The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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After 30 days at home, Walter Ehlers returned to his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry...

During the battle in the Parroy Forest in eastern France, John Witmeyer had two Sherman tanks at his disposal to break...

After enlisting in the Navy, John St. Germain had his boot camp training in Farragut, Idaho [Annotator’s Note: Farragut...

When Rosemarie Weber finished high school, she met a priest named Father John. Father John suggested that she look up...

When Allen Tillery got there [Annotator's Note: to Pearl Harbor after the Battle of Eniwetok in Febraury 1944] he was...

James Weller volunteered at The National WWII Museum. The Museum keeps the public aware of the sacrifices made by the...

In August 1944 Thomas Ballew’s unit [Annotator's Note: the 231st Searchlight Battalion] got orders to go overseas. They...

While Philip Schweitzer's unit [Annotator's Note: the 11th Airborne Division] was trapped on the ridge on Leyte, they...

William McCowen was assigned to a P-61 Black Widow [Annotator's Note: Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter aircraft...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Selwyn Gilmore if his meeting a variety of types of people in the service...

Oral History