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Reissig, Floyd J. Lingayen Gulf
Floyd James Reissig sailed around Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] towards Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note...
Beard, Oral Lingayen Gulf and Olongapo
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Gruber, Harper Little Pigs, a Monkey and Multiple Invasions
After Leyte, Harper Gruber's vessel [Annotator's Note: USS YMS-339] took part in the second invasion [Annotator's Note...
Hill, Jennings Liverpool and Iceland
After his return [Annotator's Note: from a convoy run to Russia], Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. took some time off and then...
Schicker, Tom Living and Fighting in Mud
There would be holes in the line where there were not enough men [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1...
Thompson, Willie Living and Working on a Barge as a Seabee
Willie Wesley Thompson recalled a time when the ship his company was on was being bombed and he was holding on for dear...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Living Day by Day
Charles Childs did not like the Nazis. He admired the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force] pilots, but did...
Polito, Felix LIving with the Memories
Felix Polito has reached the point in his life where he wants to let his dependants know what he did in the war. Gail...
Miles, George Lloyd Polette, Normandy, and Belgium
George Miles met Lloyd Polette [Annotator's Note: US Army First Lieutenant Lloyd L. Polette; awarded the Distinguished...
Haines, George Locals and Mail
George Haines said they would often see the Philippine rebels. In Leyte, [Annotator's Note: Leyte Island, Philippines]...
Mason, Raymond Looting in Germany
Raymond Mason remembers there was looting [Annotator’s Note: Mason is referring to entering Germany]. He put the rule...
Mayes, Robert Lorient then the Battle of the Bulge
Robert Mayes and his unit [Annotator's Note: 12th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, 9th US Army] had been in...
Jaber, Anton Losing a Buddy Near the End of the War
They [Annotator’s Note: Anton Jaber and other American forces] had been on the Roer River where the dam had been...
Raner, Norman Losing a Friend and Orders Home
As Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944, Anzio, Italy] was tailing out [Annotator's...
Fallon, John Losing a Good Man
John T. Fallon ended up in Germany [Annotator's Note: with the Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment...
Dillon, Gerard Losing a Man and Wounded
Gerard Dillon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Bridger, Harley Losing Aircraft and Men
It was normal to lose two or three airplanes on any mission over a good target like Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna,...
Smith, William S. Losing an Ammunition Truck
The Germans were retreating [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Kasserine, Tunisia, 19 to 24...
Johnson, Erwin Losing Bataan and Manila
Erwin Johnson was an aircraft mechanic at Fort McKinley in Manila, Philippines when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor...
Laster, John Thomas Losing Countrymen
Remembering a sister ship that had come into the Mediterranean by way of Oran, John Laster said it had picked up a...
Aldous, Robert Losing Crewmembers
Robert G. Aldous and his crew lost their radar operator. Their copilot went to get a suntan and went to sleep. He fell...
Jindra, Leonard Losing Friends in Combat
Leonard Jindra lost friends at the point of a German ambush [Annotator's Note: on 10 June 1944 while serving as an...
Slay, Charles Losing His Captain and the Make Up of an Infantry Regiment
Charles Slay and the 104th Infantry Division were at the Remagen Bridge [Annotator's Note: the Ludendorff Bridge, also...
Brewer, Chester Losing His Crew
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Chester Brewer how he found out about his crew being shot down during a mission...
Cauble, Raymond Losing His Crew
Raymond Cauble lost his crew after he was wounded and was in recovery. His crew was shot down later. Cauble was wounded...
Soong, Tsuyin Losing His Younger Brother
Tsuyin Soong notes that the Burma Road [Annotator's Note: a road linking Burma with southwest China built in 1937 and...
Samuelson, Daniel Losing Oxygen
Strange things would happen in the air for Daniel Samuelson. He was well-trained. He would wear a mask for oxygen....
Borders, Charles "Wes" Losing Pilots
Charles Wesley Borders and his fellow pilots all started at about the same time. They had three flights of 11 pilots,...
Tangradi, Richard Losing Planes
Richard Tangradi went to Casper, Wyoming to get his crew. [Annotator’s Note: Tangradi talks about his crew.] The crews...
Welch, Darrell Losing Planes and Pilots
[Annotator's Note: Darrell Welch and the 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group flew into Iceland.] The 94th Squadron...
Campbell, John Losing Ships and Nerve Gas
John Scott Campbell lost three ships. The one [Annotator's Note: SS Andrew G. Curtin, sunk 1944] in the Barents Sea [...
Love, John Losing the Philippines
In the fall of 1941, John Edward Love and his unit [Annotator's Note: 200th Coastal Artillery Regiment] were stationed...
McLaurine, Luke Loss of Aircraft and Capture
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. flew his final mission on 16 November 1944 [Annotator's Note: McLaurine was bombardier...
Williams, Kenneth Loss of Airplane
By March of 1944, Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter...
O'Rorke, James Loss of Bataan
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...
Samuelson, Arne Loss of Friends, Norwegian Identity, and War’s End
The first time that Arne Samuelson experienced loss in his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 99th Infantry Battalion was a...

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