The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...

John Noack was apparently knocked out momentarily when he was hit. Noack himself does not remember losing consciousness...

Charles Chartier was sent to a replacement depot in Korea. He joined the 63rd Infantry [Annotator’s Note: 63rd Infantry...

They loaded the back of their rig. They took the ballast off and put the goods in there so they did not go hungry. They...

Arthur Pendleton participated in a lot of covert operations. It was interesting work. Pendleton did not know the...

Lowell Brueland had a normal flight training. He graduated in September 1942 and was assigned to the 20th Fighter...

For Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa], D-Day was cold, damp and dark. H-hour was about 0630. Miksa and his...

Joseph Simpson arrived in La Havre, France after crossing the English Channel. Those in charge decided the troops...

Dale LeBlanc went to boot camp in San Diego. Marines who went to boot camp in San Diego were referred to as Hollywood...

Jack Glass believes that good commanders made the USS Enterprise (CV-6) such a good ship. There was hardly anyone in...

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