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Cole, Arles Saving Dorie Miller and the BB-48 Ensign
Arles E. Cole [Annotator’s Note: a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on the morning of 7 December 1941...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Saving the Life of an Officer
Richard Witaker had a memorable experience after the campaign for Okinawa was over and the island was declared secured...
Debrick, Arnold Saving Two Young Boys
In April 1945, Arnold Debrick and the 6th Armored Division went into Buchenwald [Annotator's Note: Buchenwald...
Bala, Walter Scary Missions
During the mission of 10 January [Annotator's Note: 10 January 1945], Walter Bala's plane was returning to base when it...
Livaudais, James Screw Ups
James Livaudais remembers some of the men in his company who were not exactly the best soldiers. One was named James...
Lynch, James Sea of Japan and Atomic Bomb Use
James Paul Lynch and his unit [Annotator's Note: the USS Sea Dog (SS-401)] left one submarine there [Annotator's Note:...
Lindquist, Donald Sea Training and U-505
Donald Lindquist, after joining the US Merchant Marine, was on the initial voyage of the SS Sapa Creek (MC hull 544) to...
Strait, Perry Seagoing Training and Voyages
Perry Strait found the training he was given by the Maritime Service [Annotator's Note: United States Maritime Service...
Ito, Susumus Searching for the Lost Battalion
Susumas Ito explains the events of the Lost Battalion. [Annotator's Note: "The Lost Battalion" was the nickname given...
Votrobek, Jr., John Second and Third War Patrols
Running low on fuel and torpedoes, John Votrobeck [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Blenny (SS-324)] sailed to Subic...
Ganitch, Michael Second Attack Wave at Pearl Harbor
Michael Mickey Ganitch was aboard the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) in the Pearl Harbor dry-dock on the morning of 7...
East, Clyde Second Dog Fight Victory
Clyde East shot down his second German fighter just prior to the Battle of the Bulge near Frankfurt, Germany. He was on...
Johnson, Malcolm Second Japanese Attack
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on Wilkes Island when the Japanese attacked Wake Island. He...
McCowen, William Second Mission Airplane Crash
For William McCowen's [Annotator's Note: as a US Air Force copilot in the 307th Strategic Bomb Wing stationed at Kadena...
Hazard, Mark Second Prisoner from Haguenau Patrol
They headed back down the path to an opening where there was a house. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. dropped the men off away...
Linkous, Melvin Second to None
Melvin Linkous and the 2nd Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Linkous was a member of Cannon Company, 38th Infantry...
Maynard, Mark Second War Patrol
Mark Maynard’s second war patrol on his submarine [Annotator’s Note: USS Sturgeon (SS-187)] used the deck gun to fire...
Ukrop, Samuel Securing Guam
Samuel Ukrop's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] was not...
Stewart, Roy Securing Iwo Jima then Returning to Hawaii
While fighting on Iwo Jima, Roy Stewart can recall one time when his company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd...
Goad, Roy Securing Rome
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a captain in the 143rd...
Langrehr, Henry Securing the Bridges
Henry Langrehr fought his way through a church yard [Annotator's Note: in Sainte-Mère-Église, France on D-Day, 6 June...
Graham, Chester "Chet" Securing the Causeway to Chef-du-Pont
Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham] addresses the defense of the causeway to Chef-du-Pont [Annotator’s...
Smith, Arthur Securing the Philippines
Arthur Smith operated there [Annotator's Note: Mindoro, Philippines] until they secured the Philippines. They worked...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 1
Ari Phoutrides was born in Seattle in 1925. His father was a priest who was moved around the country often.After high...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 1
Alexander Vraciu was on a mission with a flight of 12 aircraft when he noticed five Zeros [Annotators Note: Mitsubishi...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 1
Merrill was returning from a search mission just as the Doolittle Raiders were taking off from the Hornet [Annotator's...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 1
Currey was born in 1925 in Loch Sheldrake, New York and grew up in the small community Hurleyville, New York. His...
Doi, Michael Segment 1
Michael J. Doi was born in California. On 19 January 1942 Doi was inducted into the US Army at the age of 21. The army...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 1
Michael Cokinos grew up in Beaumont, Texas. During the Great Depression, life was pretty strict for him. His parents...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 1
Corbin discusses the Battle of the Bulge, the Hammelburg Raid, and the book The Longest Winter [Annotator's Note: The...
Carrington, James Segment 1
James Carrington has previously been interviewed by Tom Brokaw and for Oliver North’s War Stories. Carrington was born...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Norman Kleiss starts the interview by reading a narrative about the causes that led up to the Pearl...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 1
Stegmeier was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1922. At the time of the interview he is 85 years old. He attended Grandview...
Gross, Clayton Segment 1
Clayton Kelly Gross was born in Walla Walla, Washington, a town so pretty they named it twice. Gross remarks it is...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 10
Clarence Anderson had to fly differently than usual because of the amount of fuel he had aboard. All of the fighters...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 10
The river crossing [Annotators Note: the 20 September 1944 crossing of the Waal River in Holland during Operation...

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