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Wichterich, George From the 9th Ward to the Army
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with the interviewer and George Wichterich talking about a tank that was knocked out...
Eustis, Lawrence From the Depression to the Army
Lawrence Eustis was born in March 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of nine children. During the Great...
Hazard, Mark From the Maas to the Rhine
The Red Ball Express hauled the troops around and it was almost completely made of black drivers. When they got ready...
Faust, Virgil From the Mine to a B-17
Virgil Faust was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, an old gold mining town. [Annotator's Note: Faust was born in August...
Whitman, Philip From the Navy to the Army Air Corps
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman joined the Navy on 18 August 1937.] Whitman really enjoyed the Navy and had a hard...
Dyer, Jimmie From the United States to China
Jimmie Dyer went overseas on a ship that was designed as a tanker. It was a sorry piece of machinery. It was a tough...
Lovell, James Functioning in Space
Recounting the story behind his call sign, James Lovell said that while undergoing desert survival training near Reno,...
Cruise, Leslie Furlough and Training
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has on his lap.] After the invasion of Normandy...
Schmittgens, Leo Furlough, Liberty, and Training
Leo William Schmittgens trained with a M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as...
Baughman, Harry Garrison Duty at Fort Polk and Memorable Events
During the Korean War, Harry Baughman was a battalion commander at Fort Polk, Louisiana and searched for a way to keep...
Gehlen, Wilhelm Gehlen's Father's Service
[Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2.] Wilhelm Gehlen's father...
Klenoski, Richard Generals Not Politicians
Richard Klenoski volunteered for aviation training while training to be a combat engineer. He qualified to be trained...
Windisch, Lutz German Army and POW
Lutz Windisch was born in 1925 in Königssee in Bavaria [Annotator's Note: Königssee, Bavaria, Germany], where he also...
Morrow, John German Buzz Bombs
John Morrow was very angry about the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor so he joined the Army. It was a done deal...
Albright, William German Guards
[Annotator's Note: The tape cuts and then comes back to William Albright in midsentence.] In Wendover [Annotator's Note...
Hurley, Wallace German POWs and War's End
Wallace Hurley contracted pneumonia during the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the hospital for four days. Following his...
Werner, Jack Germans In; Werner Out
[Annotator's Note: Jack Werner was born in Vienna, Austria in 1919.] Austria always had politicians who primarily were...
Baker, Bernard Germany and Postwar Life
After France, Bernard Baker entered Germany. He went through Heidelberg and Darmstadt, Germany. In Darmstadt, Baker...
Bailey, Kenneth Getting Drafted
The day Kenneth H. Bailey got his draft notice [Annotator's Note: 4 November 1942] was a very bad day. He knew it was...
Rooney, Andrew Getting Even in Field Artillery
Andrew A. Rooney was with the 17th Field Artillery [Annotator's Note: 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 13th Field...
Massengale, Louis Getting Out and Re-Enlisting
When he signed up for the Marines, Louis Massengale was on his way to Montford Point, North Carolina within two days....
Campbell, Donald Getting Through and About
The weight of Donald Campbell's job was such that he rarely had off-duty time. He was responsible for the division's...
Losada, Vincent Getting to Know the Crew
Vincent Losada was commissioned as a flight officer after he received all his training. He was sent to Drew Air Force...
Buschmeier, Frank Getting to know the crew
Frank Buschmeier went to armament school in Denver, Colorado. In Denver, the men were split into training groups for...
Kelley, Archie Girls in Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after graduating from the United States...
Levitt, Sydney Glider and Parachute Training
After Sydney Levit completed basic training, he was inducted into the glider infantry [Annotator’s Note: 194th Glider...
Livaudais, James Glider Infantry
James Livaudais was part of the division which was to become the Sergeant York Division—the 82nd Division with about 16...
Roysdon, Glen Glider Pilot
Glenn Roysdon lives in Billings, Montana. [Annotator’s Note: There is a brief pause in the interview.] He and his...
Milkis, Abe Glider Training
Abe Milkis was deployed initially to Reading, England after leaving his training in the United States. It was quite an...
Ericson, John Glider Training to the Bulge
John Ericson went through a training period [Annotator's Note: after being assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th...
Peniche, Ed Gliding into Combat in Normandy and Holland
Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal recalled his first time jumping out of the plane was exciting and apprehensive....
Liles, Robert Going Home and Meeting His Wife
Robert Liles was awarded a number of decorations. He was awarded the Silver Star for the mission during which he and...
Leaming, Jack Going Home and Postwar Service
Jack Leaming arrived in Tokyo after the Japanese surrender and was put aboard a hospital ship. They were stripped naked...
Kaylor, Emmett Going Home, Joining the Airborne and Pre-Deployment Training
It took them 12 days to get back to California [Annotator's Note: returning from Japan after the war]. Emmett Kaylor...
Hull, Lester Going into the Army
Lester Hull was born in Hartford, Connecticut in April 1920. He remembers the Great Depression well. Hull's father was...
Lochra, Albert Going Overseas
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. went to Rapid City [Annotator's Note: Rapid City, South Dakota in 1944] for flight training in...

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