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Jostad, Glen Bailing Out and Being Captured
Glen Jostad bailed out of his damaged Boeing B-17 heavy bomber and had a German fighter pass twice around him with the...
Maltbie, Archie Bailing Out and Evading Capture
In August 1944, Archie Maltbie had a mission against a bridge across the Seine River. Fragments of German units were...
Linker, George Balete Pass
George Linker was in his foxhole when he saw three bullets hit right beside him [Annotator's Note: Linker simulates the...
Marich, Robert Banzai Attack and Luzon
During the Invasion of Leyte [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, 17 October to 26 December 1944], Robert Marich and his...
Moret, Vernon Banzai attack on Saipan
Vernon Henry Moret recalled a banzai attack on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipain, Northern Mariana Islands]. The...
Ridyard, Herbert Baptism of Fire
Herbert W. Ridyard landed in France in September 1944. Part of the division [Annotator's Note: 94th Infantry Division]...
Samuelson, Daniel Based in England
A mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] is the one that stands out in Daniel Samuelson's mind the most...
Nordstrom, Clyde Basic Training to Occupation Duty in Japan
Clyde Nordstrom went to Fort Snelling [Annotator's Note: in Hennepin County, Minnesota] and said he wanted to enlist....
Neiman, Leon Basic Training to Tinian
By the second day of basic training Leon J. Neiman realized how hard serving in the military was going to be. One day...
Beck, Carl Bastogne
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts abruptly.] In December 1944, Carl Beck was 19 years old and had just gotten...
Moore, Charles Bastogne
Charles Moore flew to support beleaguered American troops in Bastogne. [Annotator’s Note: relief to the men in...
Bollich, James Bataan Death March
During the surrender, James Bollich destroyed his weapons and threw them into the water. When he was falling back, he...
O'Rorke, James Bataan Death March
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] headed north on the Bataan Death March [Annotator's Note:...
Bubrig, Leander Battle at Okinawa
[Annotator’s Note: Speaking is audible in the background through this segment.] In February 1945, Leander Bubrig [...
Bird, Henry Battle at Tarawa
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division of...
Matsumoto, Roy Battle for Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto used his carbine [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic carbine] to drive back the enemy on...
Meader, Byron Battle in Leipzig and German Troops
While in Germany, Byron Herbert Meader and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 271st Infantry Regiment,...
Johnson, Wallace Battle in the Solomons
[Annotator’s Note: Sound and video are not in sync throughout segment.] Wallace Johnson served aboard the USS Jamestown...
Addison, Robert Battle of Bloody Ridge
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] found that 11th Marine artillery was...
Kight, Otis Battle of Coral Sea
Otis Kight participated in the Battle of Coral Sea [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Coral Sea, 4 to 8 May 1942]. Few...
Sterrie, Norman Battle of Coral Sea First Day
Norman Sterrie participated in the Battle of Coral Sea on 7 and 8 May. [Annotator's Note: 7 and 8 May 1942. Sterrie was...
Addison, Robert Battle of Edson's Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison served in the USMC as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] Edson [...
Powers, Robert Battle of Guam 1944
When Robert Powers invaded Guam, he did not go in on one of the new amphibious tractors [Annotator's Note: Landing...
Beilman, Robert Battle of Hatten
In January 1945, Robert Lewis Beilman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 242nd infantry Regiment, 42nd...
DeMott, Joseph Battle of Java and Being Captured
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer stating that he and Joseph DeMott have already been...
Martello, Dominic Battle of Kasserine Pass and Flash Backs
Dominic Martello had to carry a wounded German soldier after he was captured. He had been shot. Martello fell down...
Lorenzen, Angus Battle of Manila and Atomic Bombs
Angus Lorenzen, his sister, and mother were still living in the now liberated Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila,...
Yost, Victor Battle of Midway
While in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], Victor Yost helped clean the ship. When at sea, Yost...
Roy, William Battle of Midway
While working in the photo lab [Annotator's Note: aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)], William Roy had no...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Battle of Midway
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was glad to see the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Battle of Saipan
Fortunately, the boat Michael Mervosh was in did not get hit [Annotator's Note: by Japanese artillery fire during the...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Battle of Santa Cruz then Homeward
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was out of action for some time. In late October 1942...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Battle of Sugarloaf Hill
Following the battle of Okinawa, Richard Witaker learned more about Japanese strategies and preparations for the Marine...
Sharp, Horace Battle of the Bulge
Horace Sharp arrived in Le Havre, France following his deployment from the United States. The town was utterly...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Battle of the Bulge
Edward "Babe" Heffron went to Bastone for his next mission [Annotator's Note: this occurred at the outset of the Battle...
Carver, Jack Battle of the Bulge
Jack Carver felt that he [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] had caught the Army flatfooted. The American...
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