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Duffy, Gowan Normandy Landing
Gowan Duffy remembers the waters were still rough from the storm the day before. As they hit the shore [Annotator’s...
LaRose, Bruce Normandy to Aachen
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Normandy after...
Roach, Paul Normandy to Belgium
Paul Roach was a city engineer. He was in the reserves for two weeks in the summer. He was taking classes in command...
Allegrezza, Johnny Normandy to Germany
Johnny Allegrezza remembers they [Annotator’s Note: members of his unit, the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry...
Aleksandrowicz, Frank Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge
Frank Aleksandrowicz remembers that they were coming in on small ships. They went up a hill and to the bunkers on Omaha...
Luce, Dwain North Africa
Dwain Luce left for North Africa from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. The battleship USS Texas (BB-35...
Craig, James North Africa
James Craig knew he would be leaving home and did not know if he would get back. He was engaged to be married. After he...
Della Vedova, Dominic North Africa
From Enniskillen [Annotator’s Note: Enniskillen, Ireland], Dominic Della Vedova’s unit [Annotator’s Note: Company D,...
Topel, Fred North Africa
Fred Topel was sent overseas, first stopping in Ireland around March and taying through November [Annotator's Note: of...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" North Africa
Lloyd Rogers went to Florida to have modifications done on the airplanes and to put extra gasoline tanks in the bomb...
Payne, Carl North Africa
Carl Payne told his men they had to be in operation as quickly as possible. [Annotator’s Note: Payne was stationed in...
Baker, Sterling North Africa and Being Torpedoed
Sterling Baker was training in the Chesapeake Bay when he learned his unit had gone on leave and he did not get to. He...
Heim, Henry North Africa and Italy
Henry Heim was sent to North Africa and then to Italy. They bombed on the other side of the Alps out of Italy. His...
Maymon, Paul North Africa Campaign
Paul Maymon was training in Perham Downs, England [Annotator’s Note: with the 17th Field Artillery Regiment] before...
Dixon, Leon North Africa to Europe
After training, Leon Dixon headed to Europe. He was going to defend his country. He went to North Africa and landed in...
Boyd, Richard L. North Africa to France
Richard Boyd joined his company [Annotator's Note: Company B, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion] as a replacement in...
Pedersen, Allen North Africa to Italy
Allen Pedersen landed in Oran, North Africa on 11 May [Annotator's Note: 11 May 1943]. It was supposedly the largest...
Banghart, William North Africa to Italy
William Banghart remembers Rommel [Annotator's Note: German Army Generalfeldmarschall, or Field Marshal, Johannes Erwin...
Goldsborough, William Observations
When William Goldsborough learned about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
Alison, John R. Observing the RAF
Before going to China, John Alison was sent to England to observe how the air war over England was progressing. Small...
Occupation and Postwar
Marvin Martin [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 3475th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company] was sent to a...
Wackerman, Clark Occupation Duties in Japan
After graduating from Officer Cadet School [Annotator's Note: at Fort Benning, Georgia], Clark Wackerman was sent to...
Hanning, David Occupation Duties in Japan
David Hanning says the goal of the program was to train interpreters to act as a translator between the American...
Duffy, Gowan Occupation Duty
Gowan Duffy started his patrol duty on the American and Russian borders. He was rotated home in September [Annotator’s...
McKay, Wallace Occupation Duty
When the war ended, Wallace McKay was sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], where he worked in a beach...
Burkett, William Occupation Duty
William Burkett remembers the Philippines as a pretty country. He drove everywhere. He drove a truck to Manila [...
Goldstein, Elias Occupation Duty
Elliot Goldstein was sent overseas to Hof, Germany for occupation duty in 1946 [Annotator’s Note: with the 94th...
Osterhoudt, Ralph Occupation Duty
After World War 2 ended, Ralph Osterhoudt Sr. and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 575th Field Artillery Battalion] was...
Rosenbloom, Myers Occupation duty
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was a payroll clerk [Annotator's Note: in the 2nd Marine Division]. Everyone was trained in...
Spaulding, Arthur Occupation Duty and Home
The platoon [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] was broken up into squads,...
Turnbull, David Occupation Duty and Postwar
After the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: the surrender was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on 15 August...
Connelly, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
Bill Connelly was reassigned as an MP [Annotator's Note: military police] with the 98th infantry Division during the...
Cowell, Ernest Occupation Duty and Returning Home
After the war ended, Ernest Cowell was sent to Korea [Annotator's Note: with the 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry...
McKnight, Harry Occupation Duty in China
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: the battle of Okinawa, Japan], Harry McKnight was sent back to Guam [Annotator's Note...
White, Dee Occupation Duty in Europe
Upon returning to the United States in January 1946 from serving in the Merchant Marine, Dee Wayne White signed up to...
Evans, James Occupation Duty in Germany
Once James O. Evans completed all his training, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and sent to Fort Meade,...

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