Interactions with Allied troops

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Hochadel, Joseph Assault Toward Monte Cassino
Joseph Hochadel and his squad started down the road and a German tank began to shell them. It was traumatic and they...
Forman, Edgar Assaulting Germany
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman's unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 319th Engineer Combat Battalion, 94th Infantry Division in...
Bertz, Richard Assaulting Germany
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz when through the backstreets of Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on a truck. It was...
Siverts, Hans Assigned a Black Company
Hans Siverts' unit [Annotator's Note: 4th Convalescent Hospital] pretty much stayed together through the war. The last...
Ellis, Frederick Assigned A Black Officer
Frederick Ellis's points were up, and he was entitled to go home. He got a new officer on board [Annotator's Note: USS...
Curran, Philip Assigned to Admiral Barbey
Philip Curran was on Admiral Barbey's [Annotator's Note: US Navy Vice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey] staff and that was...
Callender, Alvin Assigned to the CBI
After a 30 day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], during which Alvin Callender...
Scholes, George Assignment on Truk
George Scholes was flown to Pearl Harbor, which was just a muddy mess then. Much of the damage from the attack had been...
Riddle, Robert Assignment to the SS Typhoon
Robert Riddle was assigned to the Merchant Marine ship SS Typhoon, transporting supplies and soldiers throughout the...
Troemel, Ben Assignment to Training Command
Benjamin Troemel recalls an occasion when he was supposed to get leave at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, but he was...
Villars, Robert Atlantic Convoys
Robert Villars was assigned to the SS Grant Wood which was built in Jacksonville, Florida. After the shakedown cruise,...
Yackel, Eugene Atomic Bomb and Discharge
When Eugene Yackel first heard they had dropped the bomb [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan...
Shaner, Robert Atomic Bombs
Robert D. Shaner made a trip to the Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Lingayen Gulf, Philippines aboard the USS LST-475...
Prince, Robert Atomic Bombs and Luck
Robert Prince was in San Fernando Sur, north of Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], close to Clark...
Johnson, Burton Atomic Bombs, Chinese Communists, and Home
Burton "Burt" Johnson was with his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa,...
Lee, Lewis Atomic Power
Lewis M. Lee, Sr. said his ship was anchored off Enewetak Atoll when the atomic bomb was being tested. Their ship was...
Puckett, Hubert Attack at Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] at six o'clock in...
Hogan, Moses Attack on Pearl Harbor
Moses Hogan was on the USS Montgomery (DD-121) when Pearl Harbor was attacked. As one of three stewards, he cooked and...
Gillette, Thomas Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] started at five...
Richard, Joseph Attacked at Pearl Harbor
Joseph Richard went to T-Unit [Annotator's Note : Task Unit; unit or formation that works on a single defined task or...
Shimp, Marcella Attacked on a Train
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] was on a...
Billingsley, James Attacking Nichols Field
[Annotator's Note: James Billingsley was treated for a shrapnel wound at Parañaque, Philippines and sent back to his...
Prince, Robert Attacking the Prison Camp
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped plan and execute the raid on the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon...
Higgins, Gordon Attacking the Siegfried Line
Heading east and north into Germany, Gordon Higgins' 7th Army was flanked on either side by the French Army and Patton’...
Bucksell, Norris Attending Mass and Racial Discrimination
While Norris Bucksell was in Naples, Italy, the churches that had not been bombed stayed open and he was able to attend...
Stern, Herbert Attending the French War College
Herbert Stern and his men were training every day during occupation duty, as they were convinced they were going to be...
Holmes, Capers Attitude Towards Superiors and Postwar Career
To Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr., Colonel Shower [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Colonel Albert J. Shower] as an...
Mayer, Philip Australia to New Britain
As soon Philip Mayer got off the boat [Annotator's Note: in Melbourne, Australia], he was ordered to help extinguish a...
Hall, Clayton Australia to Peleliu
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] got...
Stevens, Phineas Australians, Submarines, and Kamikazes
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Phineas Stevens to explain what an LST or Landing Ship, Tank is.] "Large, Slow...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Aviation Cadet School
Floyd Horne signed up [Annotator's Note: for the US Army Air Forces Aviation Cadet Program] early enough that when he...
Ngai, Johnny Avoiding Death
Johnny Ngai was almost killed three times. He was lucky. He was with a guy from Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago,...
Ward, Johnnie AWOL and Punishment
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John K. Ward if he recalls two lieutenants by name. Ward appears to be trying...
Albright, William B-17 Crew
William Albright got along well with this crew. There were two or three of them who did things together. They were the...
McLaurine, Luke B-24 Bombardier
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. had not yet been assigned to a squadron when he graduated from advanced bombardier training...
Cauble, Raymond B-24s to Africa
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Cauble flew Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers out of Tampa, Florida.]. Before you could...

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