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Hadjinian, Samuel From the Philippines to Japan
Samuel Hadjinian was sent to Manila, the Philippines to join the 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion after being drafted...
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...
Halpern, Gerard From Virginia to Anzio
For Gerard Halpern the trip from the United States to Italy was unremarkable except that they ran out of food near the...
Fernandez, Milton Galapagos Islands
Milton Fernandez was sailed to the Galapagos Islands, near Ecuador. The company was stationed in boxes around the...
Dolsen, Frank Gelsenkirchen Mission
Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went on a...
Penick, Ed General Chennault
Edward Moore Penick, a pilot in the Army Air Corps, was sent overseas to Sichuan and Guilin, China as part of the 21st...
Duffy, Gowan German Artillery
Gowan Duffy remembers that they would refer to one German plane as Bed Check Charlie [Annotator's Note: nickname given...
Mason, Raymond German Artillery vs American
Raymond Mason does not remember much about the maintenance. They had some problems. They had to get replacements. [...
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...
Hicks, Ora Pierce German POW Camp
Ora Hicks entered the military at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. She then went to Fort Huachuca [Annotator's Note: in...
Hairston, Joseph German Prisoners and Combat in Italy
After the shooting [Annotator's Note: white officers shooting black soldiers after fight in Louisiana], Joseph Hairston...
Whitaker, Fred Germany
Fred Whitaker remembers some soldiers were decapitated because the Germans would put wires across the roads. They...
Thomas, A.C. Germany
A.C. Thomas was part of the liberation of POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] in Lindberg [Annotator’s Note:...
Blake, Christopher Gertrude Stein and Picasso
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Smith, William S. Getting Supplies in France
The Germans pulled back because they did not know how strong the Americans were [Annotator's Note: during Operation...
Gustafson, Gerald Getting to Know Japanese-Americans
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Gerald “Gerry”...
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...
Nance, Stanley Ghost Army Mission
Stanley Boyd Nance served with the 11th Armored Division and was selected to be part of a top secret organization,...
Kelley, Archie Girls in Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after graduating from the United States...
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...
Wichterich, George Going Home
Before George Wichterich went overseas he was in Camp Miles Standish near Boston for a couple weeks getting his shots...
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...
Roberts, John Going into the Lines
John M. Roberts and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 592nd Field Artillery Battalion, 106th Infantry Division]...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Going Overseas
Josephine Pescatore got to the evacuation hospital with nothing but a small handbag. She had no supplies like a mess...
Stevenson, Thomas Going Overseas
In May 1944, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. completed all of his training and shipped out for Foggia, Italy where he joined...
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...
Dolsen, Frank Going Overseas
Frank Dolsen was deployed overseas with his crew [Annotator's Note: 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group...
O'Brien, Ryan Going Overseas
Ryan O'Brien was sent to March Field [Annotator's Note: now March Air Reserve Base, Riverside County, California] for...
Woodall, Wendall Going Overseas and Early Bombing Missions
From California they went to Kwajalein. There, Wendall Woodall tried to talk his radar operator into trying some...
Savage, Frank Going Overseas and Landing on New Guinea
Frank Savage completed amphibious training at Hampton Roads, Virginia. To pass the test, the soldiers had to get ashore...
Dabney, William G. Going overseas and preparing for the invasion
William Dabney did not have to take a test to be in the barrage balloon battalion. The instruction was cut and dry and...
Scales, James Going to Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was a battalion commander [Annotator's Note: of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
McEnery, James Going to New Zealand with the 5th Marine Regiment
James McEnery was sent to a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia. While he was in Norfolk a national state of emergency was...

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