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Dyer, Jimmie Guadalcanal to Okinawa
Jimmie Dyer went from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. All of their equipment was on the deck of the ship and it rained the...
Ross, George Guam and Iwo Jima then Home
During George Vincent Ross's first night there [Annotator's Note: on Guam, mariana Islands], Marines were killed...
Ammerman, Gale Guarding Prisoners on D-Day
In Normandy on D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Gale Ammerman left his...
Pocoroba, Joseph Guarding Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
Joseph Pocoroba said the march to Marrakesh, Morocco from Algiers, Algeria was around 1,200 miles. [Annotator's Note:...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Guarding the Border
Seymour Mermelstein was on night patrols most of the time and says they are all pretty much the same. He went out on...
Langrehr, Henry Guns Jamming and Reaching His Limit
Henry Langrehr had times his guns jammed and by the grace of God, he never got shot. The Thompsons [Annotator's Note: ....
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Halting at the Elbe River
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
König, Karl Hard Fight then Captured
Karl Friedrich "Charley” König [Annotator's Note: or Koenig] and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Panzer-Regiment 5,...
Stewart, Roy Hard Fighting on Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart can recall when the Marines raised the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. He was at an airfield and heard...
Young, James Hard Fighting on Peleliu
During his first night on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Hating the Enemy
John Witmeyer led his platoon through a break in a concrete wall out into a wheat field after being assured by an...
Carlson, Harry Hazards of Flying a B-29
On one mission, Harry Carlson's aircraft had to land on Iwo Jima due to a lot of flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft...
Franzky, Gerhard Heading For Belgium
The seven men reached a town that had a substantial German presence and they saw officers sending men to different...
Pena, William Heading to Elsenbourne
William Pena’s two sergeants were taken from him after one night and were transferred so he was given a new sergeant...
Hoff, Donald Heading to Midway and New SBDs
[Annotator's Note: Donald Hoff served in the Navy as a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless...
Lowe, Robert Heading to Wake Island and Eating Christmas Dinner Twice
Robert Lowe boarded the USS Tangier (AV-8) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii [Annotator's Note: on 15 December 1941]. He wondered...
Alter, Joseph Hedgerow Combat
The hedgerows were maybe 1,000 years old and enclosed every acre or two. Joseph Alter says some of them were eight feet...
Bowers, Roger Hedgerow Experience
Roger Bowers and his unit [Annotator's Note: 103rd Medical Battalion, 28th Infantry Division] spent their first night...
Gast, William Hedgerows
William Earl Gast was assigned to the 743rd Tank Battalion [Annotator's Note: Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 1st...
Taylor, Jack Hellcat Missions in the Pacific
Jack Taylor found the Japanese could not hold up to the F6F fighters [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter...
Kerner, John Helping the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne
John Kerner was having Christmas Eve dinner in Metz, France. He thought they would get to take a day off to reorganize...
Bale, Edward Heroes and Dogs
Edward Bale saw most of his company's [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Corps Tank Battalion (medium)] casualties at...
Dietrick, Alfred Heroic Germans
On 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1943], Alfred Dietrick and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st...
Davis, Jack Heroics and Post Traumatic Stress
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Hill 314
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Knight, Edwin Hill 355
Edwin Knight and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division] advanced on Hill 355....
Raner, Norman Hill 609
Norman Raner and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th...
Reynolds, Harley Hill 609
Harley Reynolds notes that when the sun went down that night fighters would sweep over German positions dropping flares...
Keller, Richard Hill 700 on Bougainville
Richard Keller did not see too much of Hill 700 but he had a friend named Sid Goodkin, the commander of Company G [...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" His first Silver Star
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Kaiser, Raymond His Proudest Missions
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Kaiser returned to the United States after flying 116 missions in China.] Kaiser was in the...
Dumas, Floyd Hit at Salerno and Captured at Anzio
Floyd Dumas was injured at Salerno when a fragment from a hand grenade hit him. He was patched up and stayed on the...
O'Brien, Ryan Hit by German Fighters
For Ryan O'Brien, going into combat was like going to play a football game. The flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft...
Nolan, Warren Hit by Kamikazes
Warren Nolan was part of Task Force 58 when they were making carrier raids south of Japan in preparation for the...
Reese, Lloyd Hit Over Ploesti
Lloyd Reese was the bombardier on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator taking part in Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești,...
Nelson, Walter Hits on the Japanese Carriers at Coral Sea
Walter Nelson recognized that they were close enough that they could have bailed over Australia if they needed to. From...

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