Life in the Field/aboard ship

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Stahl, Floyd Duties on Ship
Floyd Stahl stood watch with everybody else. He had a lot of different assignments. In the Atlantic [Annotator's Note:...
Culpepper, George Duties on Ship and War's End
After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...
Loidolt, Raymond Duty in China
On the way to China, the ship Raymond Loidolt was on ran into a hurricane [Annotator's Note: typhoon]. The ship was...
Grunte, Leon Duty in Denmark
In Denmark, Leon Grunte really only did some marching as his military training [Annotator's Note: as a Latvian...
Jeffrey, Wallace Duty in England and D-Day
Wallace Jeffery arrived in Scotland and was transported by train to his new camp in England. He stayed there for four...
Wombacher, Delbert Duty in France
Delbert Wombacher landed in Le Havre, France in 1944. They were to move as far into France as they could and set up...
Fair, Paul Duty in Japan
Paul Fair moved on to Japan after the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: announced 15 August 1945, officially...
Alexander, Samson Duty in Japan
Samson Alexander was in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. He had a girlfriend in Denver [Annotator's Note:...
Wieland, Kenneth Duty in Japan and Home
Kenneth Weiland was assigned to the 866th Aviation Engineer Battalion attached to the 8th Army. He was in A Company....
Wilterdink, Virginia Duty in Manila
The SS Lurline, on which Virginia Wilterdink was traveling, stopped in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]...
Ryan, Richard Duty in the Pacific Aboard the USS Tripoli (CVE-64)
When the war with Germany ended, Richard Ryan hoped he would be sent home. He had a one year old son he had not yet...
Bartels, Carl Duty in the Pacific and China
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was part of a GROPAC Unit [Annotator's Note: GROPAC Units...
Hill, Marvin Duty On Board and Out of the Navy
Marvin Hill had a famous bandleader aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)]. Eddie Duchin...
Wickersham, Obie Early Civilian and Military Life
Obie Wickersham was born in March 1925 in Oklahoma. One of the legacies of his father's World War 1 service was...
Toledo, Bill Early Life
Bill Toledo was born in northern New Mexico. [Annotator's Note: The video glitches at a few points.] When he was a baby...
Wade, Nelsyn Early Life
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, but was raised around San Augustine [Annotator's Note: San...
Wilson, Donald Early Life
Donald Edward Wilson was born in New Orleans in July 1918. Times were tough during the Great Depression. He had to walk...
Fraser, Rodney Early Life
Rodney Charles Fraser was born in Alameda, California in January 1926. He was an active child who never knew he was...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Early Life
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson was born in April 1919. He was called "Little Robbie" on his PT Boat [Annotator's Note:...
Pugh, Thomas Early Life
Thomas Edward Pugh was born in June 1924 in Dallas, Texas, but grew up in Denton [Annotator's Note: Denton, Texas]. His...
Baranek, Martin Early Life
Martin Baranek was born in August 1930 in Wierzbnik, Poland, the older of the two sons of his Jewish family. He...
Knudson, Robert Early Life
Robert Knudson was born in January 1925 in Mason City, Iowa. His father was a successful greenhouse owner, and even...
Barrett, Elizabeth Early Life
Elizabeth Barrett was born in August 1924 at a base hospital in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, but stayed there only two...
Whitman, Melvin Early Life
Melvin C. Whitman was born and raised in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. In high school, his...
Draxler, Donald Early Life
Donald Draxler was born in Glenwood City, Wisconsin in July 1923. His home town was near the "Twin Cities" [Annotator’s...
Bassemir, Robert Early Life
Robert Bassemir was born in May 1924 in Ridgewood, New York. He grew up with a brother and a sister. His brother served...
Cresswell, Constance Early Life
Constance Cresswell was born in 1924 in Nutfield, Surrey, England. When she was about six years old, she moved with...
Rodgers, Brigitte Early Life
Brigitte Rodgers was born in January 1943 in Berlin, Germany. She and an older brother were the children of an engineer...
Schneider, Christa Early Life
Christa Schneider was born in April 1940 in Breslau, Silesia, the younger of the two daughters in her family. Her...
Hajiro, Barney Early Life
Barney Hajiro was born in September 1916 in Puunene, Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. His parents immigrated from Japan in...
Tisdale, Olin Early Life and Airplanes
Olin Tisdale was born in April 1925 in Bluff Springs, Florida. Although his father had a farm and ran a grocery store...
Scales, James Early Life and Becoming a Marine
James Shelton Scales was born in April 1917 in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. It was a farming community in Stokes County...
Pryor, Frank Early Life and Becoming a Marine
Frank Lloyd Pryor was born in Wilson, Oklahoma in January 1926. His father worked as a telegraph operator for a...
Raskoph, Jack Early Life and Becoming a Sailor
Jack Raskoph was born in Paterson, New Jersey in July 1926. He thinks World War 2 saved his life. Paterson was not an...
Levin, Meyer "Mike" Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
Meyer J. "Mike" Levin was born in Venango, Nebraska. It was a small village near the border with Colorado. When he was...
Spielberg, Arnold Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer and Arnold Spielberg mid-conversation]. Spielberg was in...

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