The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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During one of his breaks in Sicily, Frank Mancuso wrote a letter that was never answered. When he came back to the...

On the mission to Blechhammer one of Rackley's partner's lost an engine. He saw the cowling fly off of the engine. His...

Samuel W. Smith wanted to join the Air Corps as an aviation cadet. In 1942, Smith convinced his mother to sign his...

Eugene T. Leavy talks about problems with the Russians in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany] while he was a...

James Jeter owns an apartment complex that serves military personnel. He has about two thirds of his 40 units used by...

Arthur Seltzer and his unit [Annotator’s Note: Seltzer served in the 4th Signal Battalion and was attached to the 20th...

Filming Combat

Vernon Alexander went through the Vosges Mountains experiencing the snow and cold. He was freezing to death. Alexander...

Robert Swan joined the Navy to avoid the draft. He was flying in Missoula where was going to school. He only had a year...

[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...

[Annotator's Note: All of the locations listed in this clip are in the Philippines.] Robert Prince remembers New Year's...

Oral History