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Skinner, Theodore Combat Tour in North Africa
Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was sent overseas to Scotland and then took a train to Tidworth Barracks in Southern England....
Hatala, Albert Combat Training and Deployment to Italy
Albert Hatala was inducted at Camp Custer, Michigan and was then sent to Camp Swift, Texas for basic training. He then...
Pigott, Terrell Combat with General Patton
Terrell Lavern Pigott reached Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France in November 1944]. He was to be attached to...
Yackel, Eugene Combat with the 103rd Infantry Division
Combat is something Eugene Yackel will never forget. They [Annotator's Note: 103rd Infantry Division] moved out in...
Fogg, Floyd Coming Out Alive
The second and final time Floyd Fogg was wounded, the Marines were taking Hill 515 for the fifth time. They were...
Whitaker, Fred Commanding Officers
Fred Whitaker crossed the channel [Annotator’s Note: the English Channel between England and France] and landed at Le...
Willett, Richard Concentration Camp and Mainz
[Annotator's Note: Richard Willett asks the interviewer to cut the tape for a minute to catch his breath. The video...
Bale, Edward Coordination of Forces
Edward Bale spent the first night on Tarawa sleeping next to a disabled LVT [Annotator's Note: Landing Vehicle, Tracked...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Coping with the Stresses of Combat
Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...
Marr, John W Counter Attack
A German force moved north out of Picauville toward Lieutenant John Marr's position and attacked in force with tanks...
Marr, John W Crossing the La Fiere Causeway
Lieutenant John Marr had encounters with other American officers and commanders in the field early on in the Normandy...
McEnery, James Crossing the Matanikau
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Moran, John "Jack" Crossing the Rhine
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division chased the Germans after leaving Ormont, Germany and arrived in a nearby...
Arst, Paul Crossing the Rhine River
Paul Arst belonged to a rotary club in Baton Rouge [Annotator's Note: Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. One year, the club did a...
Madden, Paul Crossing the Saar River
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division as a...
Lopez, Alex Czechoslovakia and War's End
Alex Lopez remembers having a difficult time when he was in Czechoslovakia. His unit [Annotator's Note: the 314th...
Jindra, Leonard D-Day
Leonard Jindra crossed the English Channel en route to the amphibious invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day;...
Seltzer, Arthur D-Day and Breakout
At about 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning, Arthur Seltzer went over the side of the ship to enter his landing craft. He was...
Staymates, Arthur D-Day Beachhead
Arthur Staymates was too young to be frightened by the impending D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: on 6 June 1944]....
Pierce, John D-Day Invasion
John Edward Pierce [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion] set out across the English...
Brunt, Julian D-Day Invasion
[Annotator's Note: Julian Gould Brunt served with the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion which was attached to the 4th...
Roderick, David D-Day Morning and Taking the Quenneville Ridge
David Roderick experienced a lot of shelling and artillery and snipers when he landed. D Day began at 6:30 in the...
Shames, Edward D-Day Objectives
Edward Shames and his men stopped at a French farmhouse and met an old lady and man. The woman started to scream and...
Boyles, Edward Day One of Battle of Leyte
Edward E. Boyles was on a landing craft with his platoon [Annotator's Note: at the time, Boyles was serving as a...
Debrick, Arnold Declared Missing or Dead
Arnold Debrick got separated from his unit in Bastogne, Belgium and hitched a ride on a passing truck. When he got off...
Pomroy, Frank Decorated Marines, Liberty in Melbourne, and Bombarded by Japanese Battleships
Frank Pomroy describes Johnny Rivers in detail saying the he liked to drink quite a bit and punched a hole in their...
Keller, Richard Defensive Positions and Airfields
[Annotator's Note: Richard Keller served in the Army as the company commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 148th...
Cole, Harold Deployed Overseas
Harold Stanford Cole did not experience segregation while he was growing up. When he got into the service, he did not...
Urban, Raymond Deploying to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Urban was working in Santa Ana, California when Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (VMF-212) was...
McKay, Edgar Deployment to Europe
Edgar L. McKay boarded the Queen Elizabeth [Annotator's Note: RMS Queen Elizabeth], which travelled alone. The ship was...
Mason, Alfred Deployment to Italy
Heywood Mason crossed the Atlantic to Europe in a big convoy. They were not hassled by submarines and torpedoes as the...
Marich, Robert Deployment to Leyte
Robert Marich traveled on a Liberty Ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], with the entire...
Bird, Henry Deployment to the Pacific
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...
Martello, Dominic Desert Warfare
Dominic Martello learned that when going fast in the sand, the wheel of the half-track could be turned, but the force...
Boyles, Edward Details of Leyte Fighting
Edward E. Boyles remembered very little resistance in the beginning of fighting on Leyte, Philippines, but his company...
Dabney, William G. Details of the invasion
William Dabney and his fellow soldiers tried to enjoy themselves whenever they could. They would engage in activities...

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