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Floravante, Emile D-Day Invasion
Alfred Anthony Alvarez ended up on a LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP; also known as...
Tennant, Harry D-Day Invasion and After
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] Harry Tennant worked in the...
Ward, Johnnie D-Day Jump
[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward went overseas with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division on 16...
Stefaniak, Joe D-Day Jump
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Stefaniak was in Nottingham, England preparing for the Normandy invasion.] They loaded up...
Sussman, Marvin D-Day Landing
In preparation for the invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June...
Burchell, Raymond D-Day Landing
Raymond Burchell remembers that in April 1944, the bazookas [Annotator's Note: man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket...
Ammerman, Gale D-Day Landing
On 6 June 1944, Gale Ammerman flew out of Membury [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Membury, Lambourn, England] from...
Nacey, Ed D-Day Mission
[Annotator's Note: On 5 June 1944, Edward Nacey and his crew were briefed about their mission for D-Day, the Allied...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" D-Day Missions
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was a bombardier-navigator in the 553rd Bombardment Squadron, 386th Bombardment Group,...
Jagers, Robert D-Day Operations
Robert Jagers and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-351] moved out, anchored, and unloaded their first wave...
Jindra, Leonard D-Day Preparations
Leonard Jindra heard many rumors while training in England. In the 29th [Annotator's Note: Jindra was a member of...
Clark, Russell D-Day Reflections
Russell Clark has no regrets about D-Day. [Annotator's Note: Clark was a medic with Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th...
Coleman, Harper D-Day to Cherbourg
Harper Harvey Coleman did not think much about the delay for the weather [Annotator's Note: the 5 June 1944 delay for D...
Bernardi, Joseph D-Day to Returning Home
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior [Annotator's Note: a pilot with the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group...
Bartlett, Robert D-Day, Africa, and Italy
Bob Bartlett [Annotator's Note: assigned to USS Barnett (APA-5)], was up most of the night before the invasion of...
Dorris, James Dachau
James F. Dorris, Jr. and his unit [Annotator’s Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry...
Sichler, George Dachau
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks if George Sichler saw anything while approaching the Dachau concentration camp...
Boeke, Robert Dachau to Mörsdorf
Robert Boeke and his men [Annotator's Note: 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] talked about the people...
Pohorilla, Michael Dangerous Mission with a Crash Landing
Michael J. "Mike" Pohorilla's most memorable mission [Annotator's Note: with the 550th Bombardment Squadron, 385th...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" Dangerous Missions
Jerome "Jerry" Riga was on a mission and saw a tank. As he went down to strafe it, Riga was hit by antiaircraft fire....
Dolsen, Frank Dangerous Missions
Frank Dolsen's [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] first...
Rieman, Carl Dangers Abound
The one other combat action Carl Rieman experienced in the Philippines occurred in the Surigao Strait. The whole fleet...
Fisher, David Daytime Combat Missions
After a brief stay on Saipan, David Fisher and his crewmates were sent to Guam to join the 39th Bomb Group, 314th Bomb...
Aldous, Robert Deadly B-24 Problem
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were flying over Formosa [Annotator's Note: then the Republic of Formosa, present day...
Marovelli, Robert Deadly Patrol and the Loss of PT-363
Robert Marovelli said the PT boats [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boats] patrolled every night, and had to be...
Rolfson, Jack Dealing with Flak and Fighters
Jack Rolfson would get leave to London [Annotator's Note: London, England] every now and then. On specific missions to...
Compton, Bryan Dealing with the Damage
Going back [Annotator's Note: in his story] to Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944...
Clark, Charles Dealing with the Italians
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was in a small village in...
Brunt, Julian Dealing with Troop Morale
Julian Gould Brunt was a Platoon Sergeant [Annotator's Note: in the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion] at the beginning of...
Clark, Charles Dear John Letter and Friendly Fire
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] British soldiers were near Charles William "Tom"...
Abate, Sam Death and Germans
Sam V. Abate thinks they [Annotator's Note: Reconnaissance Company, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 1st Infantry...
Dietrick, Alfred Death from Friendly Fire
During Alfred Dietrick's month off the front lines, something happened he has never spoken of. After they went back...
Hendrick, Robert December 7th Attacks
On December 7th [Annotator's Note: 7 December 1941], Robert Erskine Hendricks [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 6th...
Balaza, Charles Defending Corregidor
Charles Balaza was in the same Corregidor tunnel as General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas...
Bowsher, Walter Defending Wake Island
Walter Bowsher had difficulties obtaining stamps. [Annotator's Note: Bowsher was the Marine postmaster in the 1st...
Godbold, Bryghte Defending Wake Island
Bryghte Davis Godbold observed incoming Japanese aircraft flying at a low level. They flew over the islands and...

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