Liberty and Leave

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Klimas, Irvin Europe to the Pacific at War's End
Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] gave support to the landing forces around...
Geisler, James European Service
James "Jim" Geisler reached England [Annotator's Note: in November 1944] and then spent time in France, Belgium and...
Cassidy, James European War Experience
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear people talking in the background throughout segment.] Upon arrival in the United States,...
Stewart, Frank Evacuated to the United States and Reunions
Harold Horseman was the historian for the Guadalcanal veterans. Horseman wrote about the same area and about the same...
Durocher, Edmund Evacuation and Rehab in Melbourne
Edmund Durocher landed on Guadalcanal weighing 156 pounds and left weighing 126. He had no socks because they had...
Watson, Harry Evolution of Submarine Warfare
Harry Watson said that when the war started, the submarines were used merely as a scouting force. They would get...
Welty, Orrin Experiences as a WWII Pilot
After graduation, Orrin Welty went home on a 14-day furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short...
Callander, Sherwin Experiences at Pearl Harbor
At Pearl Harbor, Sherwin Callander was reassigned to the sea plane tender USS Wright (AV-1). The vessel carried men and...
Raby, Glynn Experiences in Brittany
[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. took part in the Battle of Brest, 7 August to 19 September 1944, Brest, France.]...
Berman, Stanley Experiences in England
Stanley Berman [Annotator's Note: with the 8th Air Force in England] trained on a Stearman PT-17 [Annotator's Note:...
McGill, John Experiences in Italy
John Arch McGill was stationed in Naples [Annotator's Note: Naples, Italy]. His outfit [Annotator's Note: 34th Air...
O'Brien, William L. Experiencing Combat
William O’Brien remembers serving at the Panama Canal [Annotator's Note: a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific...
Amsden, Ben F6F Hellcat and Returning Stateside
The Zero [Annotator's Note: Japanese Mitsubishi A6M fighter aircraft, referred to as the Zeke or Zero] was tough to...
Lombardo, Samuel Fabricating an American Flag
Following the Battle of the Bulge, Samuel Lombardo had to return to Verviers for supplies. All the way back from the...
Brandes, Rita Family Relationships
Rita Brandes had uncles who survived the war. Rather than being angry at her uncles for surviving, she was mad at her...
Ledford, Robert Farm Life to Warfare
Robert Ledford was born in December 1924 in northern Missouri. His family moved to Illinois when he was about 12 years...
Zimmer, Mitchell Faulty Torpedoes and Being Depth Charged
Mitchell Zimmer and the USS Snapper (SS-185) had multiple war patrols while using faulty torpedoes. Most of their...
Bee, Donald Feelings Toward Enemies
Donald H. "Don" Bee saw a man who was captured after he got out of his airplane waving at the Americans [Annotator's...
Freeman, Bradford Fighting at Bastogne
Backing up to his experiences in Eindhoven [Annotator's Note: Eindhoven, Netherlands], Bradford Clark Freeman took no...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Fighting in Holland After Operation Market Garden
Theodore Finkbeiner and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Benson, Norman Fighting in Italy
Norman Gustaf Benson left the United States in January 1945. He sailed from Newport Beach, Virginia and landed in...
Wilkerson, H. Fighting the Japanese and Malaria
Four days after arriving at Guadalcanal, H. Lloyd Wilkerson put his commanding officer on an evacuation flight out of...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Final Mission and Going Home
The B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] bomber crews typically did not fly every day;...
Douglas, Walter Final Mission and Returning Home
In January 1945, Walter Douglas flew his last mission which was to Paderborn [Annotator's Note: Paderborn, Germany],...
Schneider, Richard Final Missions and Discharge
Richard "Dick" Schneider became a spare tail gunner after the loss of his former crew mates. It was not his preference...
Ram, Walter Final Three Missions
Walter Ram and his fellow crewmates had to wait for another airplane before continuing their bombing missions. A female...
Morrison, Donald Finishing Germany and Preparing to Fight Japan
Donald C. Morrison and his company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry...
Tindal, Sullivan Finley's Girl
Sullivan Tindal and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry...
Myers, Jr., William First and Only Leave
William Myers, Jr. used any available ship to send sailors home. He did such a good job, his captain wanted to write...
Appel, Jack First Army Headquarters
Jack Appel served in the message center [Annotator's Note: Company B, 17th Signal Operation Battalion, 1st Army]...
Asbury, Richard First Big Air Battle
[Annotator's Note: Richard Asbury went to England and was checked out in the North American P-51 Mustang fighter...
Moxon, Milton First Combat
Around the second week of September [Annotator's Note: September 1944], Milton Moxon and the 94th Infantry Division...
Losada, Vincent First Combat Mission and Leave to London
Vincent Losada first mission was on 3 January 1945 to Pfarghium [Annotator's Note: Pforzheim, Germany]. He thought it...
Morrow, John First Flak Hit
John Morrow was a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] based in...
Shaw, Roger First Mate
Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer First Missions
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...

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