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Wombacher, Delbert Training Tank Crews
[Annotator's Note: After working on tank trial tests with US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., Delbert...
Hatch, Norman Training the Film Crew
Norman Hatch joined the 2nd Division [Annotator's Note: 2nd Marine Division]. The 2nd Division did not have any...
Kelley, John Training to be a Paratrooper
John Kelley was born in Dalton, Georgia in June 1924. He grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] where...
Micheel, Vernon L. Training with New Squadrons
Vernon Micheel sailed on a freighter manned by a crew from Ceylon [Annotator's Note: now Sri Lanka, November 1942]. He...
Boyer, Robert Training, Unit Assignment, and Overseas Deployment
Basic training for Robert Boyer was regimented, leaving little to chance. For 17 weeks he worked with the 57mm anti-...
Bollich, James Transfer to Manchuria
James Bollich was on one of the first ships to take prisoners from the Philippines. The Japanese put 2,000 men into a...
Glusing, Benjamin Transfer to the 39th Military Police Company
Benjamin Albert Glusing's men [Annotator's Note: in the 208th Military Police Company] saved themselves, other men,...
Anderson, Howard Transfer to Tinian
Howard Anderson's crew was given a new airplane, 271, and his crew nicknamed it "Last Resort II." The missions to...
Abate, Sam Transferred to the Engineers
In December 1944, Sam V. Abate got sick and was put in 358th Engineers [Annotator's Note: 358th Engineer General...
David, James Transferred to the USS Palm (AN-28)
James Warren David recalled always having the supplies they needed while living on the island [Annotator's Note: on...
Beckman, Kenneth Transit to England and First Combat Mission
Kenneth Beckman trained with one crew prior to being sent overseas, then joined another crew just prior to leaving. He...
Jefferson, Alexander Transition Training, Losses and Targets
Alexander Jefferson traveled from Walterboro [Annotator's Note: Walterboro Army Airfield, Walterboro, South Carolina]...
Moret, Vernon Trapped on Okinawa
Vernon Henry Moret and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry...
Powers, Robert Traveling to Okinawa
Before going to Guam, Robert Powers and the four Marine Raider battalions were put into one regular unit, the 4th...
Oney, James Treasury Island
James Oney and his outfit [Annotator's Note: ACORN 12; Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair 12] loaded all of their...
Friedenberg, Bernard Treating the Wounded on D-Day
Bernard Friedenberg found the D-Day Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6...
Angst, Lawrence Treating Wounded Soldiers
The first thing Lawrence Angst did when being shelled was jump in a foxhole. They learned how to protect themselves. He...
Reynolds, Florence G. Treatment of WASPs
Florence Reynolds finished training on 6 June 1944. Afterwards, she was stationed in California. She was allowed to...
Lynch, James Treibel and Enlisted Men
James Paul Lynch's skipper [Annotator's Note: his captain, aboard the USS Snook (SS-279)], Chuck Triebel [Annotator's...
Morgan, Fred Tremendous Men and Leadership
Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...
Murphy, Alfred Trips to London and Brother's Story
Alfred Pierse Murphy would be briefed on missions [Annotator's Note: the missions he flew with the 322nd Bombardment...
Loges, Richard Troops and Southern France
Richard "Dick" Loges was deployed to Italy [Annotator's Note: and assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry...
Addison, Robert Tulagi
Robert Addison saw his first action on Tulagi which is a small island off the larger island of Guadalcanal [Annotator’s...
Boitnott, Monty Tunisia
Monty Joe Boitnott and his squad ended up near Chimoy [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling] off the main road. One...
Moret, Calvin Tuskegee Training
Calvin Moret saw about half of his Tuskegee flight class dropout of training. That was about on par with that of the...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Two Particular Patients
Josephine Pescatore remembers pot belly stoves at the end of the tent which kept the whole tent warm. One evening a...
Dietzel, Paul Two Rough Missions
[Annotator's Note: Paul Dietzel served in the USAAF as a copilot on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in the...
Beckman, Kenneth Two Tours of Duty
In his discussion of his first tour of duty, Kenneth Beckman shares an anecdote about his 25th mission. [Annotator's...
Harris, Rufus Typhoon and Atomic Bomb
The biggest problem on Rufus Harris' ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Miami (CL-89)] was a typhoon [Annotator's Note:...
McCauley, Harry Typhoon and Postwar
Harry McCauley and PC-800 steamed through a terrible typhoon after Okinawa. The crew had it rough in the small ship....
Duff, Clarence Typhoon Cobra
Clarence Robert Duff remembered that during World War 2, his ship rode out three typhoons. The last one was in December...
Rasmussen, Ervin Typhoon in the Pacific
Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen was on many islands [Annotator's Note: in the Pacific Ocean] but the names escape him. There was...
Barnes, Alvin Typhoon off Okinawa
Alvin Barnes rode out a typhoon off Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. The ship [Annotator's Note: USS Purdy (...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Typical Mission Day
[Annotator’s Note: Omer Van Huylenbrouck served in the Army Air Forces as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying...
Epstein, Ben U-Boat Attack on the Dorchester
Describing the journey on the SS Dorchester, Ben Epstein said it was a terrible trip. But he pointed out that in every...
Morgan, George UDT Training
George Morgan was given a physical and sworn into the Navy along with many other men on Church Street. [Annotator’s...

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