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Bala, Walter Good and Bad Times
Walter Bala and others would use bicycles as a mode of transportation on base [Annotator's note: RAF Old Buckenham,...
Schicker, Tom Graduating Boot Camp
Ray Davidson [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to identify], and maybe Bender [Annotator's Note: phonetic...
Hardy, George Graduation and Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about Dr. Rothacker Smith, a medic in the Medical Section, 2nd Battalion, 366th...
Liles, Robert Great Leadership, VJ Day, and Postwar Service
Robert Liles attributes his success as a fighter pilot to the leadership he had in China from the general [Annotator's...
Woodall, Wendall Growing Up and Joining the USAAF
Woody Woodall [Annotator's Note: Wendall Woodall] was born in March 1925 in Webster City, Iowa. They were so poor that...
Heath, David Guadalcanal
David Heath found out he was behind Japanese lines. To evade the 800 soldiers, the Marines walked behind them, up a...
Wingo, Hugh Guadalcanal
Hugh Wingo and his unit trained at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] for a while before they went...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Guadalcanal
After a year, Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson's flotilla [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 6 (MTBRon 6)] was...
Carson, Benjamin Guadalcanal
Benjamin Carson received ten days leave after the Makin Island raid. He was billeted at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in...
Goble, Joseph Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the 7th Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: Goble served as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st...
Williamson, Leon Guadalcanal
Leon Williamson returned to Ewa [Annotator's Note: Ewa Field, Oahu, Hawaii] in late June [Annotator's Note: June 1944...
Lansford, William Guadalcanal and the Makin Island Raid
The first chance William Lansford and the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion had [Annotator's Note: to fight the Japanese] was...
Gimbut, Raymond Guadalcanal and the Marianas Islands
Raymond Gimbut joined the crew of the Selfridge [Annotator's Note: USS Selfridge (DD-357)]. He thought it was a good...
Becker, Clarence Guam
Clarence Becker was based at Harmon Field, also called Depot Field [Annotator's Note: now Harmon Air Force Base on Guam...
Ross, George Guam and Iwo Jima then Home
During George Vincent Ross's first night there [Annotator's Note: on Guam, mariana Islands], Marines were killed...
Roslensky, Marvin Guam Before the War
Marvin A. Roslansky [Annotator's Note: a US Marine] was assigned to Insular Patrol [Annotator's Note: with the Guam...
Toledo, Bill Guam, Iwo Jima, and War's End
Bill Toledo was sent from Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands with Headquarters Company, 3rd...
Pierce, William "Bill" Guard Duty
After Parris Island, William Pierce went to Hingham, Massachusetts which housed a huge naval ammunition manufacturing...
Willett, Richard Guarding American Prisoners at Fort Bragg
Richard Willett went to Fort Bragg [Annotator's Note: Fort Bragg, North Carolina]. He had a girlfriend in Washington, D...
Tillery, Allen Guarding POWs on Guam
Allen Tillery left Tinian in late December 1944 and was sent to Guam. When he got there he was assigned to the Japanese...
McMullen, Milton Guerilla Warfare
The Japanese had snipers and other soldiers in the Philippines before the invasion [Annotator's Note: Fall of the...
Moskin, Alan Guilt, PTSD, and Fear
Alan Moskin says there is something called "guilt" [Annotator's Note: for killing in combat]. It is hard to put into...
Hardy, George Gunnery Meet in Texas
George Hardy always considered himself a fighter pilot. The bigger guys were being trained to be bomber pilots. He only...
Bussel, Norman Gunnery School, Mexico, Death of Pilots
After leaving Scott Field [Annotator’s Note: now Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois], Norman Bussel was...
Gurr, Robert Gurr the Designer
Walt Disney always challenged Robert Gurr with multiple projects. Even though Gurr was heavily involved in the Carousel...
Johnson, Kaare Hailstorm and Chablis
Kaare Allan Johnson finally reunited with his unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th...
Smith, Samuel Hamburg Missions
Samuel W. Smith got the B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] up to top speed and buzzed...
Stern, Herbert Hanover and Salzwedel
Herbert Stern and his units [Annotator's Note: atthis time Stern was commanding the 909th Field Artillery Battalion and...
Lefever, Paul Happy Homecoming
When Paul Lefever saw Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] and his tanks, he...
König, Karl Hard Fight then Captured
Karl Friedrich "Charley” König [Annotator's Note: or Koenig] and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Panzer-Regiment 5,...
Stewart, Roy Hard Fighting on Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart can recall when the Marines raised the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. He was at an airfield and heard...
Young, James Hard Fighting on Peleliu
During his first night on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...
Alaniz, George Having Fun in Dallas
[Annotator's Note: After being wounded, George Alaniz was sent to Gainesville, Texas to recuperate.] Alaniz was...
Scales, James Hawaii and the War's End
Returning to Maui [Annotator's Note: returning to Maui, Hawaii from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] was the first...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Headed for Europe
Wilbur Thomas was an officer in the Army. He recalled times where he had to lead and support hundreds of troops during...
Davis, Charles Heading Out to Sea
At 16, Charles Davis was one of 1,200 men, including his brother, a Marine, who boarded the USS Helena (CL-50) on New...
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