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Keema, John Segment 6
After John Keema’s navigator Frank Delarmie [Annotator’s Note: unsure of spelling] was killed they were assigned a new...
Bailey, Herman Segment 6
Bailey continued on. After he passed Naha [Annotator’s Note: May 1945, Naha, Okinawa] he encountered civilians for the...
Deen, Braswell Segment 6
The Japanese had steel, concrete, and coral bunkers all over the island [Annotator’s Note: Peleliu, September 1944]....
Standifer, Leon Segment 6
The Germans expected the Americans to retreat and get out of there. The American unit stayed and fought. 1 of the men...
Cole, Richard Segment 6
Richard Cole heard that some of the aircraft had cameras on them but his was not one of them. The picture of Doolittle...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 6
When the flag went up on Mt. Suribachi [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, February 1945], Hershel Williams was too busy in...
Gibbons, John Segment 6
John Gibbons is a big believer in the Boeing B-17. He saw a lot of planes that were damaged. Gibbons flew a plane named...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 6
[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 6
James Smith recalled that the Japanese attacked at around nine that night and things were going bad. A number of...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 6
Munich was defended with 105 millimeter guns which were different than the 88 millimeter guns they were used to. They...
Gross, Clayton Segment 7
Clayton Kelly Gross had to make an emergency landing on Omaha Beach before he went home. He flew a mission over the...
Lazarick, Len Segment 7
They had a couple of rainy days in April [Annotator's Note: April 1945] but the rains got heavy after Lazarick left. He...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 7
Slape and Creger [Annotators Note: Sgt. William Slape and Private John B. Creger] were trying to get back to the...
Baker, Vernon Segment 7
Vernon Baker continues describing his Medal of Honor actions in Italy in detail including what he was wearing. When he...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 7
When Theodore Finkbeiner landed on Anzio Beach he and the other landing troops were bombed and strafed. Company G [...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 7
Clinton Gardner and the armed forces with him were so well trained that he does not remember being afraid when they...
Luckadoo, John Segment 7
When John Luckadoo was on his bomb run [Annotators Note: during the 8 October 1943 mission to Bremen] it was terribly...
Phillips, Henry Segment 7
When Henry Phillips left the hospital after three weeks of recovering from his third wound he boarded a replacement...
Shoens, Robert Segment 7
Robert Shoens felt that the flak was limited on that mission [Annotators Note: the 6 March 1944 mission to Berlin]. It...
Ford, Richard Segment 7
Richard Ford heard about the training incident at Slapton Sands [Annotators Note: Ford is referring to Exercise Tiger,...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 7
Alexander Vraciu and the other members of his squadron [Annotators Note: Fighting Squadron 16 (VF 16)] were in their...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 7
By the time the second strike was launched, the first attack on Hiryu [Annotator's Note: Japanese aircraft carrier...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 7
Gravois didn't get any sleep during the 2 nights he was on Tarawa. The Japanese tried to infiltrate their lines, but...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 7
Back in the United States the main role he had was to see that everybody's personnel records were in order before they...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 7
During the breakout from the Anzio beachhead John Vessey was a forward observer with an infantry company. They were...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 7
Steve Pisanos decided to return to base. Fuel was an issue on missions. There were incidents of Spitfire pilots having...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 7
Joseph Diamond was under mortar attack when he was wounded. A mortar shell exploded about 20 yards away and he felt a...
Karr, Robert Segment 7
They were escorting 1 of the carriers and their flight crew. Their flight crew got caught out at night. They attempted...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 7
Before going out on duty at Picket Station Number 1 the men of the Laffey saw all sorts of damage to ships while docked...
Noack, John Segment 7
John Noack notes that everything was fine that day. They had escort until they had to turn back. The fighters reached...
Disanza, William Segment 7
William Disanza was in one group of guys but they had multiple outfits in Burma. There was an outfit called the 101...
Hawk, John Segment 7
Hawk describes his war wounds from shrapnel and having the pieces picked out of his skin. He describes the results of...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 7
James recalls not having enough sense to be scared. He focused on doing his job and getting it done correctly. He...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 7
Lynn Compton remembers Doc Roe [Annotators Note: Company E medic Eugene Roe] as the medic who worked on him when he was...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 7
Vejtasa made several raids prior to the Battle of the Coral Sea [Annotator's Note: 4-8 May 1942]. After Tulagi, they...
Crain, Joe Segment 7
The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...

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