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Howland, Gilbert Trinidad to San Francisco
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] The Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory...
Smith, Bernard Typical Missions
Most of Bernard Smith's missions were to railroad marshalling yards. [Annotator's Note: SMith walks off camera for a...
Siverts, Hans Using German Prisoners and Following the Front Lines
Hans Siverts' activities in England were in several locations. His hospital [Annotator's Note: 4th Convalescent...
Schafer, Leon USS LST-496 Hits a Mine
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] They...
Mather, James V-5 Navy Aviation Cadet Program
James Mather joined the V-5 Program [Annotator's Note: V-5 US Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1939 to 1943] and became a...
Spaulding, Arthur V-E Day and Home
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]...
Beck, Carl Various Reflections
Carl Beck had been wounded in Bastogne, Belgium and laid on a stretcher all night. He made it back to his outfit [...
Black, Jerome Vision Issues and Commission
Jerome Harold Black reported to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma in February 1943] and for almost a...
Carruth, John VJ-Day to the Philippines
Towards the end of World War 2, John Carruth, serving in the Navy, was sent to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note:...
Hill, Rawley Waiting to Go Overseas
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee has difficulty speaking at times throughout the segment.] Rawley R. Hill [Annotator’s...
Lucas, Jack Wallet and Parachutes
Jacklyn Lucas's wallet is on display at the D-Day Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Walter Reed Hospital
Ora Hicks was one of the nurses to attend Yale University [Annotator's Note: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut...
Sakato, George Wanting to Fly and the Use of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
George Sakato discusses a Vietnam veteran that edits and tapes oral histories. He recalls that before the attack on...
Bauer, Wynn War Ends
[Annotator's Note: Wynn Bauer served in the Army as an assistant driver on an M4 Sherman medium tank in the 36th...
Brantley, Vernon War Ends in Europe
After six weeks in a hospital, Vernon Brantley was put in a replacement unit. He missed out on the Colmar expedition [...
Moran, John "Jack" War is a Lousy, Dirty Business
During the Battle of Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counteroffensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Johnson, Kaare War Production
Kaare Allan Johnson lived one lot away from a movie theater, The Victory Theater [Annotator's Note: in New York, New...
Poston, Charles War Winds Down
Missions began to ramp down in May [Annotator's Note: May 1945, when the Japanese were pushed too far out of range of...
Rickel, Robert War's End
Robert "Bob" Rickel says that there was very little room in the B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Fagerstrom, Stanley War's End
Stanley Fagerstrom got sick in the Philippines. He hurt his back on the island of Morotai [Annotator’s Note: Morotai...
Gast, William War's End
William Earl Gast remembers the first time he changed into new clothes. He was staying in a house and slept in the...
Liston, Earl War's End
Earl Roger Liston found refuge with the 3rd Armored Division in Eupen, Belgium [Annotator's Note: after he avoided...
Moen, Virgil War's End
Virgil Clayton Moen returned to the United States on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period...
Johnson, Raleigh War's End
Raleigh W. Johnson Jr. served in the Navy near the end of World War 2. He attended Wright Junior College [Annotator’s...
Van Wart, Fergus War's End
[Annotator's Note: Fergus Van Wart served in the Navy as coxswain aboard the USS Bergen (APA-150).] Van Wart brought...
Love, John War's End and Liberation
John Edward Love and hundreds of other POWs' [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] continued to mine [Annotator's Note:...
Delaune, Lawrence War's End and Occupation
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Gambino, Elroy War's End and Occupation
lroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] built...
McCarthy, George War's End and Reflections
George W. McCarthy had lost 57 pounds when he was liberated from a prisoner of war camp. It did not take him very long...
Mason, Alfred War's End and Return Home
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: a Private 1st Class in the US Army 88th Infantry Division] recovered from a case of...
Brown, Charles War's End in Europe
Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division]...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Wars are Terrible
President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] passing away was...
Kawamoto, Yukio Watching a Battle and Reading Enemy Diaries
Yukio Kawamoto was able to witness the battle [Annotator's Note: the battle of Hill 700 on Bougainville]. The division...
Pbert, Herman Watching the Soviets
When Herman Pbert was going back to Germany [Annotator's Note: in 1950], he said he would be so bad against them [...
Taylor, Amelia We Are All the Same
Some of the wounded would talk to Amelia Taylor about their experiences, but some did not want to. They told her that...
Campbell, John What Roosevelt Knew and Did
John Scott Campbell feels that Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United...

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