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Tatum, John Shell Shock and Japanese Fighters
There were plenty of men with shell shock [Annotator's Note: psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to...
Barnes, Walter Shelled for the First Time
Walter Barnes suffered from ADD [Annotators Note: Attention Deficit Disorder] but the war did not affect it. One time...
Sapp, Walter Ship and Field Life
Going overseas was scary for Walter Sapp. He was three decks below seeing daylight. They were in a huge convoy and the...
O'Brien, William L. Ship Duty
William O’Brien and fellow sailors played cards or slept when they were not working. He had to take classes to get a...
Currier, William Ship Life and the Marshall Islands
William Currier's first seagoing engagement was aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) as part of a task group that escorted...
Ellis, Frederick Ship Routines
It was routine that every morning and every night, Frederick Ellis would go to general quarters. In Leyte Gulf, [...
Nicholas, John Shipboard Duty
John Nicholas was a Seaman 2nd Class deck hand when he went aboard the Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)]....
Jennings, Edward Shipped Overseas
Edward Bruce Jennings spent 20 or 21 months overseas. He was shipped over in 1944 to Finschhafen, New Guinea attached...
Rice, Rip Shipped Overseas
Rip Rice was assigned to the 104th Infantry Division and went overseas in August 1944. They landed in Cherbourg [...
Offenbacher, Robert Shipped Overseas
Robert Offenbacher had a lieutenant who worked next to his office. Offenbacher’s twin brother did not have a job in...
Burkett, William Shipped Overseas
William Burkett left the States in August 1945. He was in an eight-ship convoy. They left from San Francisco [Annotator...
Waldman, Leon Shipped Overseas
Once they finished gunnery training, Leon Waldman and the men he was training with were put into crews. He was in the...
Barksdale, Battle Shipped Overseas
Battle Malone Barksdale was the operations officer for his group [Annotator's Note: the 635th Field Artillery Battalion...
Lutz, William Shipped Overseas
William Lutz liked boot camp because he got a rifle. He liked the firing range. He became a gunner after basic training...
Lalande, Edward Shipped to Africa and Kasserine Pass
[Annotator's Note: Lalande takes very long pauses before answering many of the questions he is asked.] Edward Lalande...
Thomas, A.C. Shipped to England
A.C. Thomas drove trucks at a gravel company. He went to the motor pool and drove whatever they wanted. Thomas was a...
White, Charles Shipped to England
Charles White was in the United States training troops. The last outfit he was training was sent over to England. After...
Asher, Adolph Shipped to England
Adolph Edward Asher was assigned to a unit [Annotator's Note: unable to identify] in April [Annotator's Note: April...
Meredith, William Shipped to England
William Meredith had the option to train to be a pilot, bombardier, or navigator. Meredith was in civil engineering. He...
Britt, James Shipped to Europe
James Britt went to OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school]. He was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma to an...
Asher, Adolph Shipped to France
Adolph Edward Asher arrived in France and was assigned to a new outfit [Annotator's Note: unable to identify]. He had...
Martin, Robert Shipped to France
Robert Martin went to Europe [Annotator's Note: on the USS LST-515]. The first place they went to was [Annotator's Note...
Banghart, William Shipped to North Africa
William Banghart was in the 71st Ghost Artillery and sent to Washington, D.C. as an anti-aircraft unit. They went to a...
Leonard, Edward Shipped to North Africa
Edward J. Leonard remembers they lost the horses and got armored cars and tanks in their place. They were shipped out...
Hartman, Joseph Shipped to Norway
Joseph Hartmann went back to England and was sent to Southampton [Annotator's Note: Southampton, England]. He was put...
Groth, Walter Shipped to the Pacific
Walter Groth landed in Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, the Philippines]. He saw General MacArthur [Annotator's Note:...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Shooting Down a Betty
The scariest mission Charles Wesley Borders flew was just before the invasion of Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon,...
Galbraith, Wendell Shot Down
Wendell Galbraith never used the voice radio. Voice radio was bomber to bomber. There was a 522 set which was bomber to...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Shot down and severely wounded
Olen Grant was living in a hotel in Austin, Texas when he got a call from Jim Armstrong. It was the first time Grant...
Richard, Martin Shot Down Over France
On Martin Richard's last mission, the British were pinned down on the beachhead around Caen [Annotator's Note: Caen,...
Ciotta, Angelo Shot on Iwo
They [Annotator's Note: Angelo Ciotta and the rest of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine...
Bussel, Norman Shrapnel, not Appendix
Norman Bussel arrived in Memphis, Tennessee and took a taxi to his house. All of his family was there for a big reunion...
Bertucci, George Shuri Castle and War's End
George Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the shelling of Shuri Castle during the Battle of...
Peterson, Carl Sicily
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Ngai, Johnny Sicily and Italy
When Johnny Ngai was fighting in Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy], there were so many soldiers coming over, he...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Sicily through Normandy
After arriving in Casablanca in May of 1943, Clinton Riddle and the men of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment set up a...

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