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Wicklund, John Weaponry and Therapies
John Wicklund says the most effective weapon the infantry used was the Browning Automatic Rifle [Annotator's Note: BAR...
Twigger, William Weapons and Officers
The first weapon William J. Twigger had when he entered the Marine Corps was the Springfield rifle [Annotator's Note: ....
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons Company
William Pierce was assigned to Weapons Company, 29th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 29th Marine Regiment...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Weather Conditions and Nervous Crewmen
While flying with Peaslee [Annotator's Note: Colonel Budd Peaslee], James Kemp McLaughlin did not mind that Peaslee had...
DiSabatino, Eugene Wendover Army Air Field
Eugene DiSabatino worked on Ballistic Tables as part of the delivery system for the Manhattan Project in the...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Winning the battle for Hill 314
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Dabney, William G. Witnessing war
William Dabney had a couple of close calls when they were on the beach. A bomb fell and scared a lot of people. It left...
Dendy, Lloyd Woodlark Island Bombings
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...
Elliott, Lucy Working at Higgins Industries
Lucy Elliot enjoyed the work at Higgins Industries. They had fun because they were doing something important for the...
Ellis, Frederick Worst Combat
Frederick Ellis had seven 40mm guns [Annotator's Note; Bofors 40mm automatic cannon] and 12 20mm guns [Annotator's Note...
Wayne, William Worst Experiences
William Wayne has two bad memories of Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. The first was going across open land and...
Zarger, Edward Worst Firefight
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Edward Zarger what his worst battle was.] The day he was wounded in the leg, 6...
Dillon, Gerard Worst Number of Casualties
On the morning of D plus 4 [Annotator's Note: 10 June 1944], the 90th Infantry Division moved into the area where...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Worthy of a Purple Heart
Maurice Hackler recalled having been sent to Czechoslovakia, but they could only do visual bombing in that country....
Scheerer, Richard Wounded and Evacuated
When Richard Scheerer was hit he had shell fragments in the heart sack and his left lung. They were in the hedgerows at...
Coleman, Harper Wounded and Home
Harper Harvey Coleman got a swollen arm from a tree burst and was sent back to England [Annotator's Note: 17 November...
Alspaugh, James Wounded and Hospitalized
About 2 December [Annotator's Note: 2 December 1944] James Alspaugh and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 102nd Infantry...
Jameson, Andrew Wounded and Out of Combat
For Andrew George Jameson [Annotator's Note: with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry...
Foster, Robert Wounded and Patton
In December [Annotator's Note: December 1945], the Germans made their last effort to break through the Allied lines in...
Twigger, William Wounded and Recovery
William J. Twigger saw very little fighting at Sugar Loaf [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 12 May to...
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 [...
Jaccarino, Richard Wounded at the Tanabaru Escarpment
One night, as Richard Jaccarino was sleeping under his poncho, the Japanese counterattack began. Just below their...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Wounded at Welz
The advance was uphill in a wooded area when Francis Resta's platoon [Annotator's Note: Resta served in the weapons...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Wounded by Friendly Fire
Archibald Rackerby was training to go to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after Bougainville [Annotator's...
Yates, Herman Wounded by Mortars
Herman Yates was asked to go on reconnaissance with an officer and a driver to a little town where some Americans were...
Dahlberg, Melvin Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...
Spaulding, Arthur Wounded in a Mortar Battle
Arthur Spaulding and his squad [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] were...
Finn, John Wounded in Action
John Finn stayed on .30 and .50 caliber machine guns throughout the battle, but couldn't be sure if he shot down any...
Goble, Joseph Wounded in Action on Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the Marines went about strengthening their lines on the edge of the mountains [Annotator's Note: after...
Viani, Bruno Wounded in Action then Return Home
Bruno Viani spent about a week in Marseilles after his arrival. There was a dock strike there so the troops helped...
Evans, Donald Wounded in France
The Germans had the Americans up a tree for six weeks after the landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion...
Neste, Norman A. Wounded in Germany
Norman Neste was in his first big battle at the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counter...
Wayne, William Wounded on Day Three
On his second day on Iwo Jima, Japan, William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Hall, Clayton Wounded on Peleliu
Clayton Hall was pinned down [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Johnson, Malcolm Wounded on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on the airfield at Wake Island when the Japanese tried to land troops...

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