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Patterson, James Mapping Missions
James Patterson and his crew flew over water for several hours before doing their mapping work. Their missions ran...
Colbert, Hugh Marched Off Into Captivity
When the Germans captured Hugh Colbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry...
Klein, Gerda Marched Out of the Camp
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, who was in slave labor camp in Poland, can be very difficult to understand at points...
Anthony, Ray Marilyn Monroe and Others
Ray Anthony had contacts with 20th Century Fox because he had made movies there with “Sun Valley Serenade” [Annotator’s...
White, Verna Marine Corps Service
While she was in boot camp, Verna White's daily routine started at five in the morning, followed by calisthenics and...
Johnson, Homer Marine Corps Service
Homer Johnson made many friends with people from the South. They taught Johnson how to treat White people. Many of the...
Pantuso, Frank Marine Corps Training
In 1943, Frank Pantuso reported to the local recruiting station on his 18th birthday and joined the Marine Corps. He...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323)
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe's unit [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), known as the "Death Rattlers...
Wells, Kenneth Marine Training
In June 1944, Kenneth Dwight Wells went by train to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris...
McWilliams, Donald Marine Training to New Britain
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams joined the Marine Corps on 17 March 1943. He trained at San Diego [Annotator's Note: US...
Settles, Louise Married in Manila
Louise Settles had a date or two in Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Hollandia, New Guinea] and she was very disappointed....
Kearney, George Marvin Perrett and Testing Boats
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...
Fontana, Frank MASH Unit in Normandy
Frank Fontana was part of a MASH [Annotator's Note: Mobile Army Surgical Hospital] unit. They put up a ward tent that...
Beck, Carl Maxing Out His Credit in Europe
Carl Beck was in Berchtesgaden, Germany when his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute...
Marcus, Bernard McCarthyism and Fear of Communism
In 1953, Bernard Marcus was called into the office of General Lawton [Annotator’s Note: General Kirke B. Lawton] who...
Mc Murray, Steve McMurray’s Art of War
Retracing his steps, Steve McMurray mentioned that on the way back from Iwo Jima he did a lot of pencil portraits of...
Swanson, Richard Medals and Reflections
Richard Swanson received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal [Annotator's Note: the highest non-combat decoration awarded...
Cohn, Major Medical Career
Major Cohn likely would have stayed in St. Louis after his residency but he had to return home to assist his dying...
Cohn, Major Medical Training
Major Cohn sailed to France to attend university. He spent significant time on the voyage playing chess with a black...
Walker, Charles Mediterranean Cold War Duties
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Charles Walker what his most memorable experience was.] While he was flying P-...
Slay, Charles Meeting an Opera Singer in Köln
When coming under enemy fire, Charles Slay would try to get behind something or get down into a cellar if he could....
Gilmore, Selwyn Meeting Different People
When Selwyn Gilmore was in Tucson [Annotator's Note: Tucson, Arizona], there was a WAC [Annotator's Note: Women's Army...
Fitzmorris, James Meeting Great Leaders
James Fitzmorris had the opportunity of entertaining General and Mrs. Ridgeway [Annotator's Note: US Army General...
Harris, Robert "Bob" Meeting his Wife
When Robert H. "Bob" Harris was sent to instructor school in Montgomery [Annotator's Note: Maxwell Fieild, now Maxwell...
Borne, Edwin Meeting Old Foes and the Japanese Public
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and his entourage met some of the Wake Island conquerors. [Annotator's Note: Borne and six...
Francis, Norman Meeting Returning Veterans
Before graduating from high school, Dr. Norman Francis did very little in terms of working in the war effort. He was...
Linkous, Melvin Members of Cannon Company
[Annotator's Note: Through the 50 minutes that make up this clip, Melvin Linkous reviews period photographs of the men...
Rogers, Wilbur Memorable Events
Wilbur Rogers likes to tell a story about a pigeon. [Annotator's Note: Rogers grins briefly.] After the invasion of the...
Asher, Adolph Memorable Moments
Adolph Edward Asher was in Hattiesburg [Annotator's Note: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] at Camp Shelby when he got out of...
Wilson, Paul Memorable Moments
Paul Wilson is amazed that some men survived the war. The training they went through did not help them. The real heroes...
Burg, Louis Memories
Louis Burg initially wanted to fly planes in the military, but his family did not want him to. His mother tore up his...
O'Hara, Richard Memories and Dying Veterans
Richard O'Hara's most memorable experience of World War 2 was sailing into Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor...
Schweitzer, Philip Memories and Reunions
One of the worst times Philip Schweitzer experienced was the month that he spent on the plateau on New Guinea. Another...
Fox, Charles Memories of Iwo Jima
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox chose the Marine Corps rather than another branch because it was the Japs [Annotator's...
Livaudais, James Men and Weapons
James Livaudais remembers certain names from his combat experience very vividly. Not all of them are mentioned in...
Livaudais, James Merderet Combat
James Livaudais saw a man named Oseroff killed. That was the first combat death that Livaudais witnessed. He merely...

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