harper Harvey Coleman mid-sentence.] An 88 [...
VanDuzer, Raymond From the Hurtgen Forest to Germany
Raymond VanDuzer then went to the Hurtgen Forest. VanDuzer really had a lot of wounded there. VanDuzer never thought he...
Martin, Oscar From the Hürtgen Forest to the Battle of the Bulge
Oscar Otto Martin, being a combat medic, moved around in different companies of the 28th Infantry Division [Annotator's...
Hazard, Mark From the Maas to the Rhine
The Red Ball Express hauled the troops around and it was almost completely made of black drivers. When they got ready...
Hadjinian, Samuel From the Philippines to Japan
Samuel Hadjinian was sent to Manila, the Philippines to join the 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion after being drafted...
Sciortino, Philip From the Philippines to Japan
Philip Sciortino was sent to work at a refrigeration unit in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] when...
Cole, John From the Philippines to Okinawa
After Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] was secured [Annotator's Note: on 14 January 1945], John H. Cole...
Huber, Robert From the Ruhr to the Rhine
Only one boat from Robert Huber's company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th...
Malta, Samuel From the United States to the Philippines
Samuel Malta voyaged from New Zealand to New Caledonia. He imbibed a potent whiskey while at Nouméa. Missing his ride...
Stricklan, Mary From the WACs to the Pentagon
Mary R. Stricklan's uniform [Annotator's Note: in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) then Women's Army Corps (WAC...
Halpern, Gerard From Virginia to Anzio
For Gerard Halpern the trip from the United States to Italy was unremarkable except that they ran out of food near the...
Garbo, William From War Dogs to Machine Guns
The Battle of the Driniumor River ended in August of 1944 after the Japanese 18th Army had been completely decimated....
Madden, Paul Frozen Feet
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Rogers, John Frozen Roads, Chow and Carrying a Tommy Gun
John Rogers recalls that the area they were operating in and out of was Modave, Belgium. Modave was where they lost the...
Cruise, Leslie Furlough and Training
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has on his lap.] After the invasion of Normandy...
Phillips, James Furlough in Paris
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Jaccarino, Richard Further Action on Leyte
Richard Jaccarino cited the dedication of his platoon leader, mentioning that the man had been wounded earlier on Leyte...
Harris, Carroll Further Combat on Attu
Besides the attack from the Japanese scout, Carroll Harris did not have any other combat experiences with the Japanese...
Blake, Christopher G.I .Bill and Postwar Life
Christopher Blake [Annotator’s Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Acevedo, Anthony Gag Order and Reflections
When they [Annotator's Note: Anthony Acevedo and the other former POWs from the Berga concentration camp] left Paris,...
Fernandez, Milton Galapagos Islands
Milton Fernandez was sailed to the Galapagos Islands, near Ecuador. The company was stationed in boxes around the...
Kerner, John Gardelegen, Germany
After the Bulge [Annotator’s Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counteroffensive, 16 December 1944 to 25 January...
Steinfeld, Manfred General Gavin and Occupation Duty
Manfred Steinfeld was a German Jew [Annotator's Note: who emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938], but...
Redmond, Leroy General George Patton
Leroy Redmond was part of the invasion of southern France. It was unscathed as the war had been in the north for a long...
Moskin, Alan General Patton
Alan Moskin says that Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] used to love to march...
Pierce, Wayne Generals Gavin and Ridgway
Wayne Pierce fought with General Gavin in Normandy. He and the airborne found him to be a god. In terms of Pierce’s...
Dillon, Gerard German 88s and Patrol
Gerard Dillon was in Vierville [Annotator's Note: Vierville-sur-Mer, France] when he got his first introduction to the...
Singlaub, John German Air Raids
Prior to the battle near Oradour-sur-Glane, John Singlaub experienced a German Heinkel 111 bomber attack. The aircraft...
Duffy, Gowan German Artillery
Gowan Duffy remembers that they would refer to one German plane as Bed Check Charlie [Annotator's Note: nickname given...
Cupina, John German Artillery in the Ardennes Forest
John J. Cupina recalled the horrible cold weather and muddy terrain when all of a sudden a machine gun opened fired on...
Mason, Raymond German Artillery vs American
Raymond Mason does not remember much about the maintenance. They had some problems. They had to get replacements. [...
Burriss, Thomas German Border
After the bridge [Annotator’s Note: Nijmegen Bridge] was secured, T. Moffatt Burriss and his outfit were moved to a...
Lesniewski, Joseph German Breakthrough
Joseph Lesniewski , Shifty Powers [Annotator's Note: Staff Sergeant Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers] and another guy were to...
Evans, Donald German Care to American Hospital
A German medic came in who spoke English to Donald Evans [Annotator's Note: after being wounded and captured when his...
Seltzer, Arthur German Concentration Camps
Arthur Seltzer reached Munich, Germany. The troops could tell the war was coming to an end. That was the location of...
Abate, Sam German Defenses and Dinah Shore
The M10 tanks [Annotator's Note: M10three inch Gun Motor Carriage, tank destroyer] had a heavy turret but it was open,...

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