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Shames, Edward Bastogne
Bastogne was very cold. There, Edward Shames' platoon mostly executed patrolling actions. Shames relates that his...
Ernest, Malcolm Bataan Before the March
The VA [Annotator's Note: Veterans Administration] had their headquarters in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans...
Bollich, James Bataan Death March
James Bollich had no idea there was going to be a surrender. He knew the front lines kept falling back. When he was...
Bollich, James Bataan Death March
During the surrender, James Bollich destroyed his weapons and threw them into the water. When he was falling back, he...
Bahlinger, Marion Baton Rouge Boy to Prisoner of War
Marion Bahlinger was born in August 1925 in Baton Rouge [Annotator's Note: Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. He grew up with...
Mason, Raymond Battalion Men
Raymond Mason remembers the guys in his battalion were good guys. They were well-trained. They kept seeing Germans. His...
Graham, Chester "Chet" Battle at Beuzeville-la-Bastille
Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham] recalls when his battalion left Hill 30 [Annotator's Note: in...
Brown, Charles Battle at Herrlisheim
After arriving in Europe, Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored Infantry...
Smith, William S. Battle at Kasserine Pass
Rommel [Annotator's Note: German Army Generalfeldmarschall, or Field Marshal, Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel] was sending...
Strandburg, Lewis Battle at La Fière Causeway
Lewis A. Strandburg [Annotator's Note: serving with the Company I, 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Bubrig, Leander Battle at Okinawa
[Annotator’s Note: Speaking is audible in the background through this segment.] In February 1945, Leander Bubrig [...
Bird, Henry Battle at Tarawa
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division of...
Shaw, Claude Battle Experience in the Pacific
Claude Bufford Shaw's ship, the Walke [Annotator's Note: USS Walke (DD-416)], was the lead in the six-ship column. When...
Votrobek, Jr., John Battle Experiences
While in the Java Sea after sinking a ship, another Japanese ship tried to sink the USS Blenny (SS-324). The crew then...
O'Rorke, James Battle for Bataan
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...
Moran, John "Jack" Battle for Hill 360
John Moran's first day of action in Obergailbach, France was the day after a large battle had been fought. Bill Hundley...
Simons, F.M. Battle for Mount Belvedere
F.M. Richard Simons did not smoke and gave his daily cigarettes away. So many people in World War 2 were given free...
Matsumoto, Roy Battle for Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto used his carbine [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic carbine] to drive back the enemy on...
Bergbower, Harold Battle for the Philippines
Harold Bergbower was on Clark Field in the Philippines on 8 December [Annotator's Note: 8 December 1941] when the...
Hackman, Delbert Battle in France
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Willis, Meade Battle in France
Meade Willis first experienced battle at Saint-Die [Annotator's Note: Saint-Dié, France]. Willis was tasked with...
Meader, Byron Battle in Leipzig and German Troops
While in Germany, Byron Herbert Meader and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 271st Infantry Regiment,...
Johnson, Wallace Battle in the Solomons
[Annotator’s Note: Sound and video are not in sync throughout segment.] Wallace Johnson served aboard the USS Jamestown...
Compagno, Nicholas Battle of Anzio
Nicholas John Compagno and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat...
Hauberg, Harold Battle of Attu
Harold Hauberg [Annotator's Note: with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] landed...
Browning, Earl Battle of Balete Pass
Earl Dean Browning took part in three major battles [Annotator's Note: with the Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry...
Bollich, James Battle of Bataan
When James Bollich was evacuated to the Bataan Peninsula [Annotator's Note: Bataan Peninsula, Luzon, Philippines], he...
Frazier, Glenn Battle of Bataan
Glenn Frazier was responsible for delivering ammunition to the Philippine Army at the front lines after the invasion of...
Addison, Robert Battle of Bloody Ridge
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] found that 11th Marine artillery was...
Sussman, Marvin Battle of Bogheim
In December 1944, Marvin Sussman [Annotator's Note: with Troop A, 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron] was on the right...
Dendy, Lloyd Battle of Cape Gloucester
Lloyd Dendy was in the advance party [Annotator's Note: of the 12th Defense Battalion] on the first day at Cape...
McWilliams, Donald Battle of Cape Gloucester
Sometimes it is hard to remember and sometimes it is good to forget some of the things that happened in those days....
Shames, Edward Battle of Carentan
Edward Shames participated in the battle of Carentan [Annotator's Note: 10 to 14 June 1944]. Shames says that the...
Newberg, Peter Battle of Coral Sea
Peter Newberg saw a blonde man close to him and it turned out to be his friend. He was an electrician 3rd Class on the...
Sterrie, Norman Battle of Coral Sea Conclusion
On the 8th [Annotator's Note: 8 May 1942, the second day of the Battle of Coral Sea], Norman Sterrie knew it was going...
Sterrie, Norman Battle of Coral Sea First Day
Norman Sterrie participated in the Battle of Coral Sea on 7 and 8 May. [Annotator's Note: 7 and 8 May 1942. Sterrie was...

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