Interactions with Allied troops

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Topel, Fred North Africa
Fred Topel was sent overseas, first stopping in Ireland around March and taying through November [Annotator's Note: of...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" North Africa
Lloyd Rogers went to Florida to have modifications done on the airplanes and to put extra gasoline tanks in the bomb...
Baker, Sterling North Africa and Being Torpedoed
Sterling Baker was training in the Chesapeake Bay when he learned his unit had gone on leave and he did not get to. He...
Banghart, William North Africa to Italy
William Banghart remembers Rommel [Annotator's Note: German Army Generalfeldmarschall, or Field Marshal, Johannes Erwin...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" North Africa to Italy
Once the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment arrived at Casablanca, Morocco and set up camp, Clinton Riddle and his comrades...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" North Africa to Sicily
Lloyd Rogers was in the 9th Air Force, and the other two squadrons were in the 12th Air Force from England helping the...
Luce, Dwain Northern Ireland and Normandy
Dwain Luce was staging in Northern Ireland for the invasion of Europe [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...
Kaiser, Raymond Not Many Japanese
Raymond Kaiser never saw large concentrations of troops. The largest he saw was about 25. He was flying wingman when he...
Yackel, Eugene Nuremberg to Dachau
After Aschaffenburg [Annotator's Note: Aschaffenburg, Germany], Eugene Yackel went through Nuremberg [Annotator's Note...
Langrall, Clarke Observations
The numbers of Clarke Langrall's first and second convoys [Annotator's Note: aboard the merchant ship SS Vernon L....
Baumgarten, Aaron Observations and Anecdotes
He was a young kid, and Aaron Baumgarten didn't know what to expect from the Russians; he just knew that they were...
Payne, Robert Observer Plane Duties
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Payne if it was hard to stick his neck out in combat when the war was...
Alison, John R. Observing the RAF
Before going to China, John Alison was sent to England to observe how the air war over England was progressing. Small...
Stiles, John Occupation and Home
John Stiles took part in the occupation of Japan. He had to get a driver's license for Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Wise, Curtis Occupation and Home
Curtis Winfred Wise [Annotator's Note: with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division]...
Shaner, Robert Occupation and Jungle Juice
Robert D. Shaner got off the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-475] and explored [Annotator's Note: after they landed...
Ellis, Frederick Occupation Duties
Shortly after Frederick Ellis reached Japan and the point system was in place for sending them home. The points got...
Meyer, William Occupation Duty
[Annotator’s Note: There is talking in the background throughout this segment.] William Meyer was assigned as a...
Sapp, Walter Occupation Duty
Walter Sapp was part of the occupying force [Annotator's Note: in Berlin, Germany] and they had a non-fraternization...
Guidry, Lewis Occupation Duty
After Germany surrendered, Lewis Guidry went into occupation duty. Guidry drove a jeep for a major. The major told...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph Occupation Duty
Joseph Mittelsdorf enjoyed swimming and diving for lobsters at night in Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as part of the 5th...
League, Ray Occupation Duty
Soon after the war, Ray League's involvement with the 65th Infantry Division ended. The division was disbanded, and he...
Spaulding, Arthur Occupation Duty and Home
The platoon [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] was broken up into squads,...
Rupp, Robert Occupation Duty and Interactions with Russian Troops
Once the war ended, Robert Rupp was in an area of Czechoslovakia for several days. The Germans just poured in. There...
Armstrong, Henry Occupation Duty and Returning Home
Henry Armstrong was in Austria on a security detail [Annotator's Note: while on occupation duty after the war]. The...
Schmittgens, Leo Occupation Duty in China
Leo William Schmittgens waited sometime before his ship had arrived for them to leave Okinawa. He helped load the ship...
Montalbano, Mickey Occupation Duty in China and Going Home
On arrival in Tsingtao, China, Mickey Montalbano was carrying garbage from the ship to the docks. One day, while he was...
Weinthal, Siegfried Occupation Duty in Europe
In April 1946, Siegfried Weinthal enlisted in the Army because he wanted to return to Europe. After basic training in...
Cupina, John Occupation Duty in Europe and Returning Home
John J. Cupina was assigned to occupation duty after the war ended in Europe because he did not have enough points to...
Green, Arthur Occupation Duty in Japan
Arthur George Green’s unit [Annotator’s Note: the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] was taken out of the...
Billingsley, James Occupation Duty in Japan
James Billingsley was treated well as a replacement. In combat troops, it is a different thing altogether. He never...
Wayne, William Occupation Duty Then Home
William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division]...
Hayashi, Nobuo Occupation of Japan and Postwar Life
Nobuo Hayashi remembers when the Americans arrived in their jeeps playing jazz music. He did not trust them at first...
Schafer, Leon Occupying Japan
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was on occupation duty in Kagoshima, Japan after the war ended.] The invasion [...
Bellecci, John Occupying Japan
John Bellecci and a friend went to a place called Nikko [Annotator's Note: the site of the Toshogu Shinto Shrine] in...
Fallon, John OCS to Anzio
Around the end of 1942, John T. Fallon went to Engineer OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school]. He graduated...

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