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Linquata, Michael Captured by the Germans
Michael Linquata participated in a battle that occurred in bitter cold. The weapons froze and would not fire. While...
Pickens, Olin Captured in North Africa
Olin Pickens sailed overseas and arrived at Oran, North Africa on 26 January 1943. The men with whom Pickens had...
Bosworth, Paul Captured in Trier
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Ginrich, Ralph Captured in Tunisia
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich [Annotator’s Note: as a private first class in the 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 1st...
Johnson, John Captured on Wake Island and Sent to China
John S. Johnson stood with his hands in the air as the Japanese searched his pockets. He had no water or food for a day...
Guzman, Nicanor Captured then Liberated
After Japan captured the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Fall of the Philippines, invasion by the Empire of Japan, 8...
Neste, Norman A. Capturing German Soldiers
Norman Neste left for Europe in October 1944 after the D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: the Allied invasion of...
Reluga, Matthew Capturing Germans
Many times, Matthew A. Reluga had to take a patrol [Annotator's Note: of the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 358th...
Hughes, Lowell Capturing Germans
Lowell Hughes had not come into contact with many German prisoners of war until he got into France. He captured two or...
Livaudais, James Capturing La Fiere
James Livaudais and his glider infantrymen met up with paratroopers after crossing the Merderet causeway. The...
Schmidt, Vernon Capturing Mainz
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division,] advanced towards...
Langrehr, Henry Capturing Sainte-Mère-Église
The pathfinders went out about 20 minutes ahead of Henry Langrehr and his men. That alerted the Germans and there was...
Powers, Robert Capturing Sugar Loaf Hill
That same day, Robert Powers [Annotator's Note: Powers asks for the helmet he wore the day he was shot] was on top of...
Landwehr, Carl Care Packages, Fresh Cookies and Going Home
Carl Landwehr was able to get a letter to his mother telling her of his being wounded, before the Army went to tell her...
Tipper, Edward Carentan
Edward Tipper credits paratrooper training with assisting in making the attack on Carentan a success. The decision was...
Lesniewski, Joseph Carentan, France
Joseph Lesniewski and Ed [Annotator's Note: Private Edward J. Joint] took off and were looking for more people. It took...
Radford, Charles Caring for his Men and Knocking out a Tank
Charles Radford tried to keep his mind on the task at hand. Once someone died they were dead and they had to be able to...
Taylor, Robert Caring for Wounded on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Robert Taylor served in the Navy as a corpsman attached to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" Carlson's Raiders
Joseph L. Harrison was born in March 1923 in Live Oak County in George West, Texas. When he was about five years old,...
Perino, Salvador Carrier Fighter Pilot
Salvador Perino had flown other aircraft, but the FM-2 Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft...
Amsden, Ben Carrier Training to the USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: an aviation cadet in the United States Navy] went from Pensacola [Annotator's...
Angst, Lawrence Carrying a Sidearm
Lawrence Angst was promoted to the battalion aid station [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd...
Ngai, Johnny Cassino and Training Accidents
The worst part of the fighting for Johnny Ngai was fighting in to Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy]. Rocks and...
Schafer, Leon Casualties and Prisoners
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] USS...
Dendy, Lloyd Casualties on New Britain
Lloyd Dendy and another man were on the side of a bomb crater and got blown out of their foxhole. They both vibrated...
Fadem, Leroy Catapult Officer aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479)
Leroy Fadem experienced his only occasion of seasickness on the shakedown cruise to Guantanamo aboard the USS Stevens (...
Angst, Lawrence Catching Up With the 2nd Armored Division
Lawrence Angst's first experience with combat was seeing the dead bodies piled up to be registered. They left and then...
Dillon, Gerard Causeway to Cauquigny
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon had been sent to deliver a message to US Army Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Timmes to...
Tognoli, Paris Cebu and War's End
Paris Tognoli made the invasion on Cebu [Annotator's Note: 26 March 1945, Cebu Island, Philippines, part of the Battle...
Schicker, Tom Celebrating V-E Day on Okinawa
Thomas Francis Schicker and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Changing Aircraft
Charles Wesley Borders' unit [Annotator's Note: 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance...
Morgan, Fred Chaos on D-Day
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Fred B. Morgan, Junior...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Chaotic Combat
Henry Freedman, along with the rest of the troops in his division [Annotator's Note: Freedman was a member of the...
Duff, Clarence Chasing the Japanese Fleet and Supporting Amphibious Invasions
Clarence Robert Duff remarked on the times when they interacted with Japanese pilots. Duff remembered they came across...
Wilson, James Chesty Puller and Late Promotion
James Wilson left Peleliu [Annotator's Note: after the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau]...

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