Liberty and Leave

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McCowen, William Basic Training to Naples, Italy
William McCowen should never have gotten in the military in the first place. He had trick knees. He played a lot of...
Evans, Donald Basic Training to North Africa
Donald Evans was in basic training and the Americans were kicking the Germans up and down in North Africa. Evans was in...
Dearman, Alfred Basic Training to Overseas Deployment
Being a farm boy and being used to hard work, as well as having a disciplinarian uncle who had been in the service,...
Liberato, Louis Basic Training to Overseas Deployment
Louis Liberato was sent to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania after being drafted. He was then sent from there to Fort Bragg...
Sibley, Allen Basic Training, Guam, and War's End
Allen Ray Sibley was drafted into the Army [Annotator's Note: on 24 February 1944]. They put him on a Greyhound bus to...
Patti, Frank Basic Training, Overseas Deployment and Unit Assignment
When he left Hammond in mid 1943, Frank Patti went to Camp Beauregard in Alexandria, Louisiana, where he was issued...
Beck, Carl Bastogne
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts abruptly.] In December 1944, Carl Beck was 19 years old and had just gotten...
Shames, Edward Bastogne
Bastogne was very cold. There, Edward Shames' platoon mostly executed patrolling actions. Shames relates that his...
Holder, Jack Battle at Midway
After the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Comeaux, James Battle at Okinawa and Surrender
James D. Comeaux describes the actions of the USS Auburn (AGC-10) in her role as a command ship during the invasion of...
Osgood, Edgar Battle Fatigue to War's End
Edgar De Pue Osgood spent some time on liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time]...
Simons, F.M. Battle for Mount Belvedere
F.M. Richard Simons did not smoke and gave his daily cigarettes away. So many people in World War 2 were given free...
Johnson, Norman Battle of Hürtgen Forest and Leave
Norman Johnson recalls moving through France and into Germany and how many of the people stood down and surrendered as...
Newberg, Peter Battle of Midway
While in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] after the battle [Annotator's Note: [Annotator’s Note:...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Battle of Santa Cruz then Homeward
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was out of action for some time. In late October 1942...
London, James Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Yourkavitch took part in the Tennessee Maneuvers in late March 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C...
Segal, Harvey Battle of the Bulge
Harvey Segal fought through France and then into Luxembourg and Belgium. His battalion [Annotator's Note: 37th Field...
Blakey, Thomas Battle of the Bulge
Thomas J. Blakey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were in...
Slay, Charles Battle of the Bulge
When Charles Slay joined the military he was assigned to Cannon Company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th...
Hartzell, Frank Battle of the Bulge
Frank Hartzell advanced through the ranks as squad and then platoon leader as casualties mounted during the Battle of...
Fitts, Charles Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
They landed at Liverpool, England then traveled from there to Tidworth. They were there for three weeks and Charles...
Bowers, Roger Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
At the time, Roger Bowers had never considered the idea of being captured. On 16 December 1944, right after daybreak,...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Battle of the Bulge and War's End
Erico J. Catalano witnessed several plane crashes in mid-air or as they tried to land. There were close calls where the...
Lennon, Daniel Battle of the Bulge, Being Hospitalized and War’s End
When the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to...
Wilson, Donald Battle of the Marianas, Flight Training, War's End and Postwar Service
Donald Wilson and the USS Vincennes (CL-64) participated in the shore bombardment of Saipan and Tinian during the...
Cowart, Harold Battle of Tinian and Rest on Maui
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and the 25th Marines [...
Bielec, William Battles in Europe
After his successful mission on D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944...
Horton, Alan Battleship Quartermaster, Bombarding Attu and Leaving the USS Nevada (BB-36)
Allen Horton reported aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), and a fellow Princeton acquaintance helped him settle into...
Woolf, Basil Becoming a Sailor in the Royal Navy
Basil Woolf joined the British Navy in May 1941. He was called up in October 1941 and his parents had a fit. His father...
McLaurine, Luke Becoming a Bombardier
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was called up in February 1943 and sent to Miami [Annotator's Note: Miami, Florida] for...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Becoming a Coast Guardsman
Abraham Rosenzweig joined the US Coast Guard in October [Annotator’s Note: of 1942] and left in January 1943. His...
Guillory, Lloyd Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Lloyd Guillory and the other new pilots were told that they would initially train in P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P...
Ricks, Howard Becoming a Marine
Howard Ricks was drafted but took the option offered to him to join the United States Marine Corps. He chose the...
Winestone, Ted Becoming a Marine
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish-Jewish refugee] did not talk much about his war experience with his new peers...
Gwin, Norris Becoming a Marine
Norris Gwin went to Parris Island, South Carolina for boot camp. He soon learned that training was not easy. The day...

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