Amphibious invasions

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Cowart, Harold Being Wounded on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and his unit [Annotator's...
Schicker, Tom Birthday at Ulithi and then Okinawa
Thomas Francis Schicker had his 19th birthday at Ulithi. He became friends with Leo Schmidtkin [Annotator's Note:...
Shaner, Robert Boarding the USS LST-475
Robert D. Shaner came into New Guinea and his ship, the LST-475 [Annotator's Note: USS LST-475], was not there so he...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Bombardment of Iwo Jima and Feelings Toward the Japanese Soldiers
Landing on Iwo Jima was not much different to Michael Mervosh and his men than some of their other amphibious landings...
Keller, Jack Bombing Missions on D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Thrift, Clem Borneo, War’s End and Postwar Life
Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...
Toledo, Bill Bougainville
Bill Toledo saw his first combat on 1 November 1943. He landed on the island of Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...
Carson, Benjamin Bougainville
Benjamin Carson assessed the battle for Bougainville to be unique in the sense that the intent was not to capture the...
Mikus, John Bougainville
John Mikus, Jr. left from Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands] on Higgins boats [Annotator'...
Wilson, Adolph Bougainville then Back to the United States
Adolph Wilson fought through some of the worse jungles on Bougainville. It had everything imaginable. It rained every...
Tognoli, Paris Bougainville to Leyte
Paris Tognoli and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal...
Reynolds, Harley Breaking through on Omaha Red Beach
Harley Reynolds remembers the air filling with bullets. About 20 or 30 yards in, Reynolds made it to an obstacle called...
Abadie, Melvin Brothers in Arms
Melvin Abadie assisted in the landing at Guam after the original landing. They first bombarded Guam before the landing...
Callander, Sherwin Brushes with Death and Life
Sherwin Callander's voyage to Australia consisted of stops in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. It was winter and the ship...
Smith, Thomas Camp Pendleton to Saipan
Thomas J. Smith, Junior was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County,...
Keller, Richard Camp Shelby to the Pacific
Richard Keller was at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi] when he was asked to be...
Kelley, John Campaign on Luzon
John Kelley did not see any combat action until he was on Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He wore the...
Jackson, Arthur Cape Gloucester
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson served in the US Marine Corps as an automatic rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion,...
Wilson, James Cape Gloucester
When James Wilson left Australia, they [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Pope, Everett Cape Gloucester and Pavuvu
[Annotator’s Note: The interview is outside, so there is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] Everett Pope...
Taylor, Robert Cape Gloucester Then Home
Robert Taylor made the landing [Annotator's Note: on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea] on LSTs [Annotator...
Clapper, Joe Cape Gloucester to Pavuvu
Joe Clapper's unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] landed on...
O'Leary, Frank Cape Gloucester, Pavuvu and Home
Frank H. O'Leary and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]...
Goble, Joseph Captain Rodgers
Joseph Goble comments on Major Rogers [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Major Otho Rogers, commanding officer of the...
Sullivan, George Captured and Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] There was nothing...
Taylor, Robert Caring for Wounded on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Robert Taylor served in the Navy as a corpsman attached to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" Carlson's Raiders
Joseph L. Harrison was born in March 1923 in Live Oak County in George West, Texas. When he was about five years old,...
Perino, Salvador Carrier Fighter Pilot
Salvador Perino had flown other aircraft, but the FM-2 Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft...
Ngai, Johnny Cassino and Training Accidents
The worst part of the fighting for Johnny Ngai was fighting in to Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy]. Rocks and...
Schafer, Leon Casualties and Prisoners
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] USS...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Casualties, the Chain of Command and Being Hit
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Allen, W. "Bill" Catastrophe at Normandy
In the first days of June 1944, W. P. “Bill” Allen assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank]...
Angst, Lawrence Catching Up With the 2nd Armored Division
Lawrence Angst's first experience with combat was seeing the dead bodies piled up to be registered. They left and then...
Tognoli, Paris Cebu and War's End
Paris Tognoli made the invasion on Cebu [Annotator's Note: 26 March 1945, Cebu Island, Philippines, part of the Battle...
Golden, James Change of Plans on the Morning of D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden thought that...

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