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Lowe, Robert Thoughts and Reflections
Robert Lowe says war has its sadness. So many lost. It is always good to find some humor in a situation. That is what...
Goodwin, Hersey Thoughts on Combat
Hersey Goodwin and the gunners spent a lot of time with flight recognition. When the plane flew into the one in front,...
Werner, Jack Thoughts on Combat
Jack Werner was the highest ranking non-commissioned officer of his company [Annotator's Note: H...
Nelson, Walter Thoughts on Flying
Walter Nelson had a different pilot for his first raid. The pilot’s name was Lieutenant Womper [Annotators Note: unsure...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Thoughts on Service
Charles Wesley Borders retired from the United States Air Force on 1 September 1971. He got to be a Wing Commander...
Whitman, Melvin Thoughts on Service
Melvin C. Whitman thinks the servicemen who returned [Annotator's Note: from World War 2] were able to teach their kids...
Marich, Robert Thoughts on the War
After the war, Robert Marich worked in television. A show he produced featured couples who had been married a long time...
Alair, Gene Thoughts on the War
Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...
Lawrence, Paul Thoughts on the War
When Paul Lawrence arrived in New Guinea, the fighting had gone further up the coast. They did see some Bettys [...
Mason, Leslie Thoughts on the War Criminals
[Annotator's Note: Leslie B. Mason, Junior served in the Army as a guard at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan prior to the...
Colburn, George Thoughts on War
Being in a hole with Jimmy Grimes when he got shot through the head, and Harrington got his belly split open stands out...
Baker, Sterling Thoughts on War
Sterling Baker was in the National Youth Administration and trained to be a carpenter. He was also in charge of the...
Kolesa, Thomas Thoughts On War and Life
Thomas Kolesa feels he had the best education he could have ever gotten from the Marine Corps. When he got into...
Haslauer, Warren Thoughts on War and MacArthur
Warren J. Haslauer's lasting memory of World War 2 is how damned unnecessary the whole thing was. It was a colossal...
Frisco, Paul Threats to the USS Cushing (DD-797)
Paul J. Frisco and his fellow crewmen were not intimidated by the threat of kamikazes because of their supreme...
George, Carroll Three Ships
Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...
Tyson, Marvin Three Typhoons
Marvin Tyson went to college under the G.I. Bill at New York University [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York]. He...
Colburn, George Thrown in the Brig and Going Home
The Chinese would grab people on the streets and hand them over to the Americans if they were Japanese. George Colburn...
Brown, Jules Time in China
Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] was stationed at Shanghai [Annotator's Note: Shanghai...
Tadewaldt, Gordon Time in the Pacific and Shanghai
Gordon Tadewaldt recalled that the USS PGM-1 had patrol duty around the Philippines. He recalled the kamikaze attacks...
Brannon, Mark Time Off in Sydney
When the assignment at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Indonesia] was completed, Mark Brannon and the USS Hutchins (DD-...
Ambrose, Haney Time to Serve
Haney Ambrose was born in 1922 in Baton, Rouge, Louisiana. His father was a carpenter and farmer during the Great...
Struble, Charles Tinian
Charles Struble [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force]...
Gackenbach, Russell Tinian
Russell Gackenbach had no idea where Tinian was located when he arrived there. He only knew it was close to Japan. At...
Bale, Edward Tinian
Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [...
Schilling, Ira Tinian
After the island of Saipan was secured, Ira Schilling and his assault engineer squad of 2nd Marine Division remained on...
Tillery, Allen Tinian
When Allen Tillery got there [Annotator's Note: to Pearl Harbor after the Battle of Eniwetok in Febraury 1944] he was...
Baile, Richard Tinian and Fate
[Annotator's Note: Richard Baile served in the USAAF and as a flight engineer on B-29 bombers.] Finally, they got their...
Famularo, Salvatore Tinian to Iwo Jima
Salvatore Famularo [Annotator's Note: and his fellow Marines in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th...
Hammer, Richard Tippecanoe and Cohocton
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. served on the Tippecanoe [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)] which was 480 feet long...
Schilling, Ira To Guadalcanal
Ira Schilling and the 6th Marine Regiment travelled from New Zealand to Guadalcanal on a hot and crowded military...
Reavis, Carrel To Hawaii and Back
Carrel Reavis went from Virginia to basic training on a segregated train. When he went overseas, his ammunition company...
Colburn, George To Hell and Back
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go...
Denault, Leo Tokyo
Leo Denault remembers there was a little town next to them with a geisha district [Annotator’s Note: geisha district,...
David, Maynard Tokyo Rose and Air-Sea Rescue
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Birdsall, Raymond Tokyo Rose and War's End
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] was...

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