Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Raner, Norman Rescuing Wounded Men
At Alife [Annotator's Note: Alife, Italy], Norman Raner heard a chap hollering because he was hurt. A tank that Raner...
Breard, Reneau Rest in England
Reneau Breard took part in the invasion and fighting at Anzio [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Anzio, Italy; 22 January...
Maymon, Paul Return Home
Paul Maymon [Annotator’s Note: with the 17th Field Artillery Regiment] occupied a small German village after the war’s...
Duffy, Donald Return Home and Reflections
World War 2 changed Donald Louis Duffy's life, which he realized about a year out of service. He matured and became...
Shaw, Roger Return Voyage
Roger Shaw returned to the United States by way of Northern Ireland. The SS George Gayle sailed alone before reaching...
Heany, Mary Returning Home
Mary T. Heany was being romantic with an officer. It was against the rules for officers and enlisted people to...
Cauble, Raymond Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Raymond Cauble to talk about a jeep he and some men built.] In North Africa,...
Leonard, Edward Returning Home
Edward J. Leonard asked about submarines getting the Queen Mary because the war was still going on when he was sent...
Pickens, Olin Returning Home
After being approved to go home [Annotator’s Note: following liberation from a prisoner of war camp in Germany], Olin...
Talley, Chester Returning Home
Chester L. Talley was on a fighter base in Foggia [Annotator’s Note: Foggia, Italy]. He also remembered when he heard...
LaRose, Bruce Returning Home
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, veteran of North Africa...
Kitowski, Charles Returning Home
When Charles Kitowski returned to Grosseto, the war had ended. The group [Annotator's Note: Kitowski was a member of...
Lafferty, Ralph Returning Home
Ralph F. Lafferty was shipped back home after being wounded. He departed through the port at Naples [Annotator's Note:...
Sherman, Joyce Returning Home
Joyce Sherman left the service and got married. She does not think she was really any different due to the war. Maybe...
Vaughn, Odell Returning Home and Postwar Career
Odell Vaughn's reunion with his wife and new child was great. His boy was 21 months old when Vaughn first saw him....
Radford, Charles Returning Home and Postwar Life
Charles Radford was put in a tent with a bunch of wounded guys after the surgery [Annotator's Note: after being wounded...
Howard, William Returning Home and Postwar Life
After the war ended, William Edwin Howard started a newspaper. He was sent to Darmstadt, Germany for a long time. He...
Johnson, Alfred Returning Home and Reflections
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. returned to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near Hattiesburg, Mississippi] with some of his...
Mahoney, Timothy Returning Home and War's End
When Timothy Mahoney got to the 449th [Annotator's Note: 449th Bombardment Group, 47th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force...
McCowen, William Returning Home from Okinawa
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force] said he was not going to...
Jefferson, Alexander Returning Home, Postwar Service, and the G.I. Bill
Alexander Jefferson returned to the United States aboard ships, picking up men in England, and spending eight days...
Barfoot, Van Returning to Europe and Studying the Past
Van Barfoot has returned to Italy and France, but not back to Vietnam. He went all over France and Germany. He returned...
Sved, Edwin Reunions
Edwin Sved’s wife mentions that they met and married in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania],...
Yatsu, Lawrence Reunions and Internment Camps
Lawrence Yatsu has attended some reunions over the years. He had joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 100th...
Mancuso, Frank Reunions and Post War Life
During one of his breaks in Sicily, Frank Mancuso wrote a letter that was never answered. When he came back to the...
Clark, Earl Role as Supply Officer and Intelligence Officer
Earl Ervin Clark says that the 10th Mountain Division [Annotator's Note: Clark was a regimental staff officer in the...
Hayashi, Shizuya Rome
Shiyuza Hayashi walked to Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] with his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 100th...
Coolidge, Charles Rome
Charles Coolidge went into Anzio during the day then started moving that night for a planned attack the next morning....
Mannarino, John Rome and Genoa
John Robert Mannarino [Annotator's Note: serving as a translator for the US Army in Palermo, Sicily] spoke fluent...
Shirley, John Rome to Southern France
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: a sergeant with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division serving in Italy] was...
Finklang, Frank Rough Missions
Frank Finklang's first combat mission was to bomb Munich [Annotator's Note: Munich, Germany], however the weather was...
Shaw, Roger Round Trip Run to Australia
Roger Shaw was 22 years old when he returned to the United States. When he got back to the United States, he went up...
Sichler, George Salerno and Anzio
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Sichler how their second landing, at Salerno, Italy on 9 September 1943...
Coolidge, Charles San Pietro
When Charles Coolidge was in Italy Patton did not mean a thing to him. Coolidge passed a vehicle with General Patton in...
Wells, Raymond San Pietro, Cassino, and Being Wounded
Raymond Wells was by himself with a .30 caliber machine gun and took out three enemy snipers. He moved to San Pietro...
Kinsey, Norman School and Family Business
[Annotator's Note: Norman Kinsey arrived home from Europe in October 1945.] He drove down to Baton Rouge [Annotator's...

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