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Splichal, William Battle of the Bulge
William Splichal remembers the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Weller, James Battle of the Bulge
James Weller knew something was going on while he was near the German border. The OPs [Annotator’s Note: outposts] and...
Frey, Robert Battle of the Bulge
After Normandy, Robert G. Frey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division]...
Peer, Wayne Battle of the Bulge and Assault into Germany
Wayne Peer and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Fitts, Charles Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
They landed at Liverpool, England then traveled from there to Tidworth. They were there for three weeks and Charles...
Floravante, Emile Battle of the Bulge and Hurtgen Forest
Alfred Anthony Alvarez's unit [Annotator's Note: 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division] was given a new...
Fiore, Dominick Battle of the Bulge and Malmedy Massacre
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Dominic Fiore already in conversation with the interviewer.] Fiore's...
Hurd, Francis Battle of the Bulge and the Malmedy Massacre
[Annotator's Note: Francis Hurd served as a truck driver in Company B, 291st Engineer Combat Battalion. He saw action...
Ford, John Battle of the Bulge and War's End
John Holton Ford [Annotator’s Note: a second lieutenant battalion radar officer with the 749th Anti-Aircraft Artillery...
Spinato, Angelo Battle of the Bulge Day One
Angelo Joseph Spinato [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Burchell, Raymond Battle of the Bulge Part II
Raymond Burchell used grenades to fight the tanks. [Annotator's Note: Burchell is referring to the Battle of the Bulge...
Appel, Jack Battle of the Bulge to War's End
During the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Massey, Joseph Battle of the Bulge, Being Captured and Stalag 4B
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Peterson, Carl Battle of the Bulge, Returning Home, and Flashbacks
Carl Peterson went into the Battle of the Bulge near Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany]. He was only there...
Nelson, Walter Battle of the Coral Sea
Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...
Yost, Victor Battle of the Coral Sea
Victor Yost's first action against the Japanese was at the Battle of the Coral Sea [Annotator's Note: 4 to 8 May 1942...
Roy, William Battle of the Coral Sea
William Roy [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as the aircraft carrier's photographer] left Pearl Harbor...
Griffenhagen, George Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
[Annotator's Note: George Griffenhagen served in the Army as a combat engineer first in Company E, 20th Engineer...
Trindal, Wesley Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Invasion of Saipan
The strike groups began hitting Guam and Saipan on the 12th [Annotator's Note: 12 June 1944] in preparation for the...
Pomroy, Frank Battle of the Tenaru River
Frank Pomroy arrived on Guadalcanal from New Caledonia after being left aboard the troopship George F. Elliot [...
O'Leary, Frank Battle of the Tenaru River
Frank H. O'Leary and his platoon set up on the Tenaru River [Annotator's Notes: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. On the...
Young, James Battle of the Tenaru River
James Franklin Young was with his mortar unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st...
Haslauer, Warren Battle of Vella Lavella
Warren J. Haslauer served in several different units. He started off in 6th Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: 6th...
Tacket, Henry Battle off Samar
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) when the invasion of the Philippines started. The initial landings...
Beaman, William Battle Record of the USS Flasher (SS-249)
One memorable experience that came to mind for William Beaman was when his submarine, the USS Flasher (SS-249), sank...
Clay, Russell Battle Stations
Russell Clay always served below deck during engagements with the enemy [Annotator's Note: he was a crewman aboard the...
Engels, Emile Battle Toll on the Village
After being liberated in Warnach, Belgium for the second time, Emile Engles' father went to look at their family home....
Caponigro, John Battlefield Casualties
John Caponigro feels that the personnel who take part in war are the best human beings you can be with. There is...
Ehlers, Walter Battlefield Commission, Crossing the Rhine and Wounded by Friendly Fire
After 30 days at home, Walter Ehlers returned to his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry...
Weiss, Jack Battles and Kamikazes
[Annotator's Note: Jack Weiss served in the Navy aboard the USS Columbia (CL-56).] They got word the Japanese fleet was...
Dillon, Gerard Battles on Cake Hill
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon rejoined the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division as they were...
Spaulding, Arthur Battling and Governing Germans
The Germans had a machine gun and rifles and were firing through windows. Arthur Spaulding and his squad [Annotator's...
Hartzell, Frank Battling into Germany
Frank Hartzell and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Hartzell was a member of Company B, 21st Armored Infantry Battalion...
Connelly, James Beach Landings
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Connelly if any memories stand out in particular for him.] They ate C...
Cresswell, Robert Becoming a Combat Engineer
Robert Nichols Cresswell was an original member of the 291st [Annotator’s Note: 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] when...

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