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Cohn, Marthe Kristallnacht Plus One
The day after Kristallnacht [Annotator's Note: 11 November 1938], Marthe Cohn's oldest brother and sister went to...
Olson, Bud La Fière Bridge
Bud Olson [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne...
Bederson, Benjamin Landing a Physicist's Job
While Benjamin Bederson's buddies were being deployed overseas, he was being interviewed by three "obvious scientists"...
Wilson, Anderson Landing at Normandy
When Anderson Wilson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Headquarters Special Troops], they were told not to go...
Wells, Raymond Landing at Salerno
On 1 April 1943 Raymond Wells boarded a troop train to New York where they went aboard a ship. His brother Irwin, who...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Landing at Salerno, Italy
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Vernon Tweedt how difficult the landing at Salerno, Italy in Operation...
Sichler, George Landing at Sicily
[Annotator's Note: George Sichler was assigned to the 45th Infantry Division when it was formed.] He had been training...
Armstrong, Henry Landing in Europe
Henry Armstrong expected to go overseas. He thought he was going to the Philippines due having trained with mules. Once...
Edward, Isaac Landing in Italy
Isaac Edward landed in Florence, Italy with the 92nd Infantry Division. There were combat units next to them that hit a...
Evans, Donald Landing in Normandy
Donald Evans [Annotator's Note: and the 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] went ashore [Annotator's Note: at...
Dabney, William G. Landing on DDay
William Dabney and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion flew their balloons from the ships. Dabney was responsible for...
Wayne, William Landing on Iwo Jima
William Wayne went from Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana...
DeForest, Harold Landing on Luzon and Mail Call
[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...
Twigger, William Landing on Okinawa
William J. Twigger [Annotator's Note: and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] came...
Schicker, Tom Landing on Okinawa
Aboard ship, the head [Annotator's Note: naval slang for toilet or bathroom] was full. Nobody showed any fear...
Mace, Sterling Landing on Peleliu
Sterling Mace had various individuals in his platoon for the assault on Peleliu. There was Jim McEnery, the platoon...
Renstrom, Keith Landing on Saipan, Witnessing Suicides, and Caring for Civilians
They did everything they could do to get off of the beach. One of the warrant officers was hit and told Keith Renstrom...
Bailey, Kenneth Landing on Utah Beach
When Kenneth H. Bailey landed on Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach, Normandy, France], they drove the LST [...
Tillery, Allen Landings in the Marshall Islands
[Annotator's Note: Allen Tillery served in the USMC as a Japanese language specialist. For the campaign in the Marshall...
Stovroff, Irwin Last Bombing Mission
Irwin Stovroff flew his last mission on 13 August [Annotator's Note: 13 August 1944]. He felt great that it was to be...
Aldous, Robert Last Bombing Mission
Robert G. Aldous and his crew flew their last mission out of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. It was going...
Fouts, Henry Last Combat Mission and Recall to Service
Henry Sherman Fouts' last combat mission [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment Group...
Schrader, Ernst Last Days of Combat
At the end of the war, Ernst Schrader fought in the streets against the Czechs in the Sudetenland. The Czechs rebelled...
Murray, Charles Last Days of the War
[Annotator's Note: Charles Murray served as a platoon commander, then company commander, in Company C, 1st Battalion,...
Ruiz, Nolan Last Mission and Capture
Nolan Ruiz and his crew had completed 20 of the requisite 25 missions in their tour of duty and he comments that they...
Burrus, William Last Thoughts
The horror of crossing the Rhine River [Annotator's Note: Germany] is the one thing that stands out the most in the...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Last Thoughts and a Museum Donation
Gerald Abbenhaus was used as a liaison between regiments because his commander did not want to go out at night. He and...
Pigott, Joe Lasting Impressions
Joe Pigott joined the Army because the Navy and the Marines did not appeal to him. At the time, the Air Corps was part...
Fricker, Eugene LCVP Crewman
Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was a crewman on an LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP; also...
Zuras, Nicholas Lead-Up to the Normandy Invasion
Neither Nicholas J. Zuras nor his crew were told about the Normandy invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...
Strandburg, Lewis Leadership at La Fière
Lewis A. Strandburg first saw paratroopers of the 507 [Annotator's Note: 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment] on the...
Klepper, Manfred Leaving Germany
All of Manfred Klepper's maternal relatives were in the United States. They sent letters to Klepper and his mother to...
Daniels, Don Leaving Iwo Jima
Don Daniels became friends with men he served with. He only stayed in touch with three or four by exchanging Christmas...
Cohn, Marthe Leaving Metz in Case of War
Marthe Cohn left school and became a modiste, or hat maker, with her sister in the center of Metz, France. Her sister...
Salerno, James Leaving the Military
During the war James Salerno did not like the Japanese and had nothing nice to say about them. The Japanese soldiers...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Letters Back and Forth
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Carolyn Bridgforth what the letters exchanged with her husband while he was at...

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