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Lomell, Leonard "Bud" Becoming a Ranger, Overseas Deployment and Preparing for D-Day
Leonard Lomell served with Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, United States Army. That Rangers were volunteers and aimed...
Matsumoto, Roy Becoming a Soldier
Roy H. Matsumoto went to Minnesota after he volunteered for the Army. [Annotator's Note: Matsumoto volunteered for the...
Singlaub, John Becoming a Soldier
John Singlaub enlisted in the US Army Artillery because he wanted the experience to supplement his infantry skills....
Peer, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Peer anticipated being drafted. The armed forces had few restrictions to defer service. Peer was inducted at Fort...
Tsubota, Thomas Becoming a Soldier and Pearl Harbor
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota trained at Schofield Barracks [Annotator's Note: in Honolulu, Hawaii] as a member of the 298th...
Morse, Ralph Becoming a War Correspondent
Ralph Morse was born in Manhattan in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in October 1917. His father...
Laborde, John Becoming an Adjutant and Thoughts on MacArthur
John Laborde had been assigned a mission to capture a Japanese field gun while assigned to the 24th Infantry Division...
Geiger, John Behind Enemy Lines
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, known as the Alamo Scouts] and...
Mosher, Alfred Being a Prisoner in Japan
[Annotator's Note: Alfred Raymond Mosher served in the Navy as a hospital corpsman in the station hospital on the...
Vaadi, Eugene Being a Prisoner of War in China
Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down by MiG-15s [Annotator's Note: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, NATO name: Fagot] over...
Hirabayashi, Grant Being a Translator for the British in New Delhi
While in India, Grant Jiro Hirabayashi worked as a translator for the British Air Force after being in Burma [Annotator...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Being an Aide to General Grow
Benjamin Schleider was assigned to General Grow's [Annotator's Note: US Army Major General Robert Walker Grow,...
Matsumoto, Roy Being Compromised
Roy H. Matsumoto was successful in his covert work against the communists [Annotator's Note: he had been called into...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Filled with Rage
John Witmeyer harbored an intense anger toward German soldiers. He punched German prisoners in the face, ran bayonets...
Schicker, Tom Birthday at Ulithi and then Okinawa
Thomas Francis Schicker had his 19th birthday at Ulithi. He became friends with Leo Schmidtkin [Annotator's Note:...
Armstrong, James Boat Trip to England
Finally departing France after almost five months, James Armstrong describes getting underway on a boat from Douarnenez...
Goldberg, Edwin Bomber Co-Pilot
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg reached a...
Goldberg, Edwin Bombing Missions
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg’s first...
Paul, John Bombing Missions
John Paul and his aircrew arrived in England in January 1944. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Paul if he flew...
Monteyne, Joseph Bombing Missions and an American Pilot
Both Air Forces [Annotator's Note: the US Army Air Forces and the Royal Canadian Air Force] did a good job of...
Eleser, Carey Bombing Raids, Icebergs, and Transfer to an Escort Aircraft Carrier
When Carey Eleser was in port in Southampton, England, they were able to go into town. He would go to movies and the...
Smith, Arthur Boot Camp and Overseas
Arthur Smith was 17 when World War 2 broke out for the United States. He volunteered so he could get in the Navy. He...
Brown, Robert Boot Camp to Los Alamos
Robert Brown left for boot camp in February 1943. He went to Fort MacArthur [Annotator's Note: Fort MacArthur,...
Toledo, Bill Bougainville
Bill Toledo saw his first combat on 1 November 1943. He landed on the island of Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...
Dannehl, Robert Breaking the German Code
Robert Dannehl was playing softball with friends on a Sunday morning, and then came home where his mother and siblings...
Muller, Henry Breaking the Japanese Code
Henry Muller was in Papua New Guinea undergoing intensive training. Shortly after arriving, Muller was concerned about...
Singlaub, John British Training Methods
John Singlaub was asked by OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, pre-runner of the Central Intelligence...
Buckner, Jack Buckner's Last Mission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about Jack Buckner's last mission as a bombardier.] They would wake up around...
Holt, Thomas Camp and Postwar
Thomas Michael Holt was a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] in the same camp [Annotator's Note: Oflag XIII-B near...
Twible, Harlan Captain Charles McVay
Harlan Twible returned to the United States in November [Annotator's Note: Novemebr 1945]. He remained in the service...
Whitcomb, Robert Captivity and Liberation
Robert Whitcomb was put in a compound with Polish prisoners who had been there for six years [Annotator's Note: at...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Captivity, Freedom, and Reflections
As Donelson Houseman was marched off to captivity, he passed long lines of German vehicles. He could not believe it. He...
Angier, John Captured and Interrogated
John Angier had been shot down over Cologne, Germany, nearly beaten to death by civilians and saved from them by German...
Sullivan, George Captured and Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] There was nothing...
Reluga, Matthew Capturing Germans
Many times, Matthew A. Reluga had to take a patrol [Annotator's Note: of the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 358th...
Hutchings, Robert Casablanca Conference
Robert J. Hutchings was assigned as a stenographer under the command of General Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: General...

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