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Shirley, John Germans Surrender
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division] had to occupy a forest...
Whitaker, Fred Germany
Fred Whitaker remembers some soldiers were decapitated because the Germans would put wires across the roads. They...
Thomas, A.C. Germany
A.C. Thomas was part of the liberation of POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] in Lindberg [Annotator’s Note:...
Lazinger, Sol Germany
Sol Lazinger and his comrades took turns going on patrols. Occasionally people would disappear in the night. While...
Fiore, Dominick Germany and Reflections
Once in Germany, Dominic Fiore [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division] once hit a P-...
Doolan, Robert Gestapo Interrogation to Stalag Luft III
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was captured and taken to Scheveningen, The Hague, Netherlands, along with his copilot...
Bailey, Kenneth Getting Drafted
The day Kenneth H. Bailey got his draft notice [Annotator's Note: 4 November 1942] was a very bad day. He knew it was...
Uttero, Cosmo Getting Home and War Stories
When Cosmo Uttero got home, he joined the VFW [Annotator's Note: Veterans of Foreign Wars]. There were hundreds of...
Smith, John Getting Into Combat
Starting in December 1943, John Smith was on New Guinea preparing for combat in the Admiralty Islands. They landed on...
Smith, William S. Getting Supplies in France
The Germans pulled back because they did not know how strong the Americans were [Annotator's Note: during Operation...
Hughes, Lowell Getting the Bronze Star Medal
Lowell Hughes went from Salerno to Naples, Italy. He did not get any leave for a long time. The landing at Salerno was...
Wilson, Anderson Ghost Army
Anderson Wilson moved inland from Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] and awaited orders. They were part of...
Livaudais, James Glider Infantry
James Livaudais was part of the division which was to become the Sergeant York Division—the 82nd Division with about 16...
Garten, Perry Glider Operations
Perry Garten flew gliders in India and Burma. The storage and troop transport area within the glider was very limited....
Ericson, John Glider Training to the Bulge
John Ericson went through a training period [Annotator's Note: after being assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th...
Moen, Virgil Gliding into Normandy
[Annotator's Note: Virgil Clayton Moen served in the 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, 9th Air...
Jones, Johnnie Going Ashore at Omaha Beach
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior went ashore at Omaha [Annotator's Note: Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, 7 June 1944 with the...
Clark, Russell Going Ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day
Russell Clark sailed toward Normandy with his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Charles Carroll (APA-28)] lingering offshore...
Kaylor, Emmett Going Home, Joining the Airborne and Pre-Deployment Training
It took them 12 days to get back to California [Annotator's Note: returning from Japan after the war]. Emmett Kaylor...
Griffith, Leon Going Home, Shell Shock, and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Leon Griffith was a rifleman in Company A, 6th Ranger Battalion and took part in the Raid at...
Rupp, Robert Going into Bastogne
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp served with the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division. His...
Whaley, Ellis Going into Okinawa
Ellis Whaley spent a lot of time talking to his boys before they got off their ship [Annotator's Note: during the...
Rupp, Robert Going Out On The Line
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp was assigned to the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division.] They...
Venverloh, Joseph Going through France with 2nd Armored Division
Joseph Venerloh was sent to a replacement depot, from there was assigned, and loaded up into a truck. He was dropped at...
Bianconi, Anthony Going to War
Anthony Bianconi was in dry dock [Annotator's Note: as a musician and ammunition bearer on the USS Philadelphia (CL-41...
Haines, George Good and Bad Memories
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Haines about "shutting off" when overseas and asks about any haunting...
Stefaniak, Joe Graignes and Carentan, France
Joseph Stefaniak's guys blew up an armored car and took all of the money out of it. They thought the money was no good...
Olson, Bud Grave Registration Detail and Reflections
Bud Olson [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne...
Maki, Howard Graves Registration Duty then Liberator
Howard T. Maki explored towns in Italy and found wounded and murdered local inhabitants. One individual serving with...
Jeffrey, Wallace Ground Air Support
Wallace Jeffery and the 300 or so troops in his unit got together after Paris. [Annotator’s Note: the unit was the...
Heath, David Guadalcanal
David Heath found out he was behind Japanese lines. To evade the 800 soldiers, the Marines walked behind them, up a...
Salerno, James Guadalcanal
James Salerno stayed in San Diego for about four or five months. From there they went to Pearl Harbor where they saw...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Guadalcanal
After a year, Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson's flotilla [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 6 (MTBRon 6)] was...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Guadalcanal
Harold Buell was stationed on Guadalcanal where he found life in the field to be far more difficult than it was on his...
Goble, Joseph Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the 7th Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: Goble served as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st...
Keller, Richard Guadalcanal
Richard Keller's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] went back to...

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