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Laster, John Thomas Friendly Fire in Naples Harbor
Arriving at Naples, John Laster said, the Army would assume defense of the incoming ships. On the mountains behind...
Tindal, Sullivan Friends and Invasion
Sullivan Tindal developed a relationship with a family that hosted him while in boot camp in the South [Annotator's...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Lafferty, Ralph Friendship
One of Ralph F. Lafferty's friends had been a ski instructor before the war. He was a wonderful skier, and they became...
Chatterton, Charles Friendships and Australia
Charles Chatterton was responsible for orienting new personnel on the vessel [Annotator's Note: USS LCI(L)-334]. A man...
Tallon, Donald From Africa to Liberating Rome
After basic training, Don Tallon left Virginia for Africa. The journey took 21 days in a convoy. They had rough weather...
Howard, William From Anzio to Rome
William Edwin Howard says the fighting on Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] beach was terrible. The Germans had a...
Scholl, Richard From Australia to Combat Operations in New Guinea
Richard Scholl was sent from Panama to New Guinea on an Italian ocean liner that the United States Government had...
Young, James From Australia to the Battle of Cape Gloucester
After his tour on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, James Franklin Young and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd...
Lesniewski, Joseph From Basic Training to Jump School
Joseph Lesniewski went into the US Army Air Forces and was sent to California. He was in ten different camps while...
Amrod, Paul From Basic Training to Okinawa
Paul Amrod joined the Army because his siblings had set the example, and his love of country obliged him to do his part...
Synder, Harold From Biak to the Philippines
On Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, West New Guinea], it would rain every day at about one o'clock for about ten minutes....
Thomason, David From Boot Camp to Honolulu
David Thomason loved it [Annotator's Note: Navy boot camp] and worked hard. He went home on leave [Annotator's Note: an...
Hecht, Lester From Boot Camp to MAG-32 in Zamboanga
Lester Hecht went to boot camp at Parris Island in South Carolina. He got in shape. It did not bother him. He was older...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" From Brisbane to Manila
Helen Gagel arrived in Australia and thought the people there were very friendly but she did not think too much about...
Colburn, George From Camp LeJeune to Camp Pendleton
George Colburn got a ten-day leave to go home after bootcamp. Two of his buddies were home at the same time. He then...
Stokes, Howard From Early Life to Tropical Life
Howard Warren Stokes was born in 1926 in Lodi, California and was an only child. His father supported his family during...
Carlson, Clarence From England to France
While stationed in England [Annotator's Note: at Royal Air Force Boxted, Colchester, England], Clarence Carlson would...
Nussenbaum, Seymour From England to France
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Seymour Nussenbaum and his outfit [Annotator's...
Osgood, Edgar From England to Morocco
Edgar De Pue Osgood loved Great Britain because they had very attractive girls in the Red Cross. They were put in...
Spaulding, Arthur From Enlistment to France
Arthur Spaulding decided to enlist in the Army because his brother was in the V-12 unit [Annotator's Note: V-12 US Navy...
Manasse, Fred From France into Spain
In 1943, Fred Manasse saw some of the older Jewish children gathered up by the French for transport to a detention camp...
Moore, Hilar From Guam to Iwo Jima
Hilar Moore was shipped to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands] after the invasion started. He took...
DeSalvo, Vincent From Gulfport to Kanchipuram
Vincent DeSalvo was drafted into the US Army Air Force. He was at Gulfport Field in Gulfport, Mississippi for a while...
Kaylor, Emmett From Highspire, Pennsylvania to Luzon
Emmett Kaylor was born in Highspire, Pennsylvania. He went to school from kindergarten to 12th grade was in the same...
Hughes, Lowell From Italy to Southern France
Lowell Hughes was out in front of the line at Anzio, Italy in no man's land putting up barbed wire. He had three trucks...
Ricks, Howard From Kwajalein to Saipan
Howard Ricks and the 4th Marine Division completed the battle of Roi-Namur in a few days. Many of the casualties were...
Wicklund, John From Leyte to Samar
As first scout, John Wicklund carried a Thompson submachine gun [Annotator's Note: .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun...
Hauberg, Harold From Leyte to the War's End
Harold Hauberg [Annotator's Note: with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division]...
Jaccarino, Richard From Long Island to Leyte
Soon after being drafted into the Army, Richard Jaccarino was sent to Camp Upton at the end of Long Island, New York...
Landwehr, Carl From New Orleans to Southampton, England
Carl Landwehr was born in 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His family never had a lot of money, but they never really...
Spraker, Elmer From Okinawa to the Harbors of Japan
The USS Champion (AM-314) moved to the Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] area, and Elmer Spraker said it was...
Mabarac, Raymond From One Theater to Another
After arriving in the Ruhr Valley, they [Annotator's Note: Raymond Mabarac and his fellow soldiers in Company H, 2nd...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" From Orange, Texas to Liverpool, England
Irma Darphin was born in Orange, Texas in August 1922. Her family moved to Crowley, Louisiana when she was one year old...
Linett, Joseph From Pittsburg to Ulithi
The two years of college at Carnegie Institute of Technology was helpful to Joseph Linett and the Navy. Radar was the...
Kopp, Alois From Prewar Sailor to a Prisoner of War
Alois Kopp enlisted in the Navy in September 1937 despite the fact he could not swim. He learned fast. He volunteered...

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