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Breen, Vernon Taking Prisoners
With his partner Curtis Mathews, Vernon Breen was assigned to take a phone down to a "T" in the road to observe the...
Waldeck, Frank Taking Prisoners and Witnessing Death
Frank J. Waldeck and his unit [Annotator's Note Company C, 1st Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Leonard, Edward Taking Rome
Edward J. Leonard remembers going into Rome [Annotator’s Note: Rome, Italy]. They had not had any sleep for a few days...
Mancuso, Frank Taking Rome
Frank Mancuso’s unit went back to Naples to get more replacements and newer landing craft, landing onshore without...
Madden, Paul Taking Saarlautern
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Gilbert, Lawrence Taking Sicily
When the American troops landed in Sicily, Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert recalls receiving heavy fire from the...
Fogg, Floyd Taking Suribachi Airfield and Hill 515
In February 1945, Floyd Fogg was among the Marines of the 23rd Marines, 4th Division [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine...
Creek, Roy Taking the La Fiere Causeway
Roy Creek recalls a misunderstanding surrounding Bob Ray [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity] and the 325 [...
Coxe, John Taking the Offensive Through Germany
Describing his journey to Marseilles, France, John Coxe said his transport ship traveled in convoy with destroyers and...
Langrehr, Henry Tank Battle at Neuville-au-Plain, France
Henry Langrehr served under two commanders, Vandervoort [Annotator's Note: US Army Colonel Benjamin Hayes "Vandy"...
Wilson, James Tank Battle on Peleliu
James Wilson's platoon leader [Annotator's Note: in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Hanson, Wilfred Tank Combat at Peleliu
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] ran to the...
Del Monte, Jack Tank Crewman in Europe
Jack Albert Del Monte had never been in a tank before being given two days of training on how to drive one. He was then...
König, Karl Tank Life and Crew
Karl Friedrich "Charley” König [Annotator's Note: or Koenig] is small and had no difficulty in moving around in the...
Rice, Darold Tank Warfare
Darold Rice and his last member of his machine gun crew set the gun up in a ditch by the crossroad and hunkered down...
Albertson, Arthur Tank Warfare
Arthur Albertson did not see a concentration camp until quite some time later. He saw the ones where they [Annotator's...
Leonard, Edward Tank Warfare
Edward J. Leonard always had at least one Frenchmen who kept him informed of what the underground would be doing. They...
Savoie, Oscar Tank Warfare in Europe
Oscar H. Savoie was sent overseas to Europe during World War 2. He was placed in his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 70th...
Jindra, Leonard Tank Warfare, Being Wounded, and Returning Home
Leonard Jindra [Annotator's Note: an infantryman in the Company F, 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th...
Ngai, Johnny Tanks in North Africa
The weather in North Africa was good for Johnny Ngai but there were a lot of bugs. Casablanca [Annotator's Note:...
Mancuso, Frank Tanks, Mules, and Terrain of Monte Cassino
Frank Mancuso served in an antitank company in the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He had a platoon of...
Rodrigue, Lowell Tarawa and Christmas at Home
Lowell Rodrigue and his crew [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Zeilin (APA-3)] picked up some Marine troops and brought...
Goodrich, James Tarawa and Going Home on a 30 Day Furlough
As the 6th Marines [Annotator's Note: 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] were going in [Annotator's Note: on...
Hatch, Norman Tarawa Film
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] was on the airstrip on the second day [...
Hatch, Norman Tarawa Film Footage
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the US Marine Corps] served in World War 2. He was on active duty in...
Fouts, Henry Targets of Attack
One of the targets Henry Sherman Fouts flew to [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment...
Franzky, Gerhard Tarnopol and Normandy
Gerhard Franzky was attached as a radioman to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment, 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsburg"....
Klimas, Irvin Task Force and D-Day
In the early part of 1944, Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] were put in a...
McKay, Edgar Task Force Baum to Return Home
Edgar L. McKay and others received orders [Annotator's Note: from US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] to...
Peniche, Ed Teamwork
Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal has nothing against John Wayne [Annotator's Note: born Marion Robert Morrison, an...
Coolidge, Charles Ten Day Pass and Medal of Honor Ceremony
In January or February 1945 the company commander called Charles Coolidge to the company CP [Annotators note: Command...
Pomroy, Frank Tenaru River and Being Replaced by a National Guard Division
When the battle initially started, Frank Pomroy was positioned with a water-cooled machine gun [Annotator's note: .30...
Richard, Martin Terrible Losses
Martin Richard does not really recall his first debriefing on D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Garten, Perry The 1st Air Commando Group's Initial Glider Operation
Perry Garten was asked by the commander of the 1st Air Commando Group gliders at their assembly area at Lālāghāt if he...
Shima, Terry The 442nd Regimental Combat Team
The performance of the 100th Infantry Battalion [Annotator's Note: an all Japanese-American unit from Hawaii] helped in...
Hajiro, Barney The 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy
Barney Hajiro fought in Northern Italy. Hajiro was the messenger for Company M [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd...

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