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Schmidt, Vernon Occupation Duty and Returning Home
When World War 2 ended, Vernon Schmidt and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th...
Evans, James Occupation Duty in Germany
Once James O. Evans completed all his training, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and sent to Fort Meade,...
Duncan, Reginald Occupation Duty in Germany
Reginald Duncan was stationed in Hof [Annotator's Note: Hoff, Germany] near Saale River at the end of the war in Europe...
Shirkey, Robert Occupation Duty in Japan
Not long after the mission with the Filipino tribe [Annotator's Note: see clip titled "Mission with Filipino Tribe"],...
Moret, Vernon Occupation Duty in Japan
Vernon Henry Moret flew into Japan with his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment,...
Harris, Oran Occupation Duty in Japan
After spending months trying to kill Japanese, Oran Harris now had to live with them. He felt sorry for the civilians,...
Damiano, George Occupation Duty in Korea
George A. Damiano was ordered to pick up the dead Japanese [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan], but he refused to do...
Kern, Blaine Occupation Duty in Korea
Blaine Kern was sent to Korea. People were taking the children and throwing them into the snow. The soldiers gave the...
Glusing, Benjamin Officer Candidate School
At Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia], Benjamin Albert Glusing was shown how to get the Cosmoline [...
Mace, Sterling Officers
Sterling Mace did not like Okinawa. He could never see the enemy. They were so far away that it seemed to him that it...
Doss, Arles Oil and Army Reflections
Arles J. Doss does not know if any military equipment was used in the oil business. He used a drill and mud to do his...
Longhoffer, Garland Okinawa
Garland Virgil Longhoffer arrived at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] on the night of 26 April 1945. He was...
McKnight, Harry Okinawa
Harry McKnight was not smart enough to be afraid until he heard shells firing for the first time. It took time for him...
Knapps, Walter Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: he was], Walter Knapps [Annotator's Note: a Marine guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station during...
Brown, Jules Okinawa and China
Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] participated in the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's...
Brown, Jules Okinawa and War's End
Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] received news that his ship would take part in the...
Ferris, Robert Okinawa, Leave, and War’s End
[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in combat...
Friedenberg, Bernard Omaha Beach and Hedgerows
Bernard Friedenberg trained for the invasion of Europe after the invasion of Sicily. He landed at Omaha Beach and Gela...
Bradley, Aubrey On Friendly Ground
The Russians appropriated German housing, and Aubrey Bradley was quartered in a home for a few days before being...
Dumas, Floyd On the Run in the Streets of Rome
When they [Annotator's Note: Floyd Dumas and another escaped prisoner of war] got to the gates of the Vatican they were...
Zimmer, Mitchell Ongoing Submarine Duty, Picking Up Prisoners and the War's End
Mitchell Zimmer served aboard two sister-ship submarines, the Snapper [Annotator's Note: USS Snapper (SS-185) and the...
Jenkins, Samuel Opening Shots of the Battle of the Bulge
Samuel Jenkins recalls being in Hünningen for about a month before moving to Lanzerath, Belgium. Bouck [Annotator's...
Grahlfs, F. Operation Crossroads
F. Lincoln Grahlfs partially understood what Operation Crossroads [Annotator's Note: a pair of nuclear weapons tests...
Johnson, Kaare Operation Dragoon
Kaare Allan Johnson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...
Harris, Robert Operation Market Garden
After the D-Day related transport flights, Robert Harris was assigned to a mission that never transpired. His...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Market Garden
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Gale Ammerman to describe 17 September 1944, the start of Operation Market...
Zunno, Frank Operation Varsity
In March 1945, Frank Zunno and his unit [Annotator's Note: Military Police Platoon, Headquarters, 17th Airborne...
Houston, Jack Operations in the North
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Eustis, Lawrence Operations on Tinian
Lawrence Eustis was commander of the 11th Photo Lab which was to attached to the 40th Bombardment Group which flew B-...
Garcia, Ray Operations with Partisans
Ray Garcia had contact with the Italian partisans who opposed Mussolini [Annotator's Note: Italian fascist dictator...
Schneider, Irwin Ordnance Depot Experiences
Irwin Schneider learned how to obtain needed ammunition and how to safely load added weapons and ammo on a PT boat. He...
Ray, Sammy Ornithology Mission
Prior to shipping out, Sammy Ray's professor and advisor from Louisiana State University, Doctor Lowry, put him in...
Leaming, Jack Osaka POW Camp
In mid 1942, Jack Leaming and approximately 60 other prisoners of war, POWs, were transferred to a camp in Osaka. The...
Auerbach, Herbert OSS in the Jungle
Herbert Auerbach worked with the Burmese ambushing the Japanese. On many occasions the troops would just spray an area...
Lents, Robert Outwitting the Enemy
On several occasions, Robert Lents and his fellow prisoners outmaneuvered their Japanese captors. [Annotator's Note:...
Staymates, Arthur Over the Cliffs on D-Day
Arthur Staymates had crossed the beach and felt he had reached safety when he made it to the cliffs [Annotator's Note:...

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