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Smith, William J. Prewar to Pilot
William Smith was born in Ashland, Kentucky in March 1922. His dad was a doctor who was a surgeon in World War 1. The...
Wergin, Earl Prewar to the Pacific
Earl Wergin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in May 1927. As a boy, he and his family moved to New York City [Annotator...
Coleman, Jerry Prewar, Baseball, and the V-5 Program
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman was born [Annotator’s Note: in September 1924] in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose,...
Elliott, John Prewar, Becomming an Aviator, and Deployment
John R. Elliott was born in July 1919 in Greeley, Colorado. He lived there until he was 13 years old. He went to a one-...
Fleischer, Dave Prewar, Deployment, and Postwar
Dave Fleischer was born in October 1922 in his mother's home in Dallas [Annotator's Note: Dallas, Texas] where he was...
Markwald, Ervin Prewar, Draft, and Deployment
Ervin Markwald served with the 77th Division [Annotator's Note: 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division] during...
Mannarino, John Prewar, Enlistment, and Deployment
John Robert Mannarino was born in the West End of Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts]. He spoke Italian...
Willis, Meade Prewar, Enlistment, and Deployment
Meade Willis was born in Plaucheville, Louisiana. His mother died when he was four years old, and he did not get along...
Hymel, Clyde Prewar, the Pacific, and Postwar
Clyde Hymel was born in Garyville, Louisiana in April 1926, and had fun growing up there. His father was a supervisor...
Higginbotham, Oscar Prewar, Training and Overseas Deployment
Oscar Higgenbotham was born in January 1924 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His father, a mechanical engineer, found...
Martin, Burnia Prewar, Training, and Overseas Deployment
Burnia Martin grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana where the major industry was the local sawmill. He has fond memories of...
Wolyn, Monroe Prisoner of War
Monroe S. Wolyn was shown the railroad tickets. They went from Berlin to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Berlin and...
Kerchum, Paul Prisoner to the Japanese
After the Japanese invaded the Philippines, Paul Kerchum and his company were ordered to report to Bataan [Annotator’s...
Andriano, Louis Problems with Paperwork
Louis Andriano's DD-214 [Annotator’s Note: Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty] states that he was on...
Amrod, Paul Prologue to the Korean War
Paul Amrod observed that the Koreans were never fighters. He thought General John Hodge did his best to warn the...
Casey, Donald Promotion
Donald E. Casey served as a navigator for the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Kimbolton, England flying B-17s...
Liles, Robert Promotion to Squadron Commander
Robert Liles made captain in 1942. In 1943 he was given command of the 16th Fighter Squadron. Before taking over the...
Pocoroba, Joseph Protecting Eisenhower
Joseph Pocoroba went to Columbia, South Carolina for basic training. He found it easy. When he first went in, he had KP...
Littig, Charles Ross PT Boat Action in the Mediterranean
Charles Littig returned to the United States after his posting to Pearl Harbor and Midway. He learned that he was to be...
Littig, Charles Ross PT Boat Action in the Pacific
After Charles Littig reached Pearl Harbor, his boat was unloaded. [Annotator's Note: At this time, Littig was the...
Sherbecoe, Martin PT Boat Training and Occupation Duty
Martin Sherbecoe recalled a couple of incidents from PT boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boat] school. One...
Hatch, Norman Public Affairs
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] felt that capturing combat on film was very...
Schoonejans, Emil J. Qualifying on Submarines
[Annotator's Note: Emil Schoonejans served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Burrfish (SS-312), and was rated a...
Grimes, Vodioe Race Relations
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: drafted into the Army in late 1943] was transferred to the 246th...
Quigley, Tom Race Riot and Scotland Arrival
Tom Quigley remembers how every Friday the officers would go to Baton Rouge for the weekend. Quigley struggled finding...
Brown, Roscoe Racism in the South and Overseas Deployment
Dr. Roscoe Brown feels that Washington D.C. was an ambivalent city when it came to race. When they got to Virginia they...
Wood, Edward Radio Training in Hawaii
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]...
Talley, Chester Radioman
Chester L. Talley was not too anxious to go overseas and serve in World War 2, but since he had no choice, he tried to...
Brainard, William Radioman in the Air Force
William White Brainard was born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1922. He grew up with one brother and two sisters. His...
Lux, Gerald Radioman Third Class
After Gerald Wayne Lux was in boot camp [Annotator’s Note: in Farragut Naval Training Station near Bayview, Idaho in...
Penwell, Richard Raid on Los Baños
Richard F. Penwell departed California and arrived in Dobodura, New Guinea but soon departed for Leyte [Annotator's...
Sonnier, Lorcey Raiding Berlin, Cherbourg, and Munich
Lorcey J. Sonnier departed from Maine for duty overseas. He made a stop in Newfoundland, Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland...
Markwald, Ervin raining, Deployment, and Occupation of Japan
Ervin Markwald [Annotator’s Note: drafted into the Army at age 18] did 17 weeks of basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas...
Farley, Daniel Ranger Training
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army with Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] Ranger training was hard....
Renstrom, Keith Rapid Promotions and Assaulting Kwajalein
In Iceland, Keith Renstrom took and passed the test for corporal. When he got back to San Diego, he took the test for...
Bussel, Norman Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Norman Bussel arrived in Glasgow, Scotland and were greeted by a bagpipe band. The Red Cross had coffee and donuts but...

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