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Biddle, Melvin Segment 2
They thought they were going to head back to the United States. They practiced close order drill. On the 16th of...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 2
The Russians were on their way to Berlin and so was Joseph Diamond's unit [Annotators Note: the 413th Infantry Regiment...
Greer, Richard Segment 2
After basic training Richard Greer and the other Marines from his boot camp class went to Norfolk, Virginia where they...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 2
Delewski had never heard of Pearl Harbor before the attack and never planned to go into the Navy. He graduated high...
Ward, Harold Segment 2
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 2
Ardel Bollinger did not get along with the Colonel in England. When Bollinger asked for a recommendation to join the...
Spencer, David Segment 2
David Paul Spencer applied promptly but they were not taking people [Annotators Note: for officer candidate school, or...
Akins, Robert Segment 2
[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Weinart, John Segment 2
John Weinart notes that three months after he got to Europe there were only ten of them left. Many were killed, injured...
Wicker, Benjamin Segment 2
Another torpedo came and hit the USS California [Annotator’s Note: during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]. Another...
Starnes, James Segment 2
They were cruising around Java when they ran aground in the valley straights [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Boise in...
Ehlers, Walter Segment 2
The 3rd Infantry Division assimilated all of its regiments into the 3rd Division's headquarters at Fort Lewis,...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 2
Leisey was told before he deployed that he was going to go to Officer Candidate School, yet that never developed. He...
Billow, Harold Segment 2
Billow remembers going through France, Holland, and Luxemburg. The cities were destroyed by aerial bombardment. There...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 20
Freddie Ohr got back for Marie's graduation. He had to clean up a little bit when he landed then he joined them at the...
Wagner, Helen Segment 3
Wagner was checking in after dinner when a guard stuck a gun in her back. She identified herself as Lieutenant Wagner...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 3
The training also helped Lyle Bouck. It was new to all of them. The purpose of an I...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 3
The invasion at Ormoc Bay was small and consisted mainly of destroyers and rocket firing landing craft.The Laffey [...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 3
Theodore Finkbeiner and the paratroopers he was with started heading toward Gela. Whenever they heard shooting they...
Luckadoo, John Segment 3
John Luckadoo was a copilot in the 100th Bombardment Group based at Thorpe Abbotts. Dye [Annotators Note: Glen Dye, the...
Shoens, Robert Segment 3
The English were incredibly grateful for the American presence. Robert Shoens and his crew stuck together when they got...
Rosen, Harold "Hank" Segment 3
After Harold Rosen was wounded, he went back into action. The shrapnel was embedded and it allowed him to serve, but...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 3
When Edward LaPorta landed in Oran all he could see was the German fortress which had two giant spotlights shining out...
Brooks, Howard Segment 3
On the evening of 28 February [Annotator's Note: 28 February 1942] they left the area they had been fighting in and...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 3
Rankin was initially stationed at Halesworth near Norwich then moved down to Boxted [Annotator’s Note: England]. By the...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 3
Another problem they had was when they 1st arrived on the island they ran out of food. When they landed they had the...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 3
The guys who captured them were about in their 30s.The SS men put them into the field. Eventually the SS men circled...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 3
When Wilburn K. Ross landed on Sicily he landed from a Higgins boat. The beach being laden with obstacles and barbed...
Quintana, Ben Segment 3
Quintana had to board an Australian ship that left from American Samoa. On Tulagi, the landing was rougher than...
Tenney, Lester Segment 3
Those with dysentery didn't live very long. Dehydration, lack of food, lack of water, the sickness, it was awful....
Biddle, Melvin Segment 3
Biddle recalls finding the pilots from the downed JU 88 [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge]....
Christie, Robert Segment 3
Robert Christie was assigned to a repo depot [Annotators Note: replacement depot] and shipped overseas. He was sent to...
Karr, Robert Segment 3
It was decided that the Laffey was going to head to Washington, DC and be tied up next to the Naval Gun Factory. The...
Myers, Leroy Segment 3
They built the dugout for 3 people. They would run around and get food, and they would work all night. After...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 3
James did not realize that he was shot right away. He knew he was hit but the pain did not register. He went down below...
Akins, Robert Segment 3
One night the men were on a 100 percent alert. Robert Akins was manning the 37mm antitank gun. Around two in the...

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