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Stahl, Floyd Duties on Ship
Floyd Stahl stood watch with everybody else. He had a lot of different assignments. In the Atlantic [Annotator's Note:...
Culpepper, George Duties on Ship and War's End
After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...
Hollingsworth, Chester Duty Aboard USS SC-990
Chester Hollingsworth's sub-chaser [Annotators' Note: USS SC-990] initially deployed to perform picket duty [Annotator'...
Lynch, James Duty on the USS Wainwright (DD-419)
James Paul Lynch was on the Wainwright [Annotator's Note: USS Wainwright (DD-419)] until June 1942 in the North...
Paynter, Don Early Bombing Missions
Donald Dean Paynter had three separate occasions where some of their enlisted men were hit by flak [Annotator's Note:...
Brueland, Lowell Early Combat Experiences
Lowell Brueland's first combat mission in the Mustang was a piece of cake. He performed escort duty with a flight of...
Jindra, Leonard Early Life
Leonard Jindra was born near Prague, Czechoslovakia in June 1921. He had two brothers and an adopted sister. He was...
Weiner, Reuben Early Life and Enlistment
Reuben Weiner was born in Los Angeles, California on Bastille Day [Annotator's Note: national day of France] in July...
Smithson, Jack Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Jack A. Smithson was born in Malvern, Arkansas in 1923. As a kid, he worked in the sawmill there. At about 15, Smithson...
Maxwell, Robert Early Life and Mediterranean Combat
Robert D. Maxwell was born in October 1920 in western Kansas. With the winds blowing the land away, the family headed...
Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
Ford, John Early Life and Military Training
John Holton Ford was born in October 1921 in Hamilton, Ohio. He was also raised there. After the war, the family moved...
Bianconi, Anthony Early Life and Navy Entry
Anthony Bianconi was born in September 1920 in Youngstown, Ohio. When he was quite young, his family moved to Mount...
Brandes, Rita Early Life in Wartime Germany
Rita Brandes was born in July 1939 in Bremen [Annotator's Note: Bremen, Germany]. As a young child, she knew only the...
Moran, John "Jack" Early Life to Tiger Tanks
John Moran was born in Superior, Wisconsin. He had a great youth and enlisted in the Army at 17. He was then sent to...
Serna, Fernando Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Corregidor
Fernando Serna was born in Laredo, Texas in October 1922. He was a senior in high school when the war started. He was...
Pizzolongo, Paul Early Life, Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge
Paul Pizzolongo was born in February 1923 in Bronx, New York. His father picked numbers for the bookies and his mom did...
DeMott, Joseph Early War Duty in the Pacific
When the war started, Joseph DeMott was still working as a radio operator. His group was scheduled to take off for...
Rooney, Andrew Earning a Bronze Star
Andrew A. Rooney went to the front lines a lot [Annotator's Note: as a correspondent for the Stars and Stripes,...
Billingsley, James Earning a Silver Star
[Annotator's Note: There is a tape break and this clip starts with James Billingsley midsentence. There are some cuts...
Mero, Robert Earning the Bronze Star
In February 1945, Robert Mero volunteered for another patrol that involved an assault group and a support group. He...
Smith, John Earning the Bronze Star Medal
Fighting in the Leyte Valley area lasted for two brutal months, and John Smith related the tale of the event that...
Wofford, Jesse L. Earning the Distinguished Flying Cross
On a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany on 3 February 1945, Jesse Wofford's aircraft was badly damaged by German flak...
Baughman, Harry Earning the Nickname "Blue Devils"
The 88th Infantry Division made it into the port at Naples, and Harry Boughman moved through and crossed the Volturno...
Chauvin, Ernest Easy Day; Hard Day
Ernest Chauvin and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry...
Baker, Sterling Eating Coconuts and Being Hit
Sterling Baker's records say that at Casablanca [Annotator's Note: Casablanca, Morocco] he was patrolling a lagoon, but...
Angst, Lawrence Effects of Injuies and Treating German Civilians
Lawrence Angst never became a doctor because he could not. He came back and recovered from his injuries, but he could...
Schafer, Leon Eight Trips to Normandy
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.] They returned to...
Freeman, Bradford Eindhoven to Arnhem
They [Annotator's Note: Bradford Clark Freeman and his fellow paratroopers in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute...
Lesniewski, Joseph Eindhoven, Holland
Joseph Lesniewski did not run into any resistance landing in Holland [Annotator's Note: during Operation Market Garden...
Smith, William J. Element of Surprise
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was flying out of Charters Towers, Australia]. They were shipped from Port Moresby to...
Linkous, Melvin Elsenborn Ridge
Melvin Linkous and his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division] were...
Staymates, Arthur Encounter with General Patton
Arthur Staymates thought General Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton] was a great...
Willette, Edward Encountering the Enemy
Edward G. Willette and his division [Annotator's Note: Willette was a mortarman in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 413th...
Breard, Reneau End of the Bulge
Reneau Breard and his unit [Annotator’s Note: with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were...
Severance, Dave End of the Fighting on Iwo Jima
Dave Severance thought they would be sent home once they took the mountain [Annotator's Note: Mount Suribachi on Iwo...

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