US Army

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Madden, Paul Induction into the Army
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was born in Homer, Louisiana in June 1925 and grew up in Shreveport [Annotator’s Note:...
Breen, Vernon Induction, Training and Deployment
When the Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Murray, Charles Infantry Combat and Medical Care
Charles Murray captured about ten German soldiers then continued on, allowing his men to collect the prisoners [...
Ikari, Norman Infantry Combat in Italy
Norman Ikari and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team had to sweep through tiny Italian towns and villages. Street fighting...
Johnson, Kaare Infantry Life
Kaare Allan Johnson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...
Schmidt, Vernon Infantry Replacement
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: a replacement on his way to be assigned to a regiment] passed through the ruins of...
Simons, F.M. Infantry Training to Pisa, Italy
F.M. Richard Simons had infantry training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia [Annotator's Note: in Macon, Georgia]. On the rifle...
Bondola, Thomas Infantry Training, Deployment and Capture
Thomas Bondola received his training with a regiment in his division [Annotator’s Note: 26th Infantry Division, no...
Spinato, Angelo Infantry Unit Assignments
Angelo Joseph Spinato went to Camp Maxey [Annotator's Note: in Lamar County, Texas] and all of the men had to stand in...
Ryan, John Influence of the Military on Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan worked for Shell Oil Company in Odessa,...
Gulotta, James Initial Operations in the Philippines
James Gulotta landed in the Philippines on Leyte on the Ormoc Peninsula. This is where he did most of his fighting....
Carter, Paul Initiation Into Combat
From Morocco, Paul Carter was shipped to Sicily where he was assigned to Company K, 179th Infantry Battalion, 45th...
Damonte, Emmanuel Initiation to Combat
The replacement center was just outside of Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], and once he was...
Jones, Johnnie Injured and Preparing for Japan
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior's feels we have to learn how to avoid killing and war. We are advanced in civilization and are...
Dietrick, Alfred Injured out of Combat
Alfred Dietrick took a patrol [Annotator's Note: of men from Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th...
Keller, Richard Injuries and Losses
[Annotator's Note: Richard Keller served in the Army as the company commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 148th...
Dabney, William G. Inland from the beach
William Dabney notes that the explosive did not have to be activated before being hauled up with the balloon. They...
DeForest, Harold Insects, Diseases and Preparing for the Philippines
[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...
Dearman, Alfred Inside the War Crimes Trials
Alfred Dearman says that in the book [Annotator's Note: Dearman is referring to a scrapbook he has, as well as to "...
Bucksell, Norris Integrated but Segregated Still
President Truman [Annotator's Note: President Harry S. Truman] integrated the military. Norris Bucksell's brother-in-...
Geiger, John Intelligence Missions
John Geiger was security for the officer while on missions. They took the officer wherever he wanted to go. Every...
Peterson, Carl Intense Combat, Being Wounded, and Going to Another Unit
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Acker, Charles Interactions with Civilians
The people from one of the camps [Annotator's Note: he is referring to concentration camps]. They looked like ghosts in...
Baxter, Lionel Interactions with Civilians
Lionel Baxter and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion] went through the outskirts of...
Dietrick, Alfred Interactions with Generals
In the 229th Ordnance Transport Company [Annotator's Note: Dietrick stated that he had served in this unit; unable to...
Pena, William Interactions with Germans
William Pena recalls how they arrived near the Ardennes and had an interaction with some German officers who were...
Billingsley, James Interactions with Japanese Civilians
James Billingsley was on patrol one night in Japan. He went into a train station and there was nothing there, but kids...
Dearman, Alfred Interactions, Trials, and Hangings
Shigemitsu [Annotator's Note: Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese diplomat and politician] and Alfred Dearman interacted quite...
Schraub, Jesse Interest in Chemistry
Jesse Schraub was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Matsumoto, Roy Internment Camps
Roy H. Matsumoto listened to news reports from Japan on his shortwave radio. He could tell some of it was propaganda,...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Internment of Japanese-Americans and Having Relatives in the Japanese Army
In January or February 1942, President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt] signed Executive Order...
Doi, Jimmy Internment, Defense Plants and Experiencing Racism
Jimmy Doi and his family were informed in March [Annotator's Note: March 1942] that they were being sent to an...
Poliseno, Dominick Interpreting Italian
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dominick Frank Poliseno for specific incidents when his interpretive skills...
Pickens, Olin Interrogated and Liberated
[Annotator’s Note: After being captured and escaping from a prisoner of war camp] Olin Pickens and a fellow prisoner,...
Stern, Guy Interrogating a Former Neighbor
Guy Stern rarely interrogated civilians during the war. His partner, Kurt Jasen did interrogate some German businessmen...
Stern, Guy Interrogating Enemy POWs
Guy Stern's fellow interrogator and friend, Kurt Jasen, was nearby on Omaha Beach and called for Stern to come over and...

Pages