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Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 5
While the ships were circling, Hershel Williams had to use the bathroom, which was essentially a pump that circulated...
Gibbons, John Segment 5
They [Annotators Note: John Gibbons and the rest of the 100th Bombardment Group] were ordered by Doolittle [Annotators...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 5
Leisey recalls having to do sponge ball therapy so he could build up the strength up in his hand. He has problems...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 5
Norman Kleiss could not see if the bombs from the next two planes hit. When he made his run, he lined up on the big red...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 5
Sherman [Annotator's Note: US M4 "Sherman" medium tank] tanks make a lot of noise but Tiger [Annotator's Note: German...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 5
James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 5
On trip after the winter weather started to move in, they were briefed to a 50 knot head wind. They were in formation....
Gross, Clayton Segment 6
Clayton Kelly Gross says the 354th Fighter Group was so proud of the 701 kills from the air that they had and in...
Lazarick, Len Segment 6
On the morning of the 21st they were ordered to go down Tombstone Ridge and head west to the village of Nishibaru....
Bouck, Lyle Segment 6
On the morning of the 16th [Annotator's Note: 16 December 1944] Lyle Bouck was surprised by shelling. They could hear...
Baker, Vernon Segment 6
Vernon Baker continues to describe his Medal of Honor actions in Italy. He began cutting wire on the hill. The wire was...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 6
Theodore Finkbeiner and his company [Annotators Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Luckadoo, John Segment 6
John Luckadoo and the other aircrews began receiving heavy fire as soon as they reached the enemy coast. The flak was...
Phillips, Henry Segment 6
[Annotators note: Henry Phillips was the operations officer in 3rd Battalion Headquarters, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th...
Kalil, Louis Segment 6
Kalil recalls the events that took place on 16 December of 1944. They woke to artillery fire around 5:30 a.m. The...
Shoens, Robert Segment 6
Robert Shoens notes that they used to argue about certain things at their reunions. There were other missions when...
Ford, Richard Segment 6
Richard Ford recalls a nasty day in England. Eisenhower came through with his staff. There were RAF [Annotators Note:...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 6
The 2nd Division took Leipzig, Germany. It was heavily fortified. In Leipzig they found doorways and stairways that led...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 6
Richard Duchossois and his company were set up on the south eastern tip of the Bulge [Annotators Note: during the The...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 6
Merrill's roommate was Olie Hansen.After a raid the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, CV-6...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 6
Teddy [Annotator's Note: Lieutenant Theodore "Teddy" Keller, Gravois' future brother-in-law] and Gravois trained in New...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 6
Wilburn K. Ross stayed behind because he felt that he was able to stop the Germans. He had confidence in his ability to...
Quintana, Ben Segment 6
When the grenade blew Quintana off the hill he does not remember if it knocked him unconscious but he does remember...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 6
[Annotators Note: John Vessey served in the army as the First Sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 6
One of Biddle's squad members was ordered to cut a piece of wire. He went up to cut the wire as ordered by an officer...
Christie, Robert Segment 6
Robert Christie notes that in the war all of the high philosophical things go out of the window. To actually see it and...
Woods, Edward Segment 6
Woods was upset after the war because he wasn't given the benefits of the G.I. Bill. A friend of his his who had been...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 6
Leonard Spivey did not have a full crew for the mission. On the Schweinfurt mission Spivey was the squadron lead...
Karr, Robert Segment 6
They went directly into Ormoc Bay [Annotator's Note: Philippines]. Once the troops landed the kamikazes started to...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 6
When the Laffey left Pearl Harbor she was assigned as a escort for an old battleship heading out into the Pacific to...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 6
During the first attack the Germans walked toward Milosevich's position. No tanks were sent at them for fear that they...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 6
The USS New Orleans [Annotator's Note: US Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans, CA32] was a sister ship to the San...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 6
Lynn Compton remembers going through Carentan without any resistance. When the bullets started coming the men were...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 6
The ship spent a few days in San Diego. When the Yorktown had passed through the Panama Canal, Vejtasa had been...
Weinart, John Segment 6
John Weinart notes that the previous story was probably the closest he ever got to being killed. It was not an unusual...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 6
Lepla took off with the strike group on the morning of the Battle of Santa Cruz [Annotator's Note: 26 October 1942]....

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