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Alison, John R. Defending a Tiger Airbase
During one impending Japanese air raid, John Alison jumped into the group commander's upgraded airplane and immediately...
Gaj, Leonard Deployment and D-Day
After Leonard Gaj made his jumps and went through strenuous training, he was told he would be given a furlough [...
Marich, Robert Deployment to Leyte
Robert Marich traveled on a Liberty Ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], with the entire...
Lawler, Daniel Deployment to the Pacific
Daniel J. Lawler deployed to the Pacific in November 1943. He felt sufficiently trained. Training was hell, but he used...
Westbrook, James Deployment to the Pacific
In January [Annotator's Note: January 1944], James Roland Westbrook [Annotator's Note: in Company F, 2nd Battalion,...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Detachment 101
Samuel Spector was shipped to Burma and its jungles. He was among the first individuals to carry into action the...
Alison, John R. Disastrous Glider Mission at LZ Broadway
John Alison’s duties also resulted in him being a glider pilot despite never having flown one before. He flew a glider...
Ciotta, Angelo Discharge and Thoughts on the Atomic Bomb
Angelo Ciotta was shot in the leg and evacuated to an Army hospital in Guam. He spent ten days there and then went to...
Keller, Richard Distinguished Service Cross
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got the DSC [...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Ditching in the Waters off Espiritu Santo
Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...
Shawn, Gilbert Ditching Over Belgium
[Annotator's Note: Gilbert S. Shawn served in the US Army Air Forces as a pilot flying Consolidated B-24 Liberator...
Lucas, Jack Diving on Grenades
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Franklin, Ralph Division Headquarters and Returning Home
Ralph C. Franklin became an adjutant in Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 3rd Marine Division]....
Overcash, Raymond Drafted, Training, D-Day and Injury
Raymond Eugene Overcash was born in Lanett, Alabama in 1923. He was drafted in 1943. He did his basic training in...
Paynter, Don Early Bombing Missions
Donald Dean Paynter had three separate occasions where some of their enlisted men were hit by flak [Annotator's Note:...
Pedrick, Sam Early Life
Sam Pedrick was born and raised in Penns Grove, New Jersey [Annotator’s Note: in April 1921]. He remained there until...
Hall, William Early Life
William Hall was born in Denver, Colorado in July 1920. His family soon moved to Green River, Wyoming where his father...
League, Ray Early Life
Ray Marvin League was the second of twins born in November 1925. There were 11 boys in the family along with two girls...
Marich, Robert Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
Robert Marich was born in January 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 16, his family moved to Beloit, Wisconsin. A...
Gerrits, Edward Early Life and Becoming an Airman
Edward Gerrits was born in Racine, Wisconsin, but was raised in Miami, Florida. He enjoyed going to the Florida...
Grimes, Vernon Early Life and Becoming an Airman
Vernon Grimes was born in May 1921 in Wichita [Annotator's Note: Wichita, Kansas]. He grew up with a sister in various...
Welty, Orrin Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Orrin Welty was born in December 1922 in Lima, Ohio. He grew up during the Great Depression and spent summers working...
Franzky, Gerhard Early Life and Joining the Military
Gerhard Franzky was a member of the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. Franzky was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1925....
Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
Lafleur, Kenneth Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
Kenneth A. Lafleur was born in May 1923 in Ville Platte [Annotator's Note: Ville Platte Louisiana]. Before the war, he...
Dobbs, Clarence "Jack" Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
Clarence Lee Dobbs, known to his friends as Jack, was born in June 1925 in Dearborn, Michigan. He grew up there, and...
DeMott, Joseph Early War Duty in the Pacific
When the war started, Joseph DeMott was still working as a radio operator. His group was scheduled to take off for...
Billingsley, James Earning a Silver Star
[Annotator's Note: There is a tape break and this clip starts with James Billingsley midsentence. There are some cuts...
Baughman, Harry Earning the Nickname "Blue Devils"
The 88th Infantry Division made it into the port at Naples, and Harry Boughman moved through and crossed the Volturno...
Angst, Lawrence Effects of Injuies and Treating German Civilians
Lawrence Angst never became a doctor because he could not. He came back and recovered from his injuries, but he could...
Lesniewski, Joseph Eindhoven, Holland
Joseph Lesniewski did not run into any resistance landing in Holland [Annotator's Note: during Operation Market Garden...
Venverloh, Joseph Elbe River
After the Battle of the Bulge, Joseph Venerloh and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 41st Armored...
Walter, Robert Elsenborn Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Willette, Edward Encountering the Enemy
Edward G. Willette and his division [Annotator's Note: Willette was a mortarman in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 413th...
Reynolds, Harley End of combat and beginning of new responsibilities
Harley Reynolds’s company came across some German collaborators who had killed themselves once they realized the...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" End of combat for Kuwayama
Kelly Kuwayama was away from his unit for about three weeks before he had to rejoin them. The 44nd was sent back to...

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