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Lazarick, Len Segment 5
When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...
Malarkey, Donald Segment 5
On the 3rd of January 1945 the 101st [Annotator's note: 101st Airborne Division] attacked through the Bois Jacques...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 5
Around 8:15 or 8:20 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of 16 April 1945] the first 4 Japanese kamikaze planes heading...
Baker, Vernon Segment 5
Vernon Baker arrived in Italy on around 28 June 1944. His Medal of Honor action did not happen until the following year...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 5
Theodore Finkbeiner went on a patrol to snatch a prisoner one night and came to a bridge that had been blown out. They...
Zawada, Robert Segment 5
Wojiy was very paranoid and took the civilians back to the lieutenant [Annotator's Note: during fighting in the Alsace-...
Shoens, Robert Segment 5
Robert Shoens knew that the planes coming towards him were not the much hoped for escort. In the briefing room after...
Murphy, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Murphy served in the army as a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 5
When Edward LaPorta was in training all of the guys in the outfit were very good friends. After going through their...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 5
Rankin had made "Ace in a Day." [Annotator's Note: a term used to describe a fighter pilot scoring five or more...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 5
From 20000 feet the Japanese carriers could be seen maneuvering below. The carriers could be identified by their size...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 5
The Gothic Line goes all the way across Italy. The area where Mancel Kirk and his Company G, 168th Infantry Regiment...
Sherman, Richard Segment 5
Sherman was going to hit a target on Formosa. They took off and flew practically at sea level. When they got back to...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 5
Blanchard was still feeling the effects of the smoke inhalation when he was in Honolulu. He dealt with this injury for...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 5
After going past the site of the Malmedy Massacre, they kept going and their next major battle was in a town called...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 5
Wilburn K. Ross had his molars knocked out in France by shrapnel. His company commander had sent him and about eight of...
Quintana, Ben Segment 5
At night around Henderson field the fighting was rough [Annotator’s Note: on Guadalcanal]. Quintana could only aim at...
Henderson, William Segment 5
Their first dive bombing mission was a railroad trestle in Burma. Henderson lined up over his bomb sight. He dropped...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 5
John Vessey learned a lot from his 34th Infantry Division leaders. His experience in North Africa colored his outlook...
Barnes, William Segment 5
William Barnes manned a 20 millimeter antiaircraft gun aboard USS PC-590. When an enemy plane came at the ship it...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 5
The intelligence was good for the southern France operation. The intelligence officers claimed to know the rank and...
Christie, Robert Segment 5
Robert Christie notes that the armored tank units worked with the armored infantry. One of the residents at Christie's...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 5
Leonard Spivey notes that the Schweinfurt experience was his major experience in combat. It is considered to be one of...
Karr, Robert Segment 5
Karr recalls having to go up on deck with buckets of water from down below. One of the times he went up to dump a...
Greer, Richard Segment 5
To Richard Greer the staff NCOs in the weapons company were the heroes. They had a lot of old staff NCOs that they...
Ward, Harold Segment 5
The USS San Francisco (CA-38) replenished and headed down towards the Coral Sea. They raided New Guinea airport and the...
Noack, John Segment 5
John Noack was apparently knocked out momentarily when he was hit. Noack himself does not remember losing consciousness...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 5
The 88's [Annotator's Note: German 88 millimeter artillery] started coming in at them around 5:00am [Annotator's note:...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 5
James witnessed one of the atomic bomb blasts at Bikini Atoll after the war. That is how he realized how the war really...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 5
The first person Lynn Compton met up with after the jump into Normandy was Winters [Annotators Note: Richard Winters]....
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 5
Ardell Bollinger learned about his mission to France the night before 23 September. [Annotator’s Note: Bollinger is...
Spencer, David Segment 5
David Paul Spencer was not afraid much. It may be strange to hear. In the infantry they just accepted what was going on...
Mann, Karl Segment 5
When Mann's unit broke out of the Anzio beachhead they walked in the direction of the Alban Hills.At 1 point they were...
Weinart, John Segment 5
John Weinart could only stay scared for so long. He did his best to maintain his excitement and adrenaline. There was a...
McClellan, James Segment 5
McClellan did not keep in touch with any of the men he served with after the war. He never attended any reunions. He...
Bailey, Herman Segment 5
On the 16th [Annotator’s Note: 16 May 1945 on Okinawa] Bailey moved out but got pinned down again and took cover in...

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