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Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Paradise in the Philippines
Wilbur Thomas was assigned to supervise and maintain all the utilities including the pipeline, water, electricity, and...
Ammerman, Gale Paris and Postwar Life
During Operation Varsity [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel, Germany], the glider pilots of one...
Fallon, John Paris Before Home
John T. Fallon had to wait to go home. He had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a...
Armstrong, James Paris, the Coast, and Escape
Back in Paris, France, and being cared for by the French Resistance, James Armstrong describes the various people with...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Paris, Versailles and Flying a B-17 to England
Blanche Gangwere received a leave to go to Paris. She did not have to wear her uniform during that time. She wore...
Brainard, William Passing Time in Stalag Luft IV
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear someone in the background throughout the video.] When William White Brainard [Annotator's...
Stern, Guy Passover in Shreveport
In his advanced training, Guy Stern had to interrogate prisoners. They were taught four or five methods and were given...
Delaune, Lawrence Patrolling Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
McEwen, Richard Patrolling New Guinea
The boats were scattered around little islands, each with a pier, and Richard McEwen said the sailors ate their meals...
Pendleton, Arthur Patrols and Mosquitos on Cape Gloucester
Not a lot occurred on Cape Gloucester. Arthur Pendleton put in a lot of time on Cape Gloucester that was incredibly...
Mace, Sterling Pavuvu
Sterling Mace and the Marines that accompanied him from San Diego stayed in Camp Saint Louis on New Caledonia for five...
Schicker, Tom Pavuvu and Chesty Puller
The intelligence group was on Thomas Francis Schicker's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Ray, Sammy Pavuvu Island
In early January 1944, Sammy Ray boarded a ship to New Caledonia. Ray was only on New Caledonia for short time when he...
Harper, Douglas Pear Harbor Aftermath
Douglas Harper said the raid lasted two hours, then, when things quieted down, a truck came by asking for volunteers to...
Braddock, William Pearl Harbor
William Braddock reached Hawaii after his stateside Marine Corps training. Hawaii was nice. He was stationed on Ford...
Childs, J. Pearl Harbor Aftermath
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, J. W. Childs went to the USS Nevada (BB-36) which had managed to get underway...
Maresca, Frank W. Pearl Harbor and Being Drafted
Frank Maresca had just finished eating Sunday dinner and had turned on the radio to listen to a ball game. During the...
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...
Jackson, Earnest Pearl Harbor and Montford Point
Ernest Jackson was sitting in a movie theater watching a musical when the movie was stopped and it was announced that...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Pearl Harbor Attack
Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Aftermath
Having escaped the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)] as she capsized, Richard Schlink survived the day...
Malec, Henry Pearl Harbor to Deployment
Henry Malec felt the BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Weapon] was heavy at ten pounds. He took the bipod off...
O'Hara, Richard Pearl Harbor to Tinian
Richard O'Hara and his father were in the kitchen and heard the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Davis, Charles Pearl Harbor, Enlistment and Assignment to the USS Helena (CL-50)
Charles Davis clearly remembers the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. It was eight days after his 15th birthday, and Davis...
Stewart, Frank Pearl Harbor, Preparing for Deployment and Later Conflicts
Frank Stewart was standing outside of the White House in Washington D.C. when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor...
Dendy, Lloyd Peleliu
Lloyd Dendy met people from different parts of the country. They had different accents and different ways of doing...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Peleliu and Flamethrowers
Charles Womack remembers that the bunkers and emplacements were often different from one to the next. He came across...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Peleliu and the Assault on Ngesebus Island
Romus Burgin and the 5th Marines [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were among the first to...
Harris, Robert "Bob" Performance of Aircraft, Living in India, and Entertainment in China
When Robert H. "Bob" Harris finished his induction training, he was assigned to single-engine planes. He was happy with...
Votrobek, Jr., John Perth and First War Patrol
When John Votrobeck arrived at the base [Annotator's Note: in Freemantle, Australia], he was assigned to Submarine...
Bailey, Raymond Picked Up by USS Santa Fe (CL-60)
After going aboard they were given some soap and a half a towel [Annotator's Note: Raymond Bailey and many of the other...
Ryan, John Piercing the Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] Moving on to Sarreguemines, France, near the...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" Pilot Training
Jerome "Jerry" Riga graduated from high school and went to work soon afterwards. It was not long before the draft came...
Edwards, Charles Pilot Training, Getting Married, and Unit Assignment
Charles T. Edwards was sent to the University of North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Chapel Hill, North Carolina] for pre...
Linkous, Melvin Pilsen
Melvin Linkous was in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia at the end of the war. It was peaceful for him while they waited for the...
Finder, Rena Plaszow Concentration Camp and Working for Oskar Schindler
Soon after her father was taken away, Rena Finder and her mother were told they had to go to the Plaszow concentration...

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