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Knight, Edwin Invasion of LIngayen Gulf and the Advance on Baguio
Edwin Knight participated in the amphibious landings in Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: in January...
Epperson, William Invasion of Mainland Italy
William Epperson was in Tunisia for a brief time before boarding a small troopship bound for Italy. The ships departed...
Whitman, Melvin Invasion of Okinawa
The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Schmittgens, Leo Invasion of Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens thought he was treated well by the veteran Marines. He learned a lot from them and cherished...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Invasion of Sicily
Theodore Finkbeiner jumped into Sicily on the first night of the invasion [Annotator's Note: 9 July 1943]. His plane...
Radice, Gerard Invasion of the Marshall Islands
Gerard V. Radice and his division [Annotator's Note: 7th Infantry Division] left Attu [Annotator's Note: Attu Island,...
Barrett, Elizabeth Involvement in the Korean War
On the day North Korea invaded South Korea [Annotator's Note: 25 June 1950], Elizabeth Barrett and her husband were...
Samet, Judah Israeli Defense Force
Judah Samet was a willing fighter in the Israeli Defense Force. Jews have been warriors since the time of Abraham. The...
Gilbert, Lawrence Italian Campaign
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 1st Ranger Battalion] were able to secure a...
Payne, Carl Italy to War's End
Carl Payne went to Italy right after the invasion started. They landed in the Port of Rome [Annotator’s Note: Rome,...
Wade, Nelsyn Iwo Jima
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade was sent to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. By this time, it was near the end...
Reissig, Floyd J. Iwo Jima
The 3rd Marine Division was loaded up and brought to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan on 22 February 1945...
Wheeler, James Iwo Jima
After picking up the 3rd Division [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Division], the Marines landed on the island [Annotator'...
Lepore, Louis Iwo Jima
In 1944, Louis R. Lepore loaded his division [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Division] into a ship and set sail. He...
Pryor, Frank Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor was well supplied on Iwo Jima. The SeaBees [Annotator's Note: members of US naval construction battalions]...
Scales, James Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales did not have to make the initial landing [Annotator's Note: on Iwo Jima, Japan]. He and his...
Born, James Iwo Jima and Occupation Duty in Japan
James Born installed water units that changed saltwater to fresh water for various buildings like barracks, bases, and...
Fitch, Mason Iwo Jima Landing
Mason Brownell Fitch and his bomber crew [Annotator's Note: of the 504th Bombardment Group] returned from a mission...
McMullen, Milton Japan
It took 41 days for Milton L. McMullen, Sr. to reach Kobe, Japan [Annotator's Note: as a prisoner of war or POW]....
O'Rorke, James Japan Attacks the Philippines
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...
Ledesma, Trinidad Japanese Atrocities
Trinidad Ledesma feels that some of the kamikazes were fanatics and some were not. One had landed on Mindanao,...
Schicker, Tom Japanese Atrocities and Suicides
Thomas Francis Schicker says the Japanese would put cut off heads, penises, testicles and put them on shafts. They...
Kinzler, Robert Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
On 27 November [Annotator's Note: 27 November 1941], Robert Kinzler said, Hawaii went on an island-wide alert against...
Warne, Thomas Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
Thomas E. Warne and his family were living outside Honolulu [Annotator’s Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] where his father owned...
Borne, Edwin Japanese Doctor Ozeki
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. met Dr. Ozeki [Annotator's Note: Dr. Shigeyoshi Ozeki was a Japanese veteran of the Battle of...
Gorman, Ted Japanese Prisoners on Saipan
[Annotator's Note: The video cuts in and out and is hard to hear at times. Questions and answers are often...
Massengale, Louis Job Description for a Steward's Mate
An average day aboard ship [Annotator's Note: USS New Jersey (BB-62)] for Louis Massengale started early in the morning...
Cain, Howard Joining and Training in the Air Corps
In 1944 as a senior in high school, Howard Cain avoided the draft by enlisting in the Army Air Force. He was gung-ho...
Lippman, Robert Joining Merrill’s Marauders
Assigned to the 1st Battalion[Annotator's Note: the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) was known as Merrill's...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Joining Patrol Squadron 11
Louis Conter arrived in San Francisco after his voyage from Hawaii. He took a train trip to Pensacola, Florida during...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Tokuji Yoshihashi and his fellow replacements arrived there [Annotator's Note: in France] shortly after the 442nd...
Murphy, Thomas Joining the 45th Infantry Division and Dry Socks
Thomas Murphy was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division which was part...
Ruck, Elmore Joining the 64th Troop Carrier Group
Elmore Ruck flew from North Africa to Rome, Italy to join his new squadron, the 16th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop...
Farley, Daniel Joining the Army
Daniel Farley tried to enlist in the Marine Corps but they turned him down. He then went to the Army and they took him...
Pryor, Robert Joining the Army
Robert Clifford Pryor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in November 1920. Growing up during the Great Depression [...
Cohn, Marthe Joining the French Army
Marthe Cohn was able to make a living until she joined the Army [Annotator's Note: First French Army in November 1944...

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