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Mills, George From Soldier to Prisoner in Europe
After liberating Paris France, George F. Mills [Annotator's Note: with the Company E, 2nd Battalion, 109th infantry...
Jones, Johnnie From South Carolina to Omaha Beach
Johnnie A. Jones Senior was made a warrant officer [Annotator's Note: officers above non-commissioned officers,...
Ngai, Johnny From Southern France to Germany
Johnny Ngai did not do any special training for the landing in Southern France. They were physically fit. He only had...
Addison, Arnold "A.C." From Tarawa to Saipan
Arnold Addison saw combat on Tarawa, Saipan and Okinawa. His first encounter with the Japanese on Tarawa brought to his...
Ito, Susumus From the French Riviera to Bavaria
After the mission of the Lost Battalion, Susumas Ito was sent back to the French Riviera for several months. [Annotator...
Coleman, Harper From the Hedgerows to the Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: There is a tape break, and the clip starts with Harper Harvey Coleman mid-sentence.] An 88 [...
Martin, Oscar From the Hürtgen Forest to the Battle of the Bulge
Oscar Otto Martin, being a combat medic, moved around in different companies of the 28th Infantry Division [Annotator's...
Cole, John From the Philippines to Okinawa
After Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] was secured [Annotator's Note: on 14 January 1945], John H. Cole...
Dyer, Jimmie From the United States to China
Jimmie Dyer went overseas on a ship that was designed as a tanker. It was a sorry piece of machinery. It was a tough...
Madden, Paul Frozen Feet
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Cart, William "Bill" Funny Stories from Kwajalein
[Annotator's Note: William Cart served in the US Marine Corps as a pilot in Marine Fighting Squadron 155 (VMF-155)...
Cruise, Leslie Furlough and Training
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has on his lap.] After the invasion of Normandy...
Dolsen, Frank Gelsenkirchen Mission
Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went on a...
Lorenzen, Angus General Douglas MacArthur Visits Santo Tomas
Angus Lorenzen, his sister and mother were internees in the Santo Tomas Camp in Manila, Philippines. On 3 February 1945...
Redmond, Leroy General George Patton
Leroy Redmond was part of the invasion of southern France. It was unscathed as the war had been in the north for a long...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin General Patton’s Complaints
Benjamin Schleider and 6th Armored Division were advancing into Grostenquin, Germany. The 35th Infantry Division was...
Klenoski, Richard Generals Not Politicians
Richard Klenoski volunteered for aviation training while training to be a combat engineer. He qualified to be trained...
Dillon, Gerard German 88s and Patrol
Gerard Dillon was in Vierville [Annotator's Note: Vierville-sur-Mer, France] when he got his first introduction to the...
Cupina, John German Artillery in the Ardennes Forest
John J. Cupina recalled the horrible cold weather and muddy terrain when all of a sudden a machine gun opened fired on...
Lesniewski, Joseph German Breakthrough
Joseph Lesniewski , Shifty Powers [Annotator's Note: Staff Sergeant Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers] and another guy were to...
McConn, John "Jack" German Defenses
John McConn has a vivid memory of the attack on the Siegfried Line because of his terror about mounting a direct attack...
Abate, Sam German Defenses and Dinah Shore
The M10 tanks [Annotator's Note: M10three inch Gun Motor Carriage, tank destroyer] had a heavy turret but it was open,...
Giller, Edward German Jet Fighter Aircraft
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. encountered German fighter jets. The Germans tried to surprise attack them, but the Americans...
Asbury, Richard German Jets and Rocket Planes
Richard Asbury flew 126 missions in the war. He only got into fights six times. He thought he was unlucky in...
Hurley, Wallace German POWs and War's End
Wallace Hurley contracted pneumonia during the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the hospital for four days. Following his...
Baxter, Lionel German Prisoners
Lionel Baxter says they [Annotator's Note: the German Army] had some fast-moving vehicles and had the 88s [Annotator's...
Tweedt, Vernon T. German Resistance and Hepatitis
Vernon Tweedt and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 131st Field Artillery Battalion, 36th Infantry Division] were...
Sapp, Walter German Soldiers
Walter Sapp was fortunate to have excellent hearing. He could hear mortars coming down. The way a mortar explodes, if...
Dietrick, Alfred German Soldiers and Weapons
Alfred Dietrick thinks the Germans had a well disciplined Army. The German soldier had it drilled into his mind that...
MCarthy, John German Subs and War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy if they ever forced any German submarines, or u-boats, to surface...
Sichler, George German Weapons
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Sichler about different German weapons used against him.] Every night...
Little, Henry Germans and Coming Home
Henry Little was told to get on a truck with 12 men, but not told his destination. Achering [Annotator's Note: likely...
Chauvin, Ernest Germans and Mortars
In Leipzig [Annotator's Note: Leipzig, Germany], Ernest Chauvin and another man were put on a listening post. He was...
Rupp, Robert Germans Fleeing the Russians
Robert Rupp does not remember much about it [Annotator's Note: the later stages of the Battle of the Bulge] because...
Yeagley, Richard Germans Out of Gas
[Annotator's Note: Richard Yeagely served in the Army on an anti-tank gun crew in Anti-Tank Company, 271st Infantry...
Hughes, Lowell Germans Shelling the Hospital at Anzio
Anzio, Italy was the worst place Lowell Hughes ever was. The morning they left, they had dug in about 500 yards from...

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