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Vater, Joseph Overseas Deployment
Joseph Vater traveled from San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] to Hawaii then to Manila [...
League, Ray Overseas Deployment
Ray League had a rough voyage to Europe during his overseas deployment. The living conditions were tight and...
Grimes, Vernon Overseas Deployment
Vernon Grimes was sent to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], where he boarded a troop ship....
Reed, Carlos Overseas Deployment
Carlos Reed was sent to New Guinea in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division as a replacement. After the...
Arst, Paul Overseas Deployment
Paul Arst was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas, for basic training. While there, he did his weapons training on machine...
Cole, Wendell Overseas Deployment
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Rosenbloom, Myers Overseas deployment
In February or March 1943, Myers Bernard Rosenbloom went to Camp Pendleton[Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Heath, David Overseas Deployment and Amphibious Training
David Heath moved to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] and went aboard the USS President Jackson [...
Bornstein, Lester Overseas Deployment and Arriving in Normandy
Lester M. Bornstein was sent to New York for his deployment. He stayed in some barracks for a few weeks before he was...
Strausbaugh, Leo Overseas Deployment and Becoming a Ranger
Leo V. Strausbaugh was boarding a train, on his way overseas, worrying about the fact that his folks would not know...
Candella, Phillip Overseas Deployment and Combat in Europe
After his retraining period, Phillip Candella went by train to Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts, and was deployed...
Kirk, James Overseas Deployment and First Mission
James Read Kirk had never been out of the country before. He went to Bangor, Maine and practiced flying in formations....
Notebaert, Richard Overseas Deployment and Flying Combat Missions
At Morrison Army Airfield in Florida, Richard Notebaert's old crew broken up, and he was assigned to another crew that...
Leefe, Guy Overseas Deployment and Flying His First Combat Mission
Guy Leefe, Jr. deployed to Italy in December 1944 with nine other pilots from his flight class but as soon as the...
Lopez, Alex Overseas Deployment and Introduction to Combat
After nine weeks' training, Alex Lopez sailed on the Ile de France [Annotator's Note: the SS Ile de France was a French...
Hustead, Austin Overseas Deployment and Life in England
Upon graduation from armorer's school in Colorado, Austin Hustead was assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, a P-47...
Loring, Bud Overseas Deployment and Shot Down Over France
Bud Loring went from Santa Maria [Annotator's Note: Army Airfield, Santa Barbara County, California] to Colchester,...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Overseas Deployment and the Battle of Kwajalein
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Hardy, George Overseas Deployment to Italy
George Hardy went on leave after graduation [Annotator's Note: from aviation cadet training at Tuskegee Army Air Field...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Overseas Deployment to Italy
[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was in aviation cadet training when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Kynett, Gerald Overseas Deployment to Pearl Harbor
Gerald Kynett picked up his ship in Evansville, Indiana, then sailed down the Mississippi [Annotator's Note:...
Higgins, Malcom Overseas Deployment, Flying Combat Missions and Being Hit by Ground Fire
The first time Malcolm Higgins saw a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] he wondered how...
Gordon, Fred Overseas Deployment, Moving Through France, and Combat in Luxembourg
Fred Gordon and the whole 9th Armored Division was shipped overseas on the Queen Mary to Fort Larkin, England. They had...
Pugh, Thomas Overseas Duty
Thomas Edward Pugh did not know the Bloemfontein brought American volunteers to China. He did not have duty on this...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" Overseas from D-Day to London
Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...
Hanson, Wilfred Overseas in the Pacific
On Pavuvu Island [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu Island, Solomon Islands], a personnel officer told Wilfred Hanson [Annotator...
Squire, Vernon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was drafted into the Army in December 1942.] Squire was given a week off and then went...
Douglas, Walter Overseas to England
On 7 December 1941, Walter Douglas recalled that he was sitting in an apartment in Washington D.C. listening to the...
Holmes, Capers Overseas to England
Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr. was assigned to the 467th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 467th Bombardment Group], 8th Air...
Brown, Charles Overseas to Europe
During World War 2, Charles R. Brown was placed in the Headquarters Company, 66th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th...
Levit, Sydney Overseas to Europe
After completing glider infantry and paratrooper training, Sydney Levit was selected to go to Citadel [Annotator's Note...
Birns, Sid Overseas to Europe
When he completed basic training [Annotator's Note: at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois], Sidney "Sid" Birns was sent...
Galbraith, Wendell Overseas to Italy
Wendell Galbraith went overseas at the end of August 1944 from Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia [Annotator's Note: in...
Brasel, Robert Overseas to New Guinea
After basic training, Robert J. "Bob" Brasel went to Camp Irwin [Annotator's Note: now Fort Irwin in San Bernardino...
Pantuso, Frank Overseas to Okinawa
Shortly before his 19th birthday, Frank Pantuso met Sergeant Tatonetti [Annotator's Note: no given name provided] and...
Damiano, George Overseas to the Pacific
George A. Damiano boarded a troopship [Annotator's Note: in Vancouver, Washington] and left for the Pacific. They...

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