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Slay, Charles Battle of the Bulge
When Charles Slay joined the military he was assigned to Cannon Company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th...
Frey, Robert Battle of the Bulge
After Normandy, Robert G. Frey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division]...
Hartzell, Frank Battle of the Bulge
Frank Hartzell advanced through the ranks as squad and then platoon leader as casualties mounted during the Battle of...
Richards, Richard Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator’s Note: Richard Richards listens to the interviewer give the account of him being wounded out of a book.]...
Bowers, Roger Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
At the time, Roger Bowers had never considered the idea of being captured. On 16 December 1944, right after daybreak,...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Battle of the Bulge and War's End
Erico J. Catalano witnessed several plane crashes in mid-air or as they tried to land. There were close calls where the...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Battle of the Bulge and Withdrawing into France
Clifford Suthern Hayes was with the 222nd infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,...
Guisewite, Myron Battle of the Bulge Drop
Myron L. Guisewhite trained with the Pathfinders [Annotator's Note: 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), 52nd Troop...
Burchell, Raymond Battle of the Bulge Part II
Raymond Burchell used grenades to fight the tanks. [Annotator's Note: Burchell is referring to the Battle of the Bulge...
Massey, Joseph Battle of the Bulge, Being Captured and Stalag 4B
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Pomroy, Frank Battle of the Tenaru River
Frank Pomroy arrived on Guadalcanal from New Caledonia after being left aboard the troopship George F. Elliot [...
Horton, Alan Battleship Quartermaster, Bombarding Attu and Leaving the USS Nevada (BB-36)
Allen Horton reported aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), and a fellow Princeton acquaintance helped him settle into...
Spaulding, Arthur Battling and Governing Germans
The Germans had a machine gun and rifles and were firing through windows. Arthur Spaulding and his squad [Annotator's...
Woolf, Basil Becoming a Sailor in the Royal Navy
Basil Woolf joined the British Navy in May 1941. He was called up in October 1941 and his parents had a fit. His father...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Becoming a Coast Guardsman
Abraham Rosenzweig joined the US Coast Guard in October [Annotator’s Note: of 1942] and left in January 1943. His...
Guillory, Lloyd Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Lloyd Guillory and the other new pilots were told that they would initially train in P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Becoming a Marine
Francis John "Dick" Varone enlisted in the Marine Corps by himself. He waited until he received orders to report to...
Lepore, Louis Becoming a Marine
Louis R. Lepore joined the Marine Corps in September 1942 and retired in May 1971 after 29 years of service. Lepore...
Knight, Edwin Becoming a Medic
Edwin Knight spent four months in New Zealand learning to be a medic. He learned to give plasma, bandage wounds, and...
Clark, Russell Becoming a Medic and Preparing for D-Day
Russell Clark enlisted at a young age [Annotator's Note: shortly after he turned 18 years of age]. He went to basic...
Theis, Kenneth Becoming a Naval Officer
Kenneth Theis completed midshipman training in two months and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy in November 1943....
Moore, Charles Becoming a Navigator
Charles Moore was born in Washington, D.C. on 14 May 1919. Growing up with five siblings, Moore had a twin sister....
Sterrie, Norman Becoming a Navy Pilot
Norman Sterrie finished flight training in the summer of 1940 [Annotator's Note: Sterrie had entered the Navy in...
Brainard, William Becoming a Prisoner of War
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear someone in the background throughout the video.] William White Brainard [Annotator's Note:...
Prince, Robert Becoming a Ranger
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince volunteered to be a Ranger while in Port Moresby, New Guinea.] They moved to...
Drake, Joseph Becoming a Ranger in Combat
oseph J. Drake was drafted and sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi with the newly formed 69th Infantry Division. As an...
Wade, Nelsyn Becoming a Sailor
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade went to Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] to join an accelerated Navy officer...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Becoming a Sailor
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson enlisted in the Navy and was sent to a ship in the Hudson River to train on. He was supposed...
Rodrigues, Alfred Becoming a Sailor
Alfred Rodrigues wanted to be an engineer in the Navy. He found that the engine room was very hot and he passed out in...
Hammer, Richard Becoming a Sailor
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. started his Navy service on 30 October 1942 at Columbia University [Annotator's Note: in...
Edwards, Troy Becoming a Sailor
Troy Edwards entered boot camp in San Diego. It was a lonesome experience for him. He did find a friend to talk to...
Hollingsworth, Chester Becoming a Sailor
Chester Hollingsworth did not have much fun in basic training. The trainees were assigned ten to a tent. Besides...
McCauley, Harry Becoming a Sailor
Harry McCauley joined the Navy and was sent to San Diego, California for his basic training. It was tough but easier...
Frisco, Paul Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Cushing (DD-797)
Paul J. Frisco enlisted in the Navy because of his father's service during World War 1 and because of the Navy's...
Wessen, Theodore Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Pirate (AM-275)
Theodore Wessen had the support of his mother when he joined the Navy. There were two siblings still at home with her....
Dugas, Lee Becoming a Sailor and Deployment
Lee Roy Dugas was sent to San Diego for his Navy basic training. It was his first trip out of Louisiana, having never...

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