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Colbert, Hugh Digging In
The caravan of trucks that took Hugh Colbert and the men of the 106th Infantry Division to the front lines stretched as...
Simons, F.M. Disc Jockey and Thoughts on War
F.M. Richard Simons was a disc jockey for a while and then had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Keller, Richard Distinguished Service Cross
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got the DSC [...
Lucas, Jack Diving on Grenades
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Marr, John W Division Command Post
As Lieutenant John Marr was taken by boat to American positions across the Merderet River from Timmes' orchard [...
Reitman, Seymour Do Not Shoot the Mailman
Seymour Reitman was a platoon runner [Annotator's Note: in the weapons platoon of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 395th...
LeBlanc, Dale Doing What You Were Trained To Do
The first day Dale LeBlanc was ashore on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: LeBlanc landed on Okinawa on 1 April 1945] they...
Tognoli, Paris Drafted and Sent Overseas
Paris Tognoli got out of high school and decided not to go to college. He got a job in a slaughterhouse, but he did not...
Leopold, Vernon Duties and Patrols
Vernon Leopold arrived on the Belgium and German border at the village of Hünningen. They took over a farm house that...
Mace, Sterling Early Fighting on Peleliu
Sterling Mace and his platoon rode to the assault beach at Peleliu in an Amtrak [Annotator's Note: Landing Vehicle,...
Lux, Gerald Early Life
Gerald Wayne Lux served in the United States Navy in the Pacific and made it to Australia and Japan. He volunteered for...
Anschau, Martin Early Life
Martin J. Anschau was born in April 1925 in Plainfield Township in Northampton county [Annotator’s Note: Northampton...
Hollingsworth, Chester Early Life
Chester Hollingsworth was born on a farm in October 1917 near Greenville, Texas. He had two brothers and two sisters....
Gross, Eva Early Life
Eva Gross was born in December 1927 in Belahavo [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling], Czechoslovakia and grew up in...
Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
Moran, John "Jack" Early Life to Tiger Tanks
John Moran was born in Superior, Wisconsin. He had a great youth and enlisted in the Army at 17. He was then sent to...
Bazet, James Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment
James Bazet was born in December 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. When he was two years old, he was taken to live in...
Baughman, Harry Earning the Nickname "Blue Devils"
The 88th Infantry Division made it into the port at Naples, and Harry Boughman moved through and crossed the Volturno...
Walter, Robert Elsenborn Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Willette, Edward Encountering the Enemy
Edward G. Willette and his division [Annotator's Note: Willette was a mortarman in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 413th...
Schilling, Ira End of the War
After combat on Tinian ended and the island was secured, Ira Schilling was sent to Hawaii. First, however, he reported...
Wheeler, Berle End of War
Berle Wheeler experienced Japanese air raids but slit trenches protected him from the attacks [Annotator's Note: he was...
Bath, Garland Enemy Fire on Iwo Jima
Around D 7 [Annotator's Note: d-day, the initial day of the operation, plus seven days; 26 March 1945; Iwo Jima, Japan...
Strausbaugh, Leo Engagement at Aparri
Within a few miles of Aparri [Annotator's Note: Aparri, Philippines], Leo V. Strausbaugh met up with Major Connolly [...
Murray, Charles Engaging the Enemy
As soon as the artillery rounds got close, Charles Murray could not call in corrections because the batteries in his...
Alspaugh, James England to Belgium
James Alspaugh's company [Annotator's Note: in the 102nd Infantry Division] was assigned to help in the kitchen [...
von Frisch, Alvin Eniwetok and Leyte
Alvin von Frisch departed Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,...
Maddox, Claire Eniwetok Atoll
Claire Maddox went ashore [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, after the Battle of Eniwetok, 17 to 23 February...
Kelso, Robert Entering Germany
Robert Kelso crossed into Germany through the Siegfried Line and headed toward Salzburg. His unit was in Salzburg when...
Flannigan, James Entering Germany and Hurtgen Forrest
On arriving in Germany on 15 September 1944, James Flannigan remembers entering a farmhouse and with some not so gentle...
Lebsack, Wayne Entering the Battle of the Bulge
Once Wayne Lebsack earned his jump wings, he was sent across the English Channel to an already secure Normandy [...
Barnett, William Europe Deployment
On Christmas Day 1944, William M. Barnett [Annotator’s Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division]...
White, James European Combat
James White and the 103rd Infantry Division were transported by truck convoy deeper into France after arriving in...
Thurston, Stanley European Combat
Stanley James Thurston was not provided basic training. After enlistment, he was sent to a pigeon outfit [Annotator's...
Bollich, James Evacuating to Bataan and POW Experiences
James Bollich had just gotten back from the movies when he heard about the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...

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