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Conklin, Earl Introduction to Combat
Earl Conklin joined the 1st Marine Division [Annotator's Note: as a rifle platoon leader in Company A, 1st Battalion,...
Smith, Charles Invading Echternach
Charles R. Smith [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry...
Pryor, Frank Invading Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor combated loaded his troopship in Hilo, Hawaii. The fleet came together at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Stewart, Roy Invading Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart was a replacement in the 4th Marine Division. The unit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Hartman, Joseph Invading Normandy
Joseph Hartmann remembers that by 6:30 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Famularo, Salvatore Invading Saipan
Salvatore Famularo went to Maui in the Hawaiian islands. He went into the 4th Marine Division [Annotator's Note:...
Smith, William S. Invading Sicily
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was in the Battle of...
Beal, Harold Invasion of France
Harold Beal thought the English were nice people. They would travel up and down the coast to practice making landings....
Bowie, James Invasion of Guam
James Bowie was part of the invasion of Guam [Annotator’s Note: The Battle of Guam, Mariana Islands; 21 July to 10...
Kent, Edward Invasion of Kiska
Edward F. Kent headed to Kiska in the Aleutian Islands [Annotator’s Note: Aleutian Islands, Alaska] with his unit [...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Kwajalein
In January 1944, Philip Nelson was training on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in San Diego [Annotator’s...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Leyte and Okinawa
After the landings on Leyte, Philip Nelson returned to Hawaii. He was assigned to an amphibious training base, ATB-900...
Curtis, William W. Invasion of Normandy
At about nine that night, the captain told William Curtis and the rest of the crew to put their gas gear on and they...
Schwartz, Bill Invasion of Normandy
Bill Schwartz was assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division as a platoon commander and sent to a...
Tyson, Marvin Invasion of Okinawa
Marvin Tyson was in Little Creek, Virginia [Annotator's Note: Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, now Joint...
Ducharme, O'Neill Invasion of Okinawa
After 29 days aboard ship, O’Neil Ducharme landed at Guadalcanal [Annotator’s Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. Upon...
Blair, Douglas Invasion of Okinawa and War’s End
During World War 2, Douglas Holmes Blair was assigned to the USS Hampden County (LST-803) as the fire control man and...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Peleliu, Leyte, and Okinawa
After the invasion of Guam [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Guam, 21 July to 10 August 1944; Guam, Mariana Islands],...
Horn, Arnold Invasion of Sicily
Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] departed from of Chesapeake Bay [Annotator’s Note:...
Hughes, Lowell Invasion of Sicily
Lowell Hughes crossed the Atlantic from Norfolk, Virginia to Oran, Africa. The weather was great for the trip. They...
Hart, Howard Iranian Rescue Mission
Howard Hart used all the fundamentals of the Los Banos raid [Annotator’s Note: The Raid on Los Baños in the Philippines...
Linkous, Melvin Ireland
Melvin Linkous discovered that the people of Ireland were wonderful. They were good business people. Occasionally, the...
Raner, Norman Ireland to Oran
Norman Raner and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Raner served as a scout in 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd...
Braddock, William Island Combat
William Braddock signed up for Marine paratrooper training after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He returned to San Diego...
Jennings, Edward Island Hopping
Edward Bruce Jennings remembers the bombing was heavy and the Japanese backed off. On Mindoro [Annotator’s Note:...
Lutz, William Island Hopping
William Lutz remembers the battles on Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, the Philippines] were not bad. One man got out of...
Dawson, Ruffin Island Hopping
Ruffin Walker Dawson [Annotator's Note: with the 51st Defense Battalion] found out he was going overseas in February...
Estes, Bruce Italian Campaign & Southern France Invasion
After basic training, Bruce Estes was shipped to Naples, Italy where he joined a 60mm mortar squad [Annotator's Note:...
Peters, Bernard Italy
Bernard Peters still has some of the daily news sheets they put out regarding the war. They had to zig-zag [Annotator's...
Banghart, William Italy
William Banghart went with the 64th Fighter Wing. He was in several different outfits. In the letters he wrote, he put...
Taliancich, Joseph Italy
Joseph Taliancich was attached to two divisions. He believes he was with the 3rd Infantry Division in Sicily [Annotator...
Leonard, Edward Italy to France
Edward J. Leonard was shipped to Italy in May 1943. The first day they were in combat. Leonard had a map of the area he...
Horn, Arnold Italy to Southern France
Arnold Horn remembers the Italians did not want to fight. He saw the Italians hang Mussolini [Annotator's Note: Italian...
Payne, Carl Italy to War's End
Carl Payne went to Italy right after the invasion started. They landed in the Port of Rome [Annotator’s Note: Rome,...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Iwo Jima
After the battle of Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo Jima, Japan],...
Lepore, Louis Iwo Jima
In 1944, Louis R. Lepore loaded his division [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Division] into a ship and set sail. He...

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