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Fitch, Mason Last Mission, War's End and Reflections
The last mission for Mason Brownell Fitch really sticks out in his mind. Reaching into his little blue book [Annotator'...
Landrum, Thomas Last Thoughts
Thomas Landrum was an Army clerk at a school in England. It was an engineering school. The Bailey bridge [Annotator's...
Bellecci, John Last Thoughts
John Bellecci does not think that American society today understands World War 2. Education is what won that war for us...
Harvey, David Last Thoughts on War
[Annotator's Note: David Harvey was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He then joined the Army for the Korean War on 1...
Walker, Charles Last Tour and Closing Thoughts
Charles Walker was in the Mediterranean Sea and the Soviets [Annotator's Note: Soviet Navy] had a fleet of its own...
Wichterich, George Last Weeks of the War
[Annotators Note: George Wichterich served as a platoon sergeant in the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 30th Infantry...
Pigott, Joe Lasting Impressions
Joe Pigott joined the Army because the Navy and the Marines did not appeal to him. At the time, the Air Corps was part...
Lindquist, Donald Law, the Korean War and the McCarthy Era
Donald Lindquist was an officer in the US Merchant Marine. After the war, he went to school for Business Administration...
Spielberg, Arnold Learning New Technologies
Arnold Spielberg worked for RCA [Annotator's Note: Radio Corporation of America] and was in charge of designing the...
Paynter, Don Learning to Smoke
Donald Dean Paynter came back, finished school with an engineering degree, and went to work for Shell Oil Company. He...
Harris, Robert "Bob" Leaves and Returning to America
In September or October 1944, Robert H. "Bob" Harris left India to return to the United States. He completed 150...
Schilling, Ira Leaving Guadalcanal
On Guadalcanal, Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment faced some enemy air raids and naval...
Alison, John R. Lend Lease in Iraq
In Iraq, John Alison spotted a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] flying overhead. He...
Trindal, Wesley Lessons of the Hurtgen Forest
Wesley Trindal had dreams about the war. He would dream that he was in it again and would keep the barracks awake while...
Arledge, Mahlen Leyte
Mahlen Arledge left Peleliu after the battle for the island was won. His company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Liberating Belgium and Luxembourg
Leslie Freeman's first close contact with the enemy was after crossing France and Belgium and going into the Hurtgen...
Stell, Cleston Liberating Concentration Camps
Cleston Stell saw that Germans had mixed feelings toward to the advancing Americans. The 80th Infantry Division took...
Johnson, John LIberation
American paratroopers arrived at John S. Johnson's prison camp to tell the prisoners to stay put until they could be...
Hoff, Russell D. Liberation
Russell Hoff never thought he would die in a prisoner of war camp. There was a secret crystal radio kept in the POW...
Watson, Harry Life Aboard a Sub and the Japanese Surrender
Harry Watson said describing life aboard a submarine can be confusing to someone who isn't qualified. Once qualified, a...
Newsom, James Life Aboard the USS Cole (DD-155)
While James Newsom was aboard the Cole [Annotator's Note: USS Cole (DD-155)], he slept back aft by the engineers. That...
Scholle, Donald Life and Combat on the USS Spadefish (SS-411)
Donald Scholle was responsible on his submarine [Annotator's Note: USS Spadefish (SS-411)] for manning the conning...
Adams, J. Life as a Bombardier
In late October 1944, Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. was sent to Naples, Italy by ship. The voyage took almost two weeks....
Smith, Clifford Life as a Medic
During World War 2, Clifford Smith thought he was on an adventure. He does not consider himself as a hero, conqueror,...
Osgood, Edgar Life as a Navigator
Edgar De Pue Osgood was on anti-submarine and escort duty [Annotator's Note: as a navigator in Patrol Bombing Squadron...
Mahoney, Timothy Life in the Field
Timothy Mahoney only went on a flight after he did repairs to the radar equipment. The pilots did not like doing those...
Collie, C. Life on a Destroyer
C. Charles Collie found that he was right where he wanted to be while on his destroyer [Annotator's Note: he was the...
Amico, Thomas Life on a PT Boat
Thomas Amico was assigned to PT-155, which was one boat in a squadron of 12. The crew was friendly, in spite of being...
Grieves, Billy Life on a Submarine
The Thresher [Annotator's Note: USS Thresher (SS-200)] had torpedo problems on most of her runs. Billy Grieves kept an...
Oliver, Byron Life on Guam
Bryon Oliver boarded a ship in Norfolk, Virginia. Twenty one days after passing through the Panama Canal, Oliver was at...
Ashton, Harold Life Overseas
Harold Ashton enjoyed his time in Morocco. The airfields were good, and he would patrol around the Bay of Biscay [...
Huber, Robert Looking Back
Robert Huber believes that camaraderie is what kept the men in his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion,...
Duncan, Lloyd Looking for U-Boats and Flight 19
From Oceana, Virginia, Lloyd Duncan and VT-3 [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 3] flew patrols looking for German...
DiSabatino, Eugene Los Alamos
Eugene DiSabatino arrived at Los Alamos and discovered that it sat on top of a mountain. In order to reach the entry to...
Cart, William "Bill" Losing Friends in Training
William Cart was sent down to Gillespie [Annotator's Note: Gillespie Field, El Cajon, California], an outlying field...
Roy, William Loss of the USS Lexington (CV-2)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...

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