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Riggs, William Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Someone off camera interjects at various points.] As his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Suwannee (...
Kellegrew, Kent Overseas to the Philippines
Kent Butzer Kellegrew's first campaign was on Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines]. He had turned 21 while on a...
Mayes, Robert Overseas to Utah Beach
Robert Mayes was inducted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He went through Basic Training and then went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Overseas with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Kelly Kuwayama had been used to all of these different types of Americans growing up in New York City. The meeting of...
Davis, Arthur Overview of Career
Arthur Davis was born in March 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Tulane University, he was an...
Laubner, William P-38 Missions
After reaching England, William Laubner and other new arrivals were indoctrinated by a major at Goxhill. The Americans...
Asbury, Richard P-47s at the Bulge
Richard Asbury went to Saint-Dizier, France when it was being flooded. He got there expecting to see P-51s [Annotator's...
Goebel, Robert P-51B Gun Jams
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel and his group [Annotator's Note: 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force]...
Lochra, Albert P-51s and Flak
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. is sure the P-51s [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] kept planes...
Aust, Abner P-51s in the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust was a flight instructor in Fort Myers, Florida in 1943.] They started flying the P-40N [...
Bishop, Harvey Pacific Air Combat
Harvey Lee Bishop [Annotator’s Note: pilot in the 457th Fighter Squadron, 506th Fighter Group in the Pacific Theater of...
Banyas, Martin Pacific Combat and War's End
Martin Banyas enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 because he liked the fighting Marines. The first job for his ship [...
Balza, Firman Pacific Combat Operations After Pearl Harbor
Firman Balza believes that the Japanese lost the war that first day, but it took the United States three and a half...
Phillips, Cass Pacific Service
After the attack on 7 December [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Cass...
Schmetzer, Charles Pacific Tour in the Navy
After twelve weeks of training in Gulfport [Annotator's Note: Gulfport, Mississippi] Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was sent...
Severance, Dave Para-Marine Training, Bougainville and Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 1919. His family moved to Colorado when he was very young. He...
Tipper, Edward Parachuting into Normandy
Edward Tipper and the troops of the 101st Airborne were very confident about jumping into France. Their training was...
Getway, John Parachuting into Sicily
John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper with the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 504th...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Paratrooper
Edward "Babe" Heffron enlisted and volunteered for the airborne. He volunteered for the paratroopers along with four...
Langrehr, Henry Paratrooper Landing Tragedies
[Annotator's Note: Henry Langrehr says he landed on a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église, France during the Normandy...
Mikus, John Paratrooper Training
In paratrooper training, John Mikus, Jr. was trained as infantry. They had special weapons. In boot camp, they used the...
Marr, John W Paratroopers on D Day
After paratrooper John Marr unexpectedly landed in deep water after his jump into Normandy on D Day, his first priority...
Ammerman, Gale Paris and Postwar Life
During Operation Varsity [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel, Germany], the glider pilots of one...
Howland, John Pathfinder MIssions
John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...
Delaune, Lawrence Patrolling Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Cassidy, John Patrolling Midway and Beyond
After the clean-up of Pearl Harbor, John Cassidy chose to stay in the Pacific on the USS Vincennes (CA-44) which...
Shook, Hal Patrolling the Seine River
The 506th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] was called...
Spencer, John Patrolling the South Pacific and Australian Operations on Borneo
John Curtis Spencer said his first job in the Pacific was to escort a destroyer up to Lingayen Gulf, and the USS Formoe...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Patrols and Ambushes
William Blanckenburg realizes that taking four months to go 26 miles was not exactly a lightning attack. He took...
Mace, Sterling Pavuvu
Sterling Mace and the Marines that accompanied him from San Diego stayed in Camp Saint Louis on New Caledonia for five...
Ray, Sammy Pavuvu Island
In early January 1944, Sammy Ray boarded a ship to New Caledonia. Ray was only on New Caledonia for short time when he...
Wilson, James Pavuvu to Peleliu
James Wilson got off Cape Gloucester [Annotator's Note: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, February 1944]...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...
Cart, William "Bill" PBYs, Zeros, and Death
William Cart thought the PBY [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] was a truck, but it was...
Braddock, William Pearl Harbor
William Braddock reached Hawaii after his stateside Marine Corps training. Hawaii was nice. He was stationed on Ford...
Childs, J. Pearl Harbor Aftermath
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, J. W. Childs went to the USS Nevada (BB-36) which had managed to get underway...

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