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Smith, Rothacker Overseas to Italy
After two different assignments on quartermaster duty in the United States, Rothacker Smith finally joined his...
Brasel, Robert Overseas to New Guinea
After basic training, Robert J. "Bob" Brasel went to Camp Irwin [Annotator's Note: now Fort Irwin in San Bernardino...
Blackwell, David Pacific Assignments and Occupation of Japan
David McKinley Blackwell did not stay in New Guinea long. The terrain was mountainous and covered in jungle. From there...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
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...
Curtis, William W. Patrolling the Coast of North Carolina
From there [Annotator's Note: the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland where William Curtis took his...
Fallon, John Patrols and Being Wounded
John T. Fallon patrolled every night and sometimes in the daytime. He took out one squad and sometimes less. The...
Whitman, Melvin Pavuvu
The operation on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau] was supposed to be in conjunction with the offensive...
Durocher, Edmund Pavuvu and Night Operations
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
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...
Twible, Harlan Peleliu
During the days following their [Annotator's Note: Harlan Twible and the other survivors of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35...
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...
Vaughn, Odell Phantom Pains, Kids and Learning to Walk Again
Like many other veterans in a similar condition, Odell Vaughn felt sensations in his legs even though both were lost...
Galbraith, Wendell Pilot Error and No Beer
Wendell Galbraith has never told a story about the time he learned what it was like to go down in a plane while not...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Plastic surgery and an air raid
When Grant went out for his operation, he and the guard rode a streetcar into town then boarded another one that took...
Baumgarten, Harold Plastic Surgery and Going Home
Harold Baumgarten was released from the Royal Navy hospital [Annotator's Note: in Portsmouth, England] around 4 July...
David, James Post Korean War Service and Vietnam
James Warren David recalled getting seasick occasionally, especially if the conditions were rough. After serving in the...
Van der Pool, Ivan Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Ivan Van der Pool believes it is important to study Word War 2. He thinks it is a good training manual for what war is...
Hajiro, Barney Postwar
Barney Hajiro spent time in Nice, France and then in Michigan in hospitals recovering from his combat wounds. While in...
Rendelman, Ed Postwar
Ed Rendelman stayed in the Army after the war. After being wounded, he was sent to a hospital in Bristol, England. It...
Killilea, Kenneth Postwar
Kenneth Killilea boarded a hospital ship offshore of Iwo Jima after being wounded in action. The largest pieces of...
Mason, Alfred Postwar
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: assigned to a Machine Records Unit] was guarding German prisoners of war at Camp Lee [...
McKeel, Sam Postwar
After World War 2, Sam S. McKeel was assigned as quartermaster on LST-492 [Annotator's Note: a Landing Ship, Tank]. He...
Carson, Benjamin Postwar
Benjamin Carson was on Guam when the war in the Pacific came to an end. All of the ship whistles and horns were blowing...
Knight, Edwin Postwar
Edwin Knight knows that Americans fought for a good purpose during World War 2. The enemy could have won and we would...
Ratcliff, Henry Postwar
Henry Ratcliff almost arrived home after his outfit did [Annotator's Note: 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion, 5th Air...
Horstman, Bette Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Once the war had...
Costa, Anthony Postwar
After all he witnessed in the war, Anthony Costa had no negative feelings toward the Japanese. He was raised with...
Charles, Howard Postwar
Following his liberation [Annotator's Note: from a Japanese prisoner of war camp], Howard Robert Charles arrived by air...
Cowart, Thomas Postwar
Thomas Cowart was in the hospital in Liege, Belgium when the war ended [Annotator's Note: he had been wounded in combat...
Draxler, Donald Postwar
Donald Draxler was discharged from the Army in July 1946. He bought a house in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Draxler wanted to...
Lewis, Roger Postwar
While in Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina], Roger A. Lewis did guard duty at a German POW [...
Kerchum, Paul Postwar
Paul Kerchum returned to the United States after being a prisoner of war to the Japanese for four years. His ship...
Micheel, Vernon L. Postwar
Vernon Micheel met his future wife in June 1943 in Wildwood, New Jersey. They were married in October 1946. Micheel...
Laubner, William Postwar
William Laubner never flew after the war. A P-38 [Annotator's Note: Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft] could...
Frodyma, Edmund Postwar
Edmund Frodyma [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Armored Division] moved...

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