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Woodall, Wendall Firebombing Tokyo and Late War Daylight Bombing
[Annotator's Note: Wendall Woodall served in the US Army Air Forces as a blister gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress...
Rupp, Robert Firing 26,000 Rounds in Ten Days
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp was in Consdorf, Luxembourg with the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored...
Laster, John Thomas Firing in Anger
John Laster said he would not like to go back through it, but his service during World War 2 was quite an experience,...
Bryan, Donald Firing in anger
When Donald Bryan was going to junior college the US was paying for pilot training [Annotator’s Note: the Civilian...
Schmittgens, Leo Firing on Shuri and Okinawin Civilians
Leo William Schmittgens recalled that one day [Annotator's Note: one day while he was taking part in the Battle of...
Phillips, Sidney Firing the 81mm Mortar on the Tenaru River
Sidney Philips remembers the Marines bringing the amphibious tank up the creek from the beach. It was just sitting...
Willford, Sandford First Air Combat
After one mission, Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th...
Amsden, Ben First Air Strike Missions
The F6F Hellcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft] was very tough [Annotator's Note: when...
Appel, Jack First Army Headquarters
Jack Appel served in the message center [Annotator's Note: Company B, 17th Signal Operation Battalion, 1st Army]...
Durocher, Edmund First Big Firefight on New Britain
To Edmund Durocher, New Britain was just as bad as Guadalcanal. They went to New Guinea before they landed on New...
Sykes, Ralph First Combat
After a couple days, Ralph Sykes crossed the river [Annotator's Note: Roer River] on a pontoon boat. His first combat...
Ledesma, Trinidad First Combat
Trinidad Ledesma received orders to ship out from Fort Ord [Annotator's Note: in California] at around three or four o'...
Malec, Henry First Combat
Henry Malec, along with three or four other men, was transported by truck to his first combat experience. It was very...
Dietrick, Alfred First Combat
Alfred Dietrick boarded his landing craft about two in the morning [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion,...
Stern, Herbert First Combat
Herbert Stern was in the 325th Field Artillery Battalion as a battery commander under General Foster [Annotator's Note...
Draxler, Donald First Combat
In November [Annotator's Note: November 1943], Donald Draxler was told he would be going into combat as a reserve...
Moxon, Milton First Combat
Around the second week of September [Annotator's Note: September 1944], Milton Moxon and the 94th Infantry Division...
Genrich, Howard First Combat Action
Howard Genrich experienced his first battle on 7 December [Annotator's Note: 7 December 1944] when they captured a town...
Caponigro, John First Combat Action
Out of the 135 men in John Caponigro's company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 346th Infantry Regiment,...
Haines, George First Combat Action
George Haines received jungle training on Goodenough Island, New Guinea. He and his unit [Annotator's Note: 34th...
Weymouth, Ralph First Combat Actions of the War
Ralph Weymouth was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] in San Diego when he learned of the...
Jaber, Anton First Combat and Being Bombed
Anton Jaber went ashore [Annotator's Note: across Omaha Beach, Normandy, France] around 13 July 1944. He went to an...
Arst, Paul First Combat and Being Wounded
Paul Arst joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division...
Hartzell, Frank First Combat and Losing Friends
Frank Hartzell and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Hartzell served on a machine gun crew in Company B, 21st Armored...
Cole, John First Combat Experience
About a day away from Hawaii, while John H. Cole was headed for Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall...
Tunnicliff, Ed First Combat Experience
Ed Tunnicliff describes his first combat experience. At the front was a German pilot they called Bed Check Charlie. The...
Harris, Robert First Combat Mission
Robert Harris flew his first combat mission over France on D-Day. [Annotator’s Note: D-Day was on 6 June 1944 when...
Arceneaux, Arthur First Combat Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] had...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" First Combat Missions
Lewis Thomas Easterling was initiated into his group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group,...
Hahn, Clifford First Combat on Attu
Clifford Albert Hahn reached Dutch Harbor [Annotator's Note: Dutch Harbor, Alaska] on 11 May [Annotator's Note: 11 May...
Crane, James First Convoy
James Crane experienced a great change in the Merchant Marine. He was concerned about making the first convoy, but he...
Rickel, Robert First Couple of Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel wanted to fly with his friend, Tony [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Anthony J...
Schmittgens, Leo First Days of Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens recalled the first day on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945], his regiment [Annotator's...
Severance, Dave First Days on Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was scared that he was going to be court martialed. He ran back to company [Annotator's Note: Company E...
Houston, Jack First Days on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Hoff, Donald First Dive on a Target During the Battle of Midway
When Donald Hoff's plane went into its dive, it did not last long. At 250 miles per hour the dive goes by quick. When...

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