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Losada, Vincent First Combat Mission and Leave to London
Vincent Losada first mission was on 3 January 1945 to Pfarghium [Annotator's Note: Pforzheim, Germany]. He thought it...
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...
Samet, Judah First Deportation Trip
Judah Samet and his family were in a gathering place for Jews [Annotator's Note: between April and June 1944 they were...
Dillon, Gerard First Enemy Contact
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon was a platoon commander in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer First Missions
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...
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...
Reese, Lloyd First Run on Ploie?ti
First Lieutenant Lloyd Reese flew 11 missions as a bombardier on a B-24 for the 67th Bombardment Squadron, 44th...
Heath, David First Skirmish on Guadalcanal
David Heath made it ashore [Annotator's Note: Heath landed on Guadlacanal, Solomon Islands with Company C, 1st...
Del Monte, Jack First Unit Assignment to War's End
Jack Albert Del Monte felt he had finally made it when he was assigned to the 191st Tank Battalion [Annotator's Note:...
Hughes, William First Voyage
William B. Hughes was sent to Merchant Marine boot camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Afterward, he went to New Orleans...
Jaccarino, Richard First Week on Okinawa
Introduced to Okinawa through a rubberized topographical map, Richard Jaccarino could see where they would be landing,...
Pigott, Joe Flashbacks
Asked to recount the occasion when he was taken prisoner, Joe Pigott recalled that it was after they blew the bridge at...
Harper, Douglas Flashbacks to Pearl Harbor
Douglas Harper said that after Pearl Harbor it was believed the Fifth Column had poisoned the water supply. [Annotator'...
Kibort, Reva Fleeing the Ghetto
Reva Kibort left the Warsaw Ghetto and made her way to the Aryan side. Her mother had provided them with some valuable...
Aldous, Robert Flight Training to New Guinea
Robert G. Aldous went to Wichita Falls, Texas to Sheppard Field in August [Annotator's Note: August 1943] and it was "...
Koone, Carl Flights and Fights
In January 1944 the weather was good, and Carl Koone said Allied airplanes could be seen all over Europe "all day,...
Rolfson, Jack Flying Combat Missions
Jack Rolfson remembered there was a time when his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd...
Sellars, Arnol Flying Combat Missions and Being Shot Down
Arnol Sellars went overseas to Italy to join a fighter squadron. When he got there, he had a lot more time on the P-47...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying De Guingand
John T. "Jack" Race was Montgomery's [Annotator's Note: British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery] personal...
Varner, Joel Flying Fighters in China
Shanghai [Annotator's Note: Shanghai, China] had been a big military base for the Japanese. Joel Varner went into the...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying for the British
John T. "Jack" Race received his commission in February 1943. Since he was on detached service with the British [...
Payne, Robert Flying German Aircraft
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer reads a list of things Robert Payne has written about.] Robert Payne was in Southern...
Chambers, Eugene Flying in Europe
Eugene W. Chambers' mission [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 406th Night Leaflet Squadron, 492nd Bombardment...
McGuire, Joseph Flying in India
What Joseph McGuire took to India was all he had for the duration of his duty. Many of the crews had no cold weather...
McCowen, William Flying Missions in Vietnam
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the US Air Force] flew 123s [Annotator's Note: Fairchild C-123 Provider...
Linger, Russell Flying out of France
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. would be woken up in the morning, go get breakfast, and then be briefed. They were shown maps...
Martin, William Flying The Hump
William Martin had moments of terror flying every other day out of India. Once on the ground, it was okay. They had...
Shawn, Gilbert Flying with Jimmy Stewart
Gilbert S. Shawn flew with Jimmy Stewart [Annotator's Note: later US Air Force Brigadier General James "Jimmy" Stewart...
Nickerson, Edward Flying, France, and VE-Day
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer says that Edward Nickerson was on the O-Nine Six, Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo...
Duffy, Gowan Following Patton
Gowan Duffy remembers they started to run out of supplies. Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George...
Russo, James Food and Drug Unit
James Russo considers himself fortunate in his life. After the war, he went to work for the Food and Drug Unit in the...
Sharp, Chester Food Missions and War's End
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp and his crew dropped food...
Tallon, Donald Forced Labor at Stalag II-B
Don Tallon was taken to Stalag II-B, near Hammerstein [Annotator's Note: Stalag II-B in Hammerstein, Pomerania, now...
de Jonge, Wim Forced Labor for the Japanese
Wim de Jonge was a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] and worked for the Japanese on the railroad through Thailand...
McDermott, James Forced Marched from Nuremberg to Moosburg
James McDermott would get barley soup once in a while from the Germans [Annotator's Note: while a prisoner of war in...
McCarthy, George Forgiving the Enemy
George W. McCarthy was a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] in Europe during World War 2. While he was in camp, he...

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