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Poliseno, Dominick Narratives from Sicily
Dominick Frank Poliseno says that many of the Italians wanted to run from combat. Their little tanks were easy to knock...
Topel, Fred National Guard
Fred Topel decided to go into the National Guard with a few other friends. He was only 16 years old, so he had to lie...
Sapp, Walter Navigating a Minefield
Walter Sapp and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division...
Foy, John Nazi Concentration Camps
When John Foy's unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division] came...
Alexander, Vernon Nazi Youth in Austria
Vernon Alexander was a history major in college. He ran into a situation about 30 miles outside of Innsbruck, Austria...
Arledge, Mahlen Near Misses in Combat
Mahlen Arledge experienced his first combat on Angaur. He had no idea what to expect in combat. The first night on the...
Bertz, Richard Nearly Killed Returning Home
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz was in Czechoslovakia when the war ended. That was not bad duty. They were stuck in a woodland...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Nebelwerfers and 88s
While in combat in the Normandy's hedgerow country, an entire patrol from John Witmeyer's unit was killed by a German...
Needed For Service
Marvin Martin served at the end and immediately after World War 2. He had several friends who were eager to join the...
Singlaub, John Negative Comments and Retiring from the Army
John Singlaub was called to Washington to meet with President Jimmy Carter. He was not sure if he was being disciplined...
Grass, Philip Negros
Philip Grass remembers the fighting was fierce on Negros [Annotator’s Note: Negros, Philippines]. The Japanese tried to...
Arledge, Mahlen New Caledonia
Mahlen Arledge and his platoon [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st...
Pavlovich, Theodore New Caledonia and Guadalcanal
For much of the time, Theodore Pavlovich had nothing to eat but C-rations [Annotator's Note: pre-cooked combat ration]...
Shames, Edward New Duty Assignments
Now that Edward Shames was an officer as well, he could tell Lieutenant Nye [Annotator's Note: US Army First Lieutenant...
Keller, Richard New Georgia
Richard Keller did not get promoted to captain until after they were in combat. They went straight into the jungle to...
DiFulco, Jerome New Georgia and Bougainville
Jerome Paul DiFulco landed at Munda in New Georgia [Annotator's Note: New Georgia, Solomon Islands with Company A,...
Smith, Jacques New Guinea
Jacques Brewster Smith [Annotator's Note: with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division] boarded a...
Lopez, Lionel New Guinea
Lionel Lopez took a small ship out of Panama. They were headed north to San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco...
Lopez, Lionel New Guinea
Lionel Lopez would have followed his captain anywhere. He was half-Indian. He was a fighting man. Lopez carried an M1 [...
Schweitzer, Philip New Guinea
Philip Schweitzer's first time away from home was his trip to basic training. Schweitzer thinks that at the time, the...
Savage, Frank New Guinea
Frank Savage's first duty was to acclimate to the climate and patrol up the coast of New Guinea. The Japanese had moved...
Grass, Philip New Guinea
Philip Grass sailed on a new vessel called the Sea Snipe. The ship was made in Seattle [Annotator’s Note: Seattle,...
Johnson, Burton New Guinea and the Philippines
Burton Johnson arrived in Finschafen, New Guinea in the South Pacific after completing his stateside training. This was...
Fair, Paul New Guinea to Luzon
Paul Fair remembers it was sandy on the beach of New Guinea, then it turned into a jungle. The weapons he used did not...
Raner, Norman New Lieutenant
To Norman Raner, the enemy [Annotator's Note: the German Army forces he faced in the deserts of North Africa] was...
Weinthal, Siegfried New Life in America
Siegfried Weinthal was born in February 1929 in Esens, Germany, a small town in Northern Germany. His childhood did not...
Willett, Richard New Orleans and Le Havre
When Richard Willett was at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: Camp Shelby, near Hattiesburg, Mississippi], he would go to...
Matsumoto, Roy Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto thought he would like to be taller as a Marauder [Annotator's Note: Matsumoto was a member of the...
Matsumoto, Roy Nhpum Ga Aftermath
Roy H. Matsumoto and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Blue Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional...
Kinney, Gabriel Nhpum Ga and First Contact with the Enemy
Gabriel Kinney and the 2nd Battalion [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, Blue Combat Team, 5307th Composite Unit (...
Sapp, Walter Night Attacks
Walter Sapp was assigned to Company C, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division as a rifleman. He took over the...
Roed, Harold Night Out in New York City
After returning home, Harold Roed [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division] went out in New York City...
Howard, Taylor Night Patrol
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard was sent overseas [Annotation...
Albertson, Arthur Night Patrols
Arthur Albertson was in France for quite a while. His company [Annotator's Note: 30th Reconnaissance Troop, 30th...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Night Patrols
One night, the battalion command sent John Witmeyer on a patrol behind German lines. Witmeyer took six other men out on...
Armentaro, Louis Nightmares of Combat
Louis J. Armentaro thinks that maybe he could have gotten someone killed, but he had to have his sense of decency....

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