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Ehlers, Walter Normandy, the Medal of Honor and Being Wounded
On 9 June [Annotator's Note: 9 June 1944, during the Normandy invasion], they sent out platoons into a couple of fields...
Boitnott, Monty North Africa
Monty Joe Boitnott never got the Garand rifle in his outfit. The first things they got did not even have a bayonet but...
Raner, Norman North Africa and Italy
Norman Raner fought mostly Germans when he was in North Africa [Annotator's Note: with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd...
Weller, James North Africa and Sicily
James Weller landed in North Africa on 9 November 1942 while the Vichy French were still in combat with the Americans...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" North Africa to Italy
Once the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment arrived at Casablanca, Morocco and set up camp, Clinton Riddle and his comrades...
Villars, Robert North Sea and Atlantic Action
Robert Villars and his friend Charlie returned home to New Orleans in January 1944. A big party was thrown and everyone...
Woolf, Basil North Sea Attacks
Basil Woolf and his landing craft [Annotator's Note: LCH-269] left Poole and headed east. The men felt they were headed...
Luce, Dwain Northern Ireland and Normandy
Dwain Luce was staging in Northern Ireland for the invasion of Europe [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...
Powers, Robert Northern Okinawa and Sugar Loaf Hill
Robert Powers went ashore unopposed at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He was in a foxhole with his buddy...
Kaiser, Raymond Not Many Japanese
Raymond Kaiser never saw large concentrations of troops. The largest he saw was about 25. He was flying wingman when he...
McConn, John "Jack" Nuremburg
John McConn and his company were the first Americans into Nuremburg. They cut the Autobahn while the Krauts were...
Sharp, Horace Nuremburg Prisoners
Horace Sharp had communications with the German defendants at the Nuremburg Trials. [Annotator's Note: Sharp was a...
Pigott, Joe Observations
In Joe Pigott's opinion, General Smith [Annotator's Note: US Army General Walter Bedell Smith] was "one of the best";...
Payne, Robert Observer Plane Duties
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Payne if it was hard to stick his neck out in combat when the war was...
Alison, John R. Observing the RAF
Before going to China, John Alison was sent to England to observe how the air war over England was progressing. Small...
Ledesma, Trinidad Occupation Duty and Gifts from Home
Trinidad Ledesma was sent to Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty after World War 2]. The streets were...
Hissey, Paul Occupation Duty and Memorable Experiences
Paul Hissey remembered flying over German towns that had been bombed while he was serving on occupation duty. He...
Hughes, William Occupation Duty in Europe
William B. Hughes was in Wiesbaden during the occupation [Annotator's Note: Hughes was in Germany serving in the United...
Amrod, Paul Occupation Duty in Korea and Playing Baseball
Paul Amrod made a combat landing at Inchon, South Korea, where the occupation took place without a shot fired. His...
Fallon, John OCS to Anzio
Around the end of 1942, John T. Fallon went to Engineer OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school]. He graduated...
Samet, Judah October 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Judah Samet was a member and canter at the Tree of Life Synagogue. In October [Annotator's Note: on 27 October 2018 in...
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...
Stewart, Frank Officers and Preparing for the Battle of the Tenaru River
There were a lot of good guys in Frank Stewart's unit with the exception of some of the officers. On Guadalcanal,...
Leibold, William Officers and the Fifth Patrol
William Leibold found O'Kane [Annotator's Note: Richard H. "Dick" O'Kane, captain of the USS Tang (SS-306)] to be very...
McCool, William Ohrdruf Concentration Camp
William McCool saw starved and helpless people at Ohrdruf Concentration Camp. There were ovens for disposal of corpses...
Zeringer, Harold Okinawa
Harold Zeringer was a participant in the assault to take the Japanese held island of Okinawa. The invasion took place...
LaNier, Joseph Okinawa
Joseph LaNier had a close call on Okinawa while driving a truck. The LST [Annotator’s Note: LST—landing ship, tank] was...
Thornhill, Jack Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Thornhill served in the Navy as a gunner's mate aboard the USS Daly (DD-519) and was a gun...
Nicholas, John Okinawa
During their return to the United States, John Nicholas and the crew of the Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-...
Bale, Edward Okinawa
Edward Bale went to Okinawa at the beginning of the assault as part of a deception force that did not land. The 2nd...
Davis, Charles Okinawa
Charles Davis went on USS LCI-1023 to Okinawa where the Kamikazes were really bad. He thought he was immune to blood...
Samuelson, Jack Okinawa
Jack D. Samuelson saw his first combat at Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg...
Hahn, Clifford Okinawa
Clifford Albert Hahn was destined for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He knew very little about the overall...
Brooks, Charles Edward Okinawa and Postwar
Charles Brooks was sent to Corpus Christie, Texas as a night flight instructor. [Annotator's Note: Brooks was a TBF...
Smith, Merlin Okinawa and War's End
Merlin Smith made his way to Okinawa for the real McCoy [Annotator's Note: he was aboard the assault transport ship USS...
Arceneaux, Arthur Okinawa Fighter Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior arrived after the field [Annotator's Note: Yontan Airfield (Japanese name Kita Airfield...

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