Life in the Field/aboard ship

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Schmidt, Philip End of the War and Returning Home
At the end of the war, Philip Schmidt and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 8th Armored Division] could...
Wheeler, Berle End of War
Berle Wheeler experienced Japanese air raids but slit trenches protected him from the attacks [Annotator's Note: he was...
Villars, Robert End of War
Robert Villars sailed through the Straits of Magellan after leaving Montevideo, Uruguay. He saw the local inhabitants...
Snyder, Ray End of War Duty and Operation Crossroads
Ray Snyder graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Engineering Physics, and was commissioned in...
Bath, Garland Enemy Fire on Iwo Jima
Around D 7 [Annotator's Note: d-day, the initial day of the operation, plus seven days; 26 March 1945; Iwo Jima, Japan...
Clark, Merrill Enemy Fire or Friendly Fire
The Germans were formidable because of their early conquests like the blitzkrieg [Annotator's Note: method of warfare...
Biondo, Frank England and D-Day
Frank Biondo left New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] for Newport News, Virginia and shipped to Glasgow,...
Klenoski, Richard England and Leaflet Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Richard Klenoski what his impressions of England were.] They lived in tents. It...
Spinato, Angelo England and Race Relations
Angelo Joseph Spinato's first four days at sea were beautiful. He was in an 88-ship convoy [Annotator's Note: with...
Blouin, Joseph England and the Fascinating Lady
It took a good month for Joseph Blouin to fly from West Palm Beach, Florida to England. The captain checking them in in...
Alspaugh, James England to Belgium
James Alspaugh's company [Annotator's Note: in the 102nd Infantry Division] was assigned to help in the kitchen [...
Myers, Julia England to France
Julia L. Myers had male nurses in her class as well, and they joined the Army too. Myers was an Army nurse. She went in...
Kays, George England to Normandy
George Kays was with the 136th Field Artillery [Annotator’s Note: 136th Field Artillery Regiment, 37th Infantry...
Danegger, Alfred England to the Front
When Alfred "Al" Danegger arrived in England, he was immediately ordered to drive an ammunition truck to Liverpool [...
Edwards, Marvin English Base and First Mission
Marvin Raymond Edwards and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Burrus, William English Ship and SS Troops
William Burrus shipped overseas to Europe on a slimy, English boat [Annotator's Note: 17 October 1944]. They had boiled...
Maddox, Claire Eniwetok Atoll
Claire Maddox went ashore [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, after the Battle of Eniwetok, 17 to 23 February...
Ronson, Harold Eniwetok, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima
Harold Ronson went to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, which later became famous for the atomic bomb testing [Annotator's...
Balaza, Charles Enlisting in the Army and Deploying to the Philippines
Charles Balaza enlisted [Annotator's Note: in the Army] on 12 February 1940 prior to the entry of the United States in...
Hussey, William Enlistment and Assignments
When William Hussey graduated from high school he was too young to enter the Naval Academy, so he signed up for the...
Shimp, Marcella Enlistment and Nurse Training
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp went into nurse training in Washington, D.C. They had a bomb scare and a friend told her...
Hendrick, Robert Enlistment and Training
After one year of study at Iowa State [Annotator's Note: Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa], Robert Erskine Hendrick...
Callander, Sherwin Enlistment and Training
Sherwin Callander's parents gave their permission for their 19 year old son to enlist. He took a bus to San Diego,...
Van Matre, Russell Enlistment and Training
Russell Van Matre enlisted in the US Army in December 1942. For the year between then and Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Alaniz, George Enlistment to Attu
George Alaniz is from New Mexico. He was there when the draft started, and he decided to volunteer for the Army for one...
Werner, Jack Enlistment to Attu
Jack Werner felt that he was at home when he came to the United States. It seemed that this is where he belonged. It...
Oney, James Enlistment to New Caledonia
James Oney was in Portland, Oregon after leaving his family farm in the middle of the summer [Annotator's Note: Summer...
Davis, Jackson Enlistment to Pearl Harbor
Jackson Davis went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to practice law. The Draft Act [Annotator's Note: Selective Training and...
Ronson, Harold Enlistment to Pearl Harbor
Harold Ronson was the only one home living with his father after his mother passed away. His brothers were all serving...
Claus, Courtland Enlistment to VE-Day
Courtland Claus remembers his cousin dropped by for a military visit. The radio was on in the next room over. They...
Hill, Marvin Enlistment, Training and Aerial Combat
Marvin Hill went to the Parcel Post building in Richmond to enlist, and underwent a physical. He was rejected, and told...
Wicklund, John Enlistment, Training and Deployment
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Wicklund how he ended up in the Army.] John Wicklund explains that during...
Shaner, Robert Ensign to New Guinea
Robert D. Shaner was called up 1 July 1943 to go to a school in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Arizona State Teachers College...
Morrison, Leila Entering Buchenwald
A lot of people had been taken prisoner while Leila Morrison was in Europe [Annotator's Note: as a nurse with the 118th...
Thomas, A.C. Entering Germany
A.C. Thomas was a volunteer agent for the 6th Corps. He would go out to Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant...
Heinly, Robert Entering Germany
The Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter-Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25 January...

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