European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Woods, Edward Segment 6
Woods was upset after the war because he wasn't given the benefits of the G.I. Bill. A friend of his his who had been...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 6
Leonard Spivey did not have a full crew for the mission. On the Schweinfurt mission Spivey was the squadron lead...
Noack, John Segment 6
John Noack had a premonition on the day he was shot down that he was not going to come home that day. Noack felt like...
Baynham, James Segment 6
Baynham recalls writing a couple of postcards per month. His folks wrote a lot but he only received a couple of letters...
Crain, Joe Segment 6
Alex Vraciu lost his wing man, Brockmeyer [Annotators Note: US Navy Ensign Homer Brockmeyer] out over the Japanese...
Hawk, John Segment 6
President Harry S. Truman was convinced to come to the west coast [Annotator’s Note: to award Hawk with the Medal of...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 6
During the first attack the Germans walked toward Milosevich's position. No tanks were sent at them for fear that they...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 6
Lynn Compton remembers going through Carentan without any resistance. When the bullets started coming the men were...
Crain, Joe Segment 6
There were a lot of events that did not make a lasting impression on Crain. He cannot recall the troops he brought in...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 6
Ardell Bollinger did not learn the names of the people who helped him or where he stayed because Bollinger thought he...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 6
They were supposed to leave around 4 p.m., but they were delayed because the area around Schweinheim had not been...
Spencer, David Segment 6
David Paul Spencer heard about the end of the war through the paper. Spencer remembers that he had to go through...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 6
Charles Scheffel met up with the 9th Infantry Division near the airport in Algiers. It was the 9th Division's job to...
Mann, Karl Segment 6
Mann landed in Southern France early in the morning [Annotator's Note: the morning of 15 August 1944]. He went ashore...
Weinart, John Segment 6
John Weinart notes that the previous story was probably the closest he ever got to being killed. It was not an unusual...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 6
Michael Cokinos had to let the people know that the kids' stomachs were too small to eat certain food at that point....
Perrett, Marvin Segment 6
There was some rivalry between the Coast Guard and the Navy but they got along fine. There was also a time when a...
Rall, Gunther Segment 6
[Annotator's Note: for the first 35 seconds of this segment Rall is speaking German with someone in the room other than...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 6
Galloway was walking with his small band that was captured when they came to a hill. A German staff car pulled up and...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 6
Richard Candelaria went down the hill to a couple of cabins. He did not see anyone near the first one. When he went to...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 6
That night they ran out of trees [Annotator’s Note: after escaping a German prisoner of war camp and looking for...
Keema, John Segment 6
After John Keema’s navigator Frank Delarmie [Annotator’s Note: unsure of spelling] was killed they were assigned a new...
Armanini, Joseph Segment 6
After the completion of his first tour, Joseph Armanini went on to serve a second tour, this time with the 92nd Combat...
Johnson, Oscar Segment 6
After the war, Oscar Johnson remained single and never had children. He did not marry until 1986. He feels his wife [...
Gatewood, Joel Segment 6
Gatewood's area was comprised of American POWs. They maintained their ranks and their discipline. Gatewood remembers a...
Crump, Ralph Segment 6
Crump stayed in the shipyard for the better part of a year. They had launched about 14 ships. The launching details had...
Standifer, Leon Segment 6
The Germans expected the Americans to retreat and get out of there. The American unit stayed and fought. 1 of the men...
Zager, Raymond Segment 6
Raymond Zager drove into the compound [Annotator's Note: Gunskirchen Lager Concentration Camp in Austria]. There were...
Gibbons, John Segment 6
John Gibbons is a big believer in the Boeing B-17. He saw a lot of planes that were damaged. Gibbons flew a plane named...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 6
One of Hannan's most vivid memories from his action during the Battle of the Bulge was the care that their medics gave...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 6
[Annotators Note: The beginning of this segment is the beginning of the interview, at 00:50:04:000 the interview picks...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 6
When the guys heard Axis Sally playing over loud speakers they laughed. They knew it was just propaganda. The Germans...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 6
Munich was defended with 105 millimeter guns which were different than the 88 millimeter guns they were used to. They...
Gross, Clayton Segment 7
Clayton Kelly Gross had to make an emergency landing on Omaha Beach before he went home. He flew a mission over the...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 7
The rest of it [Annotator’s Note: of art found underground by Ettlinger], the 97%, were returned to their German owners...
Baker, Dan Segment 7
Dan Baker’s worst combat moment occurred during his first day in battle outside of Strasburg. A German sniper fired at...

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