Experience behind enemy lines

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Severance, Dave Para-Marine Training, Bougainville and Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 1919. His family moved to Colorado when he was very young. He...
Tipper, Edward Parachuting into Normandy
Edward Tipper and the troops of the 101st Airborne were very confident about jumping into France. Their training was...
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...
Rodgers, Brigitte Patriot By Choice
In 1961, when the Berlin Wall was established, Brigitte Rodgers said the free movement between the sectors was at an...
Bowersox, Warren Patrolling in France
Warren Bowersox was assigned to duty with the 116th Field Artillery Battalion stationed at Fort Mason, California. It...
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...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...
Gatewood, Otis Pearl Harbor, the Draft and Action in Europe
The ongoing hostilities in Europe and Japan were not discussed in Otis Gatewood's circles until Japan attacked Pearl...
Peto, George Peleliu and The Point
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Personnel and Supply
There were just a few Americans assigned to Samuel Spector's OSS Detachment 101 outfit. Some came and went, but there...
Raaen, John Point du Hoc
John Raaen disagrees with Gary Sterne [Annotator’s Note: Gary Sterne discovered the buried site of the large complex of...
McGovern, George Political Life, Mission Targets, and German Flak
George McGovern never really used his doctorate. After he finished, he ended up working for the Democratic party of...
Marr, John W Poorly Executed Assaults
Lieutenant John Marr was involved in the mission planning meeting between Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Timmes [...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" Post Patrol Procedures and Going Home
Olaf Rose said they did not go out every night, and they kept the engines tuned up, so there was not much work done on...
Harry, Peter Postwar and Memories
Peter Harry went to Berlin, Germany after the war ended. He was again driving a jeep for officers. Harry saw many...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Postwar Naval Career
Louis Conter returned to the United States for night fighter training. When he received his commission in New Guinea,...
Wilkins, Byron POW and Interrogation
Byron Othello Wilkins made sergeant on 3 December [Annotators Note: 3 December 1944] and met the new captain around...
Kruszewski, Z. Anthony POW Experience
Z. Anthony Kruszewski was in a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp. The conditions were horrible. Many people...
Jennings, Edward Prewar Life
Edward Bruce Jennings was born in December 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas. At his age, children did not worry about the...
Van Pelt, Fredi Prewar Life
Fredi Van Pelt was born in July 1923 in Alameda, California. She has two sisters. Van Pelt was the baby in the family....
Acker, Charles Prewar Life to Army to Home
Charles Acker was born in February 1922 in Willow Grove [Annotator's Note: Willow Grove, Pennsylvania]. His father was...
Williams, Kenneth Protected in Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" PT Boat Patrols
Remembering the first patrol he experienced, Olaf Rose said, "It gets hot, and the boats are coming at you." The PT...
Foy, John Quartermasters, Master Sergeants and the SS
John Foy wanted to mention something about the quartermasters. They were mostly black units, relegated to unloading...
Griffith, Leon Raid at Cabanatuan
Leon Griffith had a Tommy gun [Annotator's Note: .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun] on Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte...
Penwell, Richard Raid on Los Baños
Richard F. Penwell departed California and arrived in Dobodura, New Guinea but soon departed for Leyte [Annotator's...
Marr, John W Rallying with other Troops on D Day
The D Day assembly plans for paratroopers like John Marr were completely forgotten in the chaos of the jump. The...
Lomell, Leonard "Bud" Rangers Lead the Way and Hill 400
Leonard Lomell remembers that the Battle of Normandy lasted for two and half months. As the beachhead grew to be larger...
Vaughn, Odell Receiving the Silver Star Medal, Being Wounded and Going Home
Odell Vaughn was wounded while trying to remove a comrade from a minefield. He was awarded the Silver Star for his...
Saik, Ogden Recollections
Retracing his steps, Ogden Saik recalls that he was in high school and hanging around with the guys in the neighborhood...
Franklin, Ralph Reconnaissance Patrols
Ralph C. Franklin went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] before the division [Annotator's...
Tipper, Edward Reflections
Edward Tipper remembered the attack on Carentan and his subsequent wounding as an ordinary series of events. The most...
Befera, Victor Reflections
Victor Befera looks upon himself as just a footnote of World War 2. He did not collect any medals or commendations. His...
Hagans, Benjamin Reflections
Benjamin Hagans did not talk to people about his wartime experience for a long time. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a...
Carver, Jack Reflections
Jack Carver thinks the youth of today have no idea of the type of war the Second World War was. The movie is good [...

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