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Pomroy, Frank Amphibious Training then Deploying for Peleliu
Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...
Christiansen, Ejnar Avoiding a Disaster at Sea
Ejnar Christiansen was sailing in a convoy and was at Key West, Florida. They left to go to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and...
Skardon, Ben Closing the Tuol Pocket at Bataan
When they were pulling into port in Luzon with 600 men aboard, Ben Skardon said that Lieutenant George Coburn, Skardon'...
Swanson, Richard Convoy Escort Duty in the Atlantic
Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76) on escort duty for the convoys crossing the Atlantic to...
Reynolds, Holly End of the War in Europe and Going Home
The club [Annotator's Note: the Red Cross in Northern Ireland] closed and Holly Reynolds was sent to Wales to...
Johnson, John Entertainment for the Officers and men of the USS Liddle (ADP-60)
John E. Johnson said he got along with everybody on his ship. He reluctantly exposed the fact that the USS Liddle (ADP-...
Haydu, Bernice First Solo, Program’s End and Beyond
Bernice Haydu said her first solo cross-country flight in the AT-6 [Annotator's Note: North American AT-6 Texan...
Oreck, David Flying to Japan and Back
[Annotator's Note: David Oreck served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very...
Davis, Charles Guadalcanal
From the New Hebrides, Charles Davis said they [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50)] proceeded with two aircraft...
Inoshita, Masaji Japanese Translation in India
[Annotator's Note: Masaji Insohita served in the Army as a Japanese translator and interrogator in the China-Burma-...
Watson, Harry Life Aboard a Sub and the Japanese Surrender
Harry Watson said describing life aboard a submarine can be confusing to someone who isn't qualified. Once qualified, a...
Severance, Dave Living in Foxholes
Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...
Kerner, John Mail and Gangster
Receiving mail was very important to John Kerner. He came under attack while in Normandy and a guy crawled up to him...
Marca, Carl Mail Duties in Manila
When the war ended, Carl Marca was in Finschhafen, New Guinea. As a mail censor, he would cut an envelope open on the...
Marca, Carl Mailing Coconuts
Carl Marca was sent to Darwin, Australia to be the base censor. He was a second lieutenant. The base had B-25 [...
Moshovitis, James Manila, the Atomic Bomb, Occupation Duty and Home
After cruising around the Marshall Islands, James Moshovitis' crew was repairing the Higgins boats [Annotator's Note:...
Johnsen, Erik Navigation Before Radar
Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. He doesn't recall the cargo on his first trip...
Childs, J. Pearl Harbor Aftermath
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, J. W. Childs went to the USS Nevada (BB-36) which had managed to get underway...
Christiansen, Ejnar Running the Caribbean
Ejnar Christiansen spent the summer of 1940 in Jacksonville, Florida as a cadet on the Danish Merchant Marine training...
Christiansen, Ejnar Sailing in Convoys
Ejnar Christiansen's hardest time sailing in convoy was trying to stay in position at night. Keeping speed was very...
Oreck, David Scotch and the Father of Mark Spitz
David Oreck guesses he was on between five and ten missions as a navigator on a B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Tizzard, Thomas Short Stories
Thomas Tizzard was stationed on ships in the South Pacific. Supplies came from Australia and once could not contact the...
Moran, John "Jack" Six Days in the Bulge
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division were headed to join the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: he describes a...
Honea, Chafer Strafed by German Fighter Planes
Chafer Honea landed in Naples, Italy at night. After leaving their ship, they boarded 40 and eight train cars [...
LeBlanc, Joyce The Eminent War
Joyce Leblanc's memories of the war are vivid. Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] came to power...
Mayes, Robert Varied Observations
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks questions about life in the field.] Robert Mayes lived two people to one pup...
Tisdale, Olin War's End, F8F Bearcats and Magic Carpet
Olin Tisdale went back to the Pacific to help train a new fighter squadron on F8Fs [Annotator's Note: Grumann F8F...
Myers, Jr., William War’s End
William Myers, Jr. said quarters aboard a submarine were cramped, but because he was a yeoman, his bunk was right above...