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Wellington, Harold Changing Branch of Service
Harold Wellington thinks there would not have been a war effort without the Merchant Marines. They would not have had...
Gierka, Eugene Chasing Patton
Eugene Henry Gierka arrived in Le Havre [Annotator's Note: Le Havre, France] and went to Rouen [Annotator's Note: Rouen...
Scherer, Monroe Chess Playing Combat Engineer
Monroe Scherer was the chess champion of not only basic, but later training. He was at Fort Belvoir, Virginia which was...
Horstman, Bette Chicago Life to Saipan
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...
Bartlett, Robert Childhood and Navy
Bob Bartlett was born in April 1925 in Binghamton, New York and grew up in Johnson City, New York. He had one older...
McKeel, Sam Childhood and Overseas
After graduating from Navy training, Sam S. McKeel was assigned to LST-579 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] and...
Kuskie, Glen Childhood, Joining the Army, and Attack on the Philippines
Glen Kuskie was born in February 1924 on a dairy farm in Lincoln, Nebraska. When his family moved to town, his dad...
Bannon, Calvin China-Burma-India Campaign
After Calvin F. Bannon completed flight school and received his commission in Texas, he was sent to Miami Beach [...
Gomez, Hewitt Chosen for Secret Missions
Hewitt Brian Gomez was a navigator training with his crew at Chatham Field [Annotator's Note: Chatham, Georgia]. He...
Casebonne, Louis CIC in Germany
Louis E. Casebonne was assigned to the CIC office [Annotator’s Note: 970th Counter Intelligence Corps] in Marseille,...
Auerbach, Gerald City Boy to Airman
Gerald Auerbach was born in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York] in 1924. Because of the Great...
Beilman, Robert City Boy to Infantry Man
[Annotator's Note: Recording begins while interviewer is prepping Robert Lewis Beilman. Actual interview begins at 0:01...
Gambino, Elroy City Boy to Marines
Elroy Gambino was born in March 1925 in the Irish Channel [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana]. He grew up in...
Mittleman, Harvey City Boy to Seabee
Harvey Mittleman was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York City, New York] in May 1925. Mittleman and his...
Laborde, Lucien Civilian and Military Life Before the D-Day Invasion
Lucien Paul Laborde was named after his grandfathers. He was the third boy in his family. Laborde was born in Vinton,...
Estes, Bruce Civilian to Army
[Annotator’s Note: Video goes black at 0:11:11.000 – 0:11:18.000.] Bruce Estes [Annotator’s Note: born in Atlanta,...
Brant, Robert Close Call and War's End
Robert Brant wanted to be transferred to new duties on an escort ship going to the Philippines after spending 11 months...
McCowen, William Close Call in the Korean War
William McCowen signed on to a crew for the Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 to 1953] and was sent overseas to Kadena...
Paschal, Robert Close Call on a Mission
Robert W. Paschal was trained to hate the Germans and the Japanese so that troops would not have a problem shooting at...
Knese, Benard Close Calls
Bernard Knese remembers that on a mission to Holland or Belgium, one of the planes had to crash land. The pilot and co-...
Miralles, Richard Close Calls
Richard Miralles was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for four months. They made the...
Platkin, Carl Close Calls
Carl Platkin remembers they could not do anything about the flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire]. They...
Patterson, James Close Calls
There was a prisoner of war camp near where James Patterson was stationed [Annotator’s Note: in New Guinea]. They put...
Spint, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Spint's most memorable experience of World War 2 is hard for him to say. He does not classify any of it. Some of...
Rugeley, Robert Closing Thoughts
It is hard for Robert S. Rugeley to choose his most memorable experience of World War 2. One, is that they were...
Meyer, Henry Coast Guard Duties
Henry T. Meyer despised Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] but did not blame the German people...
Stumpfa, James Coast Guard Work in Bermuda
Jim Stumpfa sang the US Coast Guard song while they were marching. He enjoyed the exercise. He did not like the middle-...
Smith, William J. Coastwatcher Resupply
William Smith went to the Pacific theater as a Second Lieutenant. He flew from Townsville [Annotator's Note: Townsville...
McDowell, Bowdre Code Training and Duty in Hawaii
In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944], Bowdre McDowell went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note:...
Marks, James College in Boston
James Marks arrived in Boston, Massachusetts from New York. He was shown to his room and was given a basketball. He...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" College, Mountain Training and Overseas Deployment
After basic training, Leslie V. Freeman went on maneuvers near Sacramento [Annotator's Note: Sacramento, California]....
McConnell, Trist Combat
When Julian Trist Bringier McConnell left the bigger ship that took him overseas, he patrolled mountainous islands and...
Yip, Wallace Combat Across France
[Annotator's Note: Wallace Yip, Sr. was drafted in 1943.] Congress started drafting 18 year olds who registered [...
Acevedo, Anthony Combat and Capture
They [Annotator's Note: Anthony Acevedo and his fellow soldiers of the 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division...
Lee, Theodore Combat as a Paratrooper and Being an Honor Guard
After landing at Le Havre [Annotator’s Note: Le Havre, France], Theodore R. Lee was shipped to an airstrip. While in...
Williams, Earl Combat Assignments After Pearl Harbor
After surviving a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] flight that arrived in Hawaii on...

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