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Chartier, Charles Occupation of Korea
Charles Chartier was sent to a replacement depot in Korea. He joined the 63rd Infantry [Annotator’s Note: 63rd Infantry...
Danegger, Alfred Occupation of Korea and Returning Home
In the occupation of Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953], Alfred "Al" Danegger and his men found a...
Schafer, Leon Occupying Japan
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was on occupation duty in Kagoshima, Japan after the war ended.] The invasion [...
Bellecci, John Occupying Japan
John Bellecci and a friend went to a place called Nikko [Annotator's Note: the site of the Toshogu Shinto Shrine] in...
Cowan, John OCS and Postwar School
John L. Cowan became quite a marksman [Annotator's Note: in the Reserve Officers Training Corps or ROTC]. After he went...
Willette, Edward Oddball Assignments
Edward G. Willette's son talked with someone familiar with that particular battle [Annotator's Note: battle at the Mark...
Ettinger, Hugh Odyssey Continues
Hugh Ettinger and his friend R.J.’s plane landed in Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and they were...
Glusing, Benjamin Officer Candidate School
At Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia], Benjamin Albert Glusing was shown how to get the Cosmoline [...
Alter, Joseph Officer Candidate School
Joseph Alter says it is hard to describe the humiliation and tension he went through [Annotator's Note: in officer...
Fitzmorris, James Officer Candidate School
James Fitzmorris was accepted into Officer Candidate School and went to Camp LeRoy Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana....
Mace, Sterling Officers
Sterling Mace did not like Okinawa. He could never see the enemy. They were so far away that it seemed to him that it...
Stewart, Frank Officers and Preparing for the Battle of the Tenaru River
There were a lot of good guys in Frank Stewart's unit with the exception of some of the officers. On Guadalcanal,...
Leibold, William Officers and the Fifth Patrol
William Leibold found O'Kane [Annotator's Note: Richard H. "Dick" O'Kane, captain of the USS Tang (SS-306)] to be very...
Reissig, Floyd J. Officers, Picking Up Wounded, and Enemy Attacks
One night, Floyd James Reissig called general quarters while sailors were sleeping on the deck. There was an...
Doss, Arles Oil and Army Reflections
Arles J. Doss does not know if any military equipment was used in the oil business. He used a drill and mud to do his...
Longhoffer, Garland Okinawa
Garland Virgil Longhoffer arrived at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] on the night of 26 April 1945. He was...
Thornhill, Jack Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Thornhill served in the Navy as a gunner's mate aboard the USS Daly (DD-519) and was a gun...
Nicholas, John Okinawa
During their return to the United States, John Nicholas and the crew of the Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-...
Ray, Sammy Okinawa
When Sammy Ray and the 1st Marine Division [Annotator's Note: Ray was a pharmacist's mate assigned to Headquarters...
Bale, Edward Okinawa
Edward Bale went to Okinawa at the beginning of the assault as part of a deception force that did not land. The 2nd...
Samuelson, Jack Okinawa
Jack D. Samuelson saw his first combat at Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg...
Hahn, Clifford Okinawa
Clifford Albert Hahn was destined for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He knew very little about the overall...
Curley, Walter Okinawa
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 5th...
Peto, George Okinawa and Hill 55
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Whaley, Ellis Okinawa Duties and Postwar Career
Ellis Whaley's training had been in engineering. He was given a transit and laid out roads and a cemetery. He had some...
Knapp, William Okinawa Invasion
William “Bill” Knapp was part of the Okinawa invasion on Easter morning 1945 [Annotator’s Note: Knapp was a coxswain on...
Judd, Robert Okinawa, War's End and Reflections
Having participated in the assaults on Guam, Saipan, and Leyte Gulf, Robert Judd and UDT-4 was tasked next with the...
Erion, Earl Omaha Beach
Earl Erion observed heavy activity on the morning of 6 June [Annotator's Note: 6 June 1944 during the D-Day invasion of...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Omaha Beach
[Annotators Note: this segment begins with the interviewer asking Franklin Denius to give a statement in a certain way...
Barnes, Walter On and Off the Lines in Italy
Walter Barnes and his fellow infantrymen did a lot of walking. Some of the men were not used to walking that much and...
Savage, Frank On Morotai with the 93rd Infantry Division
Frank Savage transferred to the 93rd Infantry Division. He became the assistant to the Adjutant of the special troops...
Maki, Howard On the Front in Italy
Howard T. Maki had taken basic training on the 81mm mortar [Annotator's Note: M1 81mm mortar]. It was a devastating...
Keller, Richard On the Front Lines
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] was at Indiantown...
Heilbrun, Herbert On the Way to Becoming a Military Pilot
Herbert Heilbrun was not working the day Pearl Harbor occurred [Annotator's Note: on 7 December 1941]. On that Sunday...
Spaulding, Arthur Operating a Mortar
Arthur Spaulding was in charge of a gun [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]....
Sandoz, James Operating the 40mm Bofors Gun
James Sandoz was drafted in 1943. He was at school when Japan invaded [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...

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