European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Catalano, Erico "Harry" Training in Baton Rouge
Erico J. Catalano was sent to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for training. The new recruits were immediately put on guard duty...
Uttero, Cosmo Training in England
Time went by fast for Cosmo Uttero [Annotator's Note: while training in England]. They wanted to get the invasion over...
Williams, Robert Training in England
Robert L. Williams' buddy Joseph Slosarczyk was in charge of the pigeons. In England, Joe was tasked with throwing...
Shames, Edward Training in England and Jumping on D-Day
The men of the 506th [Annotator's Note: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division] were sent to...
Laborde, Lucien Training in England and the D-Day Invasion
After arriving in Liverpool, Lucien Laborde was sent to Swindon where he was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division. At...
Griffenhagen, George Training in England and the Normandy Invasion
After George Griffenhagen's unit [Annotator's Note: Griffenhagen arrived in England as a member of Company E, 20th...
Mills, George Training in England to Fighting in France
In October 1943, George F. Mills was shipped overseas and stationed in South Wales [Annotator's Note: South Wales,...
Bodson, Henry Training in Italy
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] felt protected in the...
Fitzgerald, Mack Training in Libya
Mack Fitzgerald was a Georgian who enlisted in the Army Air Force after the Pearl Harbor attack. He was trained as a...
Evans, Donald Training in North Africa
Donald Evans docked in Mers-el-Kebir [Annotator's Note: Mers-el-Kébir, Oran, Algeria] in North Africa. They were told...
Melancon, Addy Training in the Army
Addy Melancon was born on in July 1922 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana on a farm. His family raised cattle, hogs, and...
Wilt, Jack Training in the Army
Jack Wilt was born in February 1927 in Kent, Ohio. He grew up with one younger sister. He played basketball and other...
Cook, Norman Training in the Army Air Corps
Norman Cook was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in November 1923. His father was a bookkeeper before the Great...
Sussman, Marvin Training in the Cavalry
In October 1942, Marvin Sussman chose to join the cavalry with thoughts of World War 1 in mind and hoped that the...
Hamilton, Richard Training in the United States Army Air Force
After Richard Henry Hamilton finished high school in 1940, he raised poultry on the farm as a means of income until he...
Singlaub, John Training Indiginous Fighters and Bombing Rail Lines in Indochina
John Singlaub had a specific OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, pre-runner of the Central...
Carlson, Donald Training Mishaps and Overseas
Donald Albert Carlson had two unfortunate experiences in his overseas training [Annotator's Note: at Tonopah Army...
Doss, Arles Training Reflections
There was a Czechoslovakian man who could not pronounce Arles J. Doss's name. During basic training, a man would play...
Wombacher, Delbert Training Tank Crews
[Annotator's Note: After working on tank trial tests with US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., Delbert...
Chauvin, Ernest Training Then England
Ernest Chauvin was drafted and went to basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina. It was a pretty camp and was...
Davis, Jack Training then Overseas to France
Jack Davis went to his military training at Camp Pickett [Annotator's Note: now Fort Pickett, near Blackstone, Virginia...
Cruise, Leslie Training to be a Paratrooper
Leslie Cruise and 200 new soldiers were shipped out to New Cumberland [Annotator's Note: New Cumberland, Pennsylvania...
Cottrell, Edwin Training to Be a Pilot
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] In February 1943, Edwin B....
Geraci, Dominic Training to Become a Medic
Dominic Geraci was drafted in February 1943. His dad did not feel much about his being drafted. His mom was more upset...
Parham, Henry Training to D-Day Invasion
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] After he was drafted [Annotator's Note: in...
Reynolds, Harley Training to go
Harley Reynolds had never been more than 20 or 30 miles away from home. In one day’s time, he more than exceeded that...
Budlong, George Training to Overseas
George E. Budlong reported for induction at Fort Devens, Massachusetts and was assigned to a unit consisting of guys...
Bartlett, Robert Training to Overseas
Bob Bartlett graduated from Navy boot camp and then attended corpsman [Annotator's Note: enlisted medical specialist in...
Crews, Lorenzo Training to Overseas
Lorenzo Dow Crews joined Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment ,100th Infantry Division at Fort Bragg [...
Scully, William Training to Overseas Deployment
William Scully was shipped to Fort McClellan in Alabama for training. He was taught infantry work such as rifles and...
Dabney, William G. Training with Barrage Balloons
William Dabney notes that there was no mingling between white soldiers and black soldiers. When they got overseas they...
Armstrong, Henry Training with Mules
Henry Armstrong trained in artillery. He was six feet two inches tall. When they boarded the train after basic training...
Singlaub, John Training with the OSS and SOE
John Singlaub trained with the OSS following his completion of paratrooper and demolition training at Fort Benning,...
Harkness, Henrietta Training, Nursing, War's End
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was trained in Virginia for a...
Boyer, Robert Training, Unit Assignment, and Overseas Deployment
Basic training for Robert Boyer was regimented, leaving little to chance. For 17 weeks he worked with the 57mm anti-...
Rice, Darold Training/Departure For Europe
They began training every day with full daypacks and practiced moving quickly and efficiently up and down the long...

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