Interactions with Allied troops

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Lippman, Robert Interesting Experiences
Robert Lippman did not lose too many men when he was in the jungle [Annotator's Note: in Burma with the Kachin Rangers...
Lorenzen, Angus Interred in Manila
There was a nice beach [Annotator's Note: in a cove along the Batang Peninsula] where Angus Lorenzen and his fellow...
O'Donnell, Joseph Interrogation
A German officer who could speak English took Joseph O'Donnell into a barn. The officer started asking him questions....
Baum, Irving Interrogation
Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: and US Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant Edward T. Badder were captured after their...
Kirk, James Interrogation to Liberation
James Read Kirk had to give his serial number and rank to the men interrogating him [Annotator's Note: after his plane...
McDermott, James Interrogation, Prison Camps and Liberation
James McDermott says that the Germans did not treat them badly. If you were taken by the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note:...
Spint, Robert Into Austria and the War Ends
Robert Spint was headed to Innsbruck [Annotator's Note: Innsbruck, Austria with the 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Into Combat
Benjamin Schleider and his unit [Annotator's Note: 6th Armored Division] landed at Utah Beach on 18 July 1944. The...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Into Germany
After the Battle of the Bulge, Edward "Babe" Heffron continued fighting into Alsace-Lorraine then Dusseldorf and on to...
Spint, Robert Into Germany and Concentration Camps
Robert Spint crossed the Rhine River with five others going to his unit [Annotator's Note: 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance...
Davis, Jack Into Germany and Wounded
Art Williams [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to verify identity] from Kentucky told Jack Davis they had to...
Higgins, Gordon Into the Fray
Gordon Higgins traveled by train to Camp Shanks, New York, where troops were collecting before shipping out. He was...
Garbo, William Into the War
William Garbo was born in 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi. He was in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor....
Muller, Henry Into Yokohama
Henry Muller was present for the arrival of General Douglas MacArthur at Atsugi field, Japan, 30 August 1945. The...
Porteau, Leo Intramural Sports Star
Leo Porteau's squad [Annotator's Note: Porteau was a squad leader in Company B, 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment...
Colburn, George Introduced to War on Iwo Jima
George Colburn only heard scuttlebutt [Annotator's Note: a period slang term for a rumor]. He was just a Private and...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Invading Iwo Jima
Samuel Goss practiced at Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands aboard the USS Bladen (APA-64)]. He...
Tanenbaum, Melvin Invading Okinawa
Melvin S. Tanenbaum [Annotator's Note: a radioman aboard the USS Leon (APA-48)] was part of the invasion at Okinawa [...
Tanenbaum, Melvin Invading Saipan
Melvin S. Tanenbaum had good friends with him aboard the USS Leon (APA-48). Saipan was his first invasion [Annotator's...
Courtney, Melbourne Invading Southern France
For the invasion [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944], Melbourne Sanford...
Schafer, Leon Invading Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was assigned to the Tank Landing Ship, USS LST-502 for the invasion of Europe.] Because...
Fallon, John Invading Southern France
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] landed in...
Lansou, David Invasion at Iwo Jima
David Lansou [Assigned to the 5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion, 5th Marine Division] made an invasion on Iwo Jima [...
Haslauer, Warren Invasion of Bougainville
Warren J. Haslauer took one trip to where the Baa Baa Black Sheep [Annotator's Note: "Baa Baa Black Sheep", later "...
Lucas, Jack Invasion of Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas stowed away aboard the USS Deuel (APA-160) on 10 January 1945 for the trip from Pearl...
Petrus, Andrew Invasion of Leyte
[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment. Video begins Andrew Petrus of Company G, 2nd...
Hecht, Lester Invasion of Leyte
Lester Hecht was heading to the invasion of Leyte. Halsey [Annotator's Note: US Navy Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey]...
Brasel, Robert Invasion of Morotai
While at Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], people were needed to watch the docks. Robert J...
Marovelli, Robert Invasion of Morotai and the Loss of PT-368
The invasion of Morotai had been building up, and Robert Marovelli's ship joined the convoy going to battle. General...
Curtis, William W. Invasion of Normandy
At about nine that night, the captain told William Curtis and the rest of the crew to put their gas gear on and they...
Sullivan, George Invasion of Peleliu
George Joseph Sullivan went to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu, Palau] in the invasion of the Philippines. There was...
Young, James Invasion of Peleliu
James Franklin Young was shipped from Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands] to Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Sullivan, George Invasion of Saipan
George Joseph Sullivan was on a ship gun crew. When he would be sitting off the beach, he would ask to go ashore. Once...
Cowart, Harold Invasion of Saipan
[Annotator's Note: Person offscreen interjects throughout the interview]. Harold G. Cowart and his unit headed to Maui...
Poliseno, Dominick Invasion of Sicily
Dominick Frank Poliseno says that although the newer Rangers were trained by, and got along well enough with the older...
Hughes, Lowell Invasion of Sicily
Lowell Hughes crossed the Atlantic from Norfolk, Virginia to Oran, Africa. The weather was great for the trip. They...

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