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Greenup, Rena Living Under German Occupation in Greece
Among the few childhood memories Rena Greenup has of her life in Athens was food rationing. Supplies were meager and of...
Stewart, Stanley Loading Ordnance on Bougainville
As soon as Stanley Stewart arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, he was back in training. Assigned to the 1st Marine Air...
Levy, Anne Lodz Ghetto
Anne Levy was in Lodz, Poland in 1939 when the Germans entered the city. Inhabitants thought the men would be arrested...
Finn, John Long Road to the Gunnery Department
John Finn graduated from Aviation General Utilities School [Annotator's Note: at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center...
Ferris, Robert Looking Through a Photo Album
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert J. Ferris to talk about the photo album that he has with him. He points...
Mayes, Robert Lorient then the Battle of the Bulge
Robert Mayes and his unit [Annotator's Note: 12th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, 9th US Army] had been in...
Laster, John Thomas Losing Countrymen
Remembering a sister ship that had come into the Mediterranean by way of Oran, John Laster said it had picked up a...
Jindra, Leonard Losing Friends in Combat
Leonard Jindra lost friends at the point of a German ambush [Annotator's Note: on 10 June 1944 while serving as an...
Soong, Tsuyin Losing His Younger Brother
Tsuyin Soong notes that the Burma Road [Annotator's Note: a road linking Burma with southwest China built in 1937 and...
Kuskie, Glen Losing the Battle of Bataan
Glen Kuskie was fighting with the 31st Infantry [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment,...
Campbell, John Losing Three Ships and Fear
John Scott Campbell was on three ships that sunk. The first ship went down slowly. The rescue boats do not come in, you...
O'Rorke, James Loss of Bataan
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...
Samuelson, Arne Loss of Friends, Norwegian Identity, and War’s End
The first time that Arne Samuelson experienced loss in his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 99th Infantry Battalion was a...
Allen, James Loss of the USS Wahoo (SS-238)
James Allen was at Midway aboard the Sperry [Annotator's Note: USS Sperry (AS-12)] when the Wahoo [Annotator's Note:...
Angier, John Luftwaffe vs. B-17
John Angier explained that the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force] would try to catch the bombers right...
Szafran, Daniel Making Aircraft Wings at Heinkel
Daniel Szafran was very young and was not aware of what was going on in Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz II-...
Marich, Robert Manila and Raid on Los Baños
Robert Marich's unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne...
Moshovitis, James Manila, the Atomic Bomb, Occupation Duty and Home
After cruising around the Marshall Islands, James Moshovitis' crew was repairing the Higgins boats [Annotator's Note:...
Marr, John W Manoir La Fiere
John Marr landed in water up to his armpits on D Day after the jump [Annotators Note: into Normandy] and immediately...
Angst, Lawrence Many Promotions
Lawrence Angst was promoted from PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class] through to Sergeant. Each level bringing a...
Strandburg, Lewis Market Garden and Reflections
Lewis A. Strandburg [Annotator's Note: serving in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Garbo, William Marongko Village
William Garbo returned to G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment on the island of Luzon in the Philippines after...
Uthes, Roy Mars Task Force
Roy Uthes discovered that his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 209th Engineer Combat Battalion] was being sent to the...
Currier, William Marshall Islands to the Philippines
While serving aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) in the Marshall Islands, William Currier helped search for a downed Marine...
Morrow, John Max Effort and the End
John Morrow recalls MEs, Maximum Effort missions [Annotator's Note: for a maximum effort mission, every bombardment...
Marcus, Bernard McCarthyism and Fear of Communism
In 1953, Bernard Marcus was called into the office of General Lawton [Annotator’s Note: General Kirke B. Lawton] who...
Wofford, Jesse L. Me-262s and Operation Chowhound Food Drops
Jesse Wofford thought the German Me-262s [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter aircraft] were "...
Slay, Charles Meeting an Opera Singer in Köln
When coming under enemy fire, Charles Slay would try to get behind something or get down into a cellar if he could....
Reynolds, Harley Meeting the Germans head on
Harley Reynolds notes that by one in the morning they stopped and rested. The next morning they were in position and...
Synder, Harold Memorable Combat Experiences
Harold Daniel Snyder's most memorable experience was the closest he came to being knocked off [Annotator's Note: as a...
Espree, Elmo Memorable Events
There was an incident involving the Red Cross where Elmo Espree and another black soldier wanted to enter the facility...
Nicholas, John Memorable Moments
John Nicholas lost touch with his half brother, George Hamaty, for three years during the war. While Nicholas was on...
Schweitzer, Philip Memories and Reunions
One of the worst times Philip Schweitzer experienced was the month that he spent on the plateau on New Guinea. Another...
Fox, Charles Memories of Iwo Jima
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox chose the Marine Corps rather than another branch because it was the Japs [Annotator's...
Morse, Ralph Midway and Guadalcanal
Following the Doolittle Raid [Annotator's Note: named for its commander, then US Army Air Forces Colonel, later US Air...
Tarantelli, Armand Military Police in Europe
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...

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