Interactions with Allied troops

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Draxler, Donald Combat
At Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Donald Draxler was apprehensive, but not afraid to...
McConnell, Trist Combat
When Julian Trist Bringier McConnell left the bigger ship that took him overseas, he patrolled mountainous islands and...
Billingsley, James Combat Actions around Nasugbu
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley to talk about Nasugbu, Philippines.] They came out of Luzon [...
Moskin, Alan Combat and Germans
Not much during combat stands out for Alan Moskin. Once in a while near the end, he would get R...
Snow, William Combat and Mickey Missions
William L. Snow arrived overseas in November 1944 and was stationed at Alconbury, England [Annotator's Note: with the...
Irby, Ray Combat and Post Traumatic Stress
Ray Dennis Irby went into his first invasion, and he will never forget it. He hit the ground. The sergeant was walking...
Reitman, Seymour Combat and Postwar Life
When Seymour Reitman saw E Company [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry...
Odom, James Combat and the End of the War
James Odom recalled two big "fracases." In Leyte Bay, his ship was part of what he has been told was the largest...
Stone, Leno Combat and War's End
The Army moved Leno E. Stone and the 44th Division [Annotator's Note: 44th Infantry Division] by train to an area close...
Williams, Earl Combat Assignments After Pearl Harbor
After surviving a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] flight that arrived in Hawaii on...
Raner, Norman Combat at Anzio
In Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944, Anzio, Italy] at night, they [Annotator's...
Raner, Norman Combat at Cassino
Norman Raner rememebrs Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy] being flat where the town was but Cassino itself was...
Dillon, Gerard Combat at Chisonge
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon was with the 17th Airborne Division when they met up with the British 6th Airborne...
Kerr, Richard Combat at Okinawa
Richard H. Kerr was headed towards the Pacific Theater in World War 2 with an LCT [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft,...
Zilliacus, Patrick Combat Close Call
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if, as an American immigrant in the Navy, he was invested in...
Dorsey, Mason Combat Close Calls
Mason Dorsey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 71st Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 71st Infantry Division] got in...
Graddy, J. Combat Experiences
[Annotator's Note: The video and sound are out of synch in this clip. J.D. Graddy is emotional.] Shortly after a near...
Wilson, Paul Combat Exposure Injuries
The Germans opened up fire on Paul Wilson and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,...
Billingsley, James Combat Fatigue
James Billingsley was on the line and he had fired his rifle so much that he could not touch it due to the heat. The...
Fallon, John Combat in Anzio
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] were in Anzio...
Lippman, Robert Combat in Burma
The Battle at Walawbum [Annotator's Note: Tanai, Kachin, Burma; now Myanmar, in March 1944] was Robert Lippman's first...
Porter, Allen Combat in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Coughing can be heard throughout this segment.] In November 1944, Allen Porter [Annotator's Note: in...
Pierce, John Combat in Europe
After three months on the Normandy beachhead, John Edward Pierce [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 149th Engineer...
Bodson, Henry Combat in France
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] set sail for a...
Poole, John Combat in France
John Poole found out after the fact that Marseilles, France, where he landed, was a communist hotbed. The dock workers...
Lazinger, Sol Combat in France
After the invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] began, Sol...
Byrnes, William Combat in France
William E. Byrnes went overseas to Southern France. Sunken ships littered the harbor as the men debarked onto the shore...
Velfling, Jacob Combat in Germany
Jacob Velfling, Jr. and his unit set out for New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to board a ship for Europe...
O'Connor, Robert Combat in Holland and Belgium
Robert W. "Bob" O'Connor [Annotator's Note: a Communications Sergeant in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute...
Clark, Charles Combat in Italy
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was in a slit trench with...
Getway, John Combat in North Africa
John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: in the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Separate)] was shipped out to...
Evans, Donald Combat in Sicily
The sky was full of German planes and right before it got daylight, Donald Evans was on deck and could see the Italian...
Dahlberg, Melvin Combat in Sospel, France
After parachuting into France and landing in trees in the mountains, Melvin Dahlberg and other paratroopers from the...
McKinnon, Lee Combat in the Mediterranean
As Lee O. McKinnon was on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Calvert (APA-32)] that had reached North Africa for an...
Lehigh, David Combat in the Philippines
David Lehigh was told he would be deploying overseas, but was not told where he would be going. He departed from Mather...
Spinato, Angelo Combat in Town
Angelo Joseph Spinato's [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th...

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