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Beck, Carl Operation Market Garden
Carl Beck jumped into Eerde, Holland using a leg bundle with an A6 machine gun [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1919A6...
Moore, Charles Operation Market Garden
Charles Moore and his outfit flew many supply runs into France. [Annotator’s Note: Moore had returned to England with...
O'Connor, Robert Operation Market Garden
Robert W. "Bob" O'Connor [Annotator's Note: a Communications Sergeant in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute...
Peniche, Ed Operation Market Garden
Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal remarked that the decisions made by some of the commanders caused Operation Market...
Bertolini, Roger Operation Market Garden
Roger Bertolini served in the Army as a staff sergeant in 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and...
Harold, Paul Operation Market Garden
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Market Garden
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Gale Ammerman to describe 17 September 1944, the start of Operation Market...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Operation Market Garden
Theodore Finkbeiner and his fellow paratroopers were told they were going to jump into Holland with the goal of...
Biagioni, William Operation Market Garden
William H. Biagioni jumped into Holland on 17 September 1944 [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, Netherlands,...
Wickersham, Obie Operation Market-Garden
Obie Wickersham said the paratroopers liked to go out to the airport, because the Air Force always had good food for...
Bache-Wiig, John Operation Northwind
John Bache-Wiig, Jr. and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry...
Jagers, Robert Operation Tiger and Liberty in England
Operation Tiger [Annotator's Note: Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, rehearsal for invasion of Normandy, Slapton...
Kubiak, Frank Operation Torch
Frank Kubiak went to North Africa with his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)]. They were on the receiving...
Moore, Charles Operation Varsity
Charles Moore flew in the major airborne operation to cross the Rhine River. Like the operation into Holland, this was...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Varsity
Gale Ammerman needed his weapons in the Varsity landing [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel,...
Pritchett, James Operation Varsity and Aftermath
The drop zone for Operation Varsity was near Wessel, Germany, and James Pritchett described how General Montgomery's [...
Strait, Donald Operational Advancement
As a manager for Republic Aviation during the Vietnam War, Donald Strait spent a month each at Taklhi and Korat, air...
Strait, Donald Operational Experiences
Recalling some of his more interesting operational experiences, Donald Strait talked about one when he was escorting B-...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Operations Dragoon and Downfall
Three weeks after D-Day [Annotator's Note: the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Robert Curl was...
Hustead, Austin Operations in France
After D-Day, on 10 June 1944, Austin Hustead's squadron [Annotator's Note: 81st Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group,...
Elliott, John Operations in Japan and the Fire Bombing of Tokyo
From then on, John Elliott flew with his own crew, and after missions to Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand; and Rangoon,...
Griffenhagen, George Operations in Sicily
Right after George Griffenhagen and other members of the 20th Engineers [Annotator's Note: then the 20th Engineer...
Pribyl, William Operations in the CBI
During his courses at Johns Hopkins University [Annotator's Note: in Baltimore, Maryland], William J. Pribyl worked in...
Judd, Robert Operations in the Marianas
Robert Judd 's team [Annotator's Note: Underwater Demolition Teams 4 (UDT-)] was preparing for the assault on the...
Houston, Jack Operations in the North
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Ashton, Harold Operations in the Pacific
In October 1944, Harold Ashton deployed to Hawaii. He trained and patrolled there for a month, then flew to Tinian [...
Reeder, John Operations in the Pacific
Flying combat air patrols out of Guam, John Reeder flew missions of two hours duration every day during daylight hours...
Tizzard, Thomas Operations in the Philippines and Kamikazes
Thomas Tizzard was on the USS Denver (CL-58) at Bougainville, covering the landing troops. They would bombard the...
Eustis, Lawrence Operations on Tinian
Lawrence Eustis was commander of the 11th Photo Lab which was to attached to the 40th Bombardment Group which flew B-...
Carroll, Wesley Opinions and Recollections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll how important it is for current and future generations to learn...
McGlohon, John Opinions on Aircraft and the Atomic Bomb
John McGlohon said the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was the best aircraft he...
Haggerty, June Opportunities for a WAVE
June Catherine Elliott Haggerty knew very little about World War 1 because she was born in 1920. She learned a little...
Schneider, Irwin Ordnance Depot Experiences
Irwin Schneider learned how to obtain needed ammunition and how to safely load added weapons and ammo on a PT boat. He...
Dendy, Lloyd Oro Bay and the Natives
Lloyd Dendy thinks that they shot several [Annotator's Note: Japanese] aircraft down while on Woodlark Island. There...
Frazier, Glenn Osaka
Glenn Frazier loaded on a Japanese freighter with 49 other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] on 20 October 1942...
Leaming, Jack Osaka POW Camp
In mid 1942, Jack Leaming and approximately 60 other prisoners of war, POWs, were transferred to a camp in Osaka. The...

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