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Davis, Arthur Overview of Career
Arthur Davis was born in March 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Tulane University, he was an...
Claassen, Gerald Overview of His Overseas Duty
Gerald Claassen reported to Fort Bragg, North Carolina with his new bride, where he was assigned to a cadre for field...
Swarts, John Overview of Service in World War 2
John Stanley Lee Swarts was born and raised in Wright City, Missouri in February 1925. He had a brother and three...
Aust, Abner P-51s in the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust was a flight instructor in Fort Myers, Florida in 1943.] They started flying the P-40N [...
Phillips, Cass Pacific Service
After the attack on 7 December [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Cass...
Morgan, George Pacific UDT and Okinawa
George Morgan returned to Fort Pierce. [Annotator’s Note: Fort Pierce in Florida was the training base for the...
Gabour, James Panama to VE-Day
James Anthony Gabour's one year enlistment was extended for four more years. He was stationed in Panama as the Mess...
Severance, Dave Para-Marine Training, Bougainville and Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 1919. His family moved to Colorado when he was very young. He...
Mitchell, George Parris Island to Arlington
George Mitchell wanted to be in the Coast Artillery, but that unit was deleted, and he was drifting from job to job. He...
Elfer, Rosemary Patriotism and Military Service
At the time Rosemary Elfer's two brothers and a sister were serving in the military. Her brother Edward fought on Wake...
Bowersox, Warren Patrolling in France
Warren Bowersox was assigned to duty with the 116th Field Artillery Battalion stationed at Fort Mason, California. It...
Curtis, William W. Patrolling the Coast of North Carolina
From there [Annotator's Note: the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland where William Curtis took his...
MCarthy, John Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy what he remembers about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Grahlfs, F. Pearl Harbor
F. Lincoln Grahlfs transferred back to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]. The seven or eight tugs...
Reese, Lloyd Pearl Harbor and Basic Training
Lloyd Reese was asleep, and his father woke him to tell him about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew that we were in...
Hajiro, Barney Pearl Harbor and Becoming a Soldier
Barney Hajiro entered the Army and was immediately required to do manual labor around the Hawaiian Islands in...
Haslauer, Warren Pearl Harbor and Japanese-Americans
Warren J. Haslauer [Annotator's Note: with the 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] was sitting in the mess hall...
Williams, Bernice Pearl Harbor and Military Training
Bernice Williams was in Milwaukee [Annotator's Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin] and heard about the attack [Annotator's Note...
Jackson, Earnest Pearl Harbor and Montford Point
Ernest Jackson was sitting in a movie theater watching a musical when the movie was stopped and it was announced that...
Laborde, John Pearl Harbor and OCS
John Laborde was at home and sitting down to Sunday lunch when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was in ROTC [...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Aftermath
Having escaped the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)] as she capsized, Richard Schlink survived the day...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Part Two and Actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
[Annotator's Note: The beginning of this clip is a continuation of a previous discussion on the Pearl Harbor attack;...
Hatch, Norman Pearl Harbor Day
Norman Hatch was in New York at the March of Time [Annotator's Note: an American newsreel series sponsored by Time...
Malec, Henry Pearl Harbor to Deployment
Henry Malec felt the BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Weapon] was heavy at ten pounds. He took the bipod off...
David, James Pensacola and Retirement
James Warren David was sent to Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Pensacola, Florida] for rehabilitation. He was transferred...
Aust, Abner Pete Everest and Crashing During a Test Flight
Abner Aust was at Iwo Jima, Japan when the Japanese formally surrendered. He was the first pilot to go home on 11...
Eustis, Lawrence Photo Group Stateside
Lawrence Eustis was drafted into the Army Air Corps on 20 July 1942 and sent to Alexandria, Louisiana for his...
Haslett, Revis Pilot Training
In primary training, Revis Haslett flew a P-17 [Annotator's Note: the PT-17 Stearman]. In basic training, he flew a B-...
Annas, Floyd Pilot Training
Floyd Annas had always wanted to fly and enlisting in the Army Air Corps was a way to do it. He was sent to Miami Beach...
Hissey, Paul Pilot Training and Overseas Deployment
Paul Hissey was sent to Northern Texas for basic training for six weeks. He remembered the terrain to be very flat. He...
Edwards, Charles Pilot Training, Getting Married, and Unit Assignment
Charles T. Edwards was sent to the University of North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Chapel Hill, North Carolina] for pre...
Welch, Darrell Pilots Afraid of Combat
Darrell Welch went to El Paso [Annotator's Note: El Paso, Texas] to get his physical. He went to Fort Bliss [Annotator'...
Abadie, Melvin Plantation to US Navy
Melvin Abadie was born on the Evergreen Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana in June 1925. He spent the first eight years...
Cresswell, Robert Pontoon Bridge at Remagen
Robert Nichols Cresswell [Annotator’s Note: a truck driver with the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] did not trade in...
Blatnik, Robert Poor Boy to Army Man
Robert Joseph Blatnik was born in Cleveland, Ohio in February 1920. He was the fifth of sixth children with two...
Alair, Gene Post War Recruiting Duty
Gene Alair received some schooling at government expense back when he was married. He had been sent back to Harvard...

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