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Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack
On the morning of 7 December 1941, Richard Schlink was standing watch as the duty Pharmacist's Mate [Annotator's Note:...
Knapps, Walter Pearl Harbor Attack
Walter Knapps was a Marine Corps security guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Pearl Harbor Attack
Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Aftermath
Having escaped the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)] as she capsized, Richard Schlink survived the day...
Gafford, Walter Pearl Harbor Attack and Aftermath
Walter Bud Gafford was present on the morning of 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked [Annotator's Note: the...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Part Two and Actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
[Annotator's Note: The beginning of this clip is a continuation of a previous discussion on the Pearl Harbor attack;...
Clay, Russell Pearl Harbor Before and After the Attack
Russell Clay was at Pearl Harbor prior to the attack. [Annotator's Note: Clay served as a barber and antiaircraft...
Guzman, Nicanor Pearl Harbor to Japan's Surrender
On 7 December 1941, Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] was attacked by the Japanese and the...
Wilson, Paul Pearl Harbor to Jump School
Paul Wilson had moved to north Oklahoma City [Annotator's Note: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] when Pearl Harbor happened [...
O'Hara, Richard Pearl Harbor to Tinian
Richard O'Hara and his father were in the kitchen and heard the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Finn, John Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
John Finn says that all of the outfits in Hawaii were on limited alert and knew that something might happen. Previously...
Carlson, Donald Pearl Harbor, the Air Force and B-24s
Donald Albert Carlson was in high school [Annotator's Note: when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Gatewood, Otis Pearl Harbor, the Draft and Action in Europe
The ongoing hostilities in Europe and Japan were not discussed in Otis Gatewood's circles until Japan attacked Pearl...
Whitman, Melvin Peleliu
[Annotator's Note: Melvin C. Whitman was on Peleliu, Palau with Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Peleliu and the Assault on Ngesebus Island
Romus Burgin and the 5th Marines [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were among the first to...
Peto, George Peleliu and The Point
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Mayer, Philip Peleliu Invasion
Philip Mayer and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Wise, Curtis Peleliu, Palau
After basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Curtis Winfred Wise went to Fort Rucker, Alabama to a new company...
Boyd, Richard L. Perfect Firing Position
During one battle, Richard Boyd and about five other soldiers were pinned down. The rest of the group ran into the...
Russell, Patrick Performance of Ordnance, Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Patrick Russell flew ground support for the battle of Okinawa. His plane carried various types of ordnance. Some had...
Addison, Robert Performance of Troops
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] had his share of close calls on Bloody Ridge...
Hurley, Wallace Performance of Troops and Weapons and Killing Two Enemy Soldiers
Wallace Hurley was discharged at San Antonio after returning to the United States. Men were given various strange...
Cassidy, John Personal Loss at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was "a mess," and John Cassidy said he learned that one of his classmates from officers' candidate school...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Personnel and Supply
There were just a few Americans assigned to Samuel Spector's OSS Detachment 101 outfit. Some came and went, but there...
Arledge, Mahlen Philippines and Occupation Duty
Mahlen Arledge saw replacements come into his division in Leyte. [Annotator's Note: Arledge was a member Company K, 3rd...
McGlohon, John Photographing the Atomic Bomb Cloud
By the time John McGlohon arrived on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], the Japanese war effort was...
David, Maynard Pilot Error and Losing Fuel
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Galbraith, Wendell Pilot Error and No Beer
Wendell Galbraith has never told a story about the time he learned what it was like to go down in a plane while not...
Goldberg, Edwin Pilot Performance
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg [Annotator’s...
Ragazzi, Frank Pilot Training
Never having been in an airplane, Frank Ragazzi took his first ride in a Piper Cub [Annotator's Note: Piper J-3 Cub...
Edwards, Charles Pilot Training, Getting Married, and Unit Assignment
Charles T. Edwards was sent to the University of North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Chapel Hill, North Carolina] for pre...
Welch, Darrell Pilots Afraid of Combat
Darrell Welch went to El Paso [Annotator's Note: El Paso, Texas] to get his physical. He went to Fort Bliss [Annotator'...
Pribyl, William Pipeline Statistics and Specifications
After William J. Pribyl inventoried the pipeline, it was dismantled and cut up for scrap, under the Army's conditions...
Renstrom, Keith Placement of 155mm Guns and Witnessing a Tank Fight
[Annotator's Note: Keith Renstrom served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Gunnery Sergeant in Company F, 2nd Battalion,...
Elliott, John Planes Going Down
John Elliott and his crew knew nothing about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima...
de Marcken, Christian Playing with Danger
Christian de Marcken recalled that when his family was forced back to Belgium, their home had been occupied by the...

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