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Goebel, Robert Most Exciting Mission
The mission that sticks out the most to Bob Goebel was flown on 18 August [Annotator's Note: 18 August 1944]. There was...
Balfour, Fred Motion Picture Operator
Fred Arthur Balfour went to Scotland [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland] and then on to England. He was on the base...
Hatch, Norman Motion Picture Training
The Marine Corps did not have any photographic organization prior to 1940 [Annotator's Note: Norman Hatch had joined...
Wells, Raymond Mount Rotundo and the Rapido River
Raymond Wells and his men [Annotator's Note: Wells' was a squad leader in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 141st Infantry...
Hatch, Norman Mount Suribachi
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] was on Iwo Jima, Japan [Annotator's Note:...
Ukrop, Samuel Mount Yae-take on Okinawa
Samuel Ukrop [Annotator's Note: while serving with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division...
Sparks, Bennett "Bud Sparks" Move to the Atlantic Theater of Operations
Describing his patrol duties in the Pacific, Bennett Sparks spoke of the initial testing of SONAR [Annotator's Note:...
Johnson, Norman Moving Across Europe
Norman Johnson and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division...
Kerner, John Moving Across France to Belgium
John Kerner was with Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] as he crossed France....
Jindra, Leonard Moving Inland
Leonard Jindra could not tell where he was but he stayed up that first night after landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day;...
Raaen, John Moving Inland
John Raaen reached the coastal road and the wide open field adjacent to it. The field was approximately 200 to 300...
Ehlers, Walter Moving Inland From Omaha Beach
Walter Ehlers moved his squad up the hill to the trenches [Annotator's Note: during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on 6...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Moving Into Germany
After spending time in Holland, Robert W. "Doby" Gibson crossed the border into Germany. There was always the danger of...
Rugeley, Robert Moving into Germany
Robert S. Rugeley was in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: with the 285th Signal Pigeon Company]. He and another guy had...
Reeder, John Moving on in the Marine Corps
John Reeder remained on active duty, and was sent to the Naval Air Station at Mojave, California for a month, then...
Smith, William S. Moving the Front Lines
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was on the beach [...
Pigott, Joe Moving Through Germany
According to Joe Pigott, after December 1944, he could feel a change in the citizenry of Germany. Most were "ready to...
Duncan, Reginald Moving through Germany
While in North Luxembourg, Reginald Duncan and a couple other men in his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light...
Watson, Donald Moving through Germany
Donald G. Watson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 271st Engineer Combat Battalion, 71st Infantry Division] moved through...
Hatala, Albert Moving through the Po Valley
At the beginning of 1945, the United States military broke through into the Po Valley, and Alberta Hatala and his unit...
Boitnott, Monty Moving to the Mediterranean
Monty Joe Boitnott was at a bomber base in Algeria. There were no air bases in Tunisia because almost all of the bases...
Strausbaugh, Leo Moving to the Philippines
Their kickoff point was Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], and when the time came, Leo V....
Sykes, Ralph Moving to the Rhine River
For the next two weeks, Ralph Sykes continued moving forward taking village after village without much trouble. Coming...
Malec, Henry MP Duty
Henry Malec and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division...
Edwards, Troy Munda Point
Troy Edwards and his unit [Annotator's Note: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 14 (CASU-14)] loaded their equipment on...
Gackenbach, Russell Mysterious Mission
Russell Gackenbach was summoned one day after dinner to answer the phone. He knew that something had to be wrong for...
Pedersen, Allen Naples and Anzio
Allen Pedersen and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 476th Ordnance Evacuation Company] landed near Naples, Italy on 3...
Poliseno, Dominick Narratives from Sicily
Dominick Frank Poliseno says that many of the Italians wanted to run from combat. Their little tanks were easy to knock...
Culpepper, George Naval Battle at Surigao Strait
MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area] went...
Bost, Ben Naval Battle in the Philippines
After he had joined the Navy, it was a shock for Ben Ray Bost to leave home and get into uniform. Everything was free...
Clay, Russell Naval Battles off Guadalcanal
Russell Clay and his wife were together while the USS Helena (CL-50) underwent repairs and upgrades on the West Coast....
Murphy, Paul Naval Campaigns and Repair
Paul J. Murphy had his first campaign [Annotator’s Note: as a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] in...
Boehm, Robert Navigation Equipment Technician
Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm was called into personnel one day [Annotator’s Note: Boehm was working toward acceptance as...
Carlson, Harry Navigation Training
Harry Carlson was sent to the classification center in San Antonio, Texas. This part of his training was difficult as...
Monteyne, Joseph Navigator Training
Joseph Monteyne knew all about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Campbell, John Navy Armed Guard and Different Tactics
The first couple of ships John Campbell was on had no Armed Guard [Annotator's Note: Navy sailors serving aboard...

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