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Troemel, Ben Back to the USS Enterprise (CV-6)
When Benjamin Troemel came into Kaneohe, there were obstacles on the runway, and he was greeted by a chief with a...
Sharp, Horace Battle of the Bulge
Horace Sharp arrived in Le Havre, France following his deployment from the United States. The town was utterly...
Carver, Jack Battle of the Bulge
Jack Carver felt that he [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] had caught the Army flatfooted. The American...
Ricks, Howard Becoming a Marine
Howard Ricks was drafted but took the option offered to him to join the United States Marine Corps. He chose the...
Halloran, Walter Becoming a Soldier
Walter Halloran had never thought about joining the military until the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew no one who had...
Linquata, Michael Captured by the Germans
Michael Linquata participated in a battle that occurred in bitter cold. The weapons froze and would not fire. While...
Poole, John Combat in France
John Poole found out after the fact that Marseilles, France, where he landed, was a communist hotbed. The dock workers...
Sarosi, George Commitment to Veterans
When George A. Sarosi worked at a VA Hospital, he always felt it was an extension of the university. He has enjoyed...
Czaban, Waldeman Deployment to Guam
Waldeman Czaban’s unit went to Kawaii, the Hawaiian Islands, and helped develop the fledgling base. The Seventh...
Pizzolongo, Paul England, the Battle of the Bulge and Weapons
Paul Pizzolongo says that England was rainy, and the people had no teeth. The British loved the Americans, treated them...
Peters, Madeleine German Occupation
Madeleine Peters and her family evacuated in front of the advancing Germans [Annotator's Note: the Germans invaded...
Westcott, Marvin Guadalcanal
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Carver, Jack Holocaust Victims and Volksturm
Jack Carver had some rotten adventures during the war. There were two particularly bad ones. As he approached a...
de Jonge, Wim Insurrection in the Dutch East Indies
While in Manila, Wim de Jonge was ordered to return to the Dutch Army to fight an uprising in the Dutch East Indies....
Ricks, Howard Landing on Iwo Jima
Howard Ricks returned to Maui after the Battle of Tinian. Comfort levels had improved at that Marine base compared to...
Johnston, Roy Life Aboard the USS Bowditch (AG-30)
Roy Johnston recalled that the USS Bowditch (AG-30) had been a luxury liner with wood decks and for about two months...
Moret, Calvin Love of Flying
Calvin Moret became interested in flying when he was about eight years old. Before the war started, he found himself...
Miksa, Robert Normandy Hedgerows
After D-Day, Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] and the 745th Tank Battalion drove to Caumont. That was the...
Brueland, Lowell Normandy Invasion
Lowell Brueland flew missions on 6 June [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944] in Normandy. The first mission was to...
Lockhart, Richard POW Life
In an effort to obtain extra food, Richard Lockhart volunteered to work on a wood cutting detail. While out on the...
Severance, Dave Promotions, Ira Hayes and Knowing His Men
Dave Severance remembers the Marine Corps having 18,000 men at the time of his enlistment. He made corporal four times...
Kopp, Alois Saigon, Friendships and Survival
Alois Kopp saw conditions improve when he and other POWs from Burma were brought to Saigon. The local Vietnamese hated...
Beverstein, Jack Serving on Samar
Jack Beverstein was deployed to Samar in the Philippines. He was bivouacked in a tent in a cemetery. He liked the...
Wilson, Donald The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and Repair of Damages
Donald Wilson and the USS New Orleans (CA-32) engaged in combat with the Japanese fleet at Guadalcanal. During the late...
Witmer, Donald Torpedoed, Sunk and Adrift at Sea
Donald Witmer recalls that toward the end of the campaign [Annotator's Note: the Okinawa Campaign], scuttlebutt had it...
Schilperoort, Clarence Wartime Service on the USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot and the USS Houston (CA-30) were in the southern Philippines at the start of the war. They ran...
Bass, Stewart War’s End and Postwar
Stewart Bass and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 9 (VT-9)] attacked Japanese supply ships with bombs...