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Ruess, Richard Missions in the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: There is static noise in the audio throughout clip.] It took Richard R. Ruess 13 hours to fly to...
Evans, Lewis Missions on the Ship
Lewis S. Evans wrote letters to his girlfriend back at school, and there was one time that he did not receive any for...
Kitowski, Charles Missions Over Northern Italy
Charles Kitowski and the other pilots [Annotator's Note: in the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air...
Koone, Carl Missions Over Ploiesti
A typical mission for Carl Koone began with the officers going for briefings and the aircrew boarding trucks that took...
Gilman, John Missions over the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions to North Africa
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went...
Cristiano, Nick Monkey and Weasel
Nick Cristiano says the Japanese guards [Annotator's Note: at Ofuna prisoner of war camp, Kamakura, Japan] were bored...
Harold, Paul Montebourg and Saint-Saveur
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Beal, Marion Montford Point Camp
Marion Meredith Beal felt the Marine Corps was an unusually strong outfit. Not many of his race were in the service and...
Rozett, Walter Morale and Debriefs
Morale was not an issue in Walter Rozett's unit [Annotator's Note: 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Cottrell, Edwin More Flight Training
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] By October 1943, Edwin B....
Skare, Theodore Morotai Island and Malaria
Theodore Skare was on Morotai which the Japanese had invaded originally. The Americans took it back, occupying about a...
Raner, Norman Mortar in His Coffee
In Cassino [Annotator's Note: Battle of Monte Cassino, also called Battle for Rome, 19 January to 18 May 1944, Cassino...
Johnson, Burton Mortar School to Peleliu
Burton "Burt" Johnson went to mortar school [Annotator's Note: M2 60mm mortar at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California...
Breard, Reneau Mountain Terrain
Reneau Breard [Annotator’s Note: with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] was stationed in...
Brooks, Morton Move to the Berga Mines
Morton Brooks didn't have interaction with the guards at Stalag IX-B, but others that Brooks referred to as "better...
Dahme, Maud Moved To Another Family and Famine
[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were hiding from the Nazis on a farm in Oldebroek, Netherlands.] They...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Moved to Bergen-Belsen
Micha Tomkiewicz and his mother were in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland when his father was killed after escaping...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Moved to the Nowe Miasto Ghetto
Itka Zygmuntowicz lived in Ciechanów, Poland when the Nazis started rationing food. There was a lot of starvation. They...
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...
Sullivan, George Moving Around the Pacific
George Joseph Sullivan moved from Mbanika [Annotator's Note: Mbanika Island, Solomon Islands] on an APC [Annotator's...
Spinato, Angelo Moving Into France
On 2 October [Annotator's Note: 2 October 1944], Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th...
Hihn, Stewart Moving into Germany
Stewart Hihn's [Annotator's Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] clothing was inadequate....
Balfour, Fred Moving into Germany
Fred Arthur Balfour [Annotator's Note: with SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force] was building huts...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Moving Into Germany
After spending time in Holland, Robert W. "Doby" Gibson crossed the border into Germany. There was always the danger of...
Rugeley, Robert Moving into Germany
Robert S. Rugeley was in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: with the 285th Signal Pigeon Company]. He and another guy had...
Breard, Reneau Moving into Naples
Reneau Breard and his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Willis, Meade Moving through France
Meade Willis dug a foxhole, which was always the first thing he did when he arrived somewhere. Mortars [Annotator's...
Watson, Donald Moving through Germany
Donald G. Watson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 271st Engineer Combat Battalion, 71st Infantry Division] moved through...
Haffner, Robert Moving through the Netherlands
[Annotator's Note: Robert Haffner served in the Army as a truck driver in Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion...
Klein, Gerda Moving to a Ghetto
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, a young Jewish girl during the Nazi occupation of Poland, can be very difficult to...
Schafer, Leon Moving to the Pacific
While in Boston, [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] Leon Schafer was ordered to have his seasickness evaluated....
Strausbaugh, Leo Moving to the Philippines
Their kickoff point was Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], and when the time came, Leo V....
Breen, Vernon Moving Toward the Front
Vernon Breen knew a little about driving a car, but when he was assigned to transport a captain and a radio...
Edwards, Troy Munda Point
Troy Edwards and his unit [Annotator's Note: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 14 (CASU-14)] loaded their equipment on...

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