Experience with death

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Crosby, Thomas Changes in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
As time went by, Thomas Crosby and his family had to assimilate to the changes going on in the internment camp [...
Morgan, Fred Chaos on D-Day
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Fred B. Morgan, Junior...
Hochadel, Joseph Chasing the Germans and Treating Wounded
Joseph Hochadel was in combat shortly after patching up the chaplain. Hochadel recalls getting a call about some...
Wilson, James Chesty Puller and Late Promotion
James Wilson left Peleliu [Annotator's Note: after the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau]...
Taylor, Sharon Childhood
Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor was born in March 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When she was born, her father [Annotator's Note...
Polonski, Bluma Childhood and Concentration Camps
Bluma Polonski was born in March 1930 and raised in Wolanow, Poland [Annotator's Note: also spelled Volanov, Poland]....
Kissam, Edward China and Home
[Annotator's Note: Edward Kissam was serving in the US Marine Corps as a navigator on cargo planes in China after the...
Hayes, Raymond China and Korea
Raymond Hayes got word of the war ending before he left San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] for Pearl [...
Bowsher, Walter Chosin Reservoir
Walter Bowsher made two separate cemeteries because he had to bury Russians. [Annotator's Note: Bowsher was assigned to...
Langrehr, Henry Christians and Dying
Henry Langrehr was told about the D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasionm of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] plans....
Davis, Jack Christmas in the Bulge
On Christmas Day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944], a German came over with a white flag and asked Jack Davis'...
Smith, Jacques City Boy to Jump School
Jacques Brewster Smith was born in September 1923, in Buffalo [Annotator's Note: Buffalo, New York]. Due to the Great...
Culp, Oscar Civilian Career
Oscar Culp performed much civic work for the city of Oceanside [Annotator's Note: Oceanside, California]. [Annotator's...
Tunnicliff, Ed Civilian Life and Dreams of the War
Ed Tunnicliff adjusted quickly back into civilian life. The Vietnam [Annotator's Note: Vietnam War, or Second Indochina...
Lippman, Robert Clarifications
Basic training for Robert Lippman was in Miami Beach, Florida. He learned to salute, and dress right. He thinks he went...
Lowe, Robert Cleaning Up Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe and men from his outfit, a detachment of the US Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battlion, were...
Daniels, Don Clearing Caves of Japanese
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Don Daniels to describe the process of clearing caves by hand on Iwo Jima,...
Biondo, Frank Clearing Omaha Beach
[Annotator's Note: Frank Biondo and his Company C, 5th Engineer Special Brigade were sheltering behind steel girders as...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Close Call and Keepsakes
Out of 35 missions, Maurice Hackler only had one mission he considered a close call. He was flying deputy, watching the...
Ollar, Vernon Close Call in Dillingen
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] After the combat at the...
Hackman, Delbert Close Call in Mons
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Paschal, Robert Close Call on a Mission
Robert W. Paschal was trained to hate the Germans and the Japanese so that troops would not have a problem shooting at...
Aldous, Robert Close Call on Mindoro
When Robert G. Aldous first got to Mindoro [Annotator's Note: Mindoro, Philippines in January 1945 with the 319th...
Rice, Darold Close Calls
Darold Rice reached the peak of Hill 122 and had gone to ground to wait for further orders. While lying there, a German...
Miralles, Richard Close Calls
Richard Miralles was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for four months. They made the...
Peto, George Close Calls
George Peto and the men of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines had a few days of rest and got new guns then moved out...
Platkin, Carl Close Calls
Carl Platkin remembers they could not do anything about the flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire]. They...
Guidry, Shirley Close Calls in Europe
Shirley Guidry and his unit [Annotator's Note: the 1143rd Engineer Combat Group serving in Europe] took continuous...
Ruess, Richard Close Calls in South America
[Annotator's Note: Richard R. Ruess served as a navigator in the 1st Mapping Group.] He received orders [Annotator's...
Daniels, Don Close Calls on Iwo Jima
Don Daniels' closest call was an accident. His unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th...
Ricks, Howard Close Calls on Iwo Jima
Howard Ricks had several close calls during the Battle of Iwo Jima. A friend was hit by artillery fire and Ricks...
Goyette, Donald Close Calls on Iwo Jima
Donald F. Goyette volunteered for Iwo Jima [Annotator's note: Iwo Jima, Japan] because his plane got shot up, and he...
Halloran, Walter Close Calls with Death
Walter Halloran was often in combat. During the Battle of the Bulge, he was with an outfit trying to recapture a town...
Quigley, Tom Closing Stages of Battle of Bulge
Tom Quigley recalls how after having sufficiently halted the German advance, he and his men slogged their way back to...
Skardon, Ben Closing the Tuol Pocket at Bataan
When they were pulling into port in Luzon with 600 men aboard, Ben Skardon said that Lieutenant George Coburn, Skardon'...
Geiger, Aase Closing Thoughts
Aase Geiger has a couple of memorable experiences of World War 2. The English got very involved with flying over...

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