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Petrus, Andrew Fighting in the Aleutians
Andrew Petrus [Annotator's Note: with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] invaded...
Greene, Whayland Fighting on Leyte
Whayland Harvel Greene [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division] was sent to...
Pryor, Robert Fighting the Germans
Robert Clifford Pryor [Annotator's Note: with the 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Armored Division]...
Ram, Walter Final Three Missions
Walter Ram and his fellow crewmates had to wait for another airplane before continuing their bombing missions. A female...
Hahn, Clifford First Combat on Attu
Clifford Albert Hahn reached Dutch Harbor [Annotator's Note: Dutch Harbor, Alaska] on 11 May [Annotator's Note: 11 May...
Dickinson, Robert First Patrol and Rescue
When on attack, Robert Dickinson was usually at the helm or on one of the bow or stern planes. When on the surface, he...
Harper, Douglas Flashbacks to Pearl Harbor
Douglas Harper said that after Pearl Harbor it was believed the Fifth Column had poisoned the water supply. [Annotator'...
Harrell, Edgar Floating to Stay Alive
Edgar Harrell was floating in the Pacific Ocean with a life jacket while other were not [Annotator's Note: after he...
Taffel, Nathan Flossenburg
Nathan Taffel worked at a huge camp in Flossenburg, Germany. The camp included many different types of individuals...
Rooney, Andrew Flying a Bombing Mission
Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, American military newspaper] and the other...
Kitts, James France to Belgium
James Albert Kitts landed in France [Annotator's Note: on 13 December 1944] and it was not cold, just muddy. It got...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Acevedo, Anthony From Bad Orb to Berga
Anthony Acevedo was picked to be part of a group of 350 Jewish and other undesirables being sent to Berga in the Ulster...
Leopold, Vernon From England to Belgium
Vernon Leopold was trained as a radio operator at Camp Wolters, Texas then went into the ASTP, Army Specialized...
Mills, George From Soldier to Prisoner in Europe
After liberating Paris France, George F. Mills [Annotator's Note: with the Company E, 2nd Battalion, 109th infantry...
Garbo, William From War Dogs to Machine Guns
The Battle of the Driniumor River ended in August of 1944 after the Japanese 18th Army had been completely decimated....
Madden, Paul Frozen Feet
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Harris, Carroll Further Combat on Attu
Besides the attack from the Japanese scout, Carroll Harris did not have any other combat experiences with the Japanese...
Altmann, Judith Gelsenkirchen
Judith Altmann recounts her stay at Gelsenkirchen, where the prisoners lived in tents. The earliest arrivals claimed...
Bailey, Kenneth Getting Drafted
The day Kenneth H. Bailey got his draft notice [Annotator's Note: 4 November 1942] was a very bad day. He knew it was...
Frothingham, Richard Getting to the Front
The unit [Annotator's Note: 656th Field Artillery Battalion] went across the English Channel on an LST [Annotator's...
Trindal, Wesley Go to the aid station in Grosshau
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Durocher, Edmund Going Through the Jungle
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Yamamoto, Albert Going to School During War
Albert Yamamoto [Annotator's Note: a Japanese American living with his grandparents in Japan during World War 2]...
Goyette, Donald Ground Attacks on Saipan
At the end of the war, Donald F. Goyette says, the United States could put 130 B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Brukman, Jack Ground Crewman
Jack Brukman realized that there was nothing to do when he was off duty [Annotator's Note: while serving as a ground...
Fadem, Leroy Guam, New Guinea and Morotai
Leroy Fadem and the USS Stevens (DD-479) were part of the invasion force attacking Guam [Annotator's Note: in July 1944...
Sparacino, Paul Guinea Pigs for Nuclear Tests
There were still natives on Johnston Island [Annotator's Note: Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands]...
Lopez, Alex Haguenau Forest and Crossing the Rhine
Going through the Haguenau Forest, Alex Lopez observed the area was torn up and mostly gone. He participated in a mop-...
Davis, Charles Heading Out to Sea
At 16, Charles Davis was one of 1,200 men, including his brother, a Marine, who boarded the USS Helena (CL-50) on New...
Kiefer, Keith Health Effects from Enewetak
Keith Kiefer saw that his orders said "Enewetak Atoll Radiological Cleanup". He was concerned but told he would get no...
LaBure, John HIggins Vessels, Personnel and Workplace Problems
John LeBure began working with the Higgins company while the 37 foot boats with a bow [Annotator’s Note: the Higgins...
Livaudais, James Holland, Belgium and Germany
James Livaudais flew from England to Holland on 17 September 1944. Flying at about 500 feet at 150 miles per hour,...
Alter, Joseph Hürtgen Forest
Joseph Alter lost men in his platoon. He lost two men in the Hurtgen Forest [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hürtgen Forest...
Lafferty, Ralph Illnesses
Ralph F. Lafferty believes his training maneuvers went well. They simulated battle across a mountain pass around Camp...

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