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Bowie, James Military Training
James Bowie was stationed in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] for boot camp. He lived in a tent in...
Frazier, Glenn Military Training
Glenn Frazier met a large sergeant when he arrived in Camp Shelby. Some of the new recruits were destined for Hawaii....
Barton, Walter Military Training
At the age of 17, Walter Henry Barton dropped out of high school to join the Army. Since. He was called up three months...
Johnson, Kaare Military Training
Kaare Allan Johnson was drafted in the Army in March 1943. He was sent to Camp Upton, Long Island [Annotator's Note:...
Ward, John Military Training
John F. Ward volunteered for service in December 1943 and took his basic training at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He...
Haffner, Robert Military Training and Overseas Deployment
On 7 December 1941, Robert Haffner and a friend of his borrowed their fathers' cars and rode around Detroit celebrating...
Watson, Donald Military Training and Overseas Deployment
Donald G. Watson was sent to Camp Carson, Colorado during the winter and was assigned to the 71st Infantry Division....
Gemperline, Eugene Military Training and War's End
Eugene J. Gemperline reported to San Angelo, Texas [Annotator's Note: San Angelo Army Airfield] for bombardier training...
Schmidt, Vernon Military Training to Deployment in Europe
In 1944,Vernon Schmidt began his military training with a cannon company on the 105mm howitzer [Annotator's Note: M2A1...
Pratt, Robert Minesweeping and Hiroshima
Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard the USS LST-781] was a witness to the...
Kinsey, Norman Misery in Oudjda
On 9 November 1942, Norman Kinsey was offshore of Casablanca and Fédala [Annotator's Note: both in Morocco]. He awoke...
Clark, Earl Mission at Lake Garda
Earl Ervin Clark and 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment crossed the Po River in Italy as the lead unit. Because Clark was...
Boyles, Edward Mission on Kiska
Coming from military intelligence background, Edward E. Boyles was ordered to prepare some of his troops [Annotator's...
Hogan, Ralph Missions and Bailing Out
Ralph Francis Hogan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 850th Bombardment Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Rosenberg, George Missions and Returning Home
After contracting polio [Annotator's Note: poliomyelitis, an infectious disease that affects the central nervous system...
Butz, John Missions for the OSS
John B. Butz and his entire crew were transferred from the 460th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 760th Bombardment...
Sweatt, Robert Missions in Europe and Africa
Scheduled to take part in the bombing of German held oil fields in Romania, Robert Sweatt left Portreath, England on a...
Metcalf, James Missions in the Pacific
James W. Metcalf was assigned as turret gunner with the Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the USS Franklin (CV-13). The...
Castaing, Albert Missions Over Europe
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.]...
Fulton, Joseph Missions Over Europe
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] Joseph Fulton Jr. served [Annotator’s Note: with...
Koone, Carl Missions Over Ploiesti
A typical mission for Carl Koone began with the officers going for briefings and the aircrew boarding trucks that took...
Dana, Newton Missions over the Himalayas
On Newton Dana's second mission, his plane was the last to leave the ground and as they reached the target area, he saw...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Missions with Major Earle
In the beginning of 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe, a replacement pilot, made his way to the 9th Air Force Headquarters...
Pickens, Olin Mississippi Boy to Army Trainee
Olin Pickens was born in December 1921 near Dumas, Mississippi in the small village of Locum. His father worked as a...
Chamblin, Loyd Mississippi Boy to Aviator Trainee
Lloyd Augustus Chamblin, Jr., was born in Sumner, Mississippi in July 1924. He lived in a rural community with lots of...
Pummill, William Missouri Boy to Marine
William "Bill" Arthur Pummill was born in Crocker, Missouri in July 1921. He was the eighth of 12 children in the...
Chester, Daniel Mobilization and Combat in Normandy
When the invasion [Annotator's Note: the invasion of Normandy, France] took place on 6 June 1944, Daniel Chester...
Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Rome
Charles Coolidge recalls the weather at Monte Cassino as being cold and rainy. Coolidge feels that had they gone with...
Boos, Michael Monte Cassino, Anzio, Rome and Northern Italy
Michael Wilford Boos' unit, the 74th Station Hospital, set up on the outskirts of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy....
Cottrell, Edwin More Flight Training
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] By October 1943, Edwin B....
Weseman, Wilfred More Mission Stories
Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noises throughout the segment.] Wilfred Lawrence Weseman served in Italy...
Savage, Frank Morotai
The division [Annotator's Note: 31st Infantry Division] was then transferred to the island of Morotai [Annotator's Note...
Skare, Theodore Morotai Island and Malaria
Theodore Skare was on Morotai which the Japanese had invaded originally. The Americans took it back, occupying about a...
Johnson, Burton Mortar School to Peleliu
Burton "Burt" Johnson went to mortar school [Annotator's Note: M2 60mm mortar at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California...
Balfour, Fred Motion Picture Operator
Fred Arthur Balfour went to Scotland [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland] and then on to England. He was on the base...
Lafferty, Ralph Mountain Training
At Camp Hale [Annotator's Note: Camp Hale, Colorado], Ralph F. Lafferty learned rock climbing, how to climb mountains,...

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