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Power, James Training and Going Overseas
James Moore Power attended Ole Miss [Annotator’s Note: the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi] when he...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Training and Going Overseas
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] An average day of training for Seymour...
Fitts, Charles Training and Going to England
Charles Fitts, Jr. received orders to report to Camp Barkeley, Texas to join the 12th Armored Division. He was brought...
Schafer, Leon Training and Losing Men
In England, Leon Schafer went through a series of training periods. The ship's [Annotator's Note: USS LST-502] crew had...
Barnette, Kenneth Training and Overseas
Kenneth Barnette was drafted into the Army at age 18 in March 1943. He was sent to Fort Barkley in Abilene, Texas for...
Briggs, Norman Training and Overseas
Norman Alden Briggs went to basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Briggs was placed in the I and R, Intelligence...
Hastings, Wilford Training and Overseas
Wilford E. Hastings drafted into the Army in 1943 and was sent to Chattanooga, Tennessee for induction. He was then...
Moen, Virgil Training and Overseas
Virgil Clayton Moen was trained in gliders in the Army Air Corps. Many guys died in glider crashes because they were...
Verlander, David Training and Overseas Deployment
After a short orientation at Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: in Pineville, Louisiana], David Verlander was sent to...
Frodyma, Edmund Training and Overseas Deployment
Edmund Frodyma was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for basic training for 13 weeks. He was...
Mancuso, Frank Training and Preparation
Once while Frank Mancuso was out with his friends, they began talking about how bad things were getting in Germany,...
Hazard, Mark Training and Preparing to Ship Out
Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. was always a thinker and he designed a way to make things easier for his men when marching....
Solice, Leroy Training and Service in Germany
Leroy "Lee" Solice completed boot camp at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas after one night at Fort Humbug [Annotator's Note: in...
Saik, Ogden Training and Ship Assignment
The Navy's boot camp in San Diego required that all graduates knew how to swim, and Ogden Saik mentioned that it was no...
Acevedo, Anthony Training and Shipping Out
The time came when Anthony Acevedo had to leave home and join the Army. The American Embassy kept close tabs on them [...
Addison, Arnold "A.C." Training and Tarawa
Against his older brother's advice, Arnold Addison joined the Marine Corps. He remembers that when he started boot camp...
Adams, J. Training and the War Effort
When Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. received his commission and wings from the Army Air Corps in June 1944, his mother and...
Goodrich, James Training at Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima
After his furlough, James Goodrich was told to report to Camp Pendleton. At the time Goodrich did not know what or...
Steinfeld, Manfred Training at Camp Ritchie and Deployment
Manfred Steinfeld was not a citizen of the United States [Annotator's Note: having emigrated from Germany in 1938] and...
Feldman, Henry Training before Deployment
Henry Feldman was drafted shortly after he turned 18 years of age [Annotator's Note: in April 1943]. On the train to...
Bruce, John Training for Combat
[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce was born in northern...
Ammerman, Gale Training for D-Day
Gale Ammerman went to England just after Christmas 1943. He went to Scotland first. He about froze to death even...
Biondo, Frank Training for Engineering
Frank Biondo went to Fort Warren, Wyoming [Annotator's Note: now Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming...
Reynolds, Harley Training for North Africa
Harley Reynolds learned immediately on the Queen Mary that they were headed for England because the crew passed along...
Karpay, Irwin Training for the Armed Guard
I. J. Karpay was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Farley, Daniel Training for the Normandy Invasion
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army with Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] They went abord the...
Hogan, Ralph Training for War
Ralph Francis Hogan was born in February 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of ten children. His dad owned his...
Lafferty, Ralph Training in 1943
In 1943, elements of Ralph F. Lafferty's unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th...
Goad, Roy Training in Africa
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad and his twin brother, Ray’s, National Guard...
Dietrick, Alfred Training in Africa
In the beginning, Alfred Dietrick would go to the movies before going overseas and the Germans looked invincible. The...
Donovan, Robert Training in Australia
Robert L. Donovan trained for artillery at Fort Bragg [Annotator’s Note: Fort Bragg, North Carolina]. He learned how to...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Training in Baton Rouge
Erico J. Catalano was sent to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for training. The new recruits were immediately put on guard duty...
Williams, Robert Training in England
Robert L. Williams' buddy Joseph Slosarczyk was in charge of the pigeons. In England, Joe was tasked with throwing...
Gast, William Training in England
William Earl Gast was sent to Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: in Orangetown, New York] for embarkation. While he waited...
Shames, Edward Training in England and Jumping on D-Day
The men of the 506th [Annotator's Note: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division] were sent to...
Mills, George Training in England to Fighting in France
In October 1943, George F. Mills was shipped overseas and stationed in South Wales [Annotator's Note: South Wales,...

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