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Harkness, Henrietta Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was sent to Nijmegen, Holland...
Strandburg, Lewis Market Garden and Reflections
Lewis A. Strandburg [Annotator's Note: serving in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Steinfeld, Manfred Market Garden and the Bulge
After completing jump school, Manfred Steinfeld was assigned to the G2 section [Annotator's Note: intelligence section...
Leaming, Jack Marshall Islands Raid
Jack Leaming [Annotator's Note: with Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was on scouting and...
Morrow, John Max Effort and the End
John Morrow recalls MEs, Maximum Effort missions [Annotator's Note: for a maximum effort mission, every bombardment...
Bosworth, Paul Mechanical Issues on their Last Mission
Paul Bosworth had no encounters with German fighters. The only time he shot his guns was to ensure they were not frozen...
Hayashi, Shizuya Medal of Honor Actions and Anzio
Shiyuza Hayashi was awarded the Medal of Honor [Annotator's Note: Hayashi was initially awarded the Distinguished...
Rupp, Robert Medals and the G.I. Bill
Robert Rupp was anxious to get home, even though he had only been gone about 18 months. He had a Bronze Star [Annotator...
Paynter, Don Medals, New York, and England
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer is looking at some war souvenirs of Donald Dean Paynter and puts the camera on some...
Thomas, Kenneth Medic in Europe
Kenneth F. Thomas's unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 322nd Medical Battalion, 97th Infantry Division] arrived in Le...
Smith, Arthur Mediterranean Duty
Arthur Smith was stationed at La Maddalena [Annotator's Note: Advanced Base La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy]. Pop Bond [...
Asbury, Richard Meeting a German Pilot's Daughter
On the way back [Annotator's Note: from a mission], Richard Asbury was north of Gusten, Germany. He saw two Fw-190s [...
Slay, Charles Meeting an Opera Singer in Köln
When coming under enemy fire, Charles Slay would try to get behind something or get down into a cellar if he could....
Radford, Charles Meeting Ernie Pyle and Fondouk Pass
There are not many men left that served with Charles Radford. Radford at one point ran into Ernie Pyle. Pyle was...
Colburn, George Meeting General Graves Erskine
Father Lanigan [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity] was almost like a father to the men, including George...
Burrus, William Meeting General Patton
They started fighting from town to town. William Burrus was the assistant bazooka man [Annotator's Note: 2.76 inch...
Dietrick, Alfred Meeting Men of the 1st Special Service Force
The next night, the 1st Special Forces [Annotator's Note: 1st Special Service Force, 5th Army; often referred to as "...
Hatch, Norman Meeting President Roosevelt
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in 5th Marine Division] had to be responsible for his 30 camera guys [...
Hyland, Everett Meeting the Japanese Airman Who Bombed Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Everett Hyland what he saw from the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) during the...
Uttero, Cosmo Meeting the Russians
Cosmo Uttero and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Synder, Harold Memorable Combat Experiences
Harold Daniel Snyder's most memorable experience was the closest he came to being knocked off [Annotator's Note: as a...
Hood, George Memorable Combat Missions
George Hood flew a memorable bomber mission over Odaka, Japan [Annotator’s Note: in a Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy...
Snyder, John Memorable Invasions
John Snyder's most memorable invasion of World War 2 was the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]....
Nesossis, Richard Memorable Missions and the B-24
Richard Lamey Nesossis flew 52 missions during World War 2 in the Pacific Theater. Every mission had a primary,...
Reilly, Joseph Memorable Moments
Joseph Dean Reilly went from England to Holland in an airplane [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters, 3rd Battalion,...
Hartman, Joseph Memorable Moments
Joseph Hartmann was in the "52-20 club" [Annotator's Note: a government-funded program that paid unemployed veterans 20...
Wilson, Paul Memorable Moments
Paul Wilson is amazed that some men survived the war. The training they went through did not help them. The real heroes...
Zilliacus, Patrick Memorable Patrols
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if he had a good luck prayer for when his submarine was being...
Race, John "Jack Race" Memories
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer tells John T. "Jack" Race he has seen a photograph of Race's aircraft with bullet...
Fox, Charles Memories of Iwo Jima
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox chose the Marine Corps rather than another branch because it was the Japs [Annotator's...
Foy, John Memories of the Battle of the Bulge
In early January 1945, John Foy was in the snow, preparing to attack in support of another battalion that was "gettin'...
Livaudais, James Men and Weapons
James Livaudais remembers certain names from his combat experience very vividly. Not all of them are mentioned in...
McPhail, Joe Merchant Marine Service
Joe K. McPhail signed up for the Merchant Marine in Mobile, Alabama. His uncle, Olan Nicholson, and aunt [Annotator's...
Livaudais, James Merderet Combat
James Livaudais saw a man named Oseroff killed. That was the first combat death that Livaudais witnessed. He merely...
Reluga, Matthew Merkers and Gestapo Women
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Matthew A. Reluga if he and his outfit, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,...

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