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Muelder, Milton E. Culmination of Service
Milton Muelder had been stationed in London, England until the Allied troops moved into France, after which he was...
Marr, John W D Day Objectives
Late on the night on 5 June 1944, John Marr and the men of Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment boarded their...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" D-Day and the USS Ancon (AGC-4)
Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...
Sanders, Jack D-Day Bombing MIssions
Jack Sanders took off unusually early on the day of the Normandy invasion [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944]. It was...
Ward, Johnnie D-Day Jump
[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward went overseas with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division on 16...
Sussman, Marvin D-Day Landing
In preparation for the invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June...
Roderick, David D-Day Preparations
David Roderick moved to the coast near Weymouth and was put into a marshalling yard. They were kept in secret. No one...
Casebonne, Louis Daily Life as a CIC Agent
Louis E. Casebonne was assigned to the CIC office [Annotator’s Note: 970th Counter Intelligence Corps] in Wiesbaden,...
Laborde, John Daily Life on Occupation Duty in Japan
John Laborde was in Yokohama, Japan for the surrender of the Japanese. His group was told the Japanese were going to...
Davis, Jackson Deciphering Code at Pearl Harbor
Jackson Davis took the USS Neosho (AO-23) from San Pedro, California and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 7 September 1941....
Howie, Alice Decoding Japanese Messages
Alice Howie did not get involved in anything in the war effort other than in Arlington, Virginia. She worked for IBM [...
Joslin, Harold Defense and Loss of Guam
Harold Joslin was an intercept operator [Annotator's Note: communication code specialist who interpreted enemy coded...
Van Matre, Russell Deployment in Europe
Russell Van Matre [Annotator's Note: assigned to G-2, military intelligence, US Army 2nd Infantry Division] continued...
Heinecke, Gustave Deployment in the Pacific
Gustave Heinecke's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LCS(L)(3)–1] progressed from Boston, through the Panama Canal, to...
Elliott, John Deployment to India and Shot Down by Friendly Fire
The flight to Chakulia, India took John Elliott and his B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy...
Hatch, Norman Deployment to the Pacific
Norman Hatch finished his photography training in New York City sometime in April 1942 then returned to Quantico,...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Detachment 101
Samuel Spector was shipped to Burma and its jungles. He was among the first individuals to carry into action the...
Bederson, Benjamin Developing an Atomic Bomb
Benjamin Bederson's first job at Los Alamos, New Mexico was exploding steel tubes using a primer cord and strain gauges...
Colbert, Hugh Digging In
The caravan of trucks that took Hugh Colbert and the men of the 106th Infantry Division to the front lines stretched as...
Heinecke, Gustave Discharge, Marriage and Postwar Career
Gustave Heinecke was made a Lieutenant, and as commanding officer was in charge of taking the USS LCS(L)(3)-1 back...
Fisher, Clayton Dive Bombing Enemy Destroyers
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Marr, John W Division Command Post
As Lieutenant John Marr was taken by boat to American positions across the Merderet River from Timmes' orchard [...
Liles, Robert Dog Fights and Ground Attack
This action was the one during which Robert Liles got his first confirmed kill. It was a Zero [Annotator's Note:...
Morse, Ralph Doolittle Raid
Ralph Morse wanted to be at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for Christmas in 1942. He...
Yamamoto, Albert Drafted for Korea and Reflections on the War
Albert Yamamoto's [Annotator's Note: an American citizen who was in Japan during the war] most memorable experience of...
Gibb, Owen Dresden, Germany
Owen Gibb remembers that the Americans bombed during the day and the British bombed during the night. They flew B-17s [...
Marcus, Bernard Drone Development and Testing
In early 1954, Bernard Marcus was visited by a colonel with the Signal Corps in Washington. The officer had been told...
Gackenbach, Russell Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
Russell Gackenbach was briefed either at 11 or 12 o'clock prior to the mission. [Annotator's Note: The mission being...
Richard, Martin Dulag Luft Interrogation and Gabby Gabreski
Martin Richard was moved to several different places. They were in some town between the frontlines and Paris. They...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Duties in Manila
Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Philippines] was a very beautiful city from the outside to Herbert Yudenfriend. There...
Auerbach, Herbert Duties of a Cryptographer
Herbert Auerbach was a cryptographer. His duty was to take the Morse code messages from headquarters received by the...
Mace, Sterling Early Fighting on Peleliu
Sterling Mace and his platoon rode to the assault beach at Peleliu in an Amtrak [Annotator's Note: Landing Vehicle,...
Keulegan, Emma Early Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Emma Keulegan already in conversation with the interviewer who then asks...
Leith, Hal Early Life and Army/OSS Training
Harold “Hal” Leith was born in June 1919 in Butte, Montana. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Auerbach, Herbert Early Life and Wartime Service
Herbert Auerbach was born in June 1922 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended a local high school in what is...
Harris, Whitney Early Life, Enlistment, and Assignments
Whiney Harris was born in August 1912 in Seattle, Washington. He attended the University of Washington and the...

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