European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Gordon, Fred Overseas Deployment, Moving Through France, and Combat in Luxembourg
Fred Gordon and the whole 9th Armored Division was shipped overseas on the Queen Mary to Fort Larkin, England. They had...
Fulco, Joseph Overseas Deployment, Patrols and Senior Officers
After training in Wisconsin, Joseph P. Fulco was shipped overseas. He departed on the RMS Aquitania. The trip was the...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Overseas Duty
On 10 September 1944, R.M. Wilkes was sent to Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: near Orangetown, New York] and two days...
Stecher, Fred Overseas Duty
With the 787th Bombardment Squadron, 466th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, Fred A. Stecher was sent overseas to...
Fulton, Joseph Overseas Duty
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] Joseph Fulton Jr. continued training in P-40s [...
Walker, Mort Overseas Duty in Italy
After completing his training, Mort Walker volunteered for overseas duty because he had heard that once the war was...
McCowen, William Overseas Experience
William McCowen was assigned to a P-61 Black Widow [Annotator's Note: Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter aircraft...
Beilman, Robert Overseas Fighting the Germans
Prior to being sent overseas, Robert Lewis Beilman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 242nd infantry...
Bednarik, Chuck Overseas for Flight Missions
[Annotator’s Note: During this segment, interviewee asks a woman off camera questions. She sometimes comes into the...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" Overseas from D-Day to London
Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...
Bala, Walter Overseas in England
Walter Bala was stationed at Old Buckenham, England and lived in a Quonset hut with 16 other men. The hut had no...
Melancon, Addy Overseas in Europe
Addy Melancon was sent overseas to England to join the 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division. He...
Buschmeier, Frank Overseas in Europe
Frank William Buschmeier served as a waist gunner with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Moose, Warren Overseas in Europe
Warren Sanford Moose was at the University of Oregon [Annotator's Note: in Eugene, Oregon] when Pearl Harbor was...
Batty, William Overseas in Europe
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear a dog panting in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was assigned to the 58th...
Power, James Overseas in Europe
James Moore Power [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division] trained...
Scoppa, Carmen Overseas in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Carmen Scoppa is in a hospital and voices can be heard in the background throughout the interview.]...
Morvant, Norris Overseas in France
In France, Norris Morvant used his knowledge of the French language to act as a translator. He has many good memories...
Leopold, Vernon Overseas Service
Vernon Leopold and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Lesniewski, Joseph Overseas to 101st Airborne
Joseph Lesniewski had no problems with his first jumps. He told his sister that when he made the jumps, he would take a...
Buckner, Jack Overseas to Africa
Jack Buckner was in Boise, Idaho when his aircrew was formed as part of the 347th Bombardment Squadron, 99th...
Grugett, George Overseas to Africa and Italy
Everything was rationed during the war. George Grugett's dad told him to go to the ration board and get gas stamps. He...
Bebko, Robert Overseas to Cherbourg
Robert Stephen Bebko had not heard about the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German...
Martin, James Overseas to England
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Rupp, Robert Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Overseas to England
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went to England by boat. They traveled all over missing the submarines. He went on the RMS...
Bass, Leon Overseas to England
Leon Bass left from Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] and crossed the Atlantic [Annotator's Note:...
Schafer, Leon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer went to Mobile, Alabama to board his assigned ship - the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST-502...
Squire, Vernon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was drafted into the Army in December 1942.] Squire was given a week off and then went...
Abate, Sam Overseas to England
Sam V. Abate left Camp Claiborne [Annotator's Note: in Rapides Parish, Louisiana] for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey [...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was trained as bombardier-navigator on the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber. His crew...
Madden, Paul Overseas to England
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
McDonald, Robert Overseas to England
Robert W. McDonald [Annotator's Note: serving in the US Army Air Forces] went overseas in October 1943 on the Argentina...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein does not remember...
Douglas, Walter Overseas to England
On 7 December 1941, Walter Douglas recalled that he was sitting in an apartment in Washington D.C. listening to the...
Paul, John Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks bomber pilot John Paul how he managed his crew.] The military is not a...

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