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Linger, Russell Flying out of France
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. would be woken up in the morning, go get breakfast, and then be briefed. They were shown maps...
Russell, Richard Flying out of the Philippines
Richard T. Russell, Jr. did his first missions into China and Formosa [Annotator's Note: modern day Taiwan]. They had...
Hissey, Paul Flying P-38s in Europe
Paul Hissey flew P-38s [Annotator's Note: Lockheed P-38 Lighting fighter aircraft] during his time in Europe. He...
Taylor, Jack Flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat with Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)
Jack Taylor was well pleased flying F6F [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft] fighter planes. The...
Alison, John R. Flying Tiger Combat
John Alison flew with Tex Hill [Annotator's Note: later Brigadier General David Lee Hill, known as Tex to friends and...
Shawn, Gilbert Flying with Jimmy Stewart
Gilbert S. Shawn flew with Jimmy Stewart [Annotator's Note: later US Air Force Brigadier General James "Jimmy" Stewart...
Micheel, Vernon L. Follow Up Rounds During the Battle of Midway
Vernon Micheel flew the second attack flight against the Japanese [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Scouting Squadron 6...
Matsumoto, Roy Following Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Blue Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional...
Schultz, Philip Following Normandy
Philip Schultz followed the 29th Infantry Division through its major battles through Belgium, Holland and Germany. The...
Boitnott, Monty Fondouk and Meeting Patton
Monty Joe Boitnott moved from Kasserine to Fondouk where he fought his first battle with his company. Within a couple...
Raner, Norman Fondouk, Tunisia
The area Norman Raner was in was where the eight-inch howitzers [Annotator's Note: M1 eight inch, 203mm howitzer; heavy...
Hatch, Norman Footage from Tarawa
Norman Hatch filmed the battle on Tarawa with black and white 35mm film, but most of the rest of his photographers shot...
Guisewite, Myron Formation of the Pathfinders
After the Holland invasion [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, Netherlands, 17 to 25 September 1944] partly...
Towle, John Forming a Bond with the French Family Hiding Him
John W. Towle was shot down on 28 February 1944 over Normandy. The news of the war was scarce in occupied France so...
Heller, Robert Forming a Crew
The ten member B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] crew that Robert Heller joined was...
Rozett, Walter Forming His Crew and Going Overseas
Walter Rozett had a very good relationship with the enlisted men [Annotator's Note: on his bomber crew] and saw several...
Knudsen, Elmer Fort Driant
Elmer Knudsen's first combat was at Fort Driant, about a week after he got off the boat in France. It took him about a...
Hall, William Fortunes of War
William Hall had bad things happen to him but he never turned religious until he was in Vietnam. At that point in his...
Lightell, Harold Forward Observer
Harold Lightell entered France right after the D-Day invasion with the 79th Infantry Division. The 79th was under...
Peto, George Four Battles Without Being Wounded
Lieutenant Hagerty was promoted as a liaison officer for the 1st Marine Division and coordinated all of the regiments...
Peto, George Four Campaigns in 32 Months
George Peto served in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He spent 32 months overseas and...
Lesniewski, Joseph Four Feet of Snow
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Lesniewski served in the Army as a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Four War Patrols Aboard USS Kingfish (SS-234)
Herman Prager was transferred aboard the Kingfish [Annotator's Note: USS Kingfish (SS-234)] after she had returned from...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour France and Belgium
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld had a horrible experience in the English Channel. He, along with many other troops, got very...
Aleksandrowicz, Frank France to Belgium
Frank Aleksandrowicz remembers that they moved from France to Belgium for the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note:...
Kitts, James France to Belgium
James Albert Kitts landed in France [Annotator's Note: on 13 December 1944] and it was not cold, just muddy. It got...
Tyler, Vernon France to Germany
Vernon Leo Tyler [Annotator's Note: in the 100th Infantry Division] had to climb ropes to get on the troopships. He...
Horn, Arnold France to Germany
Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] moved about 20 miles a day once they were in France...
Puissegur, Baptiste France, Holland and Belgium
Baptiste Puissegur reached Cherbourg, France and spent two or three months there. Additional training was provided to...
Metcalf, James Franklin Attacked by Enemy
James W. Metcalf was assigned as a turret gunner with the Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the USS Franklin (CV-13). On...
Dahme, Maud Freedom and Chocolate
[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were hiding from the Nazis with a Christian family in Elburg, Netherlands...
Payne, Robert French, Germans, and Russians
One night the battalion [Annotator's Note: 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division] was...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire Deaths
James Billingsley encountered quite a bit of Japanese resistance going up Highway 17 [Annotator's Note: now Emilio...
Tindal, Sullivan Friends and Invasion
Sullivan Tindal developed a relationship with a family that hosted him while in boot camp in the South [Annotator's...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Lafferty, Ralph Friendship
One of Ralph F. Lafferty's friends had been a ski instructor before the war. He was a wonderful skier, and they became...

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