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Willett, Richard Problems with a Lieutenant
Richard Willett got into a mountainous area. His jeep driver was from North Carolina. A Lieutenant decided to ride in...
Parham, Henry Protecting the Beach at Normandy
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] When he hit the beach [Annotator's Note:...
Littig, Charles Ross PT Boat Action in the Pacific
After Charles Littig reached Pearl Harbor, his boat was unloaded. [Annotator's Note: At this time, Littig was the...
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...
Varuso, Anthony PT Boat Patrols in the South Pacific
Anthony Varuso and his squadron of PT boats [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 8 (MTBRon 8)] tied their...
Schneider, Irwin PT Patrols and War’s End
When hostilities ended, Irwin Schneider was sent up to the Philippine Islands. It was in the Philippines that he was...
Ashton, Jackson PT-381
Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior [Annotator's Note: of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 28 (MTB RON 28) aboard PT-381...
Bennett, Richard PT-470's Kills
Richard Bennett remembers that it was in the Palau Islands that his vessel had their most memorable encounters with the...
Casey, Donald PTSD
After being a prisoner of war in Germany, Donald E. Casey returned to the United States and suffered from post...
Braitman, Simon Put in the Ghetto
Simon Braitman was nine years old when the Germans attacked Poland in September 1939. About a month and a half later,...
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...
Keller, Luba Questioning God
When Luba Keller was walking from her concentration camp to work in the munitions factory she would talk to God and ask...
Smith, Bernard Quirks of War
On one raid, Bernard Smith remembers a plane behind them burst into flames. His first reaction was that it was pretty....
Tatum, John Rabaul and Cape Gloucester
John Wesley Tatum left Fiji [Annotator's Note: Fiji, Oceania] to go to Goodenough Island [Annotator's Note: Goodenough...
Wells, Raymond Race Relations and Being Wounded
While Raymond Wells was in the hospital a driver picked him up and when he got back to his company [Annotator's Note:...
Tarrant, Eugene Race Relations at Home and in the Navy
[Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant served in the Navy as a captain’s mess attendant aboard the USS San Francisco (CA38...
Wood, Edward Radio Training in Hawaii
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]...
Penwell, Richard Raid on Los Baños
Richard F. Penwell departed California and arrived in Dobodura, New Guinea but soon departed for Leyte [Annotator's...
Sonnier, Lorcey Raiding Berlin, Cherbourg, and Munich
Lorcey J. Sonnier departed from Maine for duty overseas. He made a stop in Newfoundland, Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland...
Keller, Fred Raiding Islands, Kamikazes, and Typhoons
Fred L. Keller, Jr. helped load bombs on torpedo planes, TBMs [Annotator's Note: Keller served as an ordnanceman aboard...
Leaming, Jack Raiding Japanese Installations
Jack Leaming and the crew of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) left Pearl Harbor and attacked the Marshall Islands in February...
Leskovic, Elvia Railroad Incident
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec, her sister, and a friend were walking along a river [Annotator's Note: in...
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...
Langsam, Dora Ravensbruck Concentration Camp and Folke Bernadotte
Dora Langsam arrived at the camp [Annotator's Note: Ravensbrück concentration camp; the largest concentration camp for...
Hymel, Rita Reaction to Pearl Harbor
Rita Hymel was asked to be a teacher because she lived the closest to the schoolhouse in Killona [Annotator's Note:...
Bailey, Kenneth Reaction to Pearl Harbor
Kenneth H. Bailey was 20 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
Radford, Charles Reaction to Pearl Harbor and Being Evacuated
Charles Radford was at Camp Claiborne [Annotator's Note: in Louisiana] in the 166th [Annotator's Note: 166th Infantry...
McGovern, George Reading, Mail, and Losing His Father
George McGovern also read the Stars and Stripes, the Bible, and various newspapers. He sent home most of what he was...
Clancey, Michael Readjusting to Life at Home
Michael Clancey participated in memorial services when Marines were killed [Annotator's Note: while serving in the...
Lewis, Noah Rebuilding Guam
Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] reminded Noah Lewis of Hawaii. It was hot all the time. On Guam, Lewis...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Receiving a Battlefield Commission
In July of 1944, John Witmeyer and his men were some of the first American troops to cross the Seine River in France....
Anderson, Howard Receiving a New Plane
In January 1945, an engine change was required, so Howard Anderson had to fly the plane for four hours to test the...
Long, Thomas Recollections
Until he went into the Navy, Thomas Long had never been away from home. Traveling by coal-fired trains was...
Schwarc, Laszlo "Leslie Schwartz" Recollections
When he got word that his dear friend was in New York, Laszlo Schwarc journeyed back east to meet him and stayed with...
Bender, Harry Recollections
Harry Bender was discharged from the Marine Corps in June 1946. His friend, William "Bill" Laden [Annotator's Note: US...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Recollections
Josephine Pescatore would do it all again tomorrow if she had the same kind of troops, which she is sure they are....

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