Interactions with Allied troops

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Dillon, Gerard Basic Training to Airborne School
Gerard Dillon went to Camp Croft, South Carolina for infantry basic training from November until January [Annotator's...
Paynter, Don Basic Training to B-17 Training
Donald Dean Paynter attended basic training in Houston, Texas. He just remembers it being physical and he got a lot of...
Williams, Bernice Basic Training to Camp Pendleton
After enlisting, Bernice Williams was called to Camp LeJeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in...
Albright, William Basic Training to England
William Albright enlisted in the Army Air Corps because he wanted to fly, even though he had never flown before. He had...
Baum, Irving Basic Training to England
On 8 September 1942, Irving Baum entered the service and was sent to Camp Upton in Long Island, New York. Three days...
Forcinella, Frank Basic Training to England
At Camp Campbell [Annotator's Note: now Fort Campbell in Oak Grove, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee], Frank...
Brasel, Robert Basic Training to Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
[Annotator's Note: Robert J. "Bob" Brasel asks the interviewer if he can read from a paper he is holding.] Brasel...
Rooney, Andrew Basic Training to Journalism
The men Andrew A. Rooney was training with [Annotator's Note: in the 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 13th Field...
McCowen, William Basic Training to Naples, Italy
William McCowen should never have gotten in the military in the first place. He had trick knees. He played a lot of...
Evans, Donald Basic Training to North Africa
Donald Evans was in basic training and the Americans were kicking the Germans up and down in North Africa. Evans was in...
Liberato, Louis Basic Training to Overseas Deployment
Louis Liberato was sent to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania after being drafted. He was then sent from there to Fort Bragg...
Rozett, Walter Basic Training to Pilot
Walter Rozett was sent to basic training in Atlantic City, New Jersey and lived in a hotel for three months. Whenever...
Slay, Charles Basic Training to Remagen Bridge
Charles Slay was sent to Oregon after being drafted into the Army and was assigned to the 104th Infantry Division. They...
Browning, Earl Basic Training to the Philippines
Earl Dean Browning holds up a book that he put together after he came home from the service [Annotator's Note: in...
O'Hara, Richard Basic Training to Tinian
Richard O'Hara took a train with eight others to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. They did not know...
Mitchell, George Basic Training to Vietnam
George Mitchell feels the training at Montford Point [Annotator's Note: Camp Montford Point, Jacksonville, North...
Jordan, James Basic Training to War's End
James Jordan took his basic training at Fort Lee, Virginia. It was night and day from his college military experience....
Atwood, Walter Basic Training to War's End
Walter Atwood worked for Boeing [Annotator's Note: The Boeing Company] for a couple of years and got deferments [...
Beck, Carl Bastogne
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts abruptly.] In December 1944, Carl Beck was 19 years old and had just gotten...
Shaw, Claude Battle Experience in the Pacific
Claude Bufford Shaw's ship, the Walke [Annotator's Note: USS Walke (DD-416)], was the lead in the six-ship column. When...
Osgood, Edgar Battle Fatigue to War's End
Edgar De Pue Osgood spent some time on liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time]...
Moran, John "Jack" Battle for Hill 360
John Moran's first day of action in Obergailbach, France was the day after a large battle had been fought. Bill Hundley...
Simons, F.M. Battle for Mount Belvedere
F.M. Richard Simons did not smoke and gave his daily cigarettes away. So many people in World War 2 were given free...
Willis, Meade Battle in France
Meade Willis first experienced battle at Saint-Die [Annotator's Note: Saint-Dié, France]. Willis was tasked with...
Browning, Earl Battle of Balete Pass
Earl Dean Browning took part in three major battles [Annotator's Note: with the Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry...
Frazier, Glenn Battle of Bataan
Glenn Frazier was responsible for delivering ammunition to the Philippine Army at the front lines after the invasion of...
Micheel, Vernon L. Battle of Guadalcanal
The worst duty for Vernon Micheel was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands as a Douglas SBD...
Stevens, Kenneth Battle of Iwo Jima
Kenneth E. Stevens was on watch [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Iwo Jima Landing
Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...
Cowart, Harold Battle of Kwajalein
Harold G. Cowart trained on an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Kwajalein
Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...
McWilliams, Donald Battle of Okinawa
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Cowart, Harold Battle of Saipan
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout interview.] There were big rainstorms while there [...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Saipan and Being Wounded
Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...
Carder, Theodore Battle of the Bulge
Theodore Noel Carder and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division] was...
Sharp, Horace Battle of the Bulge
Horace Sharp arrived in Le Havre, France following his deployment from the United States. The town was utterly...

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