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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,...
de Marcken, Christian Tough Times and Liberation
Christian de Marcken said that at the time of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German...
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...
Jameson, William Tour in Italy
William Graham Jameson landed in Italy [Annotator's Note: and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry...
Debrick, Arnold Train Ride Across France
Arnold Debrick would try to do just about anything. They were proceeding across France on a train and Debrick and a...
Winnier, Lawrence Training and Life on Ship
Lawrence Winnier's boot camp [Annotator's Note: in the US Navy] was being taught how to set a table and make beds. They...
Schafer, Leon Training and Losing Men
In England, Leon Schafer went through a series of training periods. The ship's [Annotator's Note: USS LST-502] crew had...
Moen, Virgil Training and Overseas
Virgil Clayton Moen was trained in gliders in the Army Air Corps. Many guys died in glider crashes because they were...
Addison, Arnold "A.C." Training and Tarawa
Against his older brother's advice, Arnold Addison joined the Marine Corps. He remembers that when he started boot camp...
Feldman, Henry Training before Deployment
Henry Feldman was drafted shortly after he turned 18 years of age [Annotator's Note: in April 1943]. On the train to...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Training for Peleliu and Company Officers
After arriving on Pavuvu Island, Romus Burgin and the rest of the 1st Marine Division began training for the invasion...
Griffenhagen, George Training in England and the Normandy Invasion
After George Griffenhagen's unit [Annotator's Note: Griffenhagen arrived in England as a member of Company E, 20th...
Mills, George Training in England to Fighting in France
In October 1943, George F. Mills was shipped overseas and stationed in South Wales [Annotator's Note: South Wales,...
Yavenue, Richard Training in Hawaii and the Invasion of Saipan
Richard Yavenue was told to pack his sea bag and wait to be shipped out as a replacement. He was later assigned to the...
Evans, Donald Training in North Africa
Donald Evans docked in Mers-el-Kebir [Annotator's Note: Mers-el-Kébir, Oran, Algeria] in North Africa. They were told...
Dufour, O'Hearn Training in the Navy
O’Hearn “Duffy” Vincent Dufour joined the Navy [Annotator’s Note: in 1940] in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: New...
Renstrom, Keith Training on Maui and the Invasion of Saipan
Keith Renstrom notes that one of the hardest things for a Marine, or anybody, is to see your first American blood [...
Parham, Henry Training to D-Day Invasion
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] After he was drafted [Annotator's Note: in...
Boyer, Robert Training, Unit Assignment, and Overseas Deployment
Basic training for Robert Boyer was regimented, leaving little to chance. For 17 weeks he worked with the 57mm anti-...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Transferred to Gibraltar for Operation Torch
After his rough mission during which his engine caught fire James Kemp McLaughlin was ordered to take an airplane to...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Transformations
For John Witmeyer, every day in combat brought a new story, and Witmeyer served over 200 days on the front lines as a...
Matsumoto, Roy Translator Jealousy and First Marauder Death
Roy H. Matsumoto was shown contempt by one of the translators in his unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 5307th...
Goble, Joseph Trauma in Battle
Joseph Goble witnessed some of his fellow Marines having traumatic experiences in combat. Some hunted Japanese on their...
Amico, Thomas Travel and Entertainment
Thomas Amico's vessel [Annotator's Note: PT-155, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 9 (MTBRon 9)] was moving "up the line" all...
Oney, James Treasury Island
James Oney and his outfit [Annotator's Note: ACORN 12; Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair 12] loaded all of their...
Friedenberg, Bernard Treating the Wounded on D-Day
Bernard Friedenberg found the D-Day Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6...
Knight, Edwin Treating Wounded
On one occasion, Edwin Knight removed a wounded man downhill by following a telephone wire. The wire split and changed...
Schweitzer, Philip Treating Wounded and Draft Boards
While Philip Schweitzer's unit [Annotator's Note: the 11th Airborne Division] was trapped on the ridge on Leyte, they...
Tarrant, Eugene Treating Wounded and Performance of Duties
Eugene Tarrant has certain memories from the war that have stuck with him to this day. One night off of Guadalcanal,...
Angst, Lawrence Treating Wounded Soldiers
The first thing Lawrence Angst did when being shelled was jump in a foxhole. They learned how to protect themselves. He...
Lynch, James Treibel and Enlisted Men
James Paul Lynch's skipper [Annotator's Note: his captain, aboard the USS Snook (SS-279)], Chuck Triebel [Annotator's...
Morgan, Fred Tremendous Men and Leadership
Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...

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