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Dennis, David Segment 2
David Dennis does not recall when or how he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor but does recall hearing that the...
Greer, Richard Segment 2
After basic training Richard Greer and the other Marines from his boot camp class went to Norfolk, Virginia where they...
Baynham, James Segment 2
Baynham was based at Tibenham, England where there were numerous airfields that were three or four miles apart. Every...
Disanza, William Segment 2
William Disanza refused an order one time. They asked them to knock off a group of Japs. They always scouted ahead to...
Crain, Joe Segment 2
When Crain was in the armada heading towards the beaches [Annotator's Note: during the invasion of Sicily, July 1943],...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 2
Baum recalls that Jewish men did not receive the recognition that the other soldiers did. It was not as bad for the...
Van Kirk,Theodore "Dutch" Segment 2
Theodore Van Kirk recalls his first combat mission in Europe in B-17s [Annotator's note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 2
Michael Cokinos and the 8th Armored Division moved toward the Rhine River after the Battle of the Bulge. Their orders...
Wicker, Benjamin Segment 2
Another torpedo came and hit the USS California [Annotator’s Note: during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]. Another...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 2
Hopkins finished that phase in September 1941. Hopkins was assigned to Bombing Squadron 4 which operated off of the USS...
Cole, Richard Segment 2
On the trip from Pendleton to Columbia [Annotators Note: Oregon to South Carolina in December 1941] Richard Cole was...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 2
It was only a storm that allowed the Enterprise [Annotators Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] to not be in Pearl Harbor...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 2
Rackley was sent to Kearney, Nebraska for reassignment where he was given the keys to a brand new B-17 [Annotator’s...
Gross, Clayton Segment 2
Clayton Kelly Gross should have been on the first combat mission, but when it happened he was in the hospital with a...
Billow, Harold Segment 2
Billow remembers going through France, Holland, and Luxemburg. The cities were destroyed by aerial bombardment. There...
Lazarick, Len Segment 3
Lazarick knew he was going to the Pacific. In March of 1944 the 96th Division was classified as an amphibious division....
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 3
Theodore Finkbeiner and the paratroopers he was with started heading toward Gela. Whenever they heard shooting they...
Luckadoo, John Segment 3
John Luckadoo was a copilot in the 100th Bombardment Group based at Thorpe Abbotts. Dye [Annotators Note: Glen Dye, the...
Inouye, Daniel Segment 3
The company that Inouye served in had the highest number of casualties with 42. Even the band was cut in half. In...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 3
Ensign Earnest said that as he was heading down, he lost elevator control; the stick was loose in his hand. Ensign...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 3
Richard Duchossois and the 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion were attached to the 80th Infantry Division at the time of...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 3
Rankin was initially stationed at Halesworth near Norwich then moved down to Boxted [Annotator’s Note: England]. By the...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 3
Another problem they had was when they 1st arrived on the island they ran out of food. When they landed they had the...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 3
Mancel Kirk and his unit continued to move up toward Pisa, Italy. They were moving pretty good did not have much...
Sherman, Richard Segment 3
Going overseas was quite the adventure for Sherman. Sherman stopped at numerous points throughout the war. He was a...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 3
When Wilburn K. Ross landed on Sicily he landed from a Higgins boat. The beach being laden with obstacles and barbed...
Showers, Donald "Mac" Segment 3
In 1942 they began to realize that the Japanese were planning an assault on Port Moresby [Annotator's Note: New Guinea...
Quintana, Ben Segment 3
Quintana had to board an Australian ship that left from American Samoa. On Tulagi, the landing was rougher than...
Henderson, William Segment 3
They got to the target [Annotator’s Note: Bridge on the River Kwai] at 9:00 in the morning and no other aircraft were...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 3
Their strategy didn't work because they couldn't bend around Rocherath-Krinkelt [Annotator’s Note: During the Battle of...
Greer, Richard Segment 3
Richard Greer served as a machinegunner in Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. During...
Baynham, James Segment 3
The only thing Baynham recalls about any of his missions except for Dessau was the flak.The day after he was shot down...
Crain, Joe Segment 3
Crain was 1 of the seaman in the boat. They were on a transport ship originally. When Crain was on the transport ship...
Akins, Robert Segment 3
One night the men were on a 100 percent alert. Robert Akins was manning the 37mm antitank gun. Around two in the...
Rall, Gunther Segment 3
The Americans had very qualified airplanes in the P-51 and P-47. He remembered that the P-47 could keep a higher speed...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 3
On 7 April [Annotators Note: 1945] the Luftwaffe put up a huge effort consisting of many types of fighters. Richard...

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