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Settles, Louise Working for MacArthur
Louise Settles put in for overseas duty in 1943. She did not necessarily want to go overseas. It was more to get out of...
Hutchings, Robert Working in Headquarters
Robert J. Hutchings was assigned as a stenographer under the command of General Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: General...
Beal, Harold Wounded
Harold Beal remembers the paratroopers could not do much for them on the beach, but by the end of the day, they were up...
Bates, Rex Wounded after Bailing Out
Rex James Bates was assigned to the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma. The squadron...
Schuman, Russell Wounded and Going Overseas
During his service in Europe, Russell Schuman was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...
Griffis, James Wounded and Then Home
James A. Griffis [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division]...
Wilson, James Wounded at Guadalcanal
James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...
Townsend, Joseph Wounded at Sea
Joseph Townsend went to the sick bay in Pearl [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]. Townsend was x-rayed and they...
Lewis, Claude Wounded in Action
Claude L. Lewis remembers they had to dig foxholes. The Germans had left big piles of sandbags. They could see the...
Lalande, Edward Wounded in Action
Edward Lalande was scared during combat but did what he had to. Oran [Annotator’s Note: Oran, Algeria, Africa] was a...
Famularo, Salvatore Wounded in Action
Salvatore Famularo was at the Amphitheater [Annotator’s Note: a terrain feature on Iwo Jima, Japan] which was a big...
Gohlke, Marvin Wounded in Action
Marvin H. Gohlke was out of his foxhole about an hour before nightfall. He heard the Germans were firing mortars at...
Griffis, James Wounded in Action
James A. Griffis was in Belgium and Holland [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment,...
Meyer, William Wounded in Combat
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Meyer was assigned as a rifleman with...
Molen, Herman Wounded in Combat
Herman Molen remembers some pilots had good records and others did not. The lead plane had two engines out [Annotator’s...
Donovan, Robert Wounded on Leyte
Robert L. Donovan did not rely on his faith as much as people would think. He did not find himself praying very often....
Lopez, Lionel Wounded on Leyte
Lionel Lopez went to Leyte Island in the Philippines. He stayed on the beach with equipment. On the second day,...
Martin, Charles Wounded on Okinawa
Charles Martin remembers that the new tanks had 75 mm howitzers on them. Martin and a friend learned how to swim...
Gomberg, Clarence "Code" Wounded while Treating the Wounded
In December 1943, Clarence Gomberg served in the Army as a quartermaster in the 3116th Service Command Unit and was...
Goodrich, James Wrapping up Guadalcanal and the Cost of Taking Tarawa
James Goodrich and his buddy dug a foxhole. His buddy put a big branch across the top of the hole. Later that night...
Knese, Benard WWII to Korea
Bernard Knese moved from England to France in early 1945. Knese served in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War...
Trahan, Clifton Year Long Trip to Australia
While serving in the US Merchant Marine, Clifton Trahan signed up for the ATS [Annotator's Note: Army Transport Service...
Roy, William Yorktown Photographer enters the War
William Roy had served in Battleship Division 5 in the Atlantic on the battleship Arkansas [Annotator's Note: USS...
Arend, Aloysius "Al" Young Boy to Rifleman
Aloysius "Al" Arend was born in Chicago, Illinois in November 1925. He grew up and spent much of his life in nearby...
Ross, Hartsel Young Man to Merchant Marine
Hartsel Ross joined the Maritime Services [Annotator's Note: the US Merchant Marine] in January 1944. He boarded a...
Symons, John Yunnanyi, China
John Symons was in Karachi, India and assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 25th Fighter Squadron,...

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