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Holmes, Capers Overseas to England
Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr. was assigned to the 467th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 467th Bombardment Group], 8th Air...
McGee, George Overseas to England and France
George Wesley McGee was sent to Tennessee for maneuvers [Annotator's Note: series of seven large scale training...
Paege, Harry Overseas to Europe
Harry George Paege, Junior went overseas out of New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York, 1944]. It took eight...
Cook, Norman Overseas to Europe
Norman Cook finished his third phase of training in the Army Air Corps and was sent to Mitchell, South Dakota. He was...
Paschal, Robert Overseas to Europe
Following completion of gunnery training, Robert W. Paschal was sent to MacDill Field, Florida for advanced training....
Levit, Sydney Overseas to Europe
After completing glider infantry and paratrooper training, Sydney Levit was selected to go to Citadel [Annotator's Note...
Jasicko, Frank Overseas to Italy
In early 1944, Frank Jasicko [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group]...
Lodholz, Warren Overseas to North Africa
In June 1943, Warren Leo Lodholz was deployed to North Africa by way of a ship from Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. After 11...
Cheever, Lawrence Overseas to North Africa
[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times.] Larry Cheever was transferred to the Medical...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Overseas to Oran
Vernon Tweedt shipped out of New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to go overseas. They did not know where...
Howard, William Overseas to the 1st Armored Division
William Edwin Howard was drafted in 1942. He was sent to Camp Croft, South Carolina to train as an infantryman. It was...
Kissam, Edward Overseas to the Mediterranean and Joining the Marines
Edward Kissam was assigned to a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], the SS Thomas...
Mittleman, Harvey Overseas to the Pacific
Harvey Mittleman [Annotator's Note: with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, also known as Seabees] was shipped from...
Kough, Edward Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
Oman, Mort Overseas to the Pacific
Mort Oman was not aware that a large battle had jut taken place when he arrived in Buna, New Guinea in June 1944. He...
Riggs, William Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Someone off camera interjects at various points.] As his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Suwannee (...
Caudle, John Overseas to Tinian
John Caudle became very close friends with his crew. It was a lot like family. He went to Clovis, New Mexico and was...
Mayes, Robert Overseas to Utah Beach
Robert Mayes was inducted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He went through Basic Training and then went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Overseas with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Kelly Kuwayama had been used to all of these different types of Americans growing up in New York City. The meeting of...
Connelly, John Overseas with the Army Air Corps
In 1943, John J. Connelly graduated high school and went to sign up for the Air Corps with a friend of his. He flunked...
Friedenberg, Bernard oving Through Normandy as a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg and his unit [Annotator's Note: Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st...
Laubner, William P-38 Missions
After reaching England, William Laubner and other new arrivals were indoctrinated by a major at Goxhill. The Americans...
Giller, Edward P-38s and P-51s
In the Fall of 1944, Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. and his unit [Annotator's Note: 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter...
Rice, Darold P-47 and Shelling
Eventually the German fire lifted, and Darold Rice and his men moved on. They later caught a German convoy at a bridge...
Asbury, Richard P-47s at the Bulge
Richard Asbury went to Saint-Dizier, France when it was being flooded. He got there expecting to see P-51s [Annotator's...
Lochra, Albert P-51s and Flak
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. is sure the P-51s [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] kept planes...
Bryan, Donald P47 or P51
In 1944, they came out with water injection which added 200 horsepower. Bryan’s planes did not have it and he was a...
Bishop, Harvey Pacific Air Combat
Harvey Lee Bishop [Annotator’s Note: pilot in the 457th Fighter Squadron, 506th Fighter Group in the Pacific Theater of...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Birdsall, Raymond Pacific Combat and Leave
On Raymond Birdsall's [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific]...
Banyas, Martin Pacific Combat and War's End
Martin Banyas enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 because he liked the fighting Marines. The first job for his ship [...
Balza, Firman Pacific Combat Operations After Pearl Harbor
Firman Balza believes that the Japanese lost the war that first day, but it took the United States three and a half...
Baroudi, Howard Pacific Engagements
Howard Baroudi and his ship were rushed to the Pacific to counter the overpowering Japanese [Annotator’s Note: Baroudi...
Romano, Joseph Pacific Invasions and War's End
Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...
Savage, Robert Pacific Tour of Duty
Robert Savage was assigned as the radio man on the USS Springfield (CL-66), which received orders to escort a heavy...
Harris, Oran Palawan Island
Oran Harris did not know the exact nature of his mission on Palawan Island until he reached the prison. A Navy ship in...
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