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Stefanelli, Anthony Sicily Actions
In Algeria, Anthony Stefanelli and his unit [Annotator's Note: 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] trained on new amphibious...
Compagno, Nicholas Sicily and Italy Campaigns
Nicholas John Compagno first came under fire while in North Africa and then in Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy...
Pierce, Wayne Sicily and Salerno
Wayne Pierce and the 325th Glider Infantry did not make the fight in Sicily. A couple of days prior to entry into that...
Maymon, Paul Sicily Campaign
After the Battle of El Guettar [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of El Guettar, 23 March to 7 April 1943; El Guettar,...
Evans, Donald Sicily to England
In Europe, they said the Americans were happy-go-lucky all the time and they were. There was a saying, "some people...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" Sicily to India
Lloyd Rogers was on the eastern coast of Sicily [Annotator’s Note: Sicily, Italy]. From there they bombed Italy. Then...
Moran, John "Jack" Siegfried Line and the End of the World
After leaving the Battle of the Bulge, John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division chased the Germans out of Belgium. In...
Rogers, John Silver Star, Two Weeks' Leave and Going Home
John Rogers left Frank [Annotator's Note: Lieutenant Frank Jones of Detroit, Michigan] in charge. They went to the...
Linkous, Melvin Simmons
Melvin Linkous was in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia at the end of the war. The people were friendly. He gave a lady a drink...
Guidry, Edmond Sinking a Japanese Submarine
Edmond Guidry took a troop ship out of San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] with no escort and...
Slay, Charles Slapped by a Woman
Charles Slay was sent ahead of the rest of his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th Infantry Regiment,...
Chandler, Howard Slave Labor
Howard Chandler was a forced laborer for the Germans in an ammunition factory and lumber mill. [Annotator's Note:...
Aigner, Leslie Slave Laborer and Survivor
Leslie Aigner was working on a six foot thick concrete roof when a man fell in the steel reinforcement structure while...
Love, John Slave Laborer in Japan
John Edward Love and hundreds of other POWs' [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] hell ship [Annotator's Note: unmarked...
Cohn, Marthe Sneaking Into Germany
French Intelligence decided that Marthe Cohn should sneak into Germany through Switzerland. A Colonel Reinhard [...
Schneider, Christa Social Dynamics
Christa Schneider's mother worked in an office before the war and met her husband there. Although he was not inclined...
Nygren, Karl Social Events
Carl Nygren remembers December 1944 in Tulsa [Annotator’s Note: Tulsa, Oklahoma]. He went to the USO [Annotator's Note...
Bussel, Norman Solitary Confinement
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He was captured and interrogated by a...
Gillette, Thomas Son of a Naval Captain
Thomas W. Gillette's parents were very much into the social scene in Hawaii. They often had luaus and cooked Hawaiian...
Howard, William Sophia Loren-ville and Landing at Anzio
[Annotator's Note: William Edwin Howard was a replacement infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry...
Ruess, Richard South American Missions
[Annotator’s Note: Richard R. Ruess was assigned as a navigator to the 1st Mapping Group] he received orders to report...
Crump, Ralph South Pacific Encounters
A few days after leaving Australia, the ship 25 miles ahead of Ralph Crump's radioed that it had been under torpedo...
Epperson, William Southern France
William Epperson reached Southern France. His division [Annotator's Note: the 45th Infantry Division] experienced very...
Brannan, Joseph Southern France
Joseph Brannan was stationed in Southern France after being based in Italy. In France, liberty was more available than...
Field, Richard Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Baker, Bernard Southern France
Bernard Baker boarded a LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] and landed in Saint-Tropez, France, on 15 August...
Yates, Herman Speaking French
Herman Yates unloaded and went through Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and headed down toward Paris [...
Wolf, Robert Speaking German and Germans
Robert Wolf carried an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]....
Davis, Arthur Special Effects
Before the war, Arthur Davis worked in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] building a plant near the...
Kinzler, Robert Specialist Schools and Hawaii After the Japanese Attack
Robert Kinzler didn't move with his regiment [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] to...
Davis, Jack Speeding Through France
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], a friend of Jack Davis' [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st...
Walter, Louis SS James Smith
Louis John Walter departed New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] on the James Smith [Annotator's Note: SS...
Walter, Louis SS William G. Fargo
Louis John Walter left San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] aboard the William G. Fargo [...
Flannigan, James Staging in England
Remembering his stay in England, James Flannigan said he had a sergeant who had been in World War 1, an old man they...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-A
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld reached Stalag III-A at Frankfurt an der Oder [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt an der Oder,...
Jostad, Glen Stalag IV
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag IV after being evacuated from Stalag VI. Things got much tougher as the pressure drew...

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