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Schraub, Jesse Meaningful Moments
Jesse Schraub served in the Army as a mortar man in Company A of the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion and took part in...
Bosworth, Paul Mechanical Issues on their Last Mission
Paul Bosworth had no encounters with German fighters. The only time he shot his guns was to ensure they were not frozen...
Lucas, Jack Medal Of Honor
Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Medication
Josephine Pescatore remembers amputations and limbs that may require amputation. For medicine they used spiritus...
Madden, Jack Mediterranean PT Boat Service
Jack Madden was transported on the old 40 and 8 train cars to his destination [Annotator's Note: following PT boat...
Hecht, Lester Meeting Charles Lindbergh
Lester Hecht and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32)] trained pilots in Honolulu [Annotator...
Alison, John R. Meeting Claire Chennault
John Alison was requested to pick up a P-40 [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft] and fly it to...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Meeting Foreign Dignitaries, V-J Day and U-Boats in Argentina
Rosemary Fagot was born an American citizen, but she had never been to to the United States until she enlisted in the...
Colburn, George Meeting General Graves Erskine
Father Lanigan [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity] was almost like a father to the men, including George...
Burrus, William Meeting General Patton
They started fighting from town to town. William Burrus was the assistant bazooka man [Annotator's Note: 2.76 inch...
Bronstein, Isador Meeting his Future Wife
Isadore Bronstein met his wife while he was in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] as a member...
Hatch, Norman Meeting Mrs. Roosevelt
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] wrote about his experiences to Leatherneck...
Hatch, Norman Meeting President Roosevelt
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in 5th Marine Division] had to be responsible for his 30 camera guys [...
Linkous, Melvin Members of Cannon Company
[Annotator's Note: Through the 50 minutes that make up this clip, Melvin Linkous reviews period photographs of the men...
Hood, George Memorable Combat Missions
George Hood flew a memorable bomber mission over Odaka, Japan [Annotator’s Note: in a Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy...
Espree, Elmo Memorable Events
There was an incident involving the Red Cross where Elmo Espree and another black soldier wanted to enter the facility...
Rogers, Wilbur Memorable Events
Wilbur Rogers likes to tell a story about a pigeon. [Annotator's Note: Rogers grins briefly.] After the invasion of the...
Hendren, William Memorable Events
Among his most memorable experiences during the war, William Hendren recounted when he was training on an aircraft...
Elliott, John Memorable Events
John Elliott's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was a Martin-built aircraft [...
Asher, Adolph Memorable Moments
Adolph Edward Asher was in Hattiesburg [Annotator's Note: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] at Camp Shelby when he got out of...
Welty, Orrin Memorable Occasions
When he was flying experimental missions, Orrin Welty said he never knew the nature of the business. He describes how...
Zilliacus, Patrick Memorable Patrols
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if he had a good luck prayer for when his submarine was being...
Livaudais, James Men and Weapons
James Livaudais remembers certain names from his combat experience very vividly. Not all of them are mentioned in...
Somogyi, Peter Mengele's Twins
Peter Somogyi was interrogated by Mengele [Annotator's Note: Dr. Josef Mengele]. Somogyi cannot remember the nature of...
Livaudais, James Merderet Combat
James Livaudais saw a man named Oseroff killed. That was the first combat death that Livaudais witnessed. He merely...
Tsubota, Thomas Merrill's Marauders
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota and other Japanese-American linguists were divided into teams. They were members of Merrill's...
London, James Metz and the Saar
James Harvard London shipped out of Southampton [Annotator's Note: Southampton, England] on the Belgian ship...
Kight, Otis Midway Aftermath and USS Cowpens
Otis Kight and others volunteered for the salvage party to return to Yorktown [Annotator's Note: the USS Yorktown (CV-5...
Morse, Ralph Midway and Guadalcanal
Following the Doolittle Raid [Annotator's Note: named for its commander, then US Army Air Forces Colonel, later US Air...
Hall, William Midway Island
William Hall reached Sand Island in the Midway Atoll with his personal equipment. Midway was a stopping point for Pan-...
Lombardo, Samuel Military Decorations
Samuel Lombardo received the Silver Star for advancing on a hill under enemy fire. His men hit the ground when the...
Culp, Oscar Military Duty and Training
Oscar Culp was based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. He remembers the day [Annotator's Note:...
Arrow, Kenneth Military Experience
Dr. Kenneth Arrow has advised presidents. He did not feel that his military background was a significant contributor to...
Higgins, Archibald Military Experience, Esprit de Corps and War's End
For Archibald Higgins, being away from family and friends was not easy during his service. It took a tough toll on his...
Hatch, Norman Military Filming Rules
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the US Marine Corps] feels some of the films about World War 2 are...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Military Food
Josephine Pescatore’s unit would leap frog with 44th Evac Hospital. One group would work while the other rested. They...

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