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Anderson, Howard Overseas Deployment
Howard Anderson finally had enough training and was assigned to an 11 man crew. His commander had flown many different...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Overseas Deployment
Robert W. "Doby" Gibson left Camp Myles Standish in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] on the troop ship...
McConnell, Trist Overseas Deployment
Julian Trist Bringier McConnell first went to Cuba before heading to the Panama Canal [Annotator's Note: Panama]. While...
Guisewite, Myron Overseas Deployment
In January [Annotator's Note: January 1943], Myron L. Guisewhite was in preflight training. By Christmas [Annotator's...
Gross, Herbert Overseas Deployment
Herbert Gross and his fellow bomber crewmen received their plane in Kansas for ship out overseas. It was a desert paint...
Vater, Joseph Overseas Deployment
Joseph Vater traveled from San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] to Hawaii then to Manila [...
Frothingham, Richard Overseas Deployment
In preparing for deployment overseas, Richard Frothingham remembers that the 656th Field Artillery [Annotator's Note:...
League, Ray Overseas Deployment
Ray League had a rough voyage to Europe during his overseas deployment. The living conditions were tight and...
Mc Murray, Steve Overseas Deployment
On 13 January 1944, Steve McMurray left on a troop transport ship and was amazed at the clear blue water of the Pacific...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Overseas Deployment
[Annotator's Note: Leslie V. Freeman arrived in England on 14 July 1944 and was assigned to the Army's 83rd Infantry...
Raby, Glynn Overseas Deployment
Glynn G. Raby, Jr. left Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] on 13 May 1944 and docked in Glasgow, Scotland...
Slomka, Edwin Overseas Deployment
Edwin Slomka was shipped overseas on the Aquitania [Annotator's Note: RMS Aquitania], which was turned into a troopship...
Grimes, Vernon Overseas Deployment
Vernon Grimes was sent to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], where he boarded a troop ship....
Dochick, Wesley Overseas Deployment
Wesley John Dochick did not get liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] while his...
Bourgeois, Emiline Overseas Deployment
Emiline Ann Bourgeois [Annotator's Note: a US Army Nurse aboard the USAHS Blanche F. Sigman] treated young men and they...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Overseas Deployment
Helen Gagel did not keep up with what was going overseas while on duty in the United States. One of her brothers was...
Reed, Carlos Overseas Deployment
Carlos Reed was sent to New Guinea in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division as a replacement. After the...
Jucksch, William "Bill" Overseas Deployment
The radio William Jucksch carried weighed 60 pounds. He also carried a ten pound extra battery, spare parts, and his...
Baker, Bernard Overseas Deployment
Bernard Baker went to Fort Lewis, Washington [Annotator’s Note: near Lakewood, Washington], for overseas training. He...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Overseas Deployment
When Elizabeth Gibbens completed basic training, she was sent to Camp Shanks, New York. She found it exciting to get...
Arst, Paul Overseas Deployment
Paul Arst was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas, for basic training. While there, he did his weapons training on machine...
Guillory, Lloyd Overseas Deployment
Lloyd Guillory flew aboard an LB-30 [Annotator's Note: the Consolidated LB-30 Liberator cargo aircraft was a variant of...
Cole, Wendell Overseas Deployment
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Pierce, Wayne Overseas Deployment
Wayne Pierce was the Supply and Transportation Officer when his Battalion left Fort Bragg. The regiment travelled by...
Schmidt, Philip Overseas Deployment
Philip Schmidt received his orders to go overseas in November 1944. In the year and a half he was at Fort Polk [...
Goyette, Donald Overseas Deployment
Donald F. Goyette boarded the SS John Land [Annotator's Note: USS John Land (AP-167)], a makeshift troop ship, that did...
Goble, Joseph Overseas Deployment
Joseph Goble recollects how he met his wife while he was working in Washington, D.C. before his enlistment. She was a...
Alexander, Vernon Overseas Deployment
Vernon Alexander had never been on a big boat before his overseas deployment. The troops were stacked five deep in the...
Hever, John Overseas Deployment
When John Hever arrived in Los Angeles, California, he was part of the unattached 931st Signal Battalion (Aviation)(SP...
Rosenbloom, Myers Overseas deployment
In February or March 1943, Myers Bernard Rosenbloom went to Camp Pendleton[Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Overseas Deployment
Clifford Suthern Hayes applied for officer candidate school but was sent overseas with his regiment [Annotator's Note:...
Heath, David Overseas Deployment and Amphibious Training
David Heath moved to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] and went aboard the USS President Jackson [...
Bornstein, Lester Overseas Deployment and Arriving in Normandy
Lester M. Bornstein was sent to New York for his deployment. He stayed in some barracks for a few weeks before he was...
Carlson, Clarence Overseas Deployment and Bases in England
Clarence Carslon was sent to basic training in Tampa, Florida. From there he went to Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was...
Strausbaugh, Leo Overseas Deployment and Becoming a Ranger
Leo V. Strausbaugh was boarding a train, on his way overseas, worrying about the fact that his folks would not know...
Candella, Phillip Overseas Deployment and Combat in Europe
After his retraining period, Phillip Candella went by train to Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts, and was deployed...

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