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Sasser, Joseph Landing at Massacre Bay
Joseph H. Sasser Junior was riding in his friend's father's car when he heard over the car radio about the attack on...
Kahn, William Landing in France and the Battle of the Bulge
While William Kahn was overseas, his platoon trained constantly. [Annotator's Note: The interview is interrupted...
Compton, Bryan Landing in Sicily
Bryan Compton and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 120th Medical Battalion, 45th Infantry Division] arrived in...
Ciotta, Angelo Landing on Iwo Jima
Angelo Ciotta went ashore on Iwo Jima, Japan in a Higgins boat [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or...
Twigger, William Landing on Okinawa
William J. Twigger [Annotator's Note: and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] came...
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...
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...
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...
Rozett, Walter Last Mission and Home
Walter Rozett's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Maltbie, Archie Last Missions and War's End
Archie Maltbie flew one of his last missions of the war against a very large German ammunition dump. There was a huge...
Angst, Lawrence Last Thoughts
Lawrence Angst thinks that people are changing now. The First and Second World Wars were fought for principles. The...
Sullivan, George Last Thoughts and Reflections
George Joseph Sullivan says a lot of amusing things happened outside of stealing from the Japanese. [Annotator's Note:...
Hardy, George Last Thoughts on the War
George Hardy came back [Annotator's Note: From Vietnam] in the spring of 1971. He had a physical and failed so he lost...
Lepore, Louis Late Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was cold. At night on the northern end of the island, Louis R. Lepore...
Fricker, Eugene LCVP Crewman
Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was a crewman on an LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP; also...
Halpern, Gerard Leading a Combat Patrol
Of all the prisoners Gerard Halpern interrogated there is one who really stands out to him. The man was a German Army...
Dearman, Alfred Learning Japanese from Mamoru Shigemitsu
When Alfred Dearman would come on duty for the morning shift as a jailer, the midnight shift would have had the...
Baranek, Martin Leaving a Legacy
It wasn't easy for Martin Baranek to fit into society after the war because his formative years were bereft of...
Mc Murray, Steve Leaving Iwo Jima and Preparing to Invade Japan
Steve McMurray related that by the time an attacking unit reached its objective on the heights of Iwo Jima, its force...
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...
Cohn, Marthe Leaving Vietnam
Marthe Cohn was the chief of a hospital at the DMZ [Annotator's Note: the Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam; then French...
Skaggs, Jack Leaving Wake Island
Jack Skaggs and his comrades were loaded aboard the Nitta Maru for departure from Wake. They left on 12 January 1942....
Scholl, Richard Legaspi, Philippines
Each campaign that Richard Scholl took part in in the Philippines took about two weeks to clear out completely. The...
Matsumoto, Roy Legion of Merit Citation
Roy H. Matsumoto found the high elevation of the Burma jungle and the winter weather resulted in temperatures cold at...
Malec, Henry Legs, Liberation and Vaseline
When Henry Malec arrived at the 100th General Hospital, he was laid on the floor [Annotator's Note: Malec had been...
Cowan, John Lessons and Family
A lot of people learned a lot of important lessons from World War 2. If we did not think about it, analyze it, and...
Smith, Perry Lessons Learned from World War 2
Perry Smith saw the Second World War as a turning point for the United States. No longer could the nation back out of...
Trindal, Wesley Lessons of the Hurtgen Forest
Wesley Trindal had dreams about the war. He would dream that he was in it again and would keep the barracks awake while...
Marr, John W Levy's Outpost
After Lieutenant John Marr and the rest of Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment crossed the La Fiere causeway,...
Sterrie, Norman Lexington Enters Combat
Norman Sterrie thought Hawaii was a nice experience for a man from the mid-west [Annotator's Note: Sterrie was from St...
Sterrie, Norman Lexington Island Raids
After Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Norman Sterrie...
Hahn, Clifford Leyte
Clifford Albert Hahn landed at Baybay on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He saw MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Massey, Joseph Liberated at Chemnitz and Rehabilitation at Camp Lucky Strike
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Massey served in the Army as a BAR man in the 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry...
Galbraith, Wendell Liberated by Russians
On 9 April [Annotator's Note: 9 April 1945], Russian shock troops burst into the hospital where Wendell Galbraith was a...

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