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Walker, Mort Overseas Duty in Italy
After completing his training, Mort Walker volunteered for overseas duty because he had heard that once the war was...
Haslett, Revis Overseas Experiences
Revis Haslett initially wanted to join the Marines but went into the Army Air Forces instead. He was working with a...
Ellzey, William Overseas in a Hospital Ship
William C. Ellzey joined the Navy [Annotator’s Note: in May 1941] and trained as a hospital corpsman in Portsmouth,...
Melancon, Addy Overseas in Europe
Addy Melancon was sent overseas to England to join the 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division. He...
Howard, Taylor Overseas in Italy
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] In July 1944, Taylor Howard was sent...
Alvarez, Charles Overseas in the Pacific
Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was assigned to the USS Guam (CB-2) as a fireman in June 1944. His crew got along well together...
Velfling, Jacob Overseas in the Pacific and War's End
Upon arrival in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in June 1945, Jacob Velfling, Jr. and the rest of his...
Comeaux, James Overseas on the USS Auburn
To avoid being drafted into the Army, James D. Comeaux volunteered for Naval service in June 1944, boarded a train, and...
McGee, George Overseas to England and France
George Wesley McGee was sent to Tennessee for maneuvers [Annotator's Note: series of seven large scale training...
Eisenach, John Overseas to Europe
John R. Eisenach [Annotator’s Note: assigned as a medic with the 173rd General Hospital] boarded a ship and headed for...
Paschal, Robert Overseas to Europe
Following completion of gunnery training, Robert W. Paschal was sent to MacDill Field, Florida for advanced training....
Levit, Sydney Overseas to Europe
After completing glider infantry and paratrooper training, Sydney Levit was selected to go to Citadel [Annotator's Note...
Jasicko, Frank Overseas to Italy
In early 1944, Frank Jasicko [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group]...
Wieland, Kenneth Overseas to Japan
The war in Europe had ended. Kenneth Wieland got one day off. He was in the infantry and trained as a rifleman. When he...
Wells, Kenneth Overseas to the Pacific
Kenneth Dwight Wells was shipped to the Pacific in November 1944 aboard the USS O.H. Ernst (AP-133) [Annotator's Note:...
Brennan, Lincoln Overseas to the Pacific
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was drafted into the armed forces and chose to serve in the Navy. He boarded a train and was...
Friedenberg, Bernard oving Through Normandy as a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg and his unit [Annotator's Note: Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st...
Bryan, Donald P47 or P51
In 1944, they came out with water injection which added 200 horsepower. Bryan’s planes did not have it and he was a...
Blackwell, David Pacific Assignments and Occupation of Japan
David McKinley Blackwell did not stay in New Guinea long. The terrain was mountainous and covered in jungle. From there...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Boreen, Roy S. Swede Pacific Duty
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roy Boreen was stationed at the Section Base until 1943. After that, he was sent to...
Romano, Joseph Pacific Invasions and War's End
Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...
Tipper, Edward Parachuting into Normandy
Edward Tipper and the troops of the 101st Airborne were very confident about jumping into France. Their training was...
Komito, Joseph Parents, Friends and Reflections
Joseph Komito saw his parents for the last time on a train. The Nazis gave everyone in Komito's camp a postcard to send...
Morrow, John Passes to London and V-2 Rockets
When John Morrow was not flying missions, he looked forward to getting 48 hour passes. He would go into London, England...
Howland, John Pathfinder MIssions
John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...
Rodgers, Brigitte Patriot By Choice
In 1961, when the Berlin Wall was established, Brigitte Rodgers said the free movement between the sectors was at an...
Neiman, Leon Patrol in Tinian, the Atomic Bomb, and Operating Radar
Leon J. Neiman met the native populations of Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] numerous times...
McConn, John "Jack" Patrols
John McConn and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 410th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Durocher, Edmund Pavuvu and Night Operations
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...
Hajiro, Barney Pearl Harbor and Becoming a Soldier
Barney Hajiro entered the Army and was immediately required to do manual labor around the Hawaiian Islands in...
Micklich, Richard Pearl Harbor and Fighting the Japanese
On the morning of 7 December [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Haslauer, Warren Pearl Harbor and Japanese-Americans
Warren J. Haslauer [Annotator's Note: with the 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] was sitting in the mess hall...
Goodwin, Hersey Pearl Harbor and Vietnam
Hersey Goodwin was in high school, and they talked current events in the mornings. They knew about it [Annotator's Note...
Campbell, John Pearl Harbor Attack
On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], John Edward...
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