European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Grant, Olen "Reb" Enlistment and training in the USAAF
When Grant enlisted he volunteered for the Army Air Corps. He knew that he would end up going eventually and he wanted...
Weber, Norman Enlistment in the US Army
Norman Weber entered an American Army post [Annotator’s Note: near his home in Munich, Germany] while making a delivery...
Creek, Roy Enlistment to Commanding Officer
Roy Creek served with several different units but really remembers the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment [Annotator's...
Ward, Johnnie Enlistment to England
John K. Ward joined the Army 13 July 1940. He was a recruit for about three months wearing civilian clothes because...
Roach, Paul Enlistment to Postwar
Paul Roach went to Kansas State University [Annotator’s Note: in Manhattan, Kansas] in the fall of 1938. He went there...
Trindal, Wesley Enlistment, training and overseas deployment
Wesley S. Trindal was with Company F, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was born in Superior, Wisconsin...
Fayerman, Severin Entering Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman will never forget entering the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp...
Wisnia, David Entering Auschwitz
David S. Wisnia was living in the Warsaw Ghetto [Annotator’s Note: Warsaw, Poland] when one day, he returned home to...
Morrison, Leila Entering Buchenwald
A lot of people had been taken prisoner while Leila Morrison was in Europe [Annotator's Note: as a nurse with the 118th...
Thomas, A.C. Entering Germany
A.C. Thomas was a volunteer agent for the 6th Corps. He would go out to Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant...
Hackman, Delbert Entering Germany
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Heinly, Robert Entering Germany
The Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter-Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25 January...
Kelso, Robert Entering Germany
Robert Kelso crossed into Germany through the Siegfried Line and headed toward Salzburg. His unit was in Salzburg when...
Bodson, Henry Entering Germany and Austria
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] entered Germany through...
Flannigan, James Entering Germany and Hurtgen Forrest
On arriving in Germany on 15 September 1944, James Flannigan remembers entering a farmhouse and with some not so gentle...
Moss, Roy Entering Italy
Roy Joseph Moss landed in a DUKW [Annotator's Note: six-wheel-drive amphibious truck; also known as a Duck] or "Duck"...
Pierce, Wayne Entering Normandy
Wayne Pierce and his regiment were moved to an airbase in the south of England in anticipation of the start of the...
Ramsey, Frank Entering Service
Frank Ramsey wanted to be in the Army Air Corps. His uncle had served in the First World War [Annotator's Note: World...
Bodson, Henry Entering Service
Henry Bodson went to West Point [Annotator's Note: United States Military Academy in West Point, New York]. It was a...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Entering Service
Enrique Cervantes felt the urge to join the war effort after the United States' entry into the conflict. His older...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Entering the Army
Kelly Kuwayama was drafted a year before Pearl Harbor and entered the Army. He was assigned to a coastal artillery unit...
Blass, Gus Entering the Army
Gus Blass, II was born in May 1923 in Little Rock, Arkansas. His family did not have much money during the Great...
Lebsack, Wayne Entering the Battle of the Bulge
Once Wayne Lebsack earned his jump wings, he was sent across the English Channel to an already secure Normandy [...
Field, Edward Entering the military and Becoming a Poet
Edward Field entered the military to escape his background and the oppression of anti-Semitism. It was wonderful and...
Spint, Robert Entering the Service
Robert Spint lost a good friend who had gone in the service, was shipped to the Philippines, and was killed when his...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Entering the Service
Clinton E. Riddle was born in Loudon County, Tennessee in February 1921. He was the only child in his family and grew...
Smith, Charles Entering the War
The hardest part of boot camp was being told what to do. Charles R. Smith was 18 years old when he went in. He had to...
Reynolds, Holly Entertainment in England, Getting Married and Divorced, and Caring for Animals
The Red Cross members in London tried to talk Holly Reynolds out of getting married overseas but there was a group of...
Reitman, Seymour Entertainment in Germany
Seymour Reitman was sent to get occupation money because there was a black market thriving. He borrowed money from some...
Whitaker, Fred Entrance into Service
Fred Whitaker was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His family lived in a working-class community. His maternal...
Ramsey, Frank Entrance into Service
Frank Ramsey was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in March 1925. His father worked in real...
White, Charles Entrance into Service
Charles White was born in 1924 in Coraopolis [Annotator’s Note: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania]. He served from 1941 to 1945...
Hill, Wayne Entrance into Service
Wayne O. Hill thought it was his patriotic duty to go to war. He had to join the Army because of his eyesight. He...
Reilly, Joseph Entrance into Service
Joseph Dean Reilly had a deferment [Annotator's Note: postponement of military service] because he was working for a...
Wolff, Robert Entrance into Service
Robert Wolff was called to active duty on 29 April 1942. He went to a class in Santa Ana [Annotator’s Note: Santa Ana,...
Barnes, Otis Entrance into Service
Otis Barnes was born in Texas. He grew up when times were tight. His father was able to raise vegetables. Times were...

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