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Payne, Robert Joining 101st Airborne Division
Robert Payne's father was a flyer in World War 1. He had his own biplane after the war, and they would fly together....
Lochra, Albert Joining a Crew
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. grew up in a community where he heard a lot of different languages. His father was a native of...
Trindal, Wesley Joining Company F
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Freeman, Bradford Joining Easy Company
Between 12 and 15 paratroopers arrived in Ireland with Bradford Clark Freeman, and Winters [Annotator's Note: later US...
Flanagan, Earl Joining Eisenhower's Symphony and Nuremberg Trials
After the war, Earl Flanagan worked for the Military Government because of his ability to speak French. Only two months...
Spaulding, Arthur Joining Patton in Combat
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] took off to...
Lochra, Albert Joining the 100th Bomb Group and a Typical Day
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. knew nothing of the Bloody Hundredth [Annotator's Note: nickname for the 100th Bombardment...
Tunnicliff, Ed Joining the 10th Armored Division
Ed Tunnicliff rode on a troop train that was just box cars. There was nothing in the box cars so they had nothing to...
Moss, Roy Joining the 36th Infantry Division
Roy Joseph Moss was taken out into the desert and lived in pup tents while patrolling the countryside [Annotator's Note...
Shima, Terry Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Terry Shima's older brother had been drafted before the war and served in the 100th Infantry Battalion [Annotator's...
Towle, John Joining the 448th Bombardment Group
John W. Towle was assigned to the 448th Bomb Group while in Washington. He still belongs to a veterans group and...
Yackel, Eugene Joining the 45th Infantry Division
The 45th [Annotator's Note: 45th Infantry Division] got beat up in some conflict, and several men from the 103rd [...
Ruck, Elmore Joining the 64th Troop Carrier Group
Elmore Ruck flew from North Africa to Rome, Italy to join his new squadron, the 16th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop...
Jones, James Joining the 761st Tank Battalion
When James B. Jones arrived at Fort Dix, New Jersey, he was assigned to the first black armored unit in the Army. The...
Bridger, Harley Joining the 782nd Bombardment Group
Harley Bridger's crew was sent to Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York. They were assigned a new airplane and they...
Hazard, Mark Joining the 79th Infantry Division
The 79th Infantry Division had just come off of the front line to rest and resupply. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. was...
Ridyard, Herbert Joining the 94th Infantry Division
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Infantry Division in Mississippi. The division was going on maneuvers in Tennessee...
Gantz, Walter Joining the 95th Medical Battalion
Walter "Babe" Gantz was sent to Camp Grant [Annotator's Note: Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois] where he took basic...
Jasicko, Frank Joining the Air Corps
Frank Jasicko was born in March 1924 in Tracy, Montana and grew up in nearby Great Falls. He enjoyed playing sports....
Meyer, William Joining the Army
William Meyer was born in Memphis, Tennessee in July 1926 and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He had two younger brothers....
Lillibridge, John Joining the Army
John Lillibridge was born in 1924 in Dover, Oklahoma. He grew up and attended school in Dover, graduating from high...
Colbert, Hugh Joining the Army
Hugh L. Colbert was born in Electra, Texas in June 1925. He attended school there in the Electra public school system...
Nance, Stanley Joining the Army
When Stanley Boyd Nance was 19 years old, he was called to do a two-year mission in Tahiti [Annotator’s Note: Tahiti,...
Connelly, William Joining the Army
Bill Connelly was born in January 1925 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. He had a half-...
Farley, Daniel Joining the Army
Daniel Farley tried to enlist in the Marine Corps but they turned him down. He then went to the Army and they took him...
Claassen, Gerald Joining the Army
Gerald Claassen was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa in December 1920. His father died at the age of 26 when Claassen was...
Halpern, Gerard Joining the Army
Gerard Halpern graduated from high school in May or June of 1943. He applied to City College and started classes there...
Crandall, Joe Joining the Army
Joe Crandall was born in Topeka, Kansas in May 1920. His father managed hotels, so he moved his family all over the...
Stecher, Fred Joining the Army Air Corps
Fred A. Stecher was born in November 1923 in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up on a farm in Etna, Ohio with his parents,...
Snow, William Joining the Army Air Corps
William L. Snow was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1924, the middle child of three boys born to a father who owned a...
Paschal, Robert Joining the Army Air Corps
Robert W. Paschal was born in November 1924 in the small town of Corsicana, Texas. He attended public school and...
Boyer, Ralph Joining the Army Air Force
[Annotator’s Note: For the first two minutes of the recording, the interviewee is getting prepared for the interview.]...
Jett, Arley Joining the Army and Landing in Normandy
Arley Jett was born in 1922 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He grew up in Canoe, Kentucky and near Cincinnati, Ohio....
Chaisson, Roland Joining the Army, Learning of Pearl Harbor and the Sicilian Campaign
Roland Chaisson volunteered for the Army when he was 17. He didn't like the Navy and the Marine Corps sounded too tough...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Joining the Berlin Airlift
Charles Childs knew the Berlin Airlift [Annotator's Note: Western Allies' operation to supply the blockaded city of...
Ballew, Thomas Joining the Fight in France
In August 1944 Thomas Ballew’s unit [Annotator's Note: the 231st Searchlight Battalion] got orders to go overseas. They...

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