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Duncan, Reginald Being the Captain's Driver
Reginald Duncan was the driver for the captain in his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light Ponton Company] and...
Cupina, John Being Under Fire
John J. Cupina recalled receiving a lot of enemy fire in a small village in Germany soon after they crossed the Rhine...
Damiano, George Being Wounded
George A. Damiano recalls when the Marines accidently fired on his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Ukrop, Samuel Being Wounded
Samuel Ukrop was flown to an Army hospital on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]. He was the only Marine in...
Morgan, George Being Wounded
George Morgan told his parents about his wartime experiences. He told them about being wounded in the invasion of...
Boitnott, Monty Being Wounded
Monty Joe Boitnott was wounded when he was bringing supplies on a mule and a mortar shell hit the path. The mule went...
Garbo, William Being Wounded
After a narrow escape from a deadly Japanese ambush, and a tragic friendly fire casualty that night, William Garbo and...
Spera, George Being Wounded
George Spera's first wound in combat was a small injury to his left hand in November [Annotator's Note: November 1944...
Van der Pool, Ivan Being Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Ivan Van der Pool points on a map to various locations he saw in North Africa.] Ivan Van der Pool...
Yatsu, Lawrence Being Wounded
Lawrence Yatsu went to Naples then continued on to Milan. Yatsu does not recall much of his first night in combat. The...
Caponigro, John Being Wounded
During the second day of combat, John Caponigro went into the same area [Annotator's Note: near Saarbrucken]. This time...
Shenkle, George Being Wounded
George Shenkle [Annotator's Note: serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] remembers...
Cowart, Thomas Being Wounded
Thomas Cowart entered France as a replacement [Annotator's Note: for the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry...
Shirley, John Being Wounded
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division] was sent to England to...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Being Wounded
Richard Witaker recognized that the life expectancy of platoon leaders was not very long on Okinawa. The Japanese would...
Lutz, William Being Wounded
William Lutz was on Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, Philippines]. He was in the hospital when he heard about the bombs...
Tweed, Earl Being Wounded
Earl Tweed was wounded once during his service. That was in the 11 November [Annotator's Note: 11 November 1944] attack...
Mancuso, Frank Being Wounded
Frank Mancuso crossed the Volturno River prior to Monte Cassino. His unit gathered in a courtyard to refuel their...
Vaughn, Odell Being Wounded and Evacuated
Odell Vaughn was wounded near Pisa, Italy. He went to assist a wounded man in a minefield. Four men near him...
Goodrich, James Being Wounded and Evacuated
[Annotator's Note: James Goodrich served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gun section leader in the 27th Marine...
Harris, Carroll Being Wounded and Evacuation
Carroll Harris and the 1st Platoon [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, 7th Scout Company (Provisional), 7th Infantry...
Baughman, Harry Being Wounded and Fighting Across Italy
Harry Boughman said he wasn't scared. He had to concentrate on the job at hand. On the two occasions he was wounded, it...
Donovan, Harry Being Wounded and Getting Lost
Harry A. Donovan received the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note: a Purple Heart Medal is award bestowed upon a United...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Wounded and Hospitalized
John Witmeyer was first wounded in early July of 1944, just a month after the invasion of Normandy began. He went out...
Brantley, Vernon Being Wounded and Missing in Action
Vernon Brantley got a call that a German tank had been bypassed. He took a crew of four and some anti-tank mines and...
Doss, Arles Being Wounded and Returning Home
The night Arles J. Doss was wounded, the ambulance drove around without lights because the Germans could see them. Doss...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Being Wounded and Scavenging From the Dead
Michael Mervosh kept his binoculars in his pack the rest of the battle and he is thankful that he did. About a week...
Deal, James Being Wounded and Sent Home
Before crossing the Moselle River, James Deal received wounds from shrapnel. The location had been cleared of enemy...
Radford, Charles Being Wounded at Monte Cassino
[Annotator's Note: Charles Radford served in the Army as an infantryman in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry...
Stewart, Frank Being Wounded During the Battle of the Tenaru River
When Frank Stewart's group arrived at the Tenaru River [Annotator's Note: actually, the Ilu River, on 21 August 1942]...
Baumgarten, Harold Being Wounded Five Times and Losing His Best Friend
Harold Baumgarten continues talking about his experience when he reached Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: on D-Day, 6...
Moen, Virgil Being Wounded in Holland
Prior to Operation Market Garden [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, 17 to 25 September 1944, Netherlands],...
Kelso, Robert Being wounded near the end of the war
Robert Kelso's unit had pulled up near a railroad track and dug in. He had heard that some of the guys went to a...
Cowart, Harold Being Wounded on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and his unit [Annotator's...
Ledford, Robert Being Wounded Three Times
Robert Ledford wanted to join the Army because he wanted to be on the ground fighting the enemy. When he heard the...
Koukos, Harry Being Wounded, Recovery, Going Home and Being Discharged
The Germans were good fighters, according to Harry Koukos, and they were ruthless, cruel and brutal. He recalled going...

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