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Greer, Richard Segment 8
Richard Greer was in the hospital when John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor. Greer was supposed to have been in...
Hawk, John Segment 8
Hawk estimates that his unit captured around 500 German troops after the engagement for which he was awarded the Medal...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 8
Milosevich had to sign the papers to release Colonel Kriz [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment's commanding...
Perrett, Marvin Segment 8
Perrett was awarded the European Campaign Ribbon [Annotator's Note: Europe/Africa/Middle East Theater Ribbon] with two...
Gatewood, Joel Segment 8
Gatewood did not disclose his experiences with his family. He kept up correspondence with his bombardier and navigator...
Kassal, Bentley Segment 8
Kassal prepared to go to London to deploy to Japan, but the war ended before he reached London. He stayed in Europe for...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 8
The military aide told Hershel Williams to take the envelope and do not open it as it was a court martial offense if it...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 8
Stegmeier thinks that it is important that we continue to study World War II. He once completed a survey stating that...
Baker, Vernon Segment 9
Vernon Baker was volunteered to go back up to Hill X by a colonel. He reported to the commanding officer of the 473rd [...
Phillips, Henry Segment 9
Henry Phillips feels that the French Legion of Honor affair is a wonderful thing, especially in light of the French...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 9
While hiding out in Paris Steve Pisanos was picked up by a resistance operative who took him to church. When they got...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 9
James notes that when he shot the 5 inch guns they did not have to hit the planes directly because of the amount of...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 9
When they [Annotators Note: James Smith and the rest of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] went back to New Zealand, they...
Taddeo, Al Service After the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo joined VF-5 [Annotator's Note: Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5)] Baker which had formerly been VF-17 [Annotator...
Payne, Robert Service Decisions
Robert Payne graduated OCS [Annotator's Note: Officer Candidate School] as a Second Lieutenant and his father gave him...
Spinelli, Gabriel Service in Burma
Gabriel Spinelli didn't stay in Quayoung [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling] too long, but while there he was often...
Bachmann, George Service in Europe
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Cale, Sterling Service in Vietnam
Sterling Cale fought in Vietnam. He was in Da Nang during the Tet Offensive. Cale had a nice home that was protected by...
Inoshita, Masaji Serving in Burma with the British
Before they [Annotator's Note: Masaji Inoshita and his fellow interpreter, Sergeant Edwin Sasaki] got to their final...
Jennings, Edward Shipped Overseas
Edward Bruce Jennings spent 20 or 21 months overseas. He was shipped over in 1944 to Finschhafen, New Guinea attached...
Hatch, Norman Silver Service Medallion
The National World War II Museum awarded Marine combat cameraman Norman Hatch with the Silver Service Award for his...
Reluga, Matthew Silver Star Actions
Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] died in April [Annotator's...
Ornelles, Emory Silver Star Patrol
Emory Maurice Ornelles and the 90th Infantry Division was transferred from the 1st Army to the 3rd Army under General...
Rogers, John Silver Star, Two Weeks' Leave and Going Home
John Rogers left Frank [Annotator's Note: Lieutenant Frank Jones of Detroit, Michigan] in charge. They went to the...
Epperson, William Southern France
William Epperson reached Southern France. His division [Annotator's Note: the 45th Infantry Division] experienced very...
Zuras, Nicholas Southern France Invasion
Nicholas J. Zuras was on the USS Barnett (APA-5), which formed part of the landing force in Southern France [Annotator'...
Hajiro, Barney Southern France, Suicide Hill, and Being Wounded
Many of Barney Hajiro's friends died or were wounded in the Vosges Mountains of France. It was sad. The 36th Division...
Mero, Robert Spoils of War
When the war ended Robert Mero was still in the rifle company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 263rd...
Hall, Meda Squadron Missions
Meda Royce Hall and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 68 (VC-68) aboard the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)]...
Quigley, Tom St. Lo Fighting
Tom Quigley and his men began moving inland through the woods and were taking fire from German snipers posted in the...
Flannigan, James Storming Normandy, A Bronze Star, and Fighting On
When he landed in Normandy with Battery A, 29th Field Artillery Battalion [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 29th Field...
Schoonejans, Emil J. Submarine combat
Emil Schoonejans volunteered for submarine duty on 11 February 1943 and was called up a week later. He did not have a...
Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Patrols in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310)] was 17 years old when he joined...
Rozett, Walter Submarine Pens at Bremen, Germany
On 30 March 1945, Walter Rozett and his group [Annotator's Note: 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...
Gulotta, James Suicide Mission on Cebu
[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...
Penick, Ed Supplies, Chinese, and the Enemy
Edward Moore Penick, a pilot in the Army Air Corps, was sent overseas to Sichuan, China as part of the 21st Photo...

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