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Balabanow, William Merchant Marine Service
William Balabanow joined the Merchant Marines after World War 2 had broken out. He never encountered the Germans...
Livaudais, James Merderet Combat
James Livaudais saw a man named Oseroff killed. That was the first combat death that Livaudais witnessed. He merely...
Reluga, Matthew Merkers and Gestapo Women
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Matthew A. Reluga if he and his outfit, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,...
Tsubota, Thomas Merrill's Marauders
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota and other Japanese-American linguists were divided into teams. They were members of Merrill's...
Villarrubia, Forrest Mess Duty
Forrest Villarrubia was in combat with General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas MacArthur] on Leyte...
Wicklund, John Methods of Survival
The 96th Division [Annotator's Note: 96th Infantry Division] spent Christmas [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944] on...
Fisher, Clayton Military Advances and Stateside Service
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Radice, Gerard Military Awards and Postwar
Gerard V. Radice dislikes what the Japanese did to the local populations they conquered and still to this day does not...
Lombardo, Samuel Military Decorations
Samuel Lombardo received the Silver Star for advancing on a hill under enemy fire. His men hit the ground when the...
Culp, Oscar Military Duty and Training
Oscar Culp was based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. He remembers the day [Annotator's Note:...
Penwell, Richard Military Equipment
Some of the things Richard F. Penwell [Annotator's Note: and the rest of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute...
Higgins, Archibald Military Experience, Esprit de Corps and War's End
For Archibald Higgins, being away from family and friends was not easy during his service. It took a tough toll on his...
Glass, Murray Military Musician
Murray Glass was drafted and sent to the Fort Dix, New Jersey reception center for a few weeks. He then went to the...
Saloom, Kaliste Military Operations in North Africa
Kaliste Saloom was part of a group of 30 men who landed at Oran in North Africa [Annotator's Note: as part of Operation...
Barnes, Alvin Military Service
Alvin Barnes was drafted into the Navy. He previously knew he would have to serve. He had no problem with boot camp. He...
Hirschmann, Peter Military Service and Capture
Peter Hirschmann was sent to Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: now Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Trenton, New Jersey]...
Lane, Charles Military Service in the South Pacific
Charles Nathan Lane’s first battle was in the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: as part of the 197th Coast Artillery...
Ito, Susumus Military Training and Overseas Deployment to Italy
Susumas Ito was sent to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Notes: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] as a motor sergeant for a cadre in...
Armentaro, Louis Mindanao, Moros, and Decency
They [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] went into Mindanao [...
Pratt, Robert Minesweeping and Hiroshima
Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard the USS LST-781] was a witness to the...
Graham, Marvin Mission 30 and Hospitalization
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this segment.] Marvin Raymond Graham says the German fighter pilots...
Glass, Jack Mission After Darkness
It was getting dark when they took off after the Japanese fleet. The most Jack Glass had flown up to that point was...
Micklich, Richard Missions in the Aleutians
Shortly after the attack on the ammunition ship at Darwin, Australia, Richard Micklich [Annotator’s Note: serving as a...
Fitzpatrick, Thomas Missions Out of Italy
Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was assigned as the radio navigator in the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group,...
Fulton, Joseph Missions Over Europe
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] Joseph Fulton Jr. served [Annotator’s Note: with...
Cristiano, Nick Monkey and Weasel
Nick Cristiano says the Japanese guards [Annotator's Note: at Ofuna prisoner of war camp, Kamakura, Japan] were bored...
Goodrich, James Mop Up Duties on Guadalcanal
James Goodrich thinks that people had a greater hatred for the Japanese than the Germans in America. He credits hearing...
Marcantel, Bernard Most Memorable Experiences of the War
Of his World War 2 experiences, Bernard Marcantel said that the one that stands out the most in his mind is of shells...
Houston, Jack Motivations, Drill Instructors, and China
Jack Houston had three reasons for enlisting. The first was patriotism. The second was that all of his friends were...
Johnson, John Mount Fuji Project
John S. Johnson became disillusioned with some of his battery mates while working the Mount Fuji Project. The "Beast of...
Ukrop, Samuel Mount Yae-take on Okinawa
Samuel Ukrop [Annotator's Note: while serving with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division...
Snyder, Harry Movement Through Northern France
Operation Cobra was the big breakout, and Harry Snyder said there were "thousands" of big bombers filling the skies and...
Light, Carl Moving Across France
Carl Light and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division] started...
Breard, Reneau Moving into Naples
Reneau Breard and his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were...
Aalders, Johannes Moving the Dead
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Johannes Aalders about the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden,...
Nannini, James Moving through Europe
After being evacuated by an ambulance from the Hurtgen Forest [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 19 September...

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