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Olson, David D-Day Invasion
David Olson landed on Utah Beach on D plus 1. Part of his command was on another ship, the Susan B. Anthony [Annotator...
Pierce, John D-Day Invasion
John Edward Pierce [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion] set out across the English...
Mathews, James D-Day Invasion
James Mathews was an officer in the Army prior to the D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...
Miksa, Robert D-Day Invasion
For Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa], D-Day was cold, damp and dark. H-hour was about 0630. Miksa and his...
Brunt, Julian D-Day Invasion
[Annotator's Note: Julian Gould Brunt served with the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion which was attached to the 4th...
Parker, William D-Day Invasion
William "Bill" Parker arrived in southern England where he and other soldiers began preparing for a land invasion....
Dunne, Edward D-Day Invasion
Edward Dunne and the men [Annotator's Note: the crew of the USS LST-53] were told what was going to happen [Annotator's...
Tennant, Harry D-Day Invasion and After
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] Harry Tennant worked in the...
Weil, Roswell D-Day Invasion Normandy
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Roswell Weil about the weeks leading up to the D-Day invasion of Normandy,...
Ward, Johnnie D-Day Jump
[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward went overseas with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division on 16...
Stefaniak, Joe D-Day Jump
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Stefaniak was in Nottingham, England preparing for the Normandy invasion.] They loaded up...
Rice, Darold D-Day Landing
Darold Rice remembers that the night of June 5th they heard the engines suddenly roar louder than they had ever heard...
Sussman, Marvin D-Day Landing
In preparation for the invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June...
Ammerman, Gale D-Day Landing
On 6 June 1944, Gale Ammerman flew out of Membury [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Membury, Lambourn, England] from...
Bielec, William D-Day Mission
In October 1943, William F. Bielec was assigned to go overseas to Europe. On his way over, his convoy was attacked by...
Nacey, Ed D-Day Mission
[Annotator's Note: On 5 June 1944, Edward Nacey and his crew were briefed about their mission for D-Day, the Allied...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" D-Day Missions
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was a bombardier-navigator in the 553rd Bombardment Squadron, 386th Bombardment Group,...
Howland, John D-Day Missions
John Howland had been involved in Operation Fortitude in deceiving the Germans before D-Day. They were not affected by...
Roderick, David D-Day Morning and Taking the Quenneville Ridge
David Roderick experienced a lot of shelling and artillery and snipers when he landed. D Day began at 6:30 in the...
Shames, Edward D-Day Objectives
Edward Shames and his men stopped at a French farmhouse and met an old lady and man. The woman started to scream and...
Motil, Joseph D-Day on Utah Beach
Joseph Motil went to South Bren England for training. They also practiced going on lots of patrols. On the weekends...
Jindra, Leonard D-Day Preparations
Leonard Jindra heard many rumors while training in England. In the 29th [Annotator's Note: Jindra was a member of...
Roderick, David D-Day Preparations
David Roderick moved to the coast near Weymouth and was put into a marshalling yard. They were kept in secret. No one...
Pierce, Wayne D-Day Preparations
Wayne Pierce returned to his regiment and was placed in Company B. He went to the battalion commander who told him...
Clark, Russell D-Day Reflections
Russell Clark has no regrets about D-Day. [Annotator's Note: Clark was a medic with Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th...
Coleman, Harper D-Day to Cherbourg
Harper Harvey Coleman did not think much about the delay for the weather [Annotator's Note: the 5 June 1944 delay for D...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" D-Day to Home
Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...
Bernardi, Joseph D-Day to Returning Home
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior [Annotator's Note: a pilot with the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group...
Howard, William D-Day to the Last Mission
The missions William Howard flew on D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June...
Chaisson, Roland D-Day, Aachen and Crossing the Rhine River
There were a lot of cases where there were no NCOs [Annotator's Note: non-commissioned officers]. Roland Chaisson says...
Bartlett, Robert D-Day, Africa, and Italy
Bob Bartlett [Annotator's Note: assigned to USS Barnett (APA-5)], was up most of the night before the invasion of...
Forstall, Earl D-Day, Visiting His Brother, and Going Home
Earl Forstall remembers another time a plane came back with a lot of hits. The right wing had taken a direct hit. He...
Dorris, James Dachau
James F. Dorris, Jr. and his unit [Annotator’s Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry...
Rugeley, Robert Dachau and a Good Friend
Robert S. Rugeley had some exposure to Germans. After the war was over, his company [Annotator's Note: 285th Signal...
Frydman, Louis Dachau and Liberation
Louis Frydman ended up in Allach, which was a sub-camp in the Dachau complex of camps. The prisoners were being sent...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Dachau and Return Home
Maurice Zolkower was with them [Annotator’s Note: the 45th Infantry Division] when they received a call from Corps...

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