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McGee, Joseph Arriving in New Guinea and Flying Experiences
On the way out of the United States, Joseph F. McGee Junior reunited with his old high school football coach in Hawaii...
Switzer, Ruth Arriving in the United States
Ruth Switzer recalled living in a two family house. Her family lived in the apartment upstairs and another family lived...
Carver, Jack Assault into Germany
Jack Carver moved into Germany and crossed the Rhine River. Most of the bridges into Germany had been destroyed but one...
Raby, Glynn Assault into Germany
[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. was with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division...
Frey, Robert Assault into Germany
Robert G. Frey crossed the Rhine River in March [Annotator's Note: March 1945]. The Air Force had taken out most of the...
Wolczyk, Stanley Assault on Attu
The assault of Attu went well as Stanley Wolczyk landed at Massacre Bay. It was unopposed on the beach. They went over...
Smith, John Assault on Leyte
John Smith said that as campaign veterans, his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 271st Field Artillery Battalion, 1st...
Hochadel, Joseph Assault Toward Monte Cassino
Joseph Hochadel and his squad started down the road and a German tank began to shell them. It was traumatic and they...
Nummer, Richard Assaulting Iwo Jima
While heading to the invasion of Iwo Jima, Richard Nummer's convoy of ships was joined by numerous ships at Saipan....
Callender, Alvin Assigned to the CBI
After a 30 day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], during which Alvin Callender...
Barnhart, Clyde Assignment and Deployment
Clyde Barnhart was assigned to the 20th Air Force at the Overseas Replacement Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Some of...
Lee, Arthur Assignments on Leyte and Okinawa
On Leyte in the Philippines, Arthur Lee, along with a major, served as liaison for the XXIV Corp with the 32nd Infantry...
Courant, Hans Atomic Bomb Test
Everybody knew what they were building there. Hans Courant was at Alamogordo for the bomb test since he had built some...
Lindquist, Donald Atomic Bombs and Ships
Donald Lindquist, of the US Merchant Marine, was likely in Ulithi or the Philippines, when the United States dropped...
Hayashi, Nobuo Atomic Bombs and Surrender of Japan
Nobuo Hayashi was suppressed with no freedom [Annotator's Note: growing up in Japan during World War 2]. He remembers...
Childs, J. Attack on Pearl Harbor
On the battleship, J. W. Childs said, it was mandatory for a sailor to wear his white hat if he went outside of his...
Shatz, Ewalt Attack on Pearl Harbor
Ewalt "Walt" Shatz was assigned to the USS Patterson (DD-392) docked in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Pavlovich, Theodore Attack on Pearl Harbor
The morning that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Attack on Pearl Harbor
On the morning of 7 December 1941, Roy Boreen enjoyed an early breakfast of pancakes. After breakfast, he went to the...
Downing, James Attack on Pearl Harbor
For the year prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the attack was on Sunday, 7 December 1941], James...
Templet, Robert Paul Attack on Pearl Harbor
Robert Templet believes that there was a lack of preparation for an enemy attack at Pearl Harbor during the weeks...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Attack on Taroa and Other Aerial Combat
James Ramage was at Pearl Harbor when the Battle of Midway took place. He was not aboard ship at the time. The...
Shimp, Marcella Attacked on a Train
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] was on a...
Lefever, Paul Attacking a V-2 Factory in Stettin, Germany
Paul Lefever related in depth his mission to destroy a well protected V-2 rocket manufacturing site in Stettin [...
Durocher, Edmund Attacks from the Air
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Lesser, Benjamin Auschwitz and Mass Murder
Upon entry into Auschwitz, Benjamin Lesser was told to go to a bathhouse and get undressed. Next, his hair was to be...
Jostad, Glen B-17 Missions and Loss of Plane
Glen Jostad was a radio man and gunner on a Boeing B-17 heavy bomber. He flew multiple missions against German...
Fristoe, Claud B-25 Bomber Tail Gunner
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. and his crew mates used skip bombing [Annotator's Note: a low level bombing technique that...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" B-26 Combat Missions
Floyd Horne was fortunate that his first combat mission was short. It was near Calais [Annotator's Note: Calais, Hauts-...
Brukman, Jack B-29 Ground Crew
Jack Brukman and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 498th Bombardment Group, 73rd Bombardment Wing] eventually moved from...
Shaw, Roger Back Aboard the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw returned to the SS George Gayle after his leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. The was his original ship. It...
Smith, Bernard Back in the United States
When Bernard Smith got back to the United States, he was interviewed and told he had a choice of schools where he could...
Harper, Douglas Back to the United States After the War
Douglas Harper remembers everyone starting to talk about going home [Annotator's Note: after the war in the Pacific...
Houston, Jack Back Up Sugarloaf
Jack Houston and a buddy who had been cut by a bayonet stayed in their hole for a while. Houston had a buddy named Joe...
Colbert, Hugh Background
[Annotator's Note: Recording begins mid conversation between Hugh Colbert and the interviewer.] Hugh Colbert joined the...
Simmons, Curt Bad Weather and Close Calls
[Annotator's Note: Curt Simmons served in the Navy in the Armed Guard as a gunner aboard merchant ships in the North...

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