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Carter, Donald A Court Martial During the Battle of the Bulge
As the winter of 1944 arrived, Don Carter [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th...
Hoff, Donald Air Combat at Pearl Harbor
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Muelder, Milton E. Anecdotes
Around the time of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive...
Burrell, Joseph Basic Training and Segregation
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Burrell received his orders to basic training on 22 December 1942]. Joseph Burrell had his...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Becoming a Marine
Francis John "Dick" Varone enlisted in the Marine Corps by himself. He waited until he received orders to report to...
Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Sailor
Mitchell Zimmer attended boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island. He went to special training in San Diego. He was assigned...
Marcarelli, Ralph Becoming a Sailor and Deploying to New Guinea
Ralph Marcarelli reacted badly to inoculations when he entered the Navy at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He missed boot...
Peer, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Peer anticipated being drafted. The armed forces had few restrictions to defer service. Peer was inducted at Fort...
Bradley, John Being an Aide and Going to Korea
John Bradley served in the Army infantry and attended jump and Ranger school. He volunteered to join the 101st Airborne...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Being Court Martialed
At Wendover, there was a base regulation stating that there was never to be any ammunition present in an aircraft until...
Celaya, Adolfo Bread and Water Homecoming
Adolfo V. Celaya returned to the United States after the war. He was on the aircraft carrier Hollandia [Annotator’s...
Trotter, Bernice Camp Pendleton
Bernice Trotter was assigned to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County...
Martinez, Benigno Combat and Postwar Experiences
While in the service, Benigno Martinez carried no weapons. It was not permitted. A medic did take over a machine gun...
Smith, Samuel Combat Crew Training
Samuel W. Smith was sent to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick up his combat crew. When he got there, he ran into his friend...
Green, Arthur Combat Experience in the Philippines
The Army assigned Arthur George Green to the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Green was taught how to...
Billingsley, James Combat Fatigue
James Billingsley was on the line and he had fired his rifle so much that he could not touch it due to the heat. The...
Stefaniak, Joe Court Martial then Overseas
In 1942, Joseph Stefaniak and some friends got a three-day pass [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short...
Foy, John Court Martial, Discharge, and Postwar Career
As a result of a court-martial, John Foy's rank was reduced to corporal just before his discharge. He was a staff...
Matsumoto, Roy Criminal Investigation Division
Roy H. Matsumoto returned to the United States and decided to stay in the Army. He extended his term of service only to...
Ridyard, Herbert Czechoslovakia Then Home
Herbert W. Ridyard performed guard duty at a bakery at Mettmann, Germany after the war. This duty consisted of two...
Lebow, Cleatus Dealing with Disaster
Hunger and thirst tormented Cleatus Lebow and his fellow shipmates from the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who were stranded...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Deployment to the Pacific
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe joined VMF-323 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), called the "Death...
Livaudais, James Dereliction of Duty
James Livaudais knew when he was given an order, he had to respond. When the man in front stepped off, the next...
Steeg, Moise Devising a New Program
Moise S. Steeg, Jr. received his commission and went to Keesler [Annotator's Note: Keesler Field; now Keesler Air Force...
Alexander, Vernon Disagreements with Officers
Vernon Alexander got into trouble prior to getting into combat. He had been practicing field stripping his machine gun...
Stern, Herbert Disciplining Troops
Herbert Stern and his unit [Annotator's Note: 325th Field Artillery Battalion, 84th Infantry Division] left the Bulge [...
Moskin, Alan Discovering Gunskirchen Lager
On 4 May 1945, near the end of the war, Alan Moskin and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 66th Infantry Regiment, 71st...
Steeg, Moise Duty at Keesler Field
Moise S. Steeg, Jr. was a prosecuting officer in a rape case. He prosecuted [Annotator's Note: produced a guilty...
Neiman, Leon Early Life and Enlistment
Leon J. Neiman was born on 20 December 1924 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Neiman and his siblings were all born in the same...
Weller, James End of the War
James Weller and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 62nd Armored Field Artillery battalion] passed through Aachen and...
Thomas, A.C. Entering Germany
A.C. Thomas was a volunteer agent for the 6th Corps. He would go out to Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant...
Poulson, Ernest Escape and Returning Home
Ernest L. Poulson was able to escape from Romania when a Romania officer used a German plane to fly him and other...
Miller, Irving Fighting in Italy
Irving Miller joined the 141st Field Artillery, the Washington Artillery, as a replacement from the infantry. He joined...
Draxler, Donald First Combat
In November [Annotator's Note: November 1943], Donald Draxler was told he would be going into combat as a reserve...
Schmittgens, Leo First Days of Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens recalled the first day on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945], his regiment [Annotator's...
Ragazzi, Frank Flight Testing with WASPs
After about two months of flight test scheduling, Frank Ragazzi was tasked with training five women service pilots....

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