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De Mers, William Segment 4
They kept moving up trying to find the Japanese [Annotator's Note: on the island of New Guinea]. There was a supply...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 4
[Annotators Note: John Vessey served in the army as the First Sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 4
The 2nd plane [Annotator’s Note: the 2nd kamikaze on 10 May 1945] that hit them hit the after engine room. He came in...
Karr, Robert Segment 4
They were on General's Quarters [Annotator's Note: ready for battle] for 72 hours. The guys would take turns on their...
Hawk, John Segment 4
Hawk arrived in England and took a C-47 across the English Channel to France. His aircraft landed on an airstrip on the...
Akins, Robert Segment 4
When the Marines were about half way down Okinawa the Japanese got around behind them. Robert Akins and some of his...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 4
[Annotators Note: Charles Scheffel served in the army as an infantry officer. He was sent to England with five other...
Van Kirk,Theodore "Dutch" Segment 4
Theodore Van Kirk was the group navigator for the 509th Bombardment Group [Annotator's Note: 509th Composite Group]....
Rall, Gunther Segment 4
On 12 May 1944, there was a big air raid with 800 bombers and top cover from Hub Zemke and his wolf pack. They came...
Perrett, Marvin Segment 4
After the invasion they left Southern France [Annotator's Note: Perrett means Northern France, in June 1944] and...
Starnes, James Segment 4
From Pearl Harbor they were sent to the Pacific [Annotator’s Note: the crew of the USS Missouri in January 1945] and...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 4
Alexander Jefferson came in the middle of the Tuskegee program. The first program was March 1942 and the last class was...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 4
Vernon wore a ring. Hershel Williams also wore a ring that was to remind him of his engagement to his fiancee Ruby....
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 4
Hannan and Jacques developed good camaraderie. One of the great challenges that he faced was treating both the American...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 4
[Annotators Note: James Smith served in the USMC as a radioman and rifleman in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]...
Lazarick, Len Segment 5
When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 5
Connick recalls having great respect for the Marines they picked up at Iwo Jima. He watched them fight, seeing the...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 5
Theodore Finkbeiner went on a patrol to snatch a prisoner one night and came to a bridge that had been blown out. They...
Murphy, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Murphy served in the army as a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 5
When Richard Duchossois and his unit got up into the Bulge [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Bulge] it was very cold...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 5
The day after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] Alexander Vraciu was...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 5
When Edward LaPorta was in training all of the guys in the outfit were very good friends. After going through their...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 5
After going past the site of the Malmedy Massacre, they kept going and their next major battle was in a town called...
Quintana, Ben Segment 5
At night around Henderson field the fighting was rough [Annotator’s Note: on Guadalcanal]. Quintana could only aim at...
Henderson, William Segment 5
Their first dive bombing mission was a railroad trestle in Burma. Henderson lined up over his bomb sight. He dropped...
Bell, Bryan Segment 5
The scout that noticed the machine gun nests hidden in the changed leaves was able to go back to Bell and relay what he...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 5
John Vessey learned a lot from his 34th Infantry Division leaders. His experience in North Africa colored his outlook...
Barnes, William Segment 5
William Barnes manned a 20 millimeter antiaircraft gun aboard USS PC-590. When an enemy plane came at the ship it...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 5
While the Laffey was undergoing training on Chesapeake Bay some of the gunners were sent to Dam Neck, Virginia for...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 5
The 88's [Annotator's Note: German 88 millimeter artillery] started coming in at them around 5:00am [Annotator's note:...
Thatcher, David "Dave" Segment 5
Thatcher was able to get his tool kit from the plane. Later in the morning there was a Chinese underground member who...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 5
At Santa Cruz Feightner and Wickendoll [Annotator's Note: Lt(jg) Maurice Wickendoll] were flying CAP [Annotator's Note...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 5
Everyone in the outfit had great respect for Gavin [Annotator’s Note: Major General James "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin,...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 5
Sherman [Annotator's Note: US M4 "Sherman" medium tank] tanks make a lot of noise but Tiger [Annotator's Note: German...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 5
James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 6
On the morning of the 16th [Annotator's Note: 16 December 1944] Lyle Bouck was surprised by shelling. They could hear...

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