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Hazard, Mark Fighting around Blamont
Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th...
Ruiz, Manuel Fighting in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Various noises are heard in the background throughout this clip.] Manuel Ruiz was frightful in...
DeCarlo, Mario Fighting in France
Mario DeCarlo recalled using a machine gun to fight in the hedgerows to get the Germans out of the trenches. His unit [...
Ward, Johnnie Fighting in the Marsh
[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward jumped into France with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...
Hoehn, Basil Fighting into Germany
Basil C. Hoehn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: with the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] moved into Germany after...
Dietrick, Alfred Fighting near Cassino
Alfred Dietrick [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division] went...
Durocher, Edmund Fighting on Guadalcanal
Edmund Durocher had been in Headquarters Company but was transferred out ten days before they left New River [Annotator...
Compton, Bryan Fighting Through France
The war had been going on for about three years, and when Bryan Compton landed in southern France [Annotator's Note: on...
Hayashi, Shizuya Fighting through Italy
Shiyuza Hayashi and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 100th Infantry Battalion] experienced a lot of gunfire and...
Farley, Daniel Fighting to the Pointe
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] The 29th...
Singlaub, John Fighting with the Marquis
John Singlaub had expected that his team would lead an attack on a German garrison, but a competing Communist...
Votrobek, Jr., John Final War Patrol Going Home and Discharge
On 5 July [Annotator's Note: 5 July 1945], after refuel and refit in Perth [Annotator's Note: Perth, Australia], John...
Boeke, Robert Finding Dachau
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] was a part of the 9th Army or...
Morrison, Donald Finishing Germany and Preparing to Fight Japan
Donald C. Morrison and his company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry...
Raner, Norman First Combat and Casualty
Norman Raner got off the ship in Oran [Annotator's Note: Oran, Algeria]. He went to an old school and billeted [...
Shirley, John First Combat Experience
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: a sergeant with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division serving in Italy]...
Harris, Robert First Combat Mission
Robert Harris flew his first combat mission over France on D-Day. [Annotator’s Note: D-Day was on 6 June 1944 when...
Houston, Jack First Days on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Hall, William Fortunes of War
William Hall had bad things happen to him but he never turned religious until he was in Vietnam. At that point in his...
Squire, Vernon France to Holland
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was in the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 29th Infantry Division and helped take the...
Saloom, Kaliste France, Remembering Churchill and the Assault into Germany
Kaliste Saloom was sent to Marseilles and Toulon in the Provence region of France. He and the men with him were the...
Griffenhagen, George From Bizerte to Sicily
The 20th Engineers was the first unit to go into Bizerte. George Griffenhagen and his fellow engineers spent the first...
DeCarlo, Mario From Connecticut to Paris
Mario DeCarlo was born Stamford, Connecticut in 1925. Even though he grew up during the Great Depression, he had a...
Knudsen, Elmer From Fort Driant to Saarlautern
Elmer Knudsen's unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Viera, Conrad From Fort Rucker to Occupied Japan
[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] After...
Wolf, Robert From Louisiana to Austria
Robert Wolf trained in Louisiana in the summer of 1944. He then went to California to do amphibious training for the...
Houston, Jack From Okinawa to China
When the morning came, someone told Jack Houston that he 22nd [Annotator's Note: 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine...
Nordstrom, Clyde From Prison Guard to Plumber
[Annotator's Note: Clyde Nordstrom was in Japan on occupation duty and was a guard for the emperor's summer palace.]...
Ito, Susumus From the French Riviera to Bavaria
After the mission of the Lost Battalion, Susumas Ito was sent back to the French Riviera for several months. [Annotator...
Huber, Robert From the Ruhr to the Rhine
Only one boat from Robert Huber's company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th...
Jaccarino, Richard Further Action on Leyte
Richard Jaccarino cited the dedication of his platoon leader, mentioning that the man had been wounded earlier on Leyte...
McConn, John "Jack" German Defenses
John McConn has a vivid memory of the attack on the Siegfried Line because of his terror about mounting a direct attack...
Riggsby, Norman German Occupation and Nuremburg
Norman Riggsby worked as an MP [Annotator’s Note: military policeman] and as a judge. When they not on motorcycle...
Hicks, Ora Pierce German POW Camp
Ora Hicks entered the military at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. She then went to Fort Huachuca [Annotator's Note: in...
Hurley, Wallace German POWs and War's End
Wallace Hurley contracted pneumonia during the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the hospital for four days. Following his...
Baxter, Lionel German Prisoners
Lionel Baxter says they [Annotator's Note: the German Army] had some fast-moving vehicles and had the 88s [Annotator's...

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