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Savage, Robert Pacific Tour of Duty
Robert Savage was assigned as the radio man on the USS Springfield (CL-66), which received orders to escort a heavy...
Raskoph, Jack Painting the Ship Yellow and Reflections
When Jack Raskoph reported to the destroyer minesweeper, he was told the communication officer wanted to see him. He...
Gabour, James Panama to VE-Day
James Anthony Gabour's one year enlistment was extended for four more years. He was stationed in Panama as the Mess...
Goodwin, Kenneth Panay Island and Japanese Surrender
Going across the Pacific [Annotator's Note: Pacific Ocean] to the Philippines, Kenneth Raymond Goodwin stopped in Guam...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Paratrooper
Edward "Babe" Heffron enlisted and volunteered for the airborne. He volunteered for the paratroopers along with four...
Billingsley, James Paratrooper Training
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley why he chose to be a paratrooper.] Billingsley grew up a poor...
Komito, Joseph Parents, Friends and Reflections
Joseph Komito saw his parents for the last time on a train. The Nazis gave everyone in Komito's camp a postcard to send...
Blake, Christopher Paris and Postwar Friendships
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Armstrong, James Paris, the Coast, and Escape
Back in Paris, France, and being cared for by the French Resistance, James Armstrong describes the various people with...
Howland, John Pathfinder MIssions
John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...
Elfer, Rosemary Patriotism and Military Service
At the time Rosemary Elfer's two brothers and a sister were serving in the military. Her brother Edward fought on Wake...
Oldberg, Nils Patrol in the Philippines
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone in the background that is assisting the interviewee in answering the interviewer’s...
Neiman, Leon Patrol in Tinian, the Atomic Bomb, and Operating Radar
Leon J. Neiman met the native populations of Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] numerous times...
Delaune, Lawrence Patrolling Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Whitman, Melvin Patrols on Okinawa
On one patrol, Melvin C. Whitman shot a big rat off a fence. The shot scared a hiding Japanese soldier and one of...
Whitman, Melvin Pavuvu
The operation on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau] was supposed to be in conjunction with the offensive...
Ray, Sammy Pavuvu Island
In early January 1944, Sammy Ray boarded a ship to New Caledonia. Ray was only on New Caledonia for short time when he...
Wilson, James Pavuvu to Peleliu
James Wilson got off Cape Gloucester [Annotator's Note: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, February 1944]...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...
Cart, William "Bill" PBYs, Zeros, and Death
William Cart thought the PBY [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] was a truck, but it was...
Block, Louis Pearl Harbor
Louis Block knew they were going overseas, but they did not know where. The plane before them went to Guam. When they...
Reese, Lloyd Pearl Harbor and Basic Training
Lloyd Reese was asleep, and his father woke him to tell him about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew that we were in...
Hajiro, Barney Pearl Harbor and Becoming a Soldier
Barney Hajiro entered the Army and was immediately required to do manual labor around the Hawaiian Islands in...
Smith, Arthur Pearl Harbor and Enlisting
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Arthur Smith if he recalls where he was or what he was doing when the Japanese...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" Pearl Harbor Attack
Lydia Smith Grant was born in Bath, Maine. Her grandfather was a banker as was her father. Her stepfather was in the...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Pearl Harbor Attack
Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...
McAuliffe, Edwin Pearl Harbor Changed Lives
Edwin McAuliffe was in Covington [Annotators Note: Covington, Louisiana] visiting friends. The news came across the...
Hatch, Norman Pearl Harbor Day
Norman Hatch was in New York at the March of Time [Annotator's Note: an American newsreel series sponsored by Time...
Sinise, Jack Pearl Harbor to Scotland
[Annotator's Note: There is background noise throughout this clip. The interviewer asks Jack Sinise where he was when...
Barrick, Calvin Pearl Harbor, Enlisting and Joining the Crew of the USS Tang (SS-306)
Calvin Barrick grew up on a farm. He had four brothers and one sister but two of his brothers have died. Barrick was...
Dendy, Lloyd Peleliu
Lloyd Dendy met people from different parts of the country. They had different accents and different ways of doing...
McWilliams, Donald Peleliu
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Higgins, Richard Peleliu and Malaria
Richard Higgins was not on Bloody Nose Ridge but he was close it. Another man Higgins had great respect for was Red...
Rogers, Wilbur Peleliu, the Philippines and Okinawa
When the USS Foote (DD-511) got to Pearl Harbor, Wilbur Rogers remembered they stripped the 20mm off its fan tail and...
Morehead, James B. Personal Anecdotes
When activity became concentrated at Guadalcanal, they [Annotator's Note: James Morehead and the rest of the 8th...
Wilson, James Personal Effects
James Wilson shows the helmet he had on [Annotator's Note: when he was shot while serving with Company G, 2nd Battalion...

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