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Weber, Norman Childhood and Air Raids in Berlin
Due to his father’s employment, Norman Weber and his family moved to Berlin. [Annotator’s Note: the family had lived in...
Tindal, Sullivan Childhood and Army Life
Sullivan Tindal was born in September 1925 in Hampton [Annotator's Note: Hampton, South Carolina]. He grew up on a...
Langrehr, Henry Christians and Dying
Henry Langrehr was told about the D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasionm of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] plans....
Yip, Wallace Christmas 1944
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wallace Yip, Sr. how he felt about being wounded and hospitalized, and then...
Kinsey, Norman Christmas in Morocco 1942
Sometime in the early summer of 1943, Norman Kinsey moved south of Casablanca to Berrechid [Annotator's Note: Berrechid...
Davis, Jack Christmas in the Bulge
On Christmas Day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944], a German came over with a white flag and asked Jack Davis'...
Tunnicliff, Ed Civilian Life and Dreams of the War
Ed Tunnicliff adjusted quickly back into civilian life. The Vietnam [Annotator's Note: Vietnam War, or Second Indochina...
Bronstein, Isador Civilian Life and Reflections
Isadore Bronstein returned to civilian work on 18 March [Annotator's Note: 18 March 1946]. His family had spent time...
Lowe, Robert Cleaning Up Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe and men from his outfit, a detachment of the US Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battlion, were...
Daniels, Don Clearing Caves of Japanese
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Don Daniels to describe the process of clearing caves by hand on Iwo Jima,...
Smith, John Clearing Luzon
At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945], John Smith left Leyte, and was among the last to be issued new...
Biondo, Frank Clearing Omaha Beach
[Annotator's Note: Frank Biondo and his Company C, 5th Engineer Special Brigade were sheltering behind steel girders as...
Ollar, Vernon Close Call in Dillingen
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] After the combat at the...
Hackman, Delbert Close Call in Mons
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Nolan, Warren Close Call on the Bridge
Near the end of the war, Warren Nolan was near Okinawa. They would spend months at general quarters and were exhausted...
Miralles, Richard Close Calls
Richard Miralles was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for four months. They made the...
Platkin, Carl Close Calls
Carl Platkin remembers they could not do anything about the flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire]. They...
Callender, Alvin Close Calls
Recalling when his aircraft was hit over Tunis, Tunisia, Alvin Callender said he was in combat with German Focke-Wulf...
McGlohon, John Close Calls in the CBI
When John McGlohon's crew arrived in Pushkar, India, they were told they would have to surrender their new plane to the...
Daniels, Don Close Calls on Iwo Jima
Don Daniels' closest call was an accident. His unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th...
Ricks, Howard Close Calls on Iwo Jima
Howard Ricks had several close calls during the Battle of Iwo Jima. A friend was hit by artillery fire and Ricks...
Ricks, Howard Close Calls on Saipan
Howard Ricks basically tried to stay alive through various close calls at Saipan. On Saipan, his outfit [Annotator's...
Angst, Lawrence Close-calls and Being Wounded
Lawrence Angst remembers one close call very well. He was in basic training with another man. They were both first in...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Closer to Death
A guy approached Vernon Tweedt's wife at a reunion and told her he wanted to share something about Tweedt. Their...
Medway, Irwin Closing Thoughts
Irwin Medway encountered anti-Semitism in Tennessee. He was beat up by another soldier. It has something to do with...
Goodwin, Hersey Closing Thoughts
Hersey Goodwin is glad his daughter called [Annotator's Note: for this interview]. He does not mind discussing it at...
Yeagley, Richard Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Richard Yeagely what his most memorable experience of World War 2 is.] There...
Armentaro, Louis Closing Thoughts
When Louis J. Armentaro went in, there was another kid from Livingston [Annotator's Note: Livingston, Montana] that he...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Closing Thoughts
Walter Amoss feels nostalgic when he visits the museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Jagers, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Jagers has two memorable experiences of World War 2. Once when coming back from Sicily, [Annotator's Note:...
Holleman, Louis Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] The war gave Malcolm Louis Holleman a...
Zarger, Edward Closing Thoughts
Edward Zarger did not talk about his war experiences for the first few years. He would start to shake, and he found...
Browning, Earl Closing Thoughts
Earl Dean Browning holds up a book and shows a page about the fighting at Balete Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Wold, Vernon Closing Thoughts
Vernon Wold's most memorable experience of World War 2 was feeling the 57 [Annotator's Note: M1 57mm anti-tank gun]...
Spaulding, Arthur Closing Thoughts
Arthur Spaulding reads World War II magazine [Annotator's Note: published by History-Net], and it has been his ambition...
Hebert, Willie Roy Closing Thoughts
Willie Roy Hebert did not talk with his family about the war. [Annotator's Note: Hebert's wife talks about her father...

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