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Stiles, John Okinawa
John Stiles was on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] and it was rather primitive. They got water out of...
Ferris, Robert Okinawa
Robert J. Ferris joined Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) as a replacement pilot [Annotator's Note: when...
Riedl, Edward Okinawa
Edward Riedl remembers that Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] was different than Leyte [Annotator's Note:...
Bale, Edward Okinawa
Edward Bale went to Okinawa at the beginning of the assault as part of a deception force that did not land. The 2nd...
Cassidy, John Okinawa
Returning to the Pacific on the USS Brown (DD-546), John Cassidy participated in the invasion of Okinawa. He was there...
Davis, Charles Okinawa
Charles Davis went on USS LCI-1023 to Okinawa where the Kamikazes were really bad. He thought he was immune to blood...
Lutz, William Okinawa
William Lutz went into a cave on Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg; 1 April...
Campisano, Frank Okinawa
Frank Campisano was told he would be invading an island and boarded a ship the Monday before Easter [Annotator's Note:...
Hahn, Clifford Okinawa
Clifford Albert Hahn was destined for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He knew very little about the overall...
Curley, Walter Okinawa
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 5th...
Knapps, Walter Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: he was], Walter Knapps [Annotator's Note: a Marine guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station during...
Oplinger, Robert Okinawa
Robert Oplinger participated in several battles before Okinawa. It took three months for the United States for defeat...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Okinawa and Becoming an Ace
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe was there [Annotator's Note: on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu] for two or three months before...
Peto, George Okinawa and Hill 55
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Lanzetta, Frank Okinawa and Occupation in Japan
Frank Dominic Lanzetta witnessed the damage done to many of the ships due to the Kamikazes around Okinawa [Annotator's...
Kern, Frank Okinawa and Occupying Japan
Frank Kern, [Annotator's Note: a corporal in A Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Okinawa and Peleliu
When Charles Womack and the other Marines in his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine...
Keller, Fred Okinawa and War’s End
Fred L. Keller, Jr. says that most of the kamikazes they experiences off the coast of Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Behr, Peter Okinawa Campaign
Peter "Pete" Behr [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division]...
Whaley, Ellis Okinawa Duties and Postwar Career
Ellis Whaley's training had been in engineering. He was given a transit and laid out roads and a cemetery. He had some...
Arceneaux, Arthur Okinawa Fighter Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior arrived after the field [Annotator's Note: Yontan Airfield (Japanese name Kita Airfield...
Knapp, William Okinawa Invasion
William “Bill” Knapp was part of the Okinawa invasion on Easter morning 1945 [Annotator’s Note: Knapp was a coxswain on...
Cole, John Okinawa Secured
John H. Cole looked up and saw a bomb coming toward him [Annotator's Note: while on Okinawa, Japan]. It tumbled to the...
Moore, Calvin Okinawa Stories
Calvin Moore went to one place where a guy hit him with an axe. They were cutting black mahogany trees. He does not...
Munch, Melvin Okinawa then Home
Melvin Munch was part of the invasion of Okinawa when it commenced on Easter Sunday in April 1945. He rode a landing...
Darling, William Okinawa Then Returning Home
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was told...
Steglich, Lenwood Okinawa then War's End
Lenwood Steglich [Annotator’s Note: as a Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class aboard the survey ship USS Bowditch (AGS-4)]...
Collie, C. Okinawa, the USS Laffey (DD-724) and Kamikazes
C. Charles Collie was at Okinawa which was the last big campaign of the war. It lasted longer than any of the other...
Morgan, Thomas Okinawa, War’s End, Occupation Duty and the Korean War
Thomas Edgar Morgan, Sr. was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division and sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Omaha Beach
[Annotators Note: this segment begins with the interviewer asking Franklin Denius to give a statement in a certain way...
Kerner, John Omaha Beach after D-Day
John Kerner was the head of a group of soldiers and were reviewed by Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: US Army General...
Friedenberg, Bernard Omaha Beach and Hedgerows
Bernard Friedenberg trained for the invasion of Europe after the invasion of Sicily. He landed at Omaha Beach and Gela...
Baxter, Lionel Omaha Beach and Malmedy
Lionel Baxter and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion] landed on Omaha Beach [...
Chaisson, Roland Omaha Beach on D-Day
Roland Chaisson was in the 1st Division [Annotator's Note: US Army's 1st Infantry Division] in Company B, 16th Infantry...
Bowling, Don Omaha Beach to Brest
Don Bowling trained with rifles, machine guns, and mortars. He landed on Omaha [Annotator's Note: Omaha Beach, Normandy...
Maki, Howard On the Front in Italy
Howard T. Maki had taken basic training on the 81mm mortar [Annotator's Note: M1 81mm mortar]. It was a devastating...

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