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Knudson, Robert Health Perils, Shellbacks and Daily Routines
Robert Knudson remembers the shellback ceremony when he crossed the equator as being theatrical and funny. He was...
Taylor, Robert Hearing of Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Robert Taylor...
Mineta, Norman Heart Mountain Internment Camp
Norman Mineta and his family were transferred to the Japanese-American internment camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming [...
McMullen, Milton Hell Ship and Sabotage
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. and other men were crammed into a ship heading to Japan [Annotator's Note: as a Japanese...
Rinas, Bruno Hell Ship to Japan
In Japan, the men would have to kneel on round sticks for hours. Bruno S. Rinas did not have that happen to him. He met...
Rinas, Bruno Hell Ships
Bruno S. Rinas believes some of his unit [Annotator's Note: 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group] may have been on...
Kerner, John Helping the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne
John Kerner was having Christmas Eve dinner in Metz, France. He thought they would get to take a day off to reorganize...
Gilmore, Selwyn Henry Erwin and Beer
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Selwyn Gilmore about a Medal of Honor recipient he knew.] Henry Erwin [...
Haines, George Hiding from the Enemy
George Haines says that the equipment supply chain worked well. They would often be short of the clips for the Thompson...
Burkle, Henry High Profile Targets
Henry Burkle would meet every crew that came back to get the word from the pilot to know what was wrong with the planes...
Braitman, Simon High School and US Army
Simon Braitman went to Rochester [Annotator's Note: Rochester, New York] and entered high school right away. He...
Schicker, Tom High School to Marine Corps
[Annotator's Note: The interview opens with Thomas Francis Schicker already in conversation with the interviewer.] When...
LaRose, Bruce Hill 609, Tunisia
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in North Africa] had to...
Hecht, Lester His Wife and Her Experience
Lester Hecht's wife [Annotator's Note: Lillian] did not mind moving back in with her parents, when Hecht went to war....
Smith, William J. Hit A Bird In A Tree
William Smith was dating the sister of a friend, but it did not last long because he went overseas. He really never saw...
O'Brien, Ryan Hit by German Fighters
For Ryan O'Brien, going into combat was like going to play a football game. The flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft...
Burke, Murphy Hits and Near Misses
Soon after the Battle of the Philippines, Murphy Burke remembers spending a week at one of the larger ports, Ulithi....
Alter, Joseph Hitting Omaha Beach
The weather was rough when Joseph Alter crossed the Channel [Annotator's Note: the English Channel on 6 June 1944]. It...
Mero, Robert Holding the Saint-Nazaire Pocket
When his company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 263rd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division] got to...
Burchell, Raymond Holland
Raymond Burchell returned to England [Annotator’s Note: from combat in France]. They were brought to an airfield and...
Donovan, Robert Hollandia
Robert L. Donovan boarded a troop transport to go to Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. The infantry landed ahead of them. As...
Armstrong, Henry Horrors of Combat
It was not Henry Armstrong's first time in combat [Annotator's Note: when his Battery B, 607th Field Artillery...
Jennings, Edward Hospital Duty
Edward Bruce Jennings remembers that on their way to Japan, a typhoon came up. The ships had to get out of the bay to...
Mikus, John Hospital on Guam
John Mikus, Jr. was never attacked from the air [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Hospital Service
Sara "Sally" Manning met her husband while he was a hospital patient [Annotator's Note: Manning worked at Naval...
Simons, F.M. Hospital Stay
Looking back, F.M. Richard Simons and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry...
Slomka, Edwin Hospital Stay and Postwar Life
Edwin Slomka was in the hospital until June [Annotator's Note: June 1945], when he was shipped down to the George...
Jagers, Robert Hospital Stay in North Africa
From Gibraltar [Annotator's Note: Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory], Robert Jagers and his ship [Annotator's Note...
Richards, Richard Hospital Stays
Richard Richards [Annotator’s Note: fighting in Europe with the 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division]...
Squire, Vernon Hospitalized and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was wounded in a tank battle near Jülich, Germany on 25 February 1945.] His hands were...
Schicker, Tom Hospitalized with Malaria
Thomas Francis Schicker knows there is a lot he has forgotten to tell. They took Kunishi [Annotator's Note: Kunishi...
Evans, Donald Hospitals at Home
Donald Evans had a couple of operations and could see [Annotator's Note: after being wounded when his armored car was...
Scully, William Hosptial Stays then back to the Front
William Scully [Annotator’s Note: serving in Company C, 1st Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division...
Sapp, Walter How Did We Ever Win
Walter Sapp was in a very difficult battle at the Remagen Bridge [Annotator's Note: Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen,...
Buckley, James Human Interactions
In the whole time James Buckley was on duty in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: as Deck Officer on the USS LST-1013], he...
Hogan, Moses Hunting Submarines
Moses Hogan doesn't think movies about Pearl Harbor are authentic. After Pearl Harbor, Hogan was on a destroyer [...

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