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Ganitch, Michael Aleutian Islands Campaign
Michael Mickey Ganitch served on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) during the Aleutian Islands Campaign. It was cold and...
Joy, Carrol Battle of the Bulge
Carrol Joy and two of his buddies took most of their equipment with them and loaded up their carbines to head to...
Fulton, Robert Battle of the Java Sea
Robert Fulton and the USS Houston (CA-30) sailed in search of the Japanese fleet for a few days before discovering the...
Varuso, Anthony Becoming a PT-Boat Sailor
Anthony Varuso left New Orleans for his basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes [Annotator’s Note: near North...
Stone, Edward Becoming a Sailor
With his interest in submarines, Edward Stone decided to join the Navy and enlisted in December 1940. After acceptance...
Schilperoort, Clarence Becoming a Sailor and Volunteering for the USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot took a train ride from his point of enlistment in Seattle to San Diego. He was awed in seeing the...
Hartzell, Frank Becoming a Soldier
Frank Hartzell was a good student and maintained his high school deferment. After graduation, he entered the ASTP [...
Malta, Samuel Combat in the Philippines
Samuel Malta and his company [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] in...
Raaen, John Coming Ashore on D-Day
John Raaen landed after the first wave [Annotator's Note: on Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944]. The first wave had...
Frydman, Louis Concentration Camps
Louis Frydman was removed from the Warsaw ghetto. A train took the surviving ghetto uprising participants to Majdanek...
Praetorius, Leo Deployment and Dodges
After basic training, Leo Praetorius completed a radio course and was slated to become a radio operator on a ship. At...
Westcott, Marvin Escorting USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Hartzell, Frank First Combat and Losing Friends
Frank Hartzell and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Hartzell served on a machine gun crew in Company B, 21st Armored...
Johnsen, Erik First Ship Assignment
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine and his first ship assignment was the SS Dolly Madison which they...
Staymates, Arthur Hess, Streicher and Some Tricks
Arthur Staymates thought Hess [Annotator's Note: Rudolf Hess was one of the highest ranking Nazi leaders under German...
Staymates, Arthur Into Germany
Arthur Staymates and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Staymayes was a squad leader in Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th...
Crane, James Merchant Marine Training
James Crane got into the Merchant Marine because Roosevelt [Annotator’s Note: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and...
Hughes, William Occupation Duty in Europe
William B. Hughes was in Wiesbaden during the occupation [Annotator's Note: Hughes was in Germany serving in the United...
Bank, Walter Occupation Duty in Yokosuka
It was Walter Bank's first time in the Pacific, and he found it "different." Few Japanese spoke English, and he had to...
Westcott, Marvin Pearl Harbor and Aftermath
Marvin Westcott describes his experiences and observations of the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
Blonder, Erwin Repelling German Attacks and Marty Higgins
Erwin Blonder recalls the tactics that the Germans used in France. They would use small scale hit and run tactics. They...
Brukman, Jack Saipan
Jack Brukman found everything to be out of whack for them when they arrived at their destination [Annotator's Note: the...
Halloran, Walter Service between Wars
Walter Halloran returned to Fort Huachuca in Arizona with his wife and child [Annotator’s Note: this was following his...
Aigner, Leslie The Trauma of Auschwitz
Upon arrival his at Auschwitz, Leslie Aigner saw Doctor Mengele [Annotator's Note: Doctor Josef Mengele chose who lived...
Klepper, Manfred Transit through Russia, China, Korea and Japan
Manfred Klepper and his mother got off the airplane and entered the Moscow terminal [Annotator's Note: they had...
Plaisance, Velma "Velma Theriot" Working as a Welder at Delta Shipyard
Velma Theriot Plaisance went to New Orleans and obtained a job at Delta [Annotator's Note: Plaisance became a welder at...
Marcus, Bernard Zeiss Scientists and Nuremburg Judges
In February 1946, Bernard Marcus was responsible for a part of Bavaria when the zones of occupation by the Allies were...