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Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Filled with Rage
John Witmeyer harbored an intense anger toward German soldiers. He punched German prisoners in the face, ran bayonets...
Tizzard, Thomas Being in Dry Dock and Dealing with Bodies
Thomas Tizzard was aboard the USS Denver (CL-58) when it went into dry dock to be repaired after being torpedoed. The...
Friedenberg, Bernard Being Jewish at the Battle of the Bulge
After landing at Normandy beach for the D-Day Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Bollich, James Being Shipped to Manchuria
Camp O'Donnell [Annotator's Note: Camp O'Donnell prisoner of war camp, Luzon, Philippines] was closed and James Bollich...
Doolan, Robert Being Shot Down
The targets of the first missions Robert Doolan flew were submarines. The East Coast [Annotator's Note: of the United...
Angier, John Being Shot Down and Captured
John Angier's 33rd mission was to Cologne, Germany which should have been a relatively short mission. They were hit...
Pendleton, Arthur Being Sick and Finding an Enemy Weapon
Arthur Pendleton went to Pavuvu after Cape Gloucester. There, he dealt with a bout of appendicitis which almost killed...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Being Sunk
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson kept moving north until he made it to Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Vella Lavella,...
Tanner, Theodore Being the Group Photography Officer
Theodore Robert Tanner flew six missions in a P-40 [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft], but never...
Cupina, John Being Under Fire
John J. Cupina recalled receiving a lot of enemy fire in a small village in Germany soon after they crossed the Rhine...
Damiano, George Being Wounded
George A. Damiano recalls when the Marines accidently fired on his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Ukrop, Samuel Being Wounded
Samuel Ukrop was flown to an Army hospital on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]. He was the only Marine in...
Garbo, William Being Wounded
After a narrow escape from a deadly Japanese ambush, and a tragic friendly fire casualty that night, William Garbo and...
Van der Pool, Ivan Being Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Ivan Van der Pool points on a map to various locations he saw in North Africa.] Ivan Van der Pool...
Ledesma, Trinidad Being Wounded
Trinidad Ledesma did not go by the name Trinidad while on duty overseas. He found out Trinidad meant gay people and...
Caponigro, John Being Wounded
During the second day of combat, John Caponigro went into the same area [Annotator's Note: near Saarbrucken]. This time...
Shenkle, George Being Wounded
George Shenkle [Annotator's Note: serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] remembers...
Cowart, Thomas Being Wounded
Thomas Cowart entered France as a replacement [Annotator's Note: for the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry...
Shirley, John Being Wounded
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division] was sent to England to...
Lutz, William Being Wounded
William Lutz was on Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, Philippines]. He was in the hospital when he heard about the bombs...
Lazinger, Sol Being Wounded
On 2 October 1944, Sol Lazinger was looking for soldiers in his squad after a battle. He crossed the Wurm River [...
Tweed, Earl Being Wounded
Earl Tweed was wounded once during his service. That was in the 11 November [Annotator's Note: 11 November 1944] attack...
Goodrich, James Being Wounded and Evacuated
[Annotator's Note: James Goodrich served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gun section leader in the 27th Marine...
Harris, Carroll Being Wounded and Evacuation
Carroll Harris and the 1st Platoon [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, 7th Scout Company (Provisional), 7th Infantry...
Baughman, Harry Being Wounded and Fighting Across Italy
Harry Boughman said he wasn't scared. He had to concentrate on the job at hand. On the two occasions he was wounded, it...
Donovan, Harry Being Wounded and Getting Lost
Harry A. Donovan received the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note: a Purple Heart Medal is award bestowed upon a United...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Wounded and Hospitalized
John Witmeyer was first wounded in early July of 1944, just a month after the invasion of Normandy began. He went out...
Baumgarten, Harold Being Wounded Five Times and Losing His Best Friend
Harold Baumgarten continues talking about his experience when he reached Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: on D-Day, 6...
Moen, Virgil Being Wounded in Holland
Prior to Operation Market Garden [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, 17 to 25 September 1944, Netherlands],...
Cowart, Harold Being Wounded on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and his unit [Annotator's...
Pavlovich, Theodore Being Wounded on Luzon and Evacuated
On the morning of 3 February 1945, a mortar shell dropped in the rice paddy alongside Theodore Pavlovich and he took...
Ledford, Robert Being Wounded Three Times
Robert Ledford wanted to join the Army because he wanted to be on the ground fighting the enemy. When he heard the...
Spinato, Angelo Belgian Civilians
Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment...
Baron, Judith Bergen-Belsen
Judith Baron experienced hell on earth at Bergen-Belsen. The camp was not prepared for the mass number of people...
Bloch, Itka Bergen-Belsen
[Annotator's Note: Itka Bloch was sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany.] Two of her...
Samet, Judah Bergen-Belsen
Judah Samet saw stacks of dead corpses about two stories high when he arrived in Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note:...

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