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Henry, Margaret John Henry's War
Margaret Brewer Henry's husband, John [Annotator's Note: John R. Henry, war correspondent for International News...
Flanagan, Earl Joining Eisenhower's Symphony and Nuremberg Trials
After the war, Earl Flanagan worked for the Military Government because of his ability to speak French. Only two months...
Lippman, Robert Joining Merrill’s Marauders
Assigned to the 1st Battalion[Annotator's Note: the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) was known as Merrill's...
Moss, Roy Joining the 36th Infantry Division
Roy Joseph Moss was taken out into the desert and lived in pup tents while patrolling the countryside [Annotator's Note...
Ruck, Elmore Joining the 64th Troop Carrier Group
Elmore Ruck flew from North Africa to Rome, Italy to join his new squadron, the 16th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop...
Bridger, Harley Joining the 782nd Bombardment Group
Harley Bridger's crew was sent to Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York. They were assigned a new airplane and they...
Ridyard, Herbert Joining the 94th Infantry Division
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Infantry Division in Mississippi. The division was going on maneuvers in Tennessee...
Higgins, Archibald Joining the Army Air Corps and Flight Training
Archibald Higgins was 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. He did not know where the location...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Joining the Berlin Airlift
Charles Childs knew the Berlin Airlift [Annotator's Note: Western Allies' operation to supply the blockaded city of...
Cohn, Marthe Joining the French Intelligence Service
After joining the French Army, Marthe Cohn wanted to visit the troops at the front in Alsace, France. She knew the...
Spangenberg, Nicole Joining the French Resistance and Returning Home to Paris
Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg's stepfather constantly listened to the radio to glean info on how the war was going outside...
Daquana, Joseph Joining the Navy
Joseph Daquana was born in Plaquemines, Louisiana in May 1928. He was the second youngest child in a family of seven...
Treen, John Joining the Navy and Interacting with Local Populations
John Treen met a friend at College Inn [Annotator's Note: Ye Olde College Inn Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana] one...
Beaugh, George Journey Overseas, Unit Assignment and Preparing for Missions
George Beaugh recalled that his crew took the Northern route to England. Since the weather was so bad, they had to stop...
Hamilton, Richard Journey to Stalag Luft IV
Richard Henry Hamilton bailed out of his plane, and after landing in a field he was greeted by a mob of villagers...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Joyous Occasion
Vernon Tweedt was crossing southern Germany. The mountain streams were almost clogged with rainbow trout because Hitler...
Langrehr, Henry Jump School to England
Henry Langrehr had heard about the paratroopers. When he went to join, he told them that is what he wanted. At that...
Reilly, Joseph Jumping in Holland
After Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Joseph Dean Reilly...
Singlaub, John Jumping into France
John Singlaub was nervous about parachuting into France, but, even so, his team was not ineffectual. Prior to the jump...
Lesniewski, Joseph Jumping into Holland
Sometime in August [Annotator's Note: August 1944], Joseph Lesniewski and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd...
O'Connor, Robert Jumping into Normandy
Robert W. "Bob" O'Connor [Annotator's Note: a communications sergeant in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute...
Graham, Chester "Chet" Jumping into the French Countryside
Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham] was in Wollaton Park near Nottingham, England where the townspeople...
Gallichant, Normand Kanton Island and Postwar
Normand F. Gallichant was preparing to hit the beaches of Japan just before the war ended. Defenses in Japan would have...
Martello, Dominic Kasserine Pass and Being Captured
[Annotator's Note: Dominic Martello served in the Army as a half-track driver and gunner in Cannon Company, 39th...
Van der Pool, Ivan Kasserine Pass and El Guettar
Kasserine Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of Kasserine Pass] was the one time Ivan Van der Pool was told to fix his...
Reeder, John Korea, Continued
John Reeder was unhappy with the way the reserve officers were being treated; he had overheard his commanding officer...
Halloran, Walter Korean War
Walter Halloran was sent to Korea after the conflict started up there [Annotator’s Note: the Korean War started with...
Cale, Sterling Korean War
Sterling Cale was sent to Korea near Pusan while the rest of the transferred troops went to Sasebo, Japan. He was with...
Wells, Raymond Korean War
A year after Raymond Wells was shipped to Okinawa Joyce joined him there. At the time there was very little in terms of...
Campbell, John Korean War
After joining the Marine reserves following World War 2, John Edward Campbell found work for a pharmaceutical company...
Lillibridge, John Korean War
After John Lillibridge was discharged from the Army, he had no intention of returning to military life even though he...
Walker, Charles Korean War to Vietnam
[Annotator's Note: Charles Walker received his pilot wings on 25 June 1950, just after the Korean War started.] In...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Kristallnacht
Anneliese Nossbaum lived in Bonn, Germany and was proud of the synagogue there where her father was the cantor. As a...
Klepper, Manfred Kristallnacht
Manfred Klepper heard a knock on the family apartment door at dusk [Annotator's Note: on the evening of 9 November 1938...
Bolster, Elisabeth Kristallnacht
Elisabeth Bolster was home during Kristallnacht [Annotator's Note: the "night of broken glass" when Nazis attacked...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Kwajalein Invasion
Abraham Rosenzweig picked up troops [Annotator’s Note: at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and headed for the invasion of...

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