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Hyland, Everett Nine Months Recovering in Naval Hospitals
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland was hospitalized after being wounded on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) during the...
Creekmore, Thomas Nineteenth Mission
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Romano, Joseph Nissei, Blacks, Whites, and Germans
Joseph Romano went to Germany after Italy. He was on guard duty there. He went to Le Havre, France from there. [...
Albarado, Nolan No Money in the World
Nolan Albarado was not on the front lines because he was assigned to artillery units. The 9th Air Force needed them to...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" No More Combat
[Annotator's Note: Archibald Rackerby was wounded by friendly fire while training on Guadalcanal on 9 March 1944.]...
Fili, William No Parachute Training and Thoughts of Switzerland
William Fili had not been trained how to bail out of an aircraft. They had one bit of instruction. OSS [Annotator's...
Scholl, Richard Noemfoor Island
Richard Scholl does not recall the Battle of Lone Tree Hill by name specifically [Annotator's Note: also known as...
Medway, Irwin Nordhausen Concentration Camp
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and reads from articles...
Beal, Harold Normady Beach Landing
Harold Beal remembers there was a lot of noise. He did not go a minute without hearing some sort of blast. [Annotator's...
Morgan, George Normandy
George Morgan left Fort Pierce after a month and a half along with two dozen other men. [Annotator’s Note: Fort...
Baughman, Paul Normandy
Paul Baughman jumped into Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944]...
Livaudais, James Normandy
James Livaudais entered the service in March 1942. His division was to be the Sergeant York Division. The decision...
Windisch, Lutz Normandy
During training in Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau, Germany], Lutz Windisch trained mostly on machine guns such as the...
Gibian, Richard Normandy
Once in England, Richard Gibian was given a few hours in a P-47 [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter...
Harkness, Henrietta Normandy
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] left on D-Day [Annotator's Note...
Schultz, Philip Normandy
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Philip Schultz what the D-Day landings in Normandy, France on 6 June 1944...
Burchell, Raymond Normandy
Raymond Burchell was in Sainte-Mère-Église [Annotatror’s Note: Sainte-Mère-Église, France] with about six or seven...
Gerhard, Winnecken Normandy
Winnecken Gerhard was sent to Normandy around 15 May 1944, only a few weeks prior to the D-Day invasion [Annotator's...
Prestridge, Hillman Normandy
Hillman James Prestridge partook in the biggest operation ever [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...
Strandburg, Lewis Normandy
Lewis A. Strandburg was a private in Company I, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd...
Staymates, Arthur Normandy Hedgerows and Towns
Arthur Staymates fought through the Normandy hedgerows [Annotator's Note: after capturing the beaches of Normandy...
Livaudais, James Normandy Action
James Livaudais flew in a glider over Allied shipping in the English Channel on his route to land in Normandy on D-Day...
Giller, Edward Normandy and Air Warfare
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. and his unit [Annotator's Note: 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing...
Moen, Virgil Normandy and Holland
[Annotator's Note: Virgil Clayton Moen served in the US Army Air Forces as a Waco CG-4 glider pilot in the 72nd Troop...
Harold, Paul Normandy and Leave
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Jeffrey, Wallace Normandy Breakout
As the front moved, Wallace Jeffery and his unit moved. [Annotator’s Note: Jeffery was a radioman in a direction...
Biagioni, William Normandy Campaign
William H. Biagioni [Annotator's Note: assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry...
Ornelles, Emory Normandy Combat
Emory Maurice Ornelles was sent to Camp Wolters [Annotator's Note: later Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas] for...
Pierce, Wayne Normandy Combat
Wayne Pierce had no idea of what was happening with A or B Companies while he was with Sanford and the remnants of C...
Olson, Bud Normandy Command Post
Bud Olson [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne...
Rendelman, Ed Normandy Hedgerows
Ed Rendelman and his battalion [Annotator’s Note: 2nd Battalion, 359th Regiment, 90th Infantry Division] immediately...
Nannini, James Normandy Invasion
James Nannini went overseas in a large convoy. It was scary to him because he had never been on a boat before. He was...
Martin, James Normandy Invasion
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Deal, James Normandy Invasion
James Deal and his tank battalion [Annotator's Note: 737th Tank Battalion] crossed the English Channel to land in...
Combs, Monroe Normandy Invasion
[Annotator's Note: Can hear muffled chatter throughout this segment.] Monroe "Tex" Combs Monroe received orders to jump...

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