Overseas deployment

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Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 2
Hershel Williams was sent to the capitol city of Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina] and from...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 2
The young men [Annotator’s Note: at the Florida Army Air Corps base] were very eager once they learned some of the...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 2
Ben Kuroki’s B-24 outfit was called to North Africa to help out with the British forces who were going against Rommel....
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 2
[Annotators Note: James Smith served in the USMC as a radioman and rifleman in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] The...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 2
Rackley was sent to Kearney, Nebraska for reassignment where he was given the keys to a brand new B-17 [Annotator’s...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 3
The training also helped Lyle Bouck. It was new to all of them. The purpose of an I...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 3
Clarence Anderson felt for his wife having to see her husband and son both going off to war during the Vietnam War....
Baker, Vernon Segment 3
Vernon Baker stayed at Geiger Airfield until October 1942 when they went back to Fort Huachuca, Arizona. One day he was...
Leahr, John Segment 3
Leahr was shipped overseas in early 1944. He had graduated in Class 43-G [Annotator's Note: Class 43-G graduated in...
Zawada, Robert Segment 3
Robert Zawada was assigned to the 20th Armored Division. They left from Fort Campbell, Kentucky and traveled by train...
Kalil, Louis Segment 3
The men were glad to see their commander Lyle Bouck come in and replace their original platoon leader. None of the men...
Brissie, Lou Segment 3
Lou Brissie's Uncle Robert was around the same age as he was and was more like a brother to him. Robert was already in...
Ford, Richard Segment 3
Richard Ford waited about three months for a boat back to the United States. Germans were sinking boats in the Gulf of...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 3
Yellin had to fly the next day after he bailed out in the ocean. He notes that the P-40 was a great airplane. There was...
Sherman, Richard Segment 3
Going overseas was quite the adventure for Sherman. Sherman stopped at numerous points throughout the war. He was a...
Old Coyote, Barney Segment 3
[Annotators Note: Barney Old Coyote’s daughter steps in and asks a few questions.] The government had prohibited the...
Quintana, Ben Segment 3
Quintana had to board an Australian ship that left from American Samoa. On Tulagi, the landing was rougher than...
Jackson, Donald Segment 3
They moved on south into Bavaria. The war ended while they were in Rosenheim.When they went overseas they were told not...
Bell, Bryan Segment 3
Bell's initial experience in England consisted mainly of training and trying to avoid boredom. They were gradually...
De Mers, William Segment 3
The train was moving fast. The train brought them to California. They brought the companies up to full strength. His...
Doi, Michael Segment 3
Michael Doi did not experience and maltreatment or racism even when he went to the South but his daughter did. After...
Mack, Frank Segment 3
Mack was attached to the Sixth Marine Division and sent to Guadalcanal for training. The Sixth Marine Division was...
Christie, Robert Segment 3
Robert Christie was assigned to a repo depot [Annotators Note: replacement depot] and shipped overseas. He was sent to...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 3
Steve Pisanos got his private pilot’s license. He studied from a booklet he had picked up while visiting a Greek Air...
Woods, Edward Segment 3
When Woods would go into Times Square young servicemen would give them trouble about why they weren't in the service....
Spivey, Leonard Segment 3
Leonard Spivey enjoyed his baptism by fire on his first mission. Their first mission was on 22 June and they went to...
Karr, Robert Segment 3
It was decided that the Laffey was going to head to Washington, DC and be tied up next to the Naval Gun Factory. The...
McNeil, Esther Segment 3
McNeil went into the service on the 5th of February 1943. Her first posting was to Davis Martin Field and Air Force...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 3
Delewski took part in the Normandy operation. That was the first time the Laffey saw action. He was put in charge of...
Hawk, John Segment 3
Hawk says that the thing he wondered about the most prior to combat was what kind of officers he would have. He says...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 3
James did not realize that he was shot right away. He knew he was hit but the pain did not register. He went down below...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 3
Lynn Compton went to England on the Queen Elizabeth ship with thousands of troops. He joined the Easy Company outfit...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 3
When Charles Scheffel became a platoon leader, he used all of the ammunition that they could teaching his men about...
Wicker, Benjamin Segment 3
Wicker was not fast enough so his buddy would help him swim along in the water [Annotator’s Note: during the attack on...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 3
They missed the Battle of the Coral Sea. They were told that the Lexington was sunk and the Yorktown was damaged....
Starnes, James Segment 3
They started back to Australia to begin the process of removing the dead from the ship [Annotator’s Note: from the USS...

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