Being Wounded

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Bussel, Norman Moving to Stalag Luft IV
While in an interrogation center in Frankfurt, Germany, Norman Bussel was not allowed to do anything to pass the time...
Greer, William Normandy
William Greer and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: Company A, 315th Engineer Combat Battalion, 90th Infantry Division]...
Riggsby, Norman Normandy D-Day
Norman Riggsby went through maneuvers and practice landings in preparation for the invasion of France. Riggsby...
Riggsby, Norman Normandy Hedgerows
Norman Riggsby started heading for the hedgerows [Annotator’s Note: after reaching the high ground on Omaha Beach, he...
Leibold, William Omori and the End of the War
[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...
Hazard, Mark Pop Bowers and a Lucky GI
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr.'s wife asking if he had any idea how long he had...
Carson, Benjamin Postwar
Benjamin Carson was on Guam when the war in the Pacific came to an end. All of the ship whistles and horns were blowing...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Postwar
Richard Witaker spent six months in China with the 6th Marine Division after the war. He returned to the United States...
Schilperoort, Clarence POW Experiences
While a POW at Sarang, Clarence Schilperoot had the opportunity to bathe in a running stream. When he went to midstream...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Purple Heart
Richard Witaker was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded on Okinawa. He was leaving Sugar Loaf Hill when a buddy...
Wolczyk, Stanley Reflections
Stanley Wolczyk knew that the Japanese soldiers he encountered [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Attu] were doing...
Schilperoort, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Schilperoot feels World War 2 should continue to be studied. Many of his memories are personal. They are the...
Genrich, Howard Reflections on the War
Howard Genrich went overseas in October 1944. Information about the progress of the war was available to him. He was at...
Greer, William Returning Home
William Greer was wounded in Normandy. He was removed from the beaches in a landing craft. The craft could carry an...
Raaen, John Returning Home and Promotions
John Raaen returned to the United States for recovery in early February [Annotator’s Note: February 1945] after being...
Riggsby, Norman Returning to Civilian Life
Norman Riggsby returned to the United States through New York and Camp Kilmer. It was great. He went to Michigan even...
Myers, Leroy Segment 8
Sometime in the spring of 2004 [Annotator's Note: Myers means 1944] there was a Japanese, who Myers thought had been...
Bussel, Norman Shot Down
Norman Bussel and his crew were headed towards Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944 on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress....
Pierce, Wayne Sicily and Salerno
Wayne Pierce and the 325th Glider Infantry did not make the fight in Sicily. A couple of days prior to entry into that...
McConn, John "Jack" Siegfried Line
After joining the 45th Division, John McConn and his company moved fast by traveling on tanks and tank destroyers. The...
Bussel, Norman Solitary Confinement
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He was captured and interrogated by a...
Chinnis, Edward Stateside Training and Reporting Aboard the USS Dorchester (APB-46)
Edward Chinnis, Jr. was assigned to a tanker after completing radio school. Prior to that he was assigned to a mine...
Broll, Walter Surviving the Attack on Bari Harbor
Walter Broll was told by one of the officers on the Grace Abbott that he should go to the English aid station at the...
Bussel, Norman Taken Prisoner
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He had been struck by shrapnel in the...
Mock, John Taking Auw
They [Annotator's Note: John Mock and his fellow soldiers of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th...
Raaen, John The Battle of the Bulge
John Raaen and the 5th Ranger Battalion was participating in the Saar Campaign when the Battle of the Bulge broke out...
Field, Richard The Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Durocher, Edmund The Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Roberts, George The Second Schweinfurt Raid
When George Roberts flew to Schweinfurt they ran out of ammunition, except for in the radio room, on the way to the...
Bussel, Norman Two Fellow Prisoners
Norman Bussel was a prisoner of war inn Nuremberg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag XIII-D Nürnberg Langwasser; built on former...
Bruner, Lauren USS Arizona (BB-39) and 7 December 1941
Returning to his experiences earlier in his Navy career, Lauren Bruner discusses particulars about his first ship, the...
Kahn, William War's End and Returning Home
After the Battle of the Bulge, William Kahn's platoon continued through the Hurtgen Forest, but saw no action. They...

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