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Kelley, John Overseas to the Pacific
When John Kelley and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery D, 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 11th Airborne...
Kellegrew, Kent Overseas to the Philippines
Kent Butzer Kellegrew's first campaign was on Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines]. He had turned 21 while on a...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Overseas with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Kelly Kuwayama had been used to all of these different types of Americans growing up in New York City. The meeting of...
Davis, Arthur Overview of Career
Arthur Davis was born in March 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Tulane University, he was an...
Friedenberg, Bernard oving Through Normandy as a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg and his unit [Annotator's Note: Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st...
Laubner, William P-38 Missions
After reaching England, William Laubner and other new arrivals were indoctrinated by a major at Goxhill. The Americans...
Rice, Darold P-47 and Shelling
Eventually the German fire lifted, and Darold Rice and his men moved on. They later caught a German convoy at a bridge...
Aust, Abner P-51s in the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust was a flight instructor in Fort Myers, Florida in 1943.] They started flying the P-40N [...
Bryan, Donald P47 or P51
In 1944, they came out with water injection which added 200 horsepower. Bryan’s planes did not have it and he was a...
Bishop, Harvey Pacific Air Combat
Harvey Lee Bishop [Annotator’s Note: pilot in the 457th Fighter Squadron, 506th Fighter Group in the Pacific Theater of...
Blackwell, David Pacific Assignments and Occupation of Japan
David McKinley Blackwell did not stay in New Guinea long. The terrain was mountainous and covered in jungle. From there...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Banyas, Martin Pacific Combat and War's End
Martin Banyas enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 because he liked the fighting Marines. The first job for his ship [...
Baroudi, Howard Pacific Engagements
Howard Baroudi and his ship were rushed to the Pacific to counter the overpowering Japanese [Annotator’s Note: Baroudi...
Romano, Joseph Pacific Invasions and War's End
Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...
Morgan, George Pacific UDT and Okinawa
George Morgan returned to Fort Pierce. [Annotator’s Note: Fort Pierce in Florida was the training base for the...
Blakey, Thomas Parachuting into France
There were 18 or 19 men on Thomas J. Blakey's plane [Annotator's Note: from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Tipper, Edward Parachuting into Normandy
Edward Tipper and the troops of the 101st Airborne were very confident about jumping into France. Their training was...
Biagioni, William Paratrooper in Normandy
William H. Biagioni was born in Danbury, Connecticut but grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. During World War 2, he...
Langrehr, Henry Paratrooper Landing Tragedies
[Annotator's Note: Henry Langrehr says he landed on a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église, France during the Normandy...
Marr, John W Paratroopers on D Day
After paratrooper John Marr unexpectedly landed in deep water after his jump into Normandy on D Day, his first priority...
Howland, John Pathfinder MIssions
John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...
Neiman, Leon Patrol in Tinian, the Atomic Bomb, and Operating Radar
Leon J. Neiman met the native populations of Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] numerous times...
Heath, David Patrolling Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: David Heath served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine...
Delaune, Lawrence Patrolling Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Dietrick, Alfred Patrolling to Capture Germans
After his first combat [Annotator's Note: during Operation Avalanche, 9 to 16 September 1943, Salerno, Italy], Alfred...
McConn, John "Jack" Patrols
John McConn and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 410th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Patrols and Ambushes
William Blanckenburg realizes that taking four months to go 26 miles was not exactly a lightning attack. He took...
Fallon, John Patrols and Being Wounded
John T. Fallon patrolled every night and sometimes in the daytime. He took out one squad and sometimes less. The...
Pendleton, Arthur Patrols and Mosquitos on Cape Gloucester
Not a lot occurred on Cape Gloucester. Arthur Pendleton put in a lot of time on Cape Gloucester that was incredibly...
Whitman, Melvin Patrols on Okinawa
On one patrol, Melvin C. Whitman shot a big rat off a fence. The shot scared a hiding Japanese soldier and one of...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...
Braddock, William Pearl Harbor
William Braddock reached Hawaii after his stateside Marine Corps training. Hawaii was nice. He was stationed on Ford...
Childs, J. Pearl Harbor Aftermath
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, J. W. Childs went to the USS Nevada (BB-36) which had managed to get underway...
Westcott, Marvin Pearl Harbor and Aftermath
Marvin Westcott describes his experiences and observations of the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
Alair, Gene Pearl Harbor Attack
Gene Alair did not find Navy life difficult. He really enjoyed it. After recieving his commission, he was assigned to...

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