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Hurley, Wallace Friendly Fire
Wallace Hurley recounts the story of his admired company commander who was killed while capturing two Germans. The...
Kiplinger, Austin Friendly Fire
Austin H. Kiplinger experienced friendly fire in the Fall of 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a pilot with Composite...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire and Decorated by General Stilwell
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with James Billingsley midsentence in a new story.] Billingsley says that after the...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire Deaths
James Billingsley encountered quite a bit of Japanese resistance going up Highway 17 [Annotator's Note: now Emilio...
Orlando, Joseph Friends and Enemies
Joseph Orlando had two men in his squad who had been on Guadalcanal [Annotator’s Note: Battle of Guadalcanal; Operation...
Tindal, Sullivan Friends and Invasion
Sullivan Tindal developed a relationship with a family that hosted him while in boot camp in the South [Annotator's...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Tallon, Donald From Africa to Liberating Rome
After basic training, Don Tallon left Virginia for Africa. The journey took 21 days in a convoy. They had rough weather...
Howard, William From Anzio to Rome
William Edwin Howard says the fighting on Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] beach was terrible. The Germans had a...
Young, James From Australia to the Battle of Cape Gloucester
After his tour on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, James Franklin Young and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd...
Abate, Sam From Being Inducted to Fighting in France
Sam V. Abate reported to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] to get a physical and to get sworn in [...
Colburn, George From Camp LeJeune to Camp Pendleton
George Colburn got a ten-day leave to go home after bootcamp. Two of his buddies were home at the same time. He then...
Johnson, Erwin From Camp to Hell Ship
Erwin Johnson assigned to work details. If they worked, they got a little more to eat so he volunteered for any detail...
Carter, Donald From Cherbourg to Paris
On the twelfth day of combat, Don Carter's squad [Annotator's Note: in Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th...
Parra, Pedro From Engineer Training to Kwajalein Atoll
[Annotator's Note: Pedro Parra was assigned to the 854th Engineer Aviation Battalion in February 1943.] They did not...
Carlson, Clarence From England to France
While stationed in England [Annotator's Note: at Royal Air Force Boxted, Colchester, England], Clarence Carlson would...
Colson, Earl From France to the Philippines
Earl Colson landed in Le Havre, France [Annotator's Note: with the 86th Infantry Division]. They trained there as they...
Bartlett, Robert From France to Virginia
Bob Bartlett [Annotator's Note: assigned to USS Barnett (APA-5)] participated in the invasion of Southern France [...
Wolf, Robert From Germany to the Philippines
Robert Wolf went into Cologne [Annotator's Note: Cologne, or Koln, Germany]. It was a desert. There was a lot that was...
Moore, Hilar From Guam to Iwo Jima
Hilar Moore was shipped to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands] after the invasion started. He took...
Smith, Louis From Guam to Iwo Jima
While he was with the 21st Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: Smith was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st...
Jameson, Andrew From Hospital to Russians to Home
When one is wounded in the field, it is impossible to get out until nightfall. Andrew George Jameson [Annotator's Note...
Hughes, Lowell From Italy to Southern France
Lowell Hughes was out in front of the line at Anzio, Italy in no man's land putting up barbed wire. He had three trucks...
Goodwin, Hersey From Iwo Jima to the Korean War
Hersey Goodwin flew one mission over Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] where they [Annotator's Note: 11th...
Wold, Vernon From Le Havre to Linz
On 10 January 1945, Vernon Wold went by train to Camp Shanks, New York [Annotator's Note: Camp Shanks in Orangetown,...
Wicklund, John From Leyte to Samar
As first scout, John Wicklund carried a Thompson submachine gun [Annotator's Note: .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun...
Hauberg, Harold From Leyte to the War's End
Harold Hauberg [Annotator's Note: with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division]...
Wolf, Robert From Louisiana to Austria
Robert Wolf trained in Louisiana in the summer of 1944. He then went to California to do amphibious training for the...
Griffith, Leon From New Guinea to the Philippines
Leon Griffith was unloading mules [Annotator's Note: as part of the 98th Field Artillery Battalion] and the Japanese...
Gatlin, Carl From North Africa to Sicily
[Annotator's Note: An off-camera male interjects throughout this clip.] Carl Robert Gatlin and his regiment [Annotator'...
Morris, Joe From Okinawa to China
Joe Morris and his unit [Annotator's Note: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were part of the...
Mabarac, Raymond From One Theater to Another
After arriving in the Ruhr Valley, they [Annotator's Note: Raymond Mabarac and his fellow soldiers in Company H, 2nd...
Kopp, Alois From Prewar Sailor to a Prisoner of War
Alois Kopp enlisted in the Navy in September 1937 despite the fact he could not swim. He learned fast. He volunteered...
Gatlin, Carl From Rome to France
[Annotator's Note: An off-camera male interjects throughout this clip.] Carl Robert Gatlin and his regiment [Annotator'...
Bebko, Robert From Runner to Sniper
Robert Stephen Bebko and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry...
Coleman, Harper From Saint Lo to Paris
Harper Harvey Coleman was at Saint Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and dug in along a road that was supposed to...

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