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Crawford, William Patrolling the Aleutians
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee pauses and speaks slowly throughout this segment.] William Ward Crawford arrived at...
Sparks, Bennett "Bud Sparks" Patrolling the Atlantic
The flights to the far north did not always include a landing, Bennett sparks pointed out; it was sometimes a loop...
Raskoph, Jack Patrolling the Channel Islands and End of War
Jack Raskoph was not much help in the radio room. He was a Radioman 3rd Class. His channel was operated by the British...
Shook, Hal Patrolling the Seine River
The 506th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] was called...
Spencer, John Patrolling the South Pacific and Australian Operations on Borneo
John Curtis Spencer said his first job in the Pacific was to escort a destroyer up to Lingayen Gulf, and the USS Formoe...
Moshovitis, James Patrolling Two Oceans
James Moshovitis was sent to radio school in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He didn't like taking Morse code, and he fought the...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...
Cart, William "Bill" PBYs, Zeros, and Death
William Cart thought the PBY [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] was a truck, but it was...
Leaming, Jack Pearl Harbor
Jack Leaming joined the US Navy in December 1938 and was assigned to the USS Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS...
Braddock, William Pearl Harbor
William Braddock reached Hawaii after his stateside Marine Corps training. Hawaii was nice. He was stationed on Ford...
MCarthy, John Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy what he remembers about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Childs, J. Pearl Harbor Aftermath
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, J. W. Childs went to the USS Nevada (BB-36) which had managed to get underway...
Hoff, Donald Pearl Harbor Aftermath and Move into the Pacific
The Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was out at sea on 7 December [Annotator's Note: for the...
Westcott, Marvin Pearl Harbor and Aftermath
Marvin Westcott describes his experiences and observations of the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
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...
Brooks, Curtis Pearl Harbor and Manila
The American School basketball team went to Baguio, Luzon, Philippines for a game against Brent School on 5 December...
Ornelles, Emory Pearl Harbor Attack
Emory Maurice Ornelles was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in September 1922. He lived in Waikiki two blocks from the beach...
Cole, Arles Pearl Harbor Attack
Arles E. Cole missed breakfast and woke a few minutes before eight o’clock in the morning [Annotator’s Note: Cole was a...
Knapps, Walter Pearl Harbor Attack
Walter Knapps was a Marine Corps security guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Pearl Harbor Attack
Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...
Gafford, Walter Pearl Harbor Attack and Aftermath
Walter Bud Gafford was present on the morning of 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked [Annotator's Note: the...
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;...
Clay, Russell Pearl Harbor Before and After the Attack
Russell Clay was at Pearl Harbor prior to the attack. [Annotator's Note: Clay served as a barber and antiaircraft...
O'Hara, Richard Pearl Harbor to Tinian
Richard O'Hara and his father were in the kitchen and heard the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Finn, John Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
John Finn says that all of the outfits in Hawaii were on limited alert and knew that something might happen. Previously...
Carlson, Donald Pearl Harbor, the Air Force and B-24s
Donald Albert Carlson was in high school [Annotator's Note: when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Pope, Everett Peleliu
[Annotator’s Note: The interview is outside, so there is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] Before...
Dendy, Lloyd Peleliu
Lloyd Dendy met people from different parts of the country. They had different accents and different ways of doing...
Corson, Eugene Peleliu and Leyte Gulf
Eugene Corson remembers seeing a USO show [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations] in the Russel Islands where...
McEnery, James Peleliu and Ngesebus
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Peleliu and the Assault on Ngesebus Island
Romus Burgin and the 5th Marines [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were among the first to...
Peto, George Peleliu and The Point
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Moore, Calvin Peleliu Stories
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Calvin Moore which Pacific islands stand out to him the most.] Okinawa [...
Rogers, Wilbur Peleliu, the Philippines and Okinawa
When the USS Foote (DD-511) got to Pearl Harbor, Wilbur Rogers remembered they stripped the 20mm off its fan tail and...
Russell, Patrick Performance of Ordnance, Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Patrick Russell flew ground support for the battle of Okinawa. His plane carried various types of ordnance. Some had...

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