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Marsh, Alexander Battle of the Bulge and Capture
Alexander Marsh was in charge of three 57mm anti-tank guns and a platoon of 20 to 25 men. At night he could hear the...
Floravante, Emile Battle of the Bulge and Hurtgen Forest
Alfred Anthony Alvarez's unit [Annotator's Note: 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division] was given a new...
Leopold, Vernon Battle of the Bulge and Status of the I&R Platoon
Vernon Leopold saw the evidence of German activity in his sector when he went on patrol. Seeing boot prints or other...
Bahlinger, Marion Battle of the Bulge and Surrendering to the Germans
Marion Bahlinger remembered that during the lead up to the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge...
Jaber, Anton Battle of the Bulge and the Difference Between German Troops
After the Allies broke through at Saint-Lô, France [Annotator’s Note: Operation Cobra in July 1944], things got a lot...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Battle of the Bulge and Withdrawing into France
Clifford Suthern Hayes was with the 222nd infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,...
Wilkins, Byron Battle of the Bulge POW
Byron Othello Wilkins experienced the artillery barrage around 5:30 in the morning [Annotators Note: on the morning of...
Peterson, Carl Battle of the Bulge, Returning Home, and Flashbacks
Carl Peterson went into the Battle of the Bulge near Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany]. He was only there...
Griffenhagen, George Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
[Annotator's Note: George Griffenhagen served in the Army as a combat engineer first in Company E, 20th Engineer...
Phillips, Sidney Battle of the Tenaru River
Sidney Philips remembers explosions everywhere. Small arms fire everywhere. The total concern was for yourself. It is...
Paret, Peter Battle Scars
As Peter Paret's battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division] moved down...
Hirabayashi, Grant Battles at Nhpum-Ga and Myitkyina
The terrain and environment of the jungle [Annotator's Note: the jungle in Burma; now Myanmar] was terrible. They [...
Dillon, Gerard Battles on Cake Hill
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon rejoined the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division as they were...
Simons, F.M. Bayonets and Surrendering Germans
The horrible times for F.M. Richard Simons were mortars and trying not to fall asleep in his foxhole. Once, they heard...
Connelly, James Beach Landings
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Connelly if any memories stand out in particular for him.] They ate C...
Cresswell, Robert Becoming a Combat Engineer
Robert Nichols Cresswell was an original member of the 291st [Annotator’s Note: 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] when...
Friedenberg, Bernard Becoming a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg had his basic training at Fort Hancock. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was working with his...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Becoming a Paratrooper and Overseas Deployment
Theodore Finkbeiner processed through induction at Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: in Pineville, Louisiana] then...
Bell, Harry Becoming a POW
Harry Bell and the rest of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division...
Drake, Joseph Becoming a Ranger in Combat
oseph J. Drake was drafted and sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi with the newly formed 69th Infantry Division. As an...
Deal, James Becoming a Soldier
James Deal was inducted into the Army and sent to Fort Lewis, Washington. A tank battalion was formed out of the new...
Viani, Bruno Becoming a Soldier
Bruno Viani was in the 102nd Medical Regiment, Company B, 27th Infantry Division prior to the start of the war. As part...
Reitman, Seymour Becoming a Soldier
Seymour Reitman's entire senior geometry class enlisted while they were still in high school. When he turned 18 years...
Currier, Al Becoming a Soldier and Deployment
Al Currier was sent to Fort Custer [Annotator's Note: Fort Custer Training Center, Kalamazoo County and Calhoun County...
Hurley, Wallace Becoming a Soldier, Overseas Deployment and Camaraderie
Wallace Hurley was initially trained as a scout but reassigned to regular infantry. His training was at Camp Robinson...
Cahoon, Robert Becoming an Airman and Overseas Deployment
Robert Cahoon was drafted into the Army on his 21st birthday. When he reported to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Before the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Herbert Weatherwax was drafted into the military when he was 24 years old. He had a problem with alcohol while he was...
Steele, Ben Before the Surrender
While working on a road, Ben Steele would see men covered with mosquitos. They did not have mosquito nets to sleep with...
Stein, Murray Beginnings of the Battle of the Bulge
Murray Stein was told that when they replacde the 2nd Division [Annotator's Note: 2nd Infantry Division], they were...
Sapp, Walter Behind Enemy Lines
Walter Sapp had been in his foxhole for eight days. He could not stand or walk. Two men lifted him out and he woke up...
Goss, Thomas Being a Radio Man and War’s End
Thomas Goss was stationed overseas on Guadalcanal [Annotator’s Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with his unit [...
Smith, Thomas Being a Scout and Runner
Thomas J. Smith, Junior was out scouting [Annotator's Note: as part of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment,...
Brant, Robert Being a Skipper on a Crash Boat
Robert Brant and his unit [Annotator's Note: 71st Naval Construction Battalion] invaded Bougainville [Annotator's Note...
Garbo, William Being Ambushed
A day after William Garbo and his machine gun squad successfully ambushed a group of Japanese soldiers in a mountain...
Roxandich, George Being Captured
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: with the 104th Infantry Division] was at a reunion when a fellow veteran...
Pendleton, Arthur Being Sick and Finding an Enemy Weapon
Arthur Pendleton went to Pavuvu after Cape Gloucester. There, he dealt with a bout of appendicitis which almost killed...

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