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Samuelson, Arne Arrival in Europe, Malmedy, Battle of the Bulge, and Combat Experience
Arne Samuelson and his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 99th Infantry Battalion was a separate unit composed of Norwegians...
Marsaglia, Donald Arrival in the Pacific and Bombing Missions
Donald Marsaglia’s crew landed in Biak [Annotator’s Note: Biak, Indonesia] right after a Japanese air raid. They left...
Brooks, Curtis Arrival of the Americans and the Deaths of His Parents
Curtis Brooks knew the Americans were approaching the Philippines. In 1944, the Japanese military posture in the...
Sinise, Jack Arriving in England
Jack Sinise arrived in England in January 1944 [Annotator's Note: and joined the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Beard, Oral Arriving in Leyte
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Arriving in Manila During the Battle
Helen Gagel flew to New Guinea and then went by boat to Biak [Annotator's Note: West New Guinea]. They took a plane to...
McGee, Joseph Arriving in New Guinea and Flying Experiences
On the way out of the United States, Joseph F. McGee Junior reunited with his old high school football coach in Hawaii...
Gilmore, Selwyn Arriving on Guam
Selwyn Gilmore and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 52nd Bombardment Squadron, 29th Bombardment Group, 314th Bombardment...
Reluga, Matthew Artillery and Russians
The first rounds of artillery fire are often shot way over where you think the troops are and then you fire back to...
Feldman, Henry Artillery Combat and Anti-Semitism
Prior to entry into France, Henry Feldman was assigned to Cannon Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry...
Albarado, Nolan Artillery Training and USO Shows
Nolan Albarado was in the Army but was cooking for the Navy in Hawaii. He returned home to the United States in 1943...
Debrick, Arnold Asleep on Guard Duty and Treated for Trench Foot
Arnold Debrick has one regret [Annotator's Note: from his time in Company B, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th...
Compton, Bryan Assault Into Germany
Bryan Compton and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 120th Medical Battalion, 45th Infantry Division] attacked the...
Segal, Harvey Assault into Germany
Harvey Segal knew nothing of the concentration camps before he entered Germany. When he and his battalion [Annotator's...
League, Ray Assault Into Germany
Ray League and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division...
Raby, Glynn Assault into Germany
[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. was with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division...
Feldman, Henry Assault into Germany
After fighting through France and Luxembourg, Henry Feldman crossed the Rhine River on pontoon bridges at Cologne,...
Cresswell, Robert Assault into Germany
Robert Nichols Cresswell left Remagen [Annotator’s Note: as a truck driver in the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion, he...
Frey, Robert Assault into Germany
Robert G. Frey crossed the Rhine River in March [Annotator's Note: March 1945]. The Air Force had taken out most of the...
Smith, John Assault on Leyte
John Smith said that as campaign veterans, his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 271st Field Artillery Battalion, 1st...
Bowsher, Walter Assault on Wake Island
Prior to becoming the postmaster, Walter Bowsher had manned three inch antiaircraft guns. He was familiar with those...
Forman, Edgar Assaulting Germany
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman's unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 319th Engineer Combat Battalion, 94th Infantry Division in...
Bertz, Richard Assaulting Germany
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz when through the backstreets of Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on a truck. It was...
Raaen, John Assaulting Omaha Beach
John Raaen saw a lot of smoke and heard a lot of noise from small arms fire from the right side. It was from WN70 which...
Bosworth, Paul Assigned to a B-17 Flying Fortress
Paul Bosworth was sent to Flagstaff, Arizona for training. He started shooting up all of the beautiful cactuses there....
Hatch, Norman Assigned to Tarawa
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] was stationed in New Zealand. They portioned...
Gust, Darrell Assigned to the 358th Bombardment Squadron
Darrell D. Gust's squadron [Annotator's Note: 358th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] spent...
Callender, Alvin Assigned to the CBI
After a 30 day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], during which Alvin Callender...
Tizzard, Thomas Assigned to the USS Helena and the Battle of Kula Gulf
Thomas Tizzard was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) and sent to Nouméa, New Caledonia. A person had told him the...
Beilman, Robert ASTP and Night Patrol
Robert Lewis Beilman enlisted into the Army with the hopes of being accepted into ASTP [Annotator's Note: Army...
Purvis, Frank Atlantic Convoy Escort Duty
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis was assigned to the USS Snowden (DE-246), a brand new destroyer escprt.] After they...
Villars, Robert Atlantic Convoys
Robert Villars was assigned to the SS Grant Wood which was built in Jacksonville, Florida. After the shakedown cruise,...
Shaner, Robert Atomic Bombs
Robert D. Shaner made a trip to the Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Lingayen Gulf, Philippines aboard the USS LST-475...
Riedl, Edward Atomic Bombs
Edward Riedl felt that if they did not kill, they would be killed themselves. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a period...
Connelly, James Atomic Bombs
James Connelly made landings on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal Campaign, 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943;...
Tyson, Marvin Atomic Bombs and Home
[Annotator's Note: Marvin Tyson served in the Navy aboard the USS LSM-270, the lead landing ship, for the invasion of...

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