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Tillery, Allen Landings in the Marshall Islands
[Annotator's Note: Allen Tillery served in the USMC as a Japanese language specialist. For the campaign in the Marshall...
Reitman, Seymour Leave in England
Seymour Reitman got an open furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] to England....
Lesniewski, Joseph Leave in England
Joseph Lesniewski liked his M1 [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]. It...
Carlson, Clarence Leave in London and Paris
Clarence Carlson was only stationed at St. John in France [Annotator's Note: Beaumont Sur Oise Airfield, Beaumont Sur...
Schilling, Ira Leaving Guadalcanal
On Guadalcanal, Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment faced some enemy air raids and naval...
Malec, Henry Legs, Liberation and Vaseline
When Henry Malec arrived at the 100th General Hospital, he was laid on the floor [Annotator's Note: Malec had been...
Marr, John W Levy's Outpost
After Lieutenant John Marr and the rest of Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment crossed the La Fiere causeway,...
Hahn, Clifford Leyte
Clifford Albert Hahn landed at Baybay on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He saw MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Williams, Earl Leyte, Philippines
Earl Williams was a corporal [Annotator's Note: in the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] when they landed [...
Bauer, Wynn Liberating American Prisoners
[Annotator's Note: Wynn Bauer served in the Army as an assistant driver on an M4 Sherman medium tank in the 36th...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Liberating Belgium and Luxembourg
Leslie Freeman's first close contact with the enemy was after crossing France and Belgium and going into the Hurtgen...
Lorenzen, Angus Liberation and the Fight for Santo Tomas
On 3 February 1945, Angus Lorenzen saw a Marine Corp dive bomber fly over the internment camp of Santo Tomas, Manila,...
Gaterman, Walter Liberation, Going Home and Reflections
Walter Gaterman saw the Russians liberate his camp on 23 April [Annotator's Note: Stalag IV-B near Mühlberg, Germany...
Matsumoto, Roy Lieutenant McLogan
Roy H. Matsumoto knows that Lieutenant McLogan [Annotator's Note: then US Army Lieutnenant, later Lieutenant Colonel...
O'Connor, Robert Lieutenant Polette
Robert W. "Bob" O'Connor [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Pierce, Jack Life aboard ship
Jack Pierce had a good job offer on the West Coast. He tried to get discharged there, but they would not do it. He...
Dixon, Richard Life Aboard Ship
While they were under tow, a typical day aboard the USS YR-69 [Annotator's Note: non-self-propelled floating workshop]...
Garbo, William Life in Foxholes
The Battle of the Driniumor River lasted for 45 days. William Garbo was attached to a regiment of the Army's Dixie...
Neste, Norman A. Life in the Bulge
Norman Neste had no preconceived ideas of what the German military would be like. Once he had encountered them, he...
Mason, Alfred Life in the Field
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: a Private 1st Class in the US Army 88th Infantry Division] dug foxholes, and when rain...
Carawan, Chris Life in the Field and Three Days in Paris
Chris Carawan said the Americans were not prepared for what happened in Belgium. They didn't have food, they lived on K...
McGee, Joseph Life in the Pacific and Combat Missions
Joseph F. McGee Junior flew 97 missions in World War 2 [Annotator's Note: with the 460th Fighter Squadron, 348th...
Bath, Garland Life on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: The tape begins after a break with Garland Bath mid-sentence.] They [Annotator's Note: 483rd...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Life on New Guinea
When Charles Weskey Borders got to New Guinea it had not been secured. The worst time was when he was based at Noemfoor...
LeBlanc, Dale Light Wounds and Bad Decisions
Dale LeBlanc had been through Naha many times as a runner. Every time he went through there snipers would shoot at him...
Beard, Oral Lingayen Gulf and Olongapo
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Severance, Dave Living in Foxholes
Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...
Stewart, Stanley Loading Ordnance on Bougainville
As soon as Stanley Stewart arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, he was back in training. Assigned to the 1st Marine Air...
Topel, Fred Losing a Friend and Close Calls
Fred Topel was called in for the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] and was flown...
Fallon, John Losing a Good Man
John T. Fallon ended up in Germany [Annotator's Note: with the Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment...
Dillon, Gerard Losing a Man and Wounded
Gerard Dillon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Jindra, Leonard Losing Friends in Combat
Leonard Jindra lost friends at the point of a German ambush [Annotator's Note: on 10 June 1944 while serving as an...
Love, John Losing the Philippines
In the fall of 1941, John Edward Love and his unit [Annotator's Note: 200th Coastal Artillery Regiment] were stationed...
Samuelson, Arne Loss of Friends, Norwegian Identity, and War’s End
The first time that Arne Samuelson experienced loss in his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 99th Infantry Battalion was a...
Wombacher, Delbert Louisiana Maneuvers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Delbert Wombacher was his role was in the Louisiana Maneuvers, series of Army...
Ward, Johnnie Luckiest Man
[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward jumped into France with the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...

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