European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Frodyma, Edmund Wounded and War’s End
Edmund Frodyma [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Armored Division],...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Wounded at Welz
The advance was uphill in a wooded area when Francis Resta's platoon [Annotator's Note: Resta served in the weapons...
Albertson, Arthur Wounded Behind Enemy Lines
Arthur Albertson did not get as far behind the line [Annotator's Note: the German line] as he thought he could. He got...
Motil, Joseph Wounded by artillery
Joseph Motil heard artillery passing overhead. All of a sudden he heard incoming fire. The next shell came a little...
Halpern, Gerard Wounded by German Artillery
Gerard Halpern was with the I and R Platoon [Annotators Note: the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of the 180th...
Yates, Herman Wounded by Mortars
Herman Yates was asked to go on reconnaissance with an officer and a driver to a little town where some Americans were...
Cruise, Leslie Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continually refers to a book that he has off camera.] During Operation Market Garden [...
Ericson, John Wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
John Ericson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
Dahlberg, Melvin Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...
Levine, Arthur Wounded During the Bulge
In December 1944, Arthur Levine [Annotator's Note: with the 30th Infantry Division] received orders to head to Stoumont...
Spaulding, Arthur Wounded in a Mortar Battle
Arthur Spaulding and his squad [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] were...
Willhour, Dick Wounded in Action
Richard "Dick" Willhour returned from a rest camp as the outfit [Annotator's Note: 100th Infantry Division] was moving...
Gohlke, Marvin Wounded in Action
Marvin H. Gohlke was out of his foxhole about an hour before nightfall. He heard the Germans were firing mortars at...
Griffis, James Wounded in Action
James A. Griffis was in Belgium and Holland [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment,...
Fallon, John Wounded in Anzio
John T. Fallon was wounded at Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944, Anzio, Italy]....
Tunnicliff, Ed Wounded in Battle
Ed Tunnicliff had to get into a third tank. He learned all five positions [Annotator’s Note: the M4 Sherman medium...
Lebsack, Wayne Wounded in Belgium
The infantry was expecting General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] army...
Meyer, William Wounded in Combat
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Meyer was assigned as a rifleman with...
Molen, Herman Wounded in Combat
Herman Molen remembers some pilots had good records and others did not. The lead plane had two engines out [Annotator’s...
Schuman, Russell Wounded in Europe
During his service in Europe, Russell Schuman was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...
Nannini, James Wounded in France
James Nannini participated in the Normandy Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Evans, Donald Wounded in France
The Germans had the Americans up a tree for six weeks after the landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion...
Fallon, John Wounded in France
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] made the...
Evans, Donald Wounded in Germany
Donald Evans and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] got orders to mount up....
Belcher, Lewis Wounded in Germany
Lewis E. Belcher [Annotator's Note: a tank commander in Company B, 11th Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division, sent to...
Blatnik, Robert Wounded in Germany and Return Home
Robert Joseph Blatnik and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wounded in the Hurtgen Forest
Bernard Hillenbrand and his division [Annotator's Note: Hillenbrand was a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 18th...
Forcinella, Frank Wounded Three Times
Frank Forcinella got hit crossing a river in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: 7 February 1945 near Echternach, Luxembourg...
Gomberg, Clarence "Code" Wounded while Treating the Wounded
In December 1943, Clarence Gomberg served in the Army as a quartermaster in the 3116th Service Command Unit and was...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Maresca, Frank W. Wounds
Two days before Frank Maresca's last day in combat, he and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 289th...
Angst, Lawrence Wounds and Suicides
The first thing that Lawrence Angst would do if he came to a soldier missing a limb was try to stop the bleeding. He...
Rolfson, Jack Wrap Up of Rolfson's Service
Jack Rolfson does not recall having any burial services for fallen men in his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Max, Robert Writing a Book and Eli Weisel
Robert Max thinks back with satisfaction on his life because he follows through on Eli Wiesel's mantra of "Never Forget...

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