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Bollich, James Bataan Death March
James Bollich had no idea there was going to be a surrender. He knew the front lines kept falling back. When he was...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Battle of Okinawa
When general quarters were announced, Francis Borrell had to be in his position as fast as possible. He would sit at...
Poole, John Battle of Sélestat
John Poole was in the 103rd Infantry Division which was relieved by the 36th Division after the battle of Sélestat....
Bass, Leon Battle of the Bulge
Leon Bass went from England to France. They [Annotator's Note: the 183rd Engineer Combat Battalion (Colored)] got...
Drake, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
After Christmas [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944], Joseph J. Drake was in the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Battle of the Bulge
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld anticipated an attack after the artillery stopped. [Annotator's Note: Lichtenfeld was an...
Day, Morris "Gene" Battle of the Bulge
Morris Eugene Day's first day on the line was 13 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Segal, Harvey Battle of the Bulge
Harvey Segal fought through France and then into Luxembourg and Belgium. His battalion [Annotator's Note: 37th Field...
Horton, Alan Battleship Quartermaster, Bombarding Attu and Leaving the USS Nevada (BB-36)
Allen Horton reported aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), and a fellow Princeton acquaintance helped him settle into...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Beaten by the Gestapo
Itka Zygmuntowicz was born in April 1926 in Ciechanów, Poland. It was a small town. They lived in two different places...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Becoming A Code Talker
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Clarence Wolf Guts already in conversation with the interviewer]. After...
Richard, Martin Becoming a Flight Engineer and Overseas Deployment
When Martin Richard was inducted into the service, he could choose his branch of service. You could not volunteer, you...
Kawamoto, Yukio Becoming a Japanese Language Specialist
Yukio Kawamoto was born in Berkeley, California in November 1919. He was drafted into the Army from the University of...
Winestone, Ted Becoming a Marine
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish-Jewish refugee] did not talk much about his war experience with his new peers...
Culp, Oscar Becoming a Marine
Oscar Culp was born in May 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a young African-American, he saw some of the biases...
Baul, Henry Becoming a Marine
Henry L Baul was born in December 1922 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. His family moved to Florida when Baul was young. His...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph Becoming a Marine
Joseph Mittelsdorf thought the Marine Corps was intense. They taught everyone learn how to follow orders. The training...
Tidmore, Roberta Becoming a Marine Driver
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore could go to officer's training after basic training [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps,...
Moore, Charles Becoming a Navigator
Charles Moore was born in Washington, D.C. on 14 May 1919. Growing up with five siblings, Moore had a twin sister....
McKinnon, Lee Becoming a Navy Man
Lee O. McKinnon was born in Valdosta, Georgia in August 1925. He was raised by his mother and grandfather and worked on...
Celaya, Adolfo Becoming a Sailor
Adolfo V. Celaya went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. The training was difficult...
Dugas, Lee Becoming a Sailor and Deployment
Lee Roy Dugas was sent to San Diego for his Navy basic training. It was his first trip out of Louisiana, having never...
Kanter, Joseph Becoming a Soldier
Joseph Kanter was of age for military service and had been in the ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training...
Genrich, Howard Becoming a Soldier
Howard Genrich qualified for ASTP [Annotator's Note: Army Specialized Training Program] training. Before ASTP, Genrich...
Becker, Irving Becoming a Soldier
Irving Becker wanted to volunteer for the military after arriving in the United States, but his former German...
Jones, James Becoming a Soldier
James B. Jones's father died not long after the move. Jones was working for a lawyer and his family in town. The family...
Cyr, Zeno Becoming a Soldier
Zeno St. Cyr received his draft notice, but he found that he was rejected during his physical examinations because of...
Espree, Elmo Becoming a Soldier
Elmo Espree was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in September 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1923...
Brooks, Lawrence Becoming a Soldier
Lawrence Brooks was drafted in 1940 and went for basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. By November [Annotator's...
Malta, Samuel Becoming a Soldier
Samuel Malta went into the service in June 1943. He took his basic training at Camp Wheeler near Macon, Georgia. He was...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Becoming a Soldier
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was sent to basic training anticipating that he would join the Air Corps. Instead he...
Malec, Henry Becoming a Soldier
Henry Malec began his training in the Army in Camp Robinson near Little Rock, Arkansas. He was issued his uniform,...
Yatsu, Lawrence Becoming a Soldier
Lawrence Yatsu was in a relocation camp. When he left the camp to go to college he was drafted. By that time his...
Leopold, Vernon Becoming a Soldier
Gerald Vernon Leopold, known as Gerald V. Leopold in the Army, was born in Frankfurt, Germany in August 1923. When he...
Graff, Richard Becoming a Soldier
Richard Graff did not mind being drafted because he knew he was going to have to fight in the war. He thinks his ethic...
Tsubota, Thomas Becoming a Soldier and Pearl Harbor
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota trained at Schofield Barracks [Annotator's Note: in Honolulu, Hawaii] as a member of the 298th...

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