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Eads, Arthur Iwo Jima and Occupation Duty
On 19 February 1945, Arthur L. Eads [Annotator's Note: as a first class shipfitter for the 133rd Naval Construction...
McCauley, Harry Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Harry McCauley and PC-800 stayed in Hawaii for about a month after their initial deployment to the Pacific. McCauley...
Kerchum, Paul Japan Invades the Philippines
After two years in the Army, Paul Kerchum was discharged, but re-enlisted for another overseas deployment. His second...
McMullen, Milton Japanese Attacks
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. was in Hawaii until 1 December [Annotator's Note: 1 December 1941]. He was then transferred to...
Waller, Charles Japanese Strike
Charles A. Waller [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241)] had his first combat...
Payne, Robert Joining 101st Airborne Division
Robert Payne's father was a flyer in World War 1. He had his own biplane after the war, and they would fly together....
Freeman, Bradford Joining Easy Company
Between 12 and 15 paratroopers arrived in Ireland with Bradford Clark Freeman, and Winters [Annotator's Note: later US...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Joining Patrol Squadron 11
Louis Conter arrived in San Francisco after his voyage from Hawaii. He took a train trip to Pensacola, Florida during...
Lochra, Albert Joining the 100th Bomb Group and a Typical Day
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. knew nothing of the Bloody Hundredth [Annotator's Note: nickname for the 100th Bombardment...
Tunnicliff, Ed Joining the 10th Armored Division
Ed Tunnicliff rode on a troop train that was just box cars. There was nothing in the box cars so they had nothing to...
Goodrich, James Joining the 2nd Marine Division and Reactions to Pearl Harbor and Wake Island
After eight weeks of boot camp, James Goodrich was sent to Camp Elliot. Camp Pendleton was not around at that time....
Colburn, George Joining the 3rd Marine Division on Guam
George Colburn shipped out on the USS Rochambeau (AP-63), which was the same ship that Jack Kennedy [Annotator’s Note:...
Yatsu, Lawrence Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Lawrence Yatsu went to Fort Meade, Maryland when he left Camp Blanding. From there they went overseas on a troopship....
Shima, Terry Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Terry Shima's older brother had been drafted before the war and served in the 100th Infantry Battalion [Annotator's...
Towle, John Joining the 448th Bombardment Group
John W. Towle was assigned to the 448th Bomb Group while in Washington. He still belongs to a veterans group and...
Ruck, Elmore Joining the 64th Troop Carrier Group
Elmore Ruck flew from North Africa to Rome, Italy to join his new squadron, the 16th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop...
Jones, James Joining the 761st Tank Battalion
When James B. Jones arrived at Fort Dix, New Jersey, he was assigned to the first black armored unit in the Army. The...
Bridger, Harley Joining the 782nd Bombardment Group
Harley Bridger's crew was sent to Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York. They were assigned a new airplane and they...
Aldous, Robert Joining the 90th Bombardment Group
Robert G. Aldous flew from Canton Island [Annotator's Note: Canton Island, Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati] to...
Ridyard, Herbert Joining the 94th Infantry Division
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Infantry Division in Mississippi. The division was going on maneuvers in Tennessee...
Sedran, Edwin Joining the Air Corps
[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] Edwin Sedran was born in the Bronx, New York in March 1924. [...
Whitaker, Harold Joining the Air Force
After high school, Harold Whitaker was bumming around and getting trouble until his mother and a family friend...
Gulotta, James Joining the Americal Division
James Gulotta was sent to New Caledonia. New Caledonia was a French possession which was used a staging area for new...
Meyer, William Joining the Army
William Meyer was born in Memphis, Tennessee in July 1926 and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He had two younger brothers....
Oman, Mort Joining the Army
Mort Oman was born in Chicago, Illinois in September 1923 and moved to Winnetka, Illinois when he was in the sixth...
Kerchum, Paul Joining the Army
Paul Kerchum was born in January 1920 in Youngstown, Ohio. His father was a Russian immigrant and his mother his mother...
McCalla, Anna Joining the Army
Anna McCalla Noren was working as a dietician nurse in late 1941 in nursing school. She learned about the Japanese...
Halpern, Gerard Joining the Army
Gerard Halpern graduated from high school in May or June of 1943. He applied to City College and started classes there...
Crandall, Joe Joining the Army
Joe Crandall was born in Topeka, Kansas in May 1920. His father managed hotels, so he moved his family all over the...
Eustis, Lawrence Joining the Army Air Corps
Lawrence Eustis was at March Field, California when he was assigned to the 2nd Photo Mapping Squadron as a lab...
Adair, Charles Joining the Army Air Corps
Charles Watkins Adair went into the infantry in the signal corps [Annotator's Note: US Army Signal Corps, after being...
Stecher, Fred Joining the Army Air Corps
Fred A. Stecher was born in November 1923 in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up on a farm in Etna, Ohio with his parents,...
Snow, William Joining the Army Air Corps
William L. Snow was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1924, the middle child of three boys born to a father who owned a...
Schweitzer, Philip Joining the Army and Deploying to Leyte
Philip Schweitzer served as a combat medic with the 11th Airborne Division. Schweitzer was born and raised in Brooklyn...
Rosendahl, Robert Joining the Army and Deploying to the Philippines
Robert Dale Rosendahl was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota in April 1921 and grew up in a small agricultural town....
Jett, Arley Joining the Army and Landing in Normandy
Arley Jett was born in 1922 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He grew up in Canoe, Kentucky and near Cincinnati, Ohio....

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