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Alair, Gene South Sea Islands
Gene Alair went in and out of Guadalcanal many times. Nothing really stands out to him about it other than he lost a...
Epperson, William Southern France
William Epperson reached Southern France. His division [Annotator's Note: the 45th Infantry Division] experienced very...
Brannan, Joseph Southern France
Joseph Brannan was stationed in Southern France after being based in Italy. In France, liberty was more available than...
Field, Richard Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Coolidge, Charles Southern France and Combat Exhaustion
When Charles Coolidge landed in Southern France there was little opposition after the major shelling the Germans took...
Hull, Lester Southern France and the Battle of the Bulge
Lester Hull does not remember much about the landings in Southern France. By the time they landed, the Germans were...
Fox, Howard Southern France then Sevastopol
Howard Fox said that after the invasion of Normandy was underway, the USS Catoctin (AGC-5) was used as an amphibious...
Thompson, Thomas Southern France to the Pacific
During the invasion of Southern France [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944...
Hajiro, Barney Southern France, Suicide Hill, and Being Wounded
Many of Barney Hajiro's friends died or were wounded in the Vosges Mountains of France. It was sad. The 36th Division...
Miller, Irving Southern France, the Bulge and Frostbite
Irving Miller landed in the French Riviera near Saint-Maxime [Annotator's Note: Saint-Maxime, France]. The equipment...
Yates, Herman Speaking French
Herman Yates unloaded and went through Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and headed down toward Paris [...
Wolf, Robert Speaking German and Germans
Robert Wolf carried an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]....
Willette, Edward Special Services
Edward G. Willette was in Verviers, Belgium, and wrote home quite often. One of his letters described how, when the...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" Special Task Force D-Day Mission
Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...
Boeke, Robert Specialized Training
Robert Boeke went to infantry training school which was 16 weeks of training at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort...
Davis, Jack Speeding Through France
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], a friend of Jack Davis' [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Spending Christmas at War
Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War. He spent his first...
Swan, Robert Spotting the Japanese at Midway
At Midway, Robert Swan was classified as a first pilot and navigator. The patrol plane commander was Jack Reid. Swan...
Villars, Robert SS Benjamin D. Wilson
Robert Villars returned to the Armed Guard center at the New Orleans Naval Station [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans,...
McConn, John "Jack" St. Dié
John McConn fought his first major battle at Saint-Dié [Annotator's Note: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges]. The Americans were on...
Quigley, Tom St. Lo Fighting
Tom Quigley and his men began moving inland through the woods and were taking fire from German snipers posted in the...
Weiner, Reuben St. Marcouf
Reuben Weiner has gone through compact disc collections of photos from World War 2 and he sees a lot of photos that...
Jostad, Glen Stalag IV
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag IV after being evacuated from Stalag VI. Things got much tougher as the pressure drew...
Kopp, Alois Start of the War and Loss of the USS Houston (CA-20)
Alois Kopp volunteered to go on the USS Houston (CA-30) in 1939 for deployment overseas. The ship was stationed in...
Tyler, Vernon Stationed in Germany
Vernon Leo Tyler was a cannoneer on gun crews [Annotator's Note: in the 100th Infantry Division]. Gun crew duties...
Offenbacher, Robert Stationed in India
Robert Offenbacher went across the Mediterranean Sea. As they neared the island of Crete [Annotator’s Note: Crete,...
Stumpfa, James Stationed in North Africa
Jim Stumpfa was assigned to convoy duty in the North Atlantic [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. They...
Reitmeier, George Stint in Brittany, France
After surviving the sinking of his troopship, [Annotator’s Note: the SS Léopoldville] George Reitmeier was sent to the...
Stevens, Kenneth Stock Shot Off His Rifle
One time, Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Stories from combat
Kelly Kuwayama landed in Marseilles, France and it was rainy and miserable. When they hit combat in France, it was...
Reynolds, Harley Stories from the Invasion
Harley Reynolds and his unit were moving inland toward their objective. The first troops from his unit he ran into were...
Buschmeier, Frank Stories of an airman
Frank Buschmeier recalls that the March 6th Berlin raid was terrible. The flak was noted for its intensity on that raid...
Jones, Gerry Stories of Fate on Peleliu and Okinawa
Gerry Jones recalls when they [Annotator's Note: the 1st Marine Division] went to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu,...
Flannigan, James Storming Normandy, A Bronze Star, and Fighting On
When he landed in Normandy with Battery A, 29th Field Artillery Battalion [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 29th Field...
Moran, John "Jack" Storming the Castle
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division crossed the Rhine River and attacked Braubach, Germany at night. As dawn...
Honea, Chafer Strafed by German Fighter Planes
Chafer Honea landed in Naples, Italy at night. After leaving their ship, they boarded 40 and eight train cars [...

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