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Bridger, Harley The War Ends
Harley Bridger's original crew stayed together the entire war except for the bombardier. He was a young, Jewish boy...
Bebko, Robert The War's End
A friend of Robert Stephen Bebko's [Annotator's Note: in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th...
Sutcliffe, Albert The West Loch Disaster
Albert G. Sutcliffe was sent to Pearl Harbor's [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] in preparation for going to the...
Kelley, Archie The West Virginia Torpedoed
Archie Kelley thought much more time was going by than really was [Annotator's Note: onboard the now-torpedoed USS West...
Dunlavy, Jack Third Fleet Actions
On 16 April [Annotator's Note: 16 April 1945], the Third Fleet was off the coast of Japan and sent planes out to hit...
Tatum, John Third Wave on Guadalcanal
John Wesley Tatum was in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division when they landed on...
Monteyne, Joseph Thoughts About the Germans
You could not ask for a better enemy than the Germans. The Germans were very efficient, and Joseph Monteyne [Annotator'...
Goodwin, Hersey Thoughts on Combat
Hersey Goodwin and the gunners spent a lot of time with flight recognition. When the plane flew into the one in front,...
Davis, Jack Thoughts on Combat
Jack Davis' first combat was "scary as hell". He would be walking along the hedgerows [Annotator's Note: man-made...
Werner, Jack Thoughts on Combat
Jack Werner was the highest ranking non-commissioned officer of his company [Annotator's Note: H...
Uttero, Cosmo Thoughts on Combat Life
Cosmo Uttero was in H Company [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Sapp, Walter Thoughts on Germans
A German soldier surrendered to Walter Sapp. He turned him over to the company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st...
Brewer, Chester Thoughts on the War
Chester Brewer flew with the 8th Air Force. His crew was from all over the United States. He flew with the 3rd Division...
Colburn, George Thoughts on War
Being in a hole with Jimmy Grimes when he got shot through the head, and Harrington got his belly split open stands out...
Smith, Arthur Thoughts on War
Arthur Smith did not burden his children with World War 2. It became current in his life as a result of his youngest...
Kolesa, Thomas Thoughts On War and Life
Thomas Kolesa feels he had the best education he could have ever gotten from the Marine Corps. When he got into...
Frisco, Paul Threats to the USS Cushing (DD-797)
Paul J. Frisco and his fellow crewmen were not intimidated by the threat of kamikazes because of their supreme...
Fili, William Three on a Match
On William Fili's first mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] on 5 April 1944, his was the only crew...
George, Carroll Three Ships
Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...
Foy, John Through France to Belgium
John Foy's division [Annotator's Note: Foy was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th...
Ricks, Howard Tinian
Following Saipan, Howard Ricks and the 4th Division [Annotator's Note: Ricks was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Famularo, Salvatore Tinian to Iwo Jima
Salvatore Famularo [Annotator's Note: and his fellow Marines in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th...
Colburn, George To Hell and Back
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go...
Little, Henry To Korea
Henry Little joined the National Guard after World War 2 ended. He went into the combat engineers and went to Camp...
Lowry, Robert To the Pacific
Robert "Bob" Lowry and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-538] finally got beached and dropped out of the convoy [...
Birdsall, Raymond Tokyo Rose and War's End
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] was...
Johnson, Erwin Told He Was Free Again
They walked to the factory with Japanese guards who would turn them over to the factory guards who were Manchurians and...
Kiplinger, Austin Top Secret Meeting Alert
After action in the Marshall Islands [Annotator's Note: Marshall Islands Campaign, 29 January to 22 February 1944,...
Stone, Edward Torpedo Effectiveness
Edward Stone and his submarine [Annotator’s Note: USS Bumper (SS-333)] deployed to the Southwest Pacific after a 30 day...
Vallas, Theodore Torpedo Squadron 7 and Hawaii After
Theodore Vallas was a member of Torpedo Squadron 7 serving as a navigator and bombardier [Annotator's Note: flying from...
Trahan, Clifton Torpedoed and Burned
On the big merchant ships, Clifton Trahan was a fireman and water tender [Annotator's Note: Trahan worked in the engine...
Bass, Stewart Torpedoing the Yamato
Stewart Bass participated in the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato on 7 April 1945. Weather conditions were not...
Monteyne, Joseph Tough Last Mission
The last mission Joseph Monteyne [Annotator's Note: a navigator in the Royal Canadian Air Force 425 (Alouette) Squadron...
Rozett, Walter Tough Missions and Being Wounded
There were roughly 36 planes in each mission from the base [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Thurleigh in Thurleigh,...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Toughest Mission
Floyd Horne flew a lot of missions before his D-Day missions [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on...
Keller, Jack Toughest Missions and P-51s
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout the interview as he had a stroke and has trouble...

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