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Scholl, Richard Wild Boar and Fear on New Guinea
Richard Scholl arrived in New Guinea to constant rain. They were experimenting with canvas boots. They would wear them...
Guisewite, Myron Winding Down of the War in Europe
In March 1945, Myron L. Guisewhite was in France with the 438th Troop Carrier Group [Annotator's Note: 438th Troop...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wins and Losses
Bernard Hillenbrand does not recall too much of when he landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...
Hihn, Stewart Winter 1944 in Eastern France
Stewart Hihn's unit [Annotator's Note: 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] was transferred from 7th [...
Wayne, William With The Wounded
William Wayne ran into a corpsman who was sitting with a guy who was wounded in the stomach. Wayne told them they could...
Allen, George Witnessing the Trinity Test
George Allen says the officer accommodations in New Mexico were okay. Most of the time they were in the field though....
Pierce, Jack Working as a Navy electrician
Jack Pierce remembers getting to Kwajalein Island [Annotator’s Note: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] after they had...
Bertz, Richard Working Before Being Drafted
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz wanted to fly but found out he could not so he decided to go to work. He decided to do drafting...
Settles, Louise Working for MacArthur
Louise Settles put in for overseas duty in 1943. She did not necessarily want to go overseas. It was more to get out of...
Kelley, Archie Working for Rickover
Archie Kelley admired Rickover [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; nicknamed Father of the Nuclear...
Brown, Grace "Grace Janota" Working for the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
After finishing school, Grace Brown was told she had a job at Consolidated [Annotator's Note: Consolidated Aircraft...
St. Amant, Philemon Working in the OSS
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant [Annotator's Note: a member of the OSS, Office of Strategic Services; pre-runner to today'...
Kopp, Alois Working on the Railroad of Death
Alois Kopp was a pharmacist's mate aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) prior to its sinking. He was captured by the Japanese...
Denzler, Edward Working with Chinese Allies
Talking about working with the other Allied forces, Edward Denzler observed that the Kachin Rangers had been...
Ammerman, Gale Working With the 82nd Airborne
Gale Ammerman was wearing a regular combat jacket and trousers, carried a .45 caliber pistol [Annotator's Note: .45...
Burnett, Marshall Working with the Local People
After Marshall Burnett was released from the hospital where he had been recovering from typhus [Annotator's Note: also...
Ellis, Frederick Worst Combat
Frederick Ellis had seven 40mm guns [Annotator's Note; Bofors 40mm automatic cannon] and 12 20mm guns [Annotator's Note...
Beal, Harold Wounded
Harold Beal remembers the paratroopers could not do much for them on the beach, but by the end of the day, they were up...
Kitts, James Wounded and Hospitalized
[Annotator's Note: James Albert Kitts took part in the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16...
McGee, George Wounded and Returning Home
The first time George Wesley McGee and the 109th Evacuation Hospital set up their temporary hospital was near Saint-Lo...
Griffis, James Wounded and Then Home
James A. Griffis [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division]...
Wilson, James Wounded at Guadalcanal
James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...
Hall, Clayton Wounded at Peleliu then Home
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Townsend, Joseph Wounded at Sea
Joseph Townsend went to the sick bay in Pearl [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]. Townsend was x-rayed and they...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Wounded by Friendly Fire
Archibald Rackerby was training to go to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after Bougainville [Annotator's...
Cruise, Leslie Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continually refers to a book that he has off camera.] During Operation Market Garden [...
Ericson, John Wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
John Ericson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
Dahlberg, Melvin Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...
Lewis, Claude Wounded in Action
Claude L. Lewis remembers they had to dig foxholes. The Germans had left big piles of sandbags. They could see the...
Lalande, Edward Wounded in Action
Edward Lalande was scared during combat but did what he had to. Oran [Annotator’s Note: Oran, Algeria, Africa] was a...
Gohlke, Marvin Wounded in Action
Marvin H. Gohlke was out of his foxhole about an hour before nightfall. He heard the Germans were firing mortars at...
Griffis, James Wounded in Action
James A. Griffis was in Belgium and Holland [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment,...
Clark, Merrill Wounded in Combat
Personnel were crying out for medics. One or two medics arrived, and Merrill J. Clark [Annotator's Note: with Company K...
Molen, Herman Wounded in Combat
Herman Molen remembers some pilots had good records and others did not. The lead plane had two engines out [Annotator’s...
Fallon, John Wounded in France
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] made the...
Evans, Donald Wounded in Germany
Donald Evans and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] got orders to mount up....

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