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Spencer, John The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Capsizing of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
He had arrived in Pearl Harbor, but John Curtis Spencer was not aboard his ship when the Japanese attacked on 7...
Frazier, Glenn The Bataan Death March
Glenn Frazier started the Bataan Death March with the other Allied POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] late in...
West, Gerald L. The Battle of Bloody Ridge
Gerald West returned to the United States and went to a camp on Catalina island. There, the Marine Corps was training...
Sadler, Richard The Battle of Britain
Burt Richard Sadler turned 15 years old in 1940. Not long after, he started experiencing German bombing raids. Sadler...
Hendrick, Robert The Battle of Iwo Jima
Robert Erskine Hendrick's [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 6th Marine Defense Battalion] father [Annotator's Note:...
Fox, Charles The Battle of Iwo Jima
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox's [Annotator’s Note: serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Clay, Russell The Battle of Kula Gulf
Russell Clay and the USS Helena (CL-50) headed for Kula Gulf. That was the same location that John Kennedy [Annotator's...
Swan, Robert The Battle of Midway
Robert Swan saw a carrier the first day [Annotator's Note: on 3 June 1942, the first day of the Battle of Midway] but...
Roy, William The Battle of Midway
After leaving Pearl Harbor, William Roy and the rest of the crew of the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5...
Hendrick, Robert The Battle of Midway
Robert Erskine Hendrick [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 6th Marine Defense Battalion on Eastern Island, Midway...
Buell, Harold "Hal" The Battle of Midway
Harold Buell was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] when she arrived at Midway following the...
Cawley, David J. The Battle of Santa Cruz
[Annotator's Note: David Cawley, a gunner with Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) flying from the USS Enterprise (CV-6), is...
Davis, Jack The Battle of the Bulge
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" The Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Donelson Houseman served in the Army as the 81mm mortar platoon leader in Company D, 1st Battalion,...
Jameson, Andrew The Battle of the Bulge Begins
Andrew George Jameson's first assignment in Holland was a failure. They [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion,...
Durocher, Edmund The Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Irvine, Elizabeth "Elizabeth Lautzenheiser" The Beginning of the War
Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine and the people in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] were very...
Ream, John The Black Panther Party
John Ream’s wife traveled from place to place her whole life. He could pick between the police or the military for a...
Williams, Robert The Bocage and Band of Brothers
[Annotator's Note: Robert L. Williams served in the Army as a paratrooper in Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th...
Marr, John W The Bridge
As John Marr led his advanced scout team back to the position of Captain Ben Schwartzwalder [Annotator's Note:...
Deiglmayr, Erna The British Arrive
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Erna Deiglmayr when she knew the war was coming to an end.] The German military...
Pizzolongo, Paul The Bronze Star, Performance of Duties and Losing Friends
Paul Pizzolongo received a Bronze Star for his work as a medic. He had the Medical Caduceus, Combat Medic Badge, and...
Breard, Reneau The Bulge
Reneau Breard [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] was...
Hoehn, Basil The Bulge and into Germany
Basil C. Hoehn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: with the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] set up in the woods outside of...
Gohlke, Marvin The Bulge and Siegfried Line
Marvin H. Gohlke went to basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. The ASTP [Annotator's Note: generally referred to...
Sapp, Walter The Bulge Begins
Walter Sapp's company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division]...
Staymates, Arthur The Bulge then Germany and POWs
Arthur Staymates fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The Americans were constantly advancing through and fighting over...
Medway, Irwin The Bulge, Christmas, and Remagen Bridge
Irwin Medway was the runner for his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th...
Kaufman, Luna The Camp Commandant and Survivors
Luna Kaufman came in contact with the concentration camp commandant. She had an embarrassing experience. She was...
Bucher, Francis The Campaign in the Aleutian Islands and Squeaky Anderson
The invasion of Attu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Attu, Alaska, 11 to 30 May 1943] was made with fresh troops from the...
Aalders, Johannes The Canadians Arrive
The Germans occupying Johannes Aalders' family house stayed until the night before the Canadians came in [Annotator's...
Shirley, John The Cassino Front
John Shirley was an infantry replacement sergeant. He was stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland. After a three-day leave [...
Burchell, Raymond The Causeway
Raymond Burchell remembers seeing many young men in the German Army. Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf...
Lutz, William The CCC and the Army
William Lutz was not in a combat unit. They trained other units for amphibious landings. They went hunting and fishing...
Lee, Edward The Coast Guard in War
Edward Allesandro said that most people are surprised to hear that the Coast Guard was fighting in World War 2. The USS...
Libby, Dolores The Consolidated PBY
Dolores McInnis Libby [Annotator's Note:a riveter for Consolidated Aircraft Corporation] worked on the PBY [Annotator's...

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