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Tadewaldt, Gordon American Traveler
Gordon Tadewaldt was born in June 1926 in Aurora, Illinois. He was one of five children. When his father lost his job...
Sparks, Bennett "Bud Sparks" Amphibious Aircraft Operations
Depth charges were generally under the wings of the aircraft, according to Bennett Sparks. The pilot, given location...
Jarvis, Robert Amphibous Training
Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th Engineer Special Brigade] used...
Duncan, Lloyd An Exciting Event and Accurate Bombing
Lloyd Duncan had a few exciting experiences. After a flight out over the Atlantic the pilot lost manifold pressure and...
Schafer, Leon An Exuberating D-Day Landing
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] What...
Welty, Orrin Anecdotes
Orrin Welty describes some of the differences between flying the B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Cole, John Anecdotes
John H. Cole was in Company M, 3rd Battalion, 381st Heavy Weapons [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 381st...
McEwen, Richard Anecdotes
During the 13 months that Richard McEwen was in combat, he described the Japanese activity where he was as a "backup...
Arledge, Mahlen Angaur
Mahlen Arledge and the 81st Infantry Division were placed on ships that were destined for the island of Angaur. The...
Pedersen, Allen Anzio
Allen Pedersen and his company [Annotator's Note: 476th Ordnance Evacuation Company] were recovering American tanks and...
Duffy, Donald Anzio
Donald Louis Duffy was not assigned to a unit until he was overseas and sent to the front line in Italy. There, he was...
Stefanelli, Anthony Anzio
In January 1944, Anthony Stefanelli and his unit [Annotator's Note: 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] participated in the...
Hughes, Lowell Anzio
There was not much going on when Lowell Hughes landed at Anzio, Italy [Annotator's Note: 22 January 1944]. The landing...
Polito, Felix Anzio and 1st Special Service Force
Felix Polito participated in the Battle at Anzio. The 101st went in and had 165 men but only 5 or 6 survived. They were...
Ledford, Robert Anzio Beachhead
During the Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio; 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944; Anzio, Italy] breakout, Robert...
Hochadel, Joseph Anzio, Being Wounded and Being Evacuated to Naples
Joseph Hochadel landed in the second wave at Anzio and they unpacked their aid station into a jeep. They commandeered...
Jagers, Robert Approaching Sicily
In the middle of June [Annotator's Note: June 1943], Robert Jagers and the other crewman [Annotator's Note: aboard the...
Thompson, Thomas Arabs, Germans, and Japanese
There were two things about a boat of the type [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat, or PT-Boat] that Thomas D....
Rogers, John Armored Combat in Normandy
John Rogers' unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] was...
Dolsen, Frank Army Air Corps Training
After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, Frank Dolsen was sent to Jefferson Barrack in St. Louis, Missouri [Annotator's...
Murphy, Alfred Army Air Corps Training to Overseas
Alfred Pierse Murphy and his brother were sent to Maxwell Field [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base...
Birnbaum, Stanley Army Life
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fought the war that was considered a "popular war" because it was necessary. He was a tall,...
Barnett, William Army Training
In June 1943, two weeks before his 18th birthday, William M. Barnett was given permission to leave prep school [...
Jarvis, Robert Army Training
After being inducted and receiving his uniforms at Camp Grant, Illinois, Robert Jarvis was interviewed by Army officers...
Miksa, Robert Army Training
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] was inducted into the service at Camp Grant, Illinois then sent to Camp...
Bell, Cecil Army Training and Italian Combat
Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...
Burnett, Marshall Army Training and Overseas Deployment
After Marshall Burnett's induction at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Notes: Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi], he...
Liles, Robert Arrival in China and First Combat Mission
When Robert Liles arrived in China, he and the other pilots lived in hostels. They also had Chinese room boys that took...
Scott, Donald Arrival in Europe and Taking Flak
After finishing his training, Donald Scott was put on a troop ship to the 8th Air Force field in Knettishall, England...
Vaadi, Eugene Arrival in Europe, Battle of the Bulge
After graduating from advanced training, Second Lieutenant Eugene Vaadi was assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group...
Marsaglia, Donald Arrival in the Pacific and Bombing Missions
Donald Marsaglia’s crew landed in Biak [Annotator’s Note: Biak, Indonesia] right after a Japanese air raid. They left...
Schuman, Russell Arrived in France
In England, Russell Schuman was assigned to a receiving company tasked with helping to construct a camp for incoming...
Williams, Earl Arriving at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese Attack
Earl Williams recounts his experiences as an assistant crew chief assigned to a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Sinise, Jack Arriving in England
Jack Sinise arrived in England in January 1944 [Annotator's Note: and joined the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Arriving in France and the Pipeline From Cherbourg
Wilbur Thomas and his unit were traveling were near La Havre [Annotator's Note: Le Havre, France] with a convoy, when...

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