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Snow, William War's End and Postwar Life
William L. Snow [Annotator's Note: with the 812th Bombardment Squadron, 482nd Bombardment Group] completed 35 missions...
Allen, Warren "Bill" War's End and Postwar Life
When Warren William "Bill" Allen, Junior's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 335th Field Artillery Battalion, 87th...
Brooks, James War's End and Postwar Life
James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] was...
Beyer, Walter War's End and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The video is glitchy in this segment] Walter Louis Beyer served in the Pacific Theater in World War...
Mason, Alfred War's End and Return Home
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: a Private 1st Class in the US Army 88th Infantry Division] recovered from a case of...
Brown, Bernard War's End and Return Home
Bernard Brown and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 410th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Bost, Ben War's End and Returning Home
Ben Ray Bost loved getting Marines on board ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LSM-316], especially those from North...
Brown, Charles War's End in Europe
Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division]...
Greene, Whayland War's End in Luzon
Whayland Harvel Greene [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division] was slightly...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Wartime
Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little-known language...
Ford, John Wartime and Postwar Experiences
John Holton Ford was deployed to France and joined the 3rd Army [Annotator’s Note: he was a second lieutenant battalion...
Banyas, Martin Wartime and Stateside Incidents
Martin Banyas and his gunners did a good job as the last line of defense for the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Santa Fe (...
Rendelman, Ed Wartime Experiences
Ed Rendelman found that just surviving the war was the best experience he had in the combat. Seeing those wounded...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Wartime Experiences and Command Decisions
Clarence Derrington was to deploy to France [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment,...
Joyce, Josefine Wartime Germany
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce went to work outside Vienna, Austria for the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force]....
Schilperoort, Clarence Wartime Service on the USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot and the USS Houston (CA-30) were in the southern Philippines at the start of the war. They ran...
Strobel, Clarence War’s End and Honor Guard
Clarence Strobel [Annotator’s Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 188th Glider Infantry Regiment (redesignated...
Cross, William War’s End and Liberation
William V. Cross [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division] crossed the...
Meyers, William War’s End and Postwar
William S. Meyers, Jr. [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 929th Field Artillery Battalion, 104th Infantry Division]...
Bass, Stewart War’s End and Postwar
Stewart Bass and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 9 (VT-9)] attacked Japanese supply ships with bombs...
Cottrell, Edwin War’s End and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Edwin B. Cottrell and his unit...
Ollar, Vernon War’s End and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Before the Germans...
Estes, Bruce War’s End and Reflections of the War
[Annotator’s Note: Segment begins in the middle of the interview. The video glitches throughout this segment. Also, a...
Wilson, Anderson War’s End, Going Home and Reflections
Anderson Wilson was on leave in Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] when the war ended. When they had first arrived...
Nolan, Warren Watching Naval Bombardments
The USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) did not have a soda fountain and ice cream stand like the USS Alabama (BB-60) did, but...
Smith, William J. Water Landing Details
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.] They were on...
Wicklund, John Weaponry and Therapies
John Wicklund says the most effective weapon the infantry used was the Browning Automatic Rifle [Annotator's Note: BAR...
Twigger, William Weapons and Officers
The first weapon William J. Twigger had when he entered the Marine Corps was the Springfield rifle [Annotator's Note: ....
Lucas, Jack What is a Hero
If Jacklyn Lucas's father had been alive, he would not have allowed him to go off to the service because he could...
Reluga, Matthew What They Fought For
Matthew A. Reluga was not capable of going to the Naval Academy [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy,...
Scholl, Richard Wild Boar and Fear on New Guinea
Richard Scholl arrived in New Guinea to constant rain. They were experimenting with canvas boots. They would wear them...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wins and Losses
Bernard Hillenbrand does not recall too much of when he landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...
Hihn, Stewart Winter 1944 in Eastern France
Stewart Hihn's unit [Annotator's Note: 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] was transferred from 7th [...
Wayne, William With The Wounded
William Wayne ran into a corpsman who was sitting with a guy who was wounded in the stomach. Wayne told them they could...
Carraway, Myron Witness to Pearl Harbor Attack
Myron J. Carraway was waiting for breakfast when the Pearl Harbor attack began [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard...
Dendy, Lloyd Woodlark Island Bombings
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...

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