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Hackman, Delbert Entering Germany
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Heinly, Robert Entering Germany
The Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter-Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25 January...
Bodson, Henry Entering Germany and Austria
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] entered Germany through...
Moss, Roy Entering Italy
Roy Joseph Moss landed in a DUKW [Annotator's Note: six-wheel-drive amphibious truck; also known as a Duck] or "Duck"...
Duffy, Gowan Entering the Hurtgen Forest
Gowan Duffy remembers that in between battles, his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 141st Field Artillery Battalion] would...
Maki, Howard Entering the Italian Campaign
Howard T. Maki spent time in the replacement depot [Annotator's Note: in Caserta, Italy in April 1944] until he was...
LaRose, Bruce Entrance into Service
Bruce LaRose was born in Pennsylvania. He remembers the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a global...
Taliancich, Joseph Entrance into Service
Joseph Taliancich did basic training at Camp Beauregard [Annotator’s Note: Camp Beauregard, Louisiana], then he was...
Dawson, Ruffin Entrance into Service
Ruffin Walker Dawson was born in Saint Francisville, Louisiana in 1924 [Annotator's Note: November 1924]. He grew up on...
Richards, Richard Entrance into Service
Richard Richards was born in July 1916. He grew up on a farm. He graduated high school in 1935. He enlisted in the Army...
Kagan, Joseph Entrance into Service to Postwar
Joseph Kagan voluntarily joined the ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps]. The first two years were...
Nicholson, Elmer Entrance into the Service
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. went to high school for two years. He went into the CCs [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation...
Rooney, Andrew Ernest Hemingway
Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, American military newspaper] did run...
Williams, Kenneth Escape from France
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Williams, Kenneth Escape to Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Kelley, Archie Escaping Death
The USS West Virginia (BB-48) was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Archie Kelley was there during part of that...
Schaller, Henry Escorted Home by Tuskegee Airmen
A typical day for Henry Schaller would start with a briefing at four o'clock in the morning. If the target was to be...
Westcott, Marvin Escorting USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Bronstein, Isador Europe and Combat
Isadore Bronstein was transported by train to Verviers, Belgium to a replacement depot or repple-depple. It was a big...
Barnett, William Europe Deployment
On Christmas Day 1944, William M. Barnett [Annotator’s Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division]...
Meader, Byron Europe Experience
Byron Herbert Meader was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and assigned to Headquarters, 271st Infantry Regiment [...
Klimas, Irvin Europe to the Pacific at War's End
Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] gave support to the landing forces around...
McBride, Frank European Air Warfare
Frank Curtis McBride installed the bombsight [Annotator’s Note: Norden bombsight] in the twin engine Martin bombers [...
Levitt, Sydney European Campaign
Sydney Levit and his unit [Annotator's Note: 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division] were sent to Camp...
White, James European Combat
James White and the 103rd Infantry Division were transported by truck convoy deeper into France after arriving in...
Thurston, Stanley European Combat
Stanley James Thurston was not provided basic training. After enlistment, he was sent to a pigeon outfit [Annotator's...
Geisler, James European Service
James "Jim" Geisler reached England [Annotator's Note: in November 1944] and then spent time in France, Belgium and...
Fried, J. M. European Tour
On 25 December 1944, Christmas Day, J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr., boarded the vessel that would take him to the European...
Cassidy, James European War Experience
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear people talking in the background throughout segment.] Upon arrival in the United States,...
Hanson, Wilfred Evacuated from Peleliu
Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] saw Wilfred Hanson's [Annotator's Note: with Company K...
O'Donnell, Joseph Evasion and Capture
Being off of oxygen, you go into hypoxia after three minutes. Joseph O'Donnell pulled his ripcord right away and went...
Whitman, Philip Evasion and Capture
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman bailed out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber over Vienna, Austria on 13...
Doolan, Robert Evasion then Capture
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a navigator on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber that was heavily damaged...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...
Reilly, Joseph Experience with Death
Joseph Dean Reilly [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Clark, Merrill Experience with Death
Merrill J. Clark dug a small hole to take cover in [Annotator's Note: he was on Mount Belvedere in Italy with Company K...

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