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Disanza, William Segment 10
Any little thing William Disanza could do to help the natives he did. They loved it as well. It was American ingenuity...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 10
Years later Vejtasa asked Japanese veterans if they had thought about strafing the deck and they said no. Vejtasa would...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 10
Baum was sickened by the sight and the situation. He had to regroup his men and come up with a plan to get back to the...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 10
They were attempting to cross a river in order to capture an airfield that was suspected of housing German transport...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 10
Out of all the men Galloway knew and the men around him, no one was killed on the first day of the Bulge. Galloway met...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 10
Richard Candelaria thinks it is a shame that the American public did not get to see their 8th Air Force. They were able...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 10
When Feightner pulled up at the end of the runway he was hit again. His F6F [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F "Hellcat"...
Deen, Braswell Segment 10
The second day they were run out by the Japanese again [Annotator’s Note: On Okinawa, April 1945]. Deen notes that it...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 10
James Smith watched the battle [Annotators Note: the battle of Gavutu] from Tulagi. [Annotators Note: Smith gets off...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 11
Theodore Finkbeiner does not know why his unit was pulled out of its positions. When they moved into their new...
Zawada, Robert Segment 11
After he lost his rifle, Zawada grabbed the grease gun [Annotator's Note: M3 submachine gun] from behind the driver. He...
Ford, Richard Segment 11
Richard Ford was pinned down by a German machine gun. He was up against a hedgerow so tight that he could not move. The...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 11
Yellin is not sure if he was fired upon during landings and take offs from Iwo Jima. Yellin recalls that one of his...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 11
Freddie Ohr found out it was that bullet that ricocheted off his helmet and went into the cushion. His leader made a...
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Greer, Richard Segment 11
While Richard Greer and his fellow Marines were on Guadalcanal they were bombed almost constantly. They were hit at ten...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 11
Hairston was sent to Randolph Field in Texas to learn how to fly [Annotator’s Note: after the end of World War II]....
Deen, Braswell Segment 11
Deen was hit on the top of Wana Ridge [Annotator’s Note: Okinawa, April 1945]. He was hit by a Japanese knee mortar....
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 11
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 11
For the first battle of the Matanikau, James Smith and the Raiders were going to go up the river and 1st Battalion, 7th...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 12
Lyle Bouck thought about escaping twice. Reid [Annotators Note: Bouck’s friend Matt Reid] and Bouck were on a detail...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 12
One of Clarence Anderson's men came across a German pilot shooting at men in parachutes. He shot the German down and...
Ford, Richard Segment 12
Richard Ford had a carbine which was made by Remington. The barrel still had factory markings on it. Every now and then...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 12
When they landed in England, Charles Scheffel had been shuffled around as an officer in the regiment. He was all over...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 13
[Annotators Note: Clarence Anderson served in the USAAF as a fighter pilot flying P-51 Mustangs with the 363rd Fighter...
Baker, Vernon Segment 13
[Annotator's Note: a different interviewer, Martin Morgan, now interviews Vernon Baker] Vernon Baker had a reputation...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 13
One of the new pilots from Vejtasa's group got lost during the battle. He tried to make it to Guadalcanal but couldn't...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 13
Charles Scheffel’s run in with Mr. Shaw [Annotators Note: George Bernard Shaw] was not included in his book Crack and...
Mann, Karl Segment 13
To Mann, Dachau was a major example of man's inhumanity to man.Maybe future generations can handle more effectively,...
Ford, Richard Segment 14
Richard Ford recalls one time when they got a bunch of replacements. He thought those guys were something else. Four or...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 14
Freddie Ohr made a dozen passes over the airfield. They went up to provide cover when the top flight went down. Finally...
Ford, Richard Segment 15
Richard Ford is able to watch World War 2 movies. Most of the movies in his opinion are a bunch of BS. They do things...
Myers, Leroy Segment 15
Myers was discharged from the Navy as a Seamen Last-Class [Annotator's Note: either apprentice seaman or seaman 2nd...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 17
Freddie Ohr had a lot of things happened to him. The first guy Ohr encountered really tried to make it tough on him....
Ohr, Freddie Segment 18
Freddie Ohr thought that it was an exciting mission [Annotators Note: See Freddie Ohr Segment 17]. He thought that...

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