Interactions with Allied troops

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Haines, George First Combat Action
George Haines received jungle training on Goodenough Island, New Guinea. He and his unit [Annotator's Note: 34th...
Raner, Norman First Combat and Casualty
Norman Raner got off the ship in Oran [Annotator's Note: Oran, Algeria]. He went to an old school and billeted [...
Crews, Lorenzo First Combat Experience
When Lorenzo Dow Crews and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th...
Cole, John First Combat Experience
About a day away from Hawaii, while John H. Cole was headed for Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall...
Bache-Wiig, John First Combat Heroics
John Bache-Wiig, Jr.'s first combat objective was at Philippsbourg, France. On 4 and 5 January [Annotator's Note:...
Richard, Martin First Combat Mission
Martin Richard's first mission was almost complete catastrophe. [Annotator's Note: He flew his firts mission on 6 June...
Goebel, Robert First Combat Missions
On Robert J. "Bob" Goebel's first mission [Annotator's Note: with the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th...
Raquepau, John First Combat to Retirement
John "Jack" Raquepau does not know if he got the same bunk that was used by the pilot he replaced [Annotator's Note:...
Rickel, Robert First Couple of Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel wanted to fly with his friend, Tony [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Anthony J...
Sturman, William First Cruise to Midway
On his very first cruise aboard the USS Copahee (CVE-12), William Sturman and the crew took supplies in to Midway [...
Gross, Herbert First Day Behind Enemy Lines
At daylight, Herbert Gross was alone after bailing out of the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Dillon, Gerard First Enemy Contact
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon was a platoon commander in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
Simons, F.M. First Experiences in Italy
F.M. Richard Simons and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th...
Gorman, Robert First Fire Mission and Shelling U-Boat Pens
Once the Americans had broken through St. Lo, Robert Gorman and the 557th [Annotator's Note: 557th Field Artillery...
Schicker, Tom First Four Weeks of Boot Camp
One DI [Annotator's Note: drill instructor], a Corporal Carlin [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to identify...
Johnson, Malcolm First Japanese Attack on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor for Morrison-Knudsen [Annotator’s Note: American civil engineering and...
Squire, Vernon First Jet Plane and Being Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was in the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 29th Infantry Division.] They fired far...
Raquepau, John First Kamikaze Attack
John "Jack" Raquepau and his group [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51), Air Group 51] bombed Clark Field [...
Willett, Richard First Kill
Richard Willett does not recall exactly where they crossed the border into Germany. They had not been told they were...
Bridger, Harley First Mission over Budapest and Mission Requirements
Harley Bridger and his crew lived in tents with six men each. They were fortunate with their engineer. Bridger felt the...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer First Missions
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...
Fili, William First Missions
The first couple of bombing missions William Fili was on were "milk runs" [Annotator's Note: slang term used by...
Kelley, Archie First Nuclear Submarines
A submarine was the first nuclear-powered vessel and the Nautilus' [Annotator's Note: USS Nautilus (SSN-571] reactor...
Edwards, Marvin First OSS Mission and Mosquitos
Marvin Raymond Edwards' [Annotator's Note: with the 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Sykes, Ralph First Patrol
Ralph Sykes traveled to Le Havre [Annotator's Note: Le Havre, France], then took a train to Belgium. He then traveled...
Alspaugh, James First Real Combat
About the time of the "bridge too far" [Annotator's Note: nickname for Operation Market Garden, Netherlands, 17 to 25...
Campbell, John First Ship and Navy Guards
John Scott Campbell's first ship was on the Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: also called the Great Lakes of North America...
Beyer, Walter First Submarine Patrol
[Annotator's Note: The video is glitchy in this segment] Walter Louis Beyer served in the Pacific Theater in World War...
Ram, Walter First Three Combat Missions
Walter Ram arrived at his base in Bassingbourn, near London. His plane was part of the 94th Bombardment Group, 331st...
Spinato, Angelo First Two Days of the Bulge
Angelo Joseph Spinato [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Lucas, Jack First Two Days on Iwo Jima
They [Annotator’s Note: Jacklyn Lucas and his fellow Marines of Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Bath, Garland Flag Raising on Suribachi
Garland Bath was on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] near the battleship Tennessee [Annotator's Note: the...
Paynter, Don Flak and Mission Rates
[Annotator's Note: Donald Dean Paynter arrived England around the middle of June 1944]. They started training there. He...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Flak Damage on every Mission
Charles Childs was told he would be leading the Group [Annotator's Note: 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] soon....
Edwards, Marvin Flight and Navigation Training
Marvin Raymond Edwards was sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force...
Fienup, Victor Flight Training
There were four phases to Victor Fienup's flight training. Preflight was ground school for two months, primary was half...

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