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Pierce, William "Bill" 37mm Anti-Tank Gun
William Pierce went to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina following his tour in Hingham, Massachusetts. Because he had been...
Hazard, Mark 42nd Infantry Division at Haguenau
[Annotator's Note: Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. served in the Army as the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Pigott, Joe Action in Europe
His expertise was not required for the invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6...
Lightell, Harold Action in France
When Harold Lightell arrived off the beaches of Normandy, alarms sounded on his ship. The 600 troops on the ship were...
Ridyard, Herbert Action in France
Herbert W. Ridyard's squad [Annotator's Note: 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company H, 2nd Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment...
Pierce, Wayne Action in Normandy
Wayne Pierce and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...
Simpson, Joseph Advance Through Germany
Joseph Simpson advanced with his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th...
Willhour, Dick Advancing into France
Richard "Dick" Willhour retreated from German emplacements at Raon-l'Étape [Annotator's Note: Raon-l'Étape, France with...
Ridyard, Herbert Advancing on Sinz, Germany
Herbert W. Ridyard was let off a truck near Nennig [Annotator's Note: Nennig, Germany] and then advanced toward their...
Breard, Reneau After Market Garden
Reneau Breard dropped into the Netherlands for Operation Market Garden [Annotator’s Note: an Allied military operation...
Pendleton, Arthur After the Tenaru River and Prisoner Snatches
Arthur Pendleton does not remember who was in the hole with him [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of the Tenaru...
LeBlanc, Dale After the War
When Dale LeBlanc heard the news that the battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa] was over he was relieved. One...
Schmittgens, Leo Aftermath of Combat
Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...
Oney, James Air Raids and Bougainville
James Oney was scared when bombs were falling [Annotator's Note: during air raids on Stirling Island, Treasury Islands...
Auerbach, Herbert Allied Troops in Burma
While in Burma, Herbert Auerbach saw American transport aircraft resupply Allied troops with airdrops. Bags of rice...
Wells, Raymond Altavilla
Being in charge of other people helped give Raymond Wells focus during combat and did not leave any time to be afraid....
Smith, Carrol Amphibious Invasions
Carrol Smith landed during the invasion of Angaur Island in the Palau island group [Annotator’s Note: the invasion...
Pedersen, Allen Anzio
Allen Pedersen and his company [Annotator's Note: 476th Ordnance Evacuation Company] were recovering American tanks and...
Barfoot, Van Anzio and Getting the Medal of Honor
Van Barfoot and the 45th Infantry Division went on up into the mountains around 2 January 1944. They moved out of the...
Baker, Bernard Anzio and Rome
Bernard Baker went to Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] and remained there for about three weeks. It was a...
Dumas, Floyd Anzio and Training
Floyd Dumas believes that they could have taken Rome if they had not been stopped. They were ordered to dig in and...
Epperson, William Anzio Beachhead
William Epperson received two Purple Hearts for being wounded. Epperson felt strongly that women in the service would...
Ledford, Robert Anzio Beachhead
During the Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio; 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944; Anzio, Italy] breakout, Robert...
Polito, Felix Anzio Breakout and Being Wounded
Felix Polito and the 1st Special Service Force were part of the breakout from Anzio beachhead. They were about ten...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Apprehension and Mosquitos
After getting the alert prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor that Hawaii may be invaded by sea, Clarence Herbert...
Pogue, John Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge
John Pogue experienced his first combat in the Ardennes at an unknown location. He went in by glider. His glider and a...
Wilkins, Byron Ardennes Forest Front Lines
Byron Othello Wilkins was put on the front line again with his company. The sleeping holes were dug into the walls near...
Bell, Cecil Army Training and Italian Combat
Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...
Pena, William Arrival and Deployment
William Pena traveled on the Queen Elizabeth over to England where he was given lots of food. Only one day he remembers...
Hazard, Mark Arthur Swanson
By daylight, combat started again. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. and Swaney [Annotator's Note: Arthur Swanson from Boston,...
Bell, Elmo Artillery Fire Mission With a Captured French 75mm Gun
Elmo Bell and the men of Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division repelled...
Debrick, Arnold Asleep on Guard Duty and Treated for Trench Foot
Arnold Debrick has one regret [Annotator's Note: from his time in Company B, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th...
Sharp, Horace Assault into Germany
Horace Sharp and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Feldman, Henry Assault into Germany
After fighting through France and Luxembourg, Henry Feldman crossed the Rhine River on pontoon bridges at Cologne,...
Wolczyk, Stanley Assault on Attu
The assault of Attu went well as Stanley Wolczyk landed at Massacre Bay. It was unopposed on the beach. They went over...
Bowsher, Walter Assault on Wake Island
Prior to becoming the postmaster, Walter Bowsher had manned three inch antiaircraft guns. He was familiar with those...

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