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Moss, Roy In Reserve While in Italy
Roy Joseph Moss was involved in many patrols while the American tanks were mired down in the mud [Annotator's Note:...
Bates, Dale In the Army Air Corps
Dale Bates wanted to be a pilot in the Army Air Corps and enrolled in college at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon...
Williams, Stanley In the Navy
Stanley Richard Williams was born in May 1926 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He grew up on Wheeling Island with his...
Fili, William In the Village Jail
[Annotator's Note: William Fili, his tail gunner, and radio operator were all captured and placed in a village jail...
Linkous, Melvin Incidents as a Soldier
During the war, Melvin Linkous experienced an incident where an individual accused him of having a soft job. Captain...
Becker, Clarence India, Home, Saipan, Guam
[Annotator's Note: Clarence Becker went to India as a photo reconnaissance pilot.] India was damp and humid, but very...
Shown, Donald Indianapolis and the Atomic Bomb
Donald Herbert Shown and his ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] completed delivery of atomic bomb [...
Murray, Charles Infantry Combat and Medical Care
Charles Murray captured about ten German soldiers then continued on, allowing his men to collect the prisoners [...
Ikari, Norman Infantry Combat in Italy
Norman Ikari and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team had to sweep through tiny Italian towns and villages. Street fighting...
Schmidt, Vernon Infantry Replacement
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: a replacement on his way to be assigned to a regiment] passed through the ruins of...
Bondola, Thomas Infantry Training, Deployment and Capture
Thomas Bondola received his training with a regiment in his division [Annotator’s Note: 26th Infantry Division, no...
Muller, Henry Infighting between Generals
[Interviewer asks about the planning of the operation at Los Baños Internment Camp, Los Baños, Philippines] Henry...
Borne, Edwin Initial Bombardment of Wake
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and the Marines on Wake Island had heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Kingsley, Thomas Initial Combat and Dachau
Thomas Kingsley and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Kingsley was a member of Company C, 27th Tank Battalion, 20th...
Brooks, Curtis Initial Liberation of Santo Tomas
On 3 February 1945, nine American planes flew over the camp very low and slow. Curtis Brooks told his brother he...
Carter, Paul Initiation Into Combat
From Morocco, Paul Carter was shipped to Sicily where he was assigned to Company K, 179th Infantry Battalion, 45th...
Damonte, Emmanuel Initiation to Combat
The replacement center was just outside of Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], and once he was...
Mayes, Robert Injured in German Attack
A month after the Battle of the Bulge, Robert Mayes' unit [Annotator's Note: 12th Field Artillery Observation Battalion...
Dietrick, Alfred Injured out of Combat
Alfred Dietrick took a patrol [Annotator's Note: of men from Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Injuries from Fighter Attack
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
Boyles, Edward Inland Fighting on Leyte
As a few days had past, Edward E. Boyles and his platoon [Annotator's Note: at the time, Boyles was serving as a...
Dabney, William G. Inland from the beach
William Dabney notes that the explosive did not have to be activated before being hauled up with the balloon. They...
de Jonge, Wim Insurrection in the Dutch East Indies
While in Manila, Wim de Jonge was ordered to return to the Dutch Army to fight an uprising in the Dutch East Indies....
Peterson, Carl Intense Combat, Being Wounded, and Going to Another Unit
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Geist, Lloyd Interaction with Locals and Shooting Down a Plane
Lloyd Geist learned the art of bartering by trading a fifth of whiskey for a BMW [Annotator's Note: Bayerische Motoren...
Lorenzen, Angus Interred in Manila
There was a nice beach [Annotator's Note: in a cove along the Batang Peninsula] where Angus Lorenzen and his fellow...
Scales, James Interrogating a Japanese Soldier on Saipan
As an executive officer [Annotator's Note: executive officer of 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Stern, Guy Interrogating Enemy POWs
Guy Stern's fellow interrogator and friend, Kurt Jasen, was nearby on Omaha Beach and called for Stern to come over and...
Brooks, Morton Into Battle and Captured
At the time of his overseas deployment, Morton Brooks had little knowledge about the German treatment of Jews, except...
Uttero, Cosmo Into Brest then Liege
Cosmo Uttero spent 14 days without a rest [Annotator's Note: while serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Into Combat
Benjamin Schleider and his unit [Annotator's Note: 6th Armored Division] landed at Utah Beach on 18 July 1944. The...
Blunt, Rockie Into Combat
[Annotator’s Note: The sound is muffled.] Rockie Blunt’s father told him to join the Army. He attended Fort McClellan,...
Epperson, William Into Germany
William Epperson entered the lower part of Germany after crossing the Maginot Line. It was called Wingen and was on the...
Poole, John Into Germany
John Poole fought in small towns in France and Germany. After Sélestat, the next big engagement was getting through the...
Simpson, Joseph Into Germany
When Joseph Simpson entered enemy towns as his unit advanced into the German home land, white flags would come out and...
Saloom, Kaliste Into Germany
Kaliste Saloom was attached to the SHAEF [Annotator's Note: Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces], Supreme...

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