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Stefanelli, Anthony Invasion of Mainland Italy, Monte Cassino and Anzio
After the assault on Salerno, Sicily, Anthony Stefanelli and his unit [Annotator's Note: 36th Engineer Combat Regiment...
Marovelli, Robert Invasion of Morotai and the Loss of PT-368
The invasion of Morotai had been building up, and Robert Marovelli's ship joined the convoy going to battle. General...
Milkis, Abe Invasion of Normandy
Abe Milkis landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Rather than entering France as a...
Blatnik, Robert Invasion of Normandy and Liberation of Liege
Upon his release from the hospital [Annotator's Note: in Palermo, Sicily], rotation orders were cancelled and Robert...
Whitman, Melvin Invasion of Okinawa
The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Invasion of Peleliu
For the invasion of Peleliu, Charles Womack and the other Marines transferred off the ship into amtracs [Annotator's...
Sullivan, George Invasion of Peleliu
George Joseph Sullivan went to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu, Palau] in the invasion of the Philippines. There was...
Young, James Invasion of Peleliu
James Franklin Young was shipped from Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands] to Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Sullivan, George Invasion of Saipan
George Joseph Sullivan was on a ship gun crew. When he would be sitting off the beach, he would ask to go ashore. Once...
Schilling, Ira Invasion of Saipan
Ira Schilling and his outfit of assault engineers landed in the third wave during the invasion of Saipan. They landed...
Hughes, Lowell Invasion of Salerno
Lowell Hughes was part of the invasion of Sicily in July 1943. His primary duty as part of the 120th Engineer Combat...
Poliseno, Dominick Invasion of Sicily
Dominick Frank Poliseno says that although the newer Rangers were trained by, and got along well enough with the older...
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...
Goad, Roy Invasion of Southern France
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a Captain in the 143rd...
Hatch, Norman Invasion of Tarawa
When the 2nd Marine Division shipped out from New Zealand only the battalion commanders knew the specifics of the...
Bale, Edward Invasion of Tarawa
Edward Bale and his Marine Corps Medium Tank Company were told that the enemy resistance on the island of Tarawa would...
Radice, Gerard Invasion on Attu Island
[Annotator's Note: Gerard V. Radice took part in the Battle of Attu, 11 to 30 May 1943, Attu Island, Aleutian Islands,...
Callender, Alvin Invasions of Sicily and Italy
From Gozo Air Field on the island of Malta, Alvin Callender flew patrols in support of the invasion of Sicily. On the...
Gafford, Walter Island Hopping Campaign
Walter Bud Gafford [Annotator's Note: while serving aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46)] witnessed combat off Okinawa [...
Maxwell, Robert Italian Campaign and Being Wounded
Robert Maxwell was sent to western Sicily to defend an airfield along with General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army...
Peters, Bernard Italy
Bernard Peters still has some of the daily news sheets they put out regarding the war. They had to zig-zag [Annotator's...
Ito, Susumus Ito's First Shots of the Italian Campaign
[Annotator's Notes: Susumas Ito served in the Army as an instrument sergeant in the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion,...
Nummer, Richard Iwo Jima
Since Richard Nummer had been separated from his original unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 28th Marine Regiment...
Killilea, Kenneth Iwo Jima
Kenneth Killilea left Maui and traveled by LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship Tank] to Saipan. The Japanese did not...
LaNier, Joseph Iwo Jima
Joseph LaNier had no training or explanation concerning how to perform as a Seabee [Annotator’s Note: Seabee is a twist...
Carson, Benjamin Iwo Jima
Benjamin Carson had never heard of Iwo Jima before he was told that the Marines would be invading that part of Japan....
Wheeler, James Iwo Jima
After picking up the 3rd Division [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Division], the Marines landed on the island [Annotator'...
Moore, Hilar Iwo Jima
Hilar Moore arrived at Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima; 19 February through 26 March 1945] and the Navy...
Celaya, Adolfo Iwo Jima
Adolfo V. Celaya reached Iwo Jima [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]. The ship bombarded the...
Ciotta, Angelo Iwo Jima
After boot camp, Angelo Ciotta was sent Camp Pendleton, California for advanced training. He left there in October 1944...
Lemme, Thomas Iwo Jima
Thomas Joseph Lemme went directly from Hawaii to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan with Company G, 2nd...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Iwo Jima
After the battle of Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo Jima, Japan],...
Braddock, William Iwo Jima
William Braddock landed in the first wave on Iwo Jima. Resistance was light at first. As the men advanced through the...
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...
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...
Dietzel, Paul Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: Paul Dietzel served in the USAAF as a copilot on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in the...

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