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DiSabatino, Eugene Wendover Army Air Field
Eugene DiSabatino worked on Ballistic Tables as part of the delivery system for the Manhattan Project in the...
DiSabatino, Eugene Wendover Field and the 509th Composite Group
Eugene DiSabatino had to disguise his military status and rank both on and off the base at Wendover Air Field. There...
Hollis, Frederick Willow Run
Fredrick Hollis did not witness much family talk about the conflict during World War 2. Some of his relatives served in...
Sparacino, Paul Witnessing Nuclear Explosions
Paul Sparacino thought the explosions were unreal [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5)...
Allen, George Witnessing the Trinity Test
George Allen says the officer accommodations in New Mexico were okay. Most of the time they were in the field though....
Hever, John Wonderful News
John Hever never saw any Japanese soldiers until after the war was over. They had no weapons, and were walking around...
Levee, Harris Working on the Atomic Bomb
Harris H. Levee reported to the University [Annotator's Note: Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago,...
Denzler, Edward Working with Chinese Allies
Talking about working with the other Allied forces, Edward Denzler observed that the Kachin Rangers had been...
Kiefer, Keith Working with Contaminated Soils
[Annotator's Note: Keith Kiefer was assigned to a Radiological Cleanup detail on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands while...
Burnett, Marshall Working with the Local People
After Marshall Burnett was released from the hospital where he had been recovering from typhus [Annotator's Note: also...
Sparacino, Paul World War 2 Veteran Family Members
Paul Sparacino's father was in the Army [Annotator's Note: during World War 2] but did not really talk about it....
Kitts, James Wounded and Hospitalized
[Annotator's Note: James Albert Kitts took part in the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16...
Griffis, James Wounded and Then Home
James A. Griffis [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division]...
Griffis, James Wounded in Action
James A. Griffis was in Belgium and Holland [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment,...
Viani, Bruno Wounded in Action then Return Home
Bruno Viani spent about a week in Marseilles after his arrival. There was a dock strike there so the troops helped...
Ngai, Johnny Wounded in France and Preparing to Fight in China
Johnny Ngai was riding on a tank into Southern France. He was hurt on the second day. They were having lunch inside a...
Sarnacki, Stella Writing to Marines
Stella Sarnacki knew the work she was doing was important. Her brother [Annotator’s Note: who was serving in the Marine...

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