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Corson, Eugene Okinawa and Occupation Duty
Eugene Corson went to Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22 June...
Theis, Kenneth Okinawa and Postwar
Kenneth Theis [Annotator’s Note: Supply and Disbursement Officer aboard the USS Manlove (DE-36)] was part of a giant...
Whaley, Ellis Okinawa Duties and Postwar Career
Ellis Whaley's training had been in engineering. He was given a transit and laid out roads and a cemetery. He had some...
Twigger, William Okinawa to Guam
William J. Twigger joined the remnant of the division [Annotator's Note: he had originally been a member of Company F,...
Ferris, Robert Okinawa, Leave, and War’s End
[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in combat...
Campbell, John On a Lot of Ships
John Campbell was on the SS Thomas Pollock, the SS O. Henry, and the SS Jubal A. Early. One they called the bushel...
Harrell, Edgar On Board the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
After listening to Walter Winchell [Annotator's Note: Walter Winchell, American newspaper columnist] on the radio...
Gustafson, Gerald On Leave
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
Grenny, Guy One Man’s Story
Guy Grenny had a man as a patient who had grown up in California. The man was in the Signal Corps [Annotator's Note:...
McKinnon, Lee Operation Crossroads
While serving in England, there was a ship that gave Lee O. McKinnon and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Calvert (...
Marshall, Kenneth Operation Crossroads and Postwar Navy Service
Kenneth Marshall served [Annotator's Note: in the US Navy] for four years. He intended to stay in the Navy, but after...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Varsity
Gale Ammerman needed his weapons in the Varsity landing [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel,...
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...
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...
Leith, Hal OSS Postwar Activities
Harold “Hal” Leith [Annotator’s Note: as a member of the Office of Strategic Service (OSS), the forerunner of the...
Arrow, Kenneth Other Economists
Dr. Kenneth Arrow never discussed his father's World War 1 or his own World War 2 experiences. His father was in...
Leopold, Vernon Other Platoon Members
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with Vernon Leopold describing some of the men he served with in the I...
Winslow, Lawson Other Veterans' War Stories
There was no doubt in Lawson T. Winslow, Junior's [Annotator's Note: a Naval Reservist aboard the USS John A. Bole (DD-...
Pohorilla, Michael Overseas and First Mission
Michael J. "Mike" Pohorilla boarded a converted Italian luxury liner, the Saturnia [Annotator's Note: MS Saturnia], for...
Bailey, Kenneth Overseas and Postwar
Kenneth H. Bailey went from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to England on the Highland Chieftain. It...
Budlong, George Overseas and Returning Home
Still dealing with pneumonia, George E. Budlong and his unit boarded forty and eights [Annotator's Note: 40 and eight...
Cornelia, Matthew Overseas and War's End
While in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], Matthew Cornelia boarded an APA [Annotator's Note...
Reavis, Carrel Overseas and War's End
After bootcamp, Carrel Reavis was sent to Hawaii, where he stayed for the whole war. All he did was load and unload...
LeBlanc, Andrew Overseas Deployment and Postwar Life
Andrew Leblanc was shipped to the Philippines. He lived in a pup tent [Annotator's Note: also called a shelter-half,...
Buschmeier, Frank Overseas in Europe
Frank William Buschmeier served as a waist gunner with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Scoppa, Carmen Overseas in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Carmen Scoppa is in a hospital and voices can be heard in the background throughout the interview.]...
Harrison, William Overseas in the Pacific
After completing his Merchant Marine training, William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was sent to Miami, Florida. He then...
Velfling, Jacob Overseas in the Pacific and War's End
Upon arrival in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in June 1945, Jacob Velfling, Jr. and the rest of his...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Overseas to Manila
After basic training, Herbert Yudenfriend was sent to Camp Howze in Texas near Dallas [Annotator's Note: Cooke County,...
Carlson, Donald Overseas to Play Basketball
After basic training, Donald Rudolph Carlson was shipped to Fort Bliss, Texas for training in an anti-aircraft battery...
Lafleur, Richard Overseas to Yokohama
Richard Lafleur was not assigned to a unit after training. He knew he was going to be in the 1st Cavalry Division....
Davis, Arthur Overview of Career
Arthur Davis was born in March 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Tulane University, he was an...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Pacific Duty
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roy Boreen was stationed at the Section Base until 1943. After that, he was sent to...
Goodwin, Kenneth Panay Island and Japanese Surrender
Going across the Pacific [Annotator's Note: Pacific Ocean] to the Philippines, Kenneth Raymond Goodwin stopped in Guam...
Courant, Hans Paris and CERN
When he left Paris, Hans Courant went to the Berkeley labs. He stayed there for a while then went to CERN [Annotator's...
Ammerman, Gale Paris and Postwar Life
During Operation Varsity [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel, Germany], the glider pilots of one...

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