Military training and instruction

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Grant, Olen "Reb" Restless and ready for combat
Olen Grant got restless and tired of going to town to get drunk all the time, so he asked a few of his buddies how they...
Keller, Jack Restoring My Gal Sal
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Hoff, Donald Return Home
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Hauberg, Harold Return Home and Korean War
Harold Hauberg [Annotator's Note: with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division]...
Stecher, Fred Return Home And War's End
In December 1944 while in Attlebridge, England, Fred A. Stecher was transferred to 466th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Goldstein, Sam Return to Germany as an American G.I.
Sam Goldstein [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division]...
Mace, Sterling Return to Pavuvu and Replacements
Sterling Mace and his company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]...
Pritchett, James Return to the United States and Discharge
From Germany, James Pritchett was flown to, and treated at, a general hospital in Herefordshire, England. After about a...
Armstrong, James Return to the United States, Education, Marriage and Reflections
James Armstrong first spoke to his family upon his return to Tampa, Florida. It was a great relief to see his mother...
Danegger, Alfred Returned to the Army
Relocated to Santa Anna, California, Alfred "Al" Danegger, waited for assignment. The Air Corps had to make personnel...
McGill, John Returning Home
John McGill was in Pisa [Annotator's Note: Pisa, Italy] when the war ended. He had just over the number of necessary...
Creekmore, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Fisher, Clayton Returning Home
Clayton Fisher thinks that the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] was the great equalizer. The...
Bodson, Henry Returning Home
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] got leave [Annotator's...
Hartman, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Hartmann was shipped back to England. They were going to be court-martialed and do their time in England. The...
Peterson, Cleveland Returning Home
Cleveland Peterson made the trip home aboard a Liberty ship. He had flown to Calcutta first, then rode a British train...
Carlson, Donald Returning Home
Donald Albert Carlson did a lot of training and was assigned an airplane and a crew [Annotator's Note: in preparation...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Returning Home
Floyd Horne's combat tour ended 10 August 1944. He went up to Chorley [Annotator's Note: Chorley, England] for three...
Stevens, Phineas Returning Home
When Phineas Stevens left Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 17 October to 26 December 1944]...
Kaiser, Raymond Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: For pilots like Raymond Kaiser, combat tours went by time in China, instead of by number of missions...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Returning Home
Some of DeQuindre McGlaun's crew [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Polito, Felix Returning Home and Later Life
Felix Polito returned to the United States after the Kiska campaign. He was sent to Burlington, Vermont and was given a...
Brasel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar
Robert J. "Bob" Brasel and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, Battery C, 389th Antiaircraft Artillery (...
Marolda, Theodore Returning Home and Postwar
Theodore Marolda returned to the United States via San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. It was...
McGuire, Joseph Returning Home and Postwar Career
Joseph McGuire returned to the United States in 1944 and reported to Nashville [Annotator's Note: Nashville, Tennessee...
Fishman, Arthur Returning Home and Reflections
Arthur Fishman returned to the United States sometime in April or May 1946. He returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Campisano, Frank Returning Home and Reflections
Frank Campisano was happy to go back home. He was single while in the military and was having a good time. He went...
Milan, Ira Returning Home and Remembering the Seabees
Ira Milan went back the United States on a crowded ship, but the food was good on board, and it was a pleasant trip. He...
Feldman, Henry Returning Home and the Planned Invasion of Japan
After fighting through France, Luxembourg, and Germany [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Returning Home and V-J Day
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] When the war in Europe ended, Seymour...
McCowen, William Returning Home from Okinawa
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force] said he was not going to...
Boeke, Robert Returning Home then off to the Pacific
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] was leading the division in his...
Bellecci, John Returning Home, Completing His Education and Postwar Career
John Bellecci arrived home [Annotator’s Note: in January 1946 after serving about three months of occupation duty in...
Brewer, Chester Returning Home, Court Martial, and Medals
[Annotator's Note: Chester Brewer returned home after his 27th mission in Europe as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17...
Field, Edward Returning to Combat
After surviving ditching [Annotator's Note: in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber], Edward Field returned to his...
Wilson, James Returning to Guadalcanal
James Wilson did not see the bullets coming when he got shot [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of the Tenaru River,...

Pages