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Houseman, Donelson "Don" POW Hospital and Liberation
Donelson Houseman was put in a truck, along with about five others who were also in bad shape, and sent to a town near...
Shapiro, Lester Pre-interview Talk
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation with Lester Shapiro showing the interviewer some photographs.]...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Preparing for Iwo Jima
Samuel Goss sailed [Annotator's Note: aboard USS Bladen (APA-63)] from Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Cassidy, James Prewar
James Cassidy was born in Rochester, New York in October 1925. One of four brothers, Cassidy and his twin brother were...
Hoehn, Basil Prewar and Military Training
Basil C. Hoehn was born October 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He came from a low economic background. His father worked...
Getway, John Prewar and Training
John Steven Getway was born in 1921 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania with two older brothers, Paul and Charles, and five...
Creekmore, Thomas Prewar Life
Thomas Creekmore was born in 1923 [Annotator's Note: December 1923] in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew up during the...
St. Julian, James Prewar Life and Deployment to the Philippines
James Anthony Saint Julien, Senior was born in January 1923 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]....
Roslensky, Marvin Prewar Life and Enlistment
Marvin A. Roslansky was born in Lakefield, Minnesota in November 1922. His family went through the Great Depression [...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Prewar Life and Wartime
While overseas, Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little...
Bourgeois, Emiline Prewar Life to Army Nurse Corps
Emiline Ann Bourgeois went to nurses' school [Annotator's Note: Hotel Dieu School of Nursing in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Loring, Bud Prewar Life to Being Commissioned
Bud Loring was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. His father was an automotive, boat, and heavy construction mechanic....
Johnson, Burton Prewar Life to Boot Camp
Burton "Burt" Johnson was born in December 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When he was seven, he spent the summer at...
Shapiro, Lester Prewar Life to Burma Hospital
Lester Shapiro was born in October 1921 in Rochester, New York. He went as a walk-on for a scholarship at the...
Landrum, Thomas Prewar Life to England
Thomas Landrum was born in April 1919 in Shreveport, Louisiana. His father was a painter and paper hanger. He was sick...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Prewar Life to Enlistment
Sara "Sally" Manning was born on 12 June 1925 in the small town of Lock Haven in Pennsylvania. Lock Haven was home to...
Coop, Willard Prewar Life to Enlistment
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop was born in April 1924 in Sulphur, Kentucky. He grew up with two younger sisters. His family...
Magnifico, Charles Prewar Life to France
Charles Magnifico was born in 1923 in Jersey City, New Jersey during the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Moore, Calvin Prewar Life to Marine Corps
Calvin B. Moore was born in December 1923 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was...
Eads, Arthur Prewar Life to Seabee Training
Arthur L. Eads was born in Plainville, Kansas [Annotator's Note: in August 1920]. His father was a farmer, but then...
Clift, Gilbert Prewar to Training in the Army
Gilbert Clift was born in October 1924, the youngest of three brothers, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. As an infant, Clift'...
Urban, Raymond Prewar to VMF-212
Raymond Urban was born in September 1920 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They left there when he was young and moved around...
Carder, Theodore Prisoner of War
Theodore Noel Carder and his platoon [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division]...
DeMott, Joseph Prisoner of War
After the Japanese captured the field hospital where Joseph DeMott was being treated [Annotator's Note: he was wounded...
Hirschmann, Peter Prisoner of War and Liberation
Peter Hirschmann [Annotator's Note: a member of Company F, 2nd battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry...
Bowers, Roger Prisoner of War Experience and Liberation
Roger Bowers describes the camp guards [Annotator's Note: at Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany] as mostly SS troops [...
Willett, Richard Problems with a Lieutenant
Richard Willett got into a mountainous area. His jeep driver was from North Carolina. A Lieutenant decided to ride in...
Schneider, Irwin PT Patrol Injury and New Guinea
Irwin Schneider was injured on a PT boat patrol out of Milne Bay [Annotator’s Note: in Papua New Guinea]. He went to...
Dahlberg, Melvin PTSD
Melvin Dahlberg's first time abroad was in Italy which was very rundown. The local people were begging for food. He...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Purple Heart
Richard Witaker was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded on Okinawa. He was leaving Sugar Loaf Hill when a buddy...
Getway, John Purple Hearts
John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...
Boyd, Richard L. Purple Hearts and Frozen Feet
Richard Boyd was wounded on 22 January [Annotator's Note: 22 January 1945]. His Purple Heart was awarded for frozen...
Smith, Rothacker Quartermaster Duty in Texas
After he was transferred from Camp Stewart, Georgia, Rothacker Smith went to Texas where he was assigned to a...
Chester, Daniel Reassignment, Back to the Front and Being Wounded
When Daniel Chester reported back to his commanding officer, he was reassigned to the 3rd Battalion [Annotator's Note:...
Keller, Richard Receiving the Distinguished Service Cross
Richard Keller received a Distinguished Service Cross but he does not think he deserved it. While recovering in the...
East, Dossie Recognition and Reassignment
Dossie East's first encounter with the Japanese was in the Battle of the Coral Sea. During that battle, East's ship [...

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