Experience with death

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Church, Ray Segment 11
They did not know the exact cause of his death since he was in halfway decent shape but initially they were told his...
Mack, Frank Segment 11
Mack was going to bring his carbine home with him. He put it in his sea bag and had all of his stuff packed around it....
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Bailey, Herman Segment 11
Bailey had a picture of himself with a flamethrower on his back. It was taken while he was waiting to go free one of...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 11
The navy commander leading the Hornet's [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet, CV-8] air group was responsible for the deaths...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 11
For the first battle of the Matanikau, James Smith and the Raiders were going to go up the river and 1st Battalion, 7th...
Ford, Richard Segment 12
Richard Ford had a carbine which was made by Remington. The barrel still had factory markings on it. Every now and then...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 12
Yellin recalls how he had a close call with a fellow pilot. From that point on Yellin did not trust that man and would...
Deen, Braswell Segment 12
Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 12
While Childers was a cadet he was asked by Colonel Mangrum if he had received a Purple Heart. When he told Mangrum that...
Baker, Vernon Segment 13
[Annotator's Note: a different interviewer, Martin Morgan, now interviews Vernon Baker] Vernon Baker had a reputation...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 13
One of the new pilots from Vejtasa's group got lost during the battle. He tried to make it to Guadalcanal but couldn't...
Zawada, Robert Segment 14
Zawada tried to run when he got hit, but he no idea how badly injured he was [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg...
Ford, Richard Segment 14
Richard Ford recalls one time when they got a bunch of replacements. He thought those guys were something else. Four or...
Ford, Richard Segment 15
Richard Ford is able to watch World War 2 movies. Most of the movies in his opinion are a bunch of BS. They do things...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 15
Charles Scheffel located the headquarters of the 39th Infantry Regiment. He reported to the colonel who was glad to see...
Ford, Richard Segment 16
Richard Ford believes that is important for people to know what happened during the war. A lot of people complain about...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 17
Freddie Ohr had a lot of things happened to him. The first guy Ohr encountered really tried to make it tough on him....
Myers, Leroy Segment 17
Myers knows how Mahatma Gandhi survived; he could do it. He does not know why, but he understands how people can go and...
Wagner, Helen Segment 2
Not all of them were happy to see women [Annotator's Note: Wagner is referring to US Naval Officers in San Francisco]....
Inouye, Daniel Segment 2
Inouye realized that there were problems in every state. Segregation in the south was a problem. He was confident that...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 2
Ferrier got to Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet CV-8, aircraft carrier] sailed. They...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 2
In primary training they flew the PT-19. It was an open cockpit aircraft. Basic training was BT-13's and BT-15's. Her...
Rosen, Harold "Hank" Segment 2
Harold Rosen took part in a simulation that was supposed to help them get ready for their next invasion. He recalls...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 2
Edward LaPorta was a member of the 1st Armored Division. The first tanks they had overseas were riveted together. They...
Brooks, Howard Segment 2
They made several convoy trips to Port Darwin on the northern coast of Australia. The Japanese moved closer to their...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 2
Gravois had had plenty of amphibious landing training. He also had a lot of combat training in boot camp. He did a lot...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 2
The ship [Annotator's Note: the aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13)] wasn't at Pearl Harbor for long before heading...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 2
At first, Paluch was attached to the 1st Army and was then transferred to the 3rd Army. When they got to the Hurtgen...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 2
Wilburn K. Ross was on a ship heading through the Straits of Gibraltar when an announcement was made that Germany had...
Quintana, Ben Segment 2
After Quintana went through boot camp, he came out feeling like he could fight anyone. They prepared the men in boot...
Jackson, Donald Segment 2
They moved to Palermo. They did some road work there and tried to catch up with the infantry.Fortunately, they were not...
Tenney, Lester Segment 2
Tenney's first contact with the Japanese was on the morning of the 10th [Annotator’s Note: April 10, 1942] in a bivouac...

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