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Griffenhagen, George Casualties and the Battle of the Bulge
For George Griffenhagen, seeing Trewick [Annotator's Note: Captain Trewick (unsure of spelling) was the chief medical...
Marca, Carl Censoring Mail
Carl Marca was in Townsville, Australia for a short period of time before heading to Port Moresby, New Guinea. There he...
Gierka, Eugene Chasing Patton
Eugene Henry Gierka arrived in Le Havre [Annotator's Note: Le Havre, France] and went to Rouen [Annotator's Note: Rouen...
Casebonne, Louis CIC in Germany
Louis E. Casebonne was assigned to the CIC office [Annotator’s Note: 970th Counter Intelligence Corps] in Marseille,...
Laborde, Lucien Civilian and Military Life Before the D-Day Invasion
Lucien Paul Laborde was named after his grandfathers. He was the third boy in his family. Laborde was born in Vinton,...
Saloom, Kaliste Clandestine Operations
Kaliste Saloom assisted downed Allied pilots escaping from occupied Europe through Spain and Portugal. Franco [...
Little, Keith Code and Combat on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Tso, Samuel Code and Combat on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Little, Keith Code Talker Combat on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Toledo, Bill Code Talking
Bill Toledo was sent to code talker [Annotator's Note: person employed by the military to use a little-known language...
McDowell, Bowdre Code Training and Duty in Hawaii
In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944], Bowdre McDowell went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note:...
Jagers, Robert Coded Mail and Baseball
Robert Jagers wrote a lot of letters home [Annotator's Note: while aboard the USS LST-351]. He would say things in code...
Graff, Richard Combat
The division's [Annotator's Note: Richard Graff was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 415th Infantry...
Butz, John Combat Bombing Missions
When John B. Butz arrived in Naples [Annotator's Note: Naples, Italy] it was extremely run down. The citizens there...
Velfling, Jacob Combat in Germany
Jacob Velfling, Jr. and his unit set out for New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to board a ship for Europe...
Moss, Roy Combat in Italy and Southern France
Roy Joseph Moss transitioned to the front when he joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 142nd...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Combat in the Ardennes
Henry Freedman was a member of an intelligence and reconnaissance unit [Annotator's Note: Intelligence and...
Bryan, Donald Combat in the skies
Bryan’s preference for aircraft depended on where he was. The P-47 was a great aircraft at low level. The P-51 was a...
Creekmore, Thomas Combat Missions
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] stayed...
Guillory, Lloyd Combat Missions and Close Calls
Lloyd Guillory had two eventful missions he would never forget. On a mission before he reached Ie-Shima, Guillory flew...
Lepore, Louis Combat on Iwo Jima
Louis R. Lepore did not take part in the practice invasions at Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii] before going to...
DeForest, Harold Combat on Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...
Garbo, William Combat Patrols
William Garbo first entered a combat zone in an Army DUKW [Annotator's Note: an amphibious truck, referred to as a Duck...
Emerson, Alonzo Combat, War's End and Returning Home
Alonzo Emerson recaps a typical mission he flew as a B-25 Mitchell [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell...
Haggerty, June Communications Work
June Catherine Elliott Haggerty received messages and sent them upstairs for decoding in the large Dupont office...
Willett, Richard Concentration Camp and Mainz
[Annotator's Note: Richard Willett asks the interviewer to cut the tape for a minute to catch his breath. The video...
Garbo, William Conclusions
Once William Garbo returned to G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, he resumed command of his machine gun...
Marr, John W Coordinating the Attack on La Fiere
Lieutenant John Marr led his advanced party along a hedgerow ahead of the main group of Company G, 507th Parachute...
Marr, John W Counter Attack
A German force moved north out of Picauville toward Lieutenant John Marr's position and attacked in force with tanks...
Matsumoto, Roy Counter Intelligence Corps
Roy H. Matsumoto saw the city of Hiroshima [Annotator's Note: Hiroshima, Japan] after the war. It was flattened and...
Graham, Chester "Chet" Covering Hill 30 and Saving Utah Beach
When he got up to Hill 30 [Annotator's Note: in Capponet, France], Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham]...
Matsumoto, Roy Criminal Investigation Division
Roy H. Matsumoto returned to the United States and decided to stay in the Army. He extended his term of service only to...
St. Amant, Philemon Crossing the German Lines
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant saw some graves of members of the German Army and some of them were Jewish. Saint Amant's...
Marr, John W Crossing the La Fiere Causeway
Lieutenant John Marr had encounters with other American officers and commanders in the field early on in the Normandy...
Boeke, Robert Crossing the Rhine
Robert Boeke's intelligence and reconnaissance group [Annotator's Note: of the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry...
Gooch, James Cuban Missile Crisis
James Gooch graduated from school and was sent to Florida to replace a Warrant Officer [Annotator's Note: after...

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