Life in the Field/aboard ship

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Raner, Norman Leaving North Africa
Norman Raner and his unit [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th...
Gillette, Thomas Leaving Pearl Harbor
Right after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Thomas W....
Downs, Raymond Leaving South America
When the war broke out [Annotator's Note: Downs is referring to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Wheeler, Berle Ledo Road
Berle Wheeler arrived with his outfit [Annotator's Note: 967th Engineer Maintenance Company] at Ledo, India. Camp was...
Rinas, Bruno Letters Home
Bruno S. Rinas left Cabanatuan [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camp near Cabanatuan City, Philippines] and embarked...
Cassady, William Leyte
William Cassady [Annotator’s Note: serving aboard the USS Frederick Funston (APA-89)] remembers the ship behind them...
Grass, Philip Leyte
Philip Grass recalls that five companies did most of the work in New Guinea. They helped unload the ships. In August or...
Geiger, John Leyte Gulf
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, known as the Alamo Scouts] was...
Gibbs, Robert Leyte Gulf
Robert S. Gibbs was shipped to Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines, aboard the USS Boston (CA-69)] in October...
Lutz, William Leyte to Okinawa
William Lutz knew the enemy was in front of them. [Annotator’s Note: He is referring to the Japanese on Guam]. He did...
Williams, Earl Leyte, Philippines
Earl Williams was a corporal [Annotator's Note: in the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] when they landed [...
McDermott, James Liberated at Moosburg
James McDermott was in Moosburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] when it was liberated on 29 April...
Hanley, Fiske Liberated from Prison Camp
Fiske Hanley II, a Special Prisoner of the Kempeitai [Annotator's Note: Kenpeitai, also called Kempeitai; military...
Waldeck, Frank Liberating a Concentration Camp
Frank J. Waldeck [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division]...
Burchell, Raymond Liberating a Concentration Camp
Raymond Burchell started smelling flesh. He thought maybe an air raid was happening. They could not see smoke. As they...
Slay, Charles Liberating Camps
Charles Slay was in Köln [Annotator's Note: Cologne, Germany] and thought it was very beautiful. His unit [Annotator's...
Duffy, Gowan Liberating Paris
Gowan Duffy remembers all the soldiers at Omaha Beach were seasoned German soldiers. They set up on the Allied side of...
Hatala, Albert Liberating Rome
Albert Hatala primarily built Bailey bridges while he was serving in Italy. He also ran communication wire so...
Lockhart, Richard LIberation
Richard Lockhart saw burial parties take the dead out of his POW [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] camp day after...
Wolff, Robert Liberation
Robert Wolff was liberated in January 1945. They could hear Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany] being bombed....
Stein, Murray Liberation
Murray Stein remarked that they were liberated by the 104th Division [Annotator's Note: 104th Infantry Division]. Stein...
Liberato, Louis Liberation
Louis Liberato was at the Elbe River and aircraft were flying over them. The war was officially over, but they did not...
Wolyn, Monroe Liberation
Monroe S. Wolyn told the German officer he was Jewish. The officer said he would take his head off. He was taken to...
Kleiner, Leona Liberation
Leona Kleiner views her liberation as the best thing in her life except for her family. [Annotator's Note: Kleiner left...
Komito, Joseph Liberation and America
Joseph Komito traveled many days on a train not knowing where he was bound [Annotator's Note: the Germans were...
Giamberardino, Anna Maria Liberation and Postwar Life
One night, Anna Maria Giamberardino and a friend decided to go see where the couples would hang out. They saw some men...
McLaurine, Luke Liberation and Postwar Service
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was liberated on 29 April [Annotator's Note: 29 April 1945]. A pitched battle was fought...
Bollich, James Liberation and Returning Home
James Bollich was liberated by the Russians. Near the end of the war, the Japanese put out an order for all POWs [...
Weissberger, Ela Liberation and Settlement in Israel
Ela Weissberger said epidemics were rampant. The Red Cross was very strict, and didn't allow the Russian army to...
Grabhorn, Edgar Liberation from Prison Camp
Edgar A. Grabhorn [Annotator's Note: a a prisoner of war Stalag IX-C (b) prisoner of war camp and hospital in Meiningen...
Bondola, Thomas Liberation, Postwar, and Reflections
Thomas Bondola was happy on the day of liberation [Annotator’s Note: his prison of war (POW) camp was liberated on 3...
Aldous, Robert Liberty and Making Money
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were supposed to go to Australia on R...
Villars, Robert Liberty Ships
Robert Villars noted that the crews on some of the Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...
Campbell, John Liberty Ships and New Kids
John Campbell was on nine different Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] over 13...
McPhail, Joe Life Aboard a Merchant Marine Vessel
Joe K. McPhail was satisfied with his living quarters on his 104 foot long boat [Annotator's Note: the quick supply...
Surratt, Carey Life Aboard LST-459
Carey Suratt worked on the hospital ship about three weeks and was then transferred to the LST-452 [Annotator's Note:...

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