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Floravante, Emile Life in the Field
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was in Czechoslovakia [Annotator's Note: with the 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry...
Tindal, Sullivan Life in the Field and Postwar
During the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Gerrits, Edward Life in the Field and War's End
Edward Gerrits was in Pratt, Kansas [Annotator's Note: Pratt Army Airfield, now Pratt Regional Airport, in Pratt,...
Istre, Adam Life in the Navy
Adam Istre said USS PC-487 was a pursuit craft and a submarine chaser, and its duties included protecting the shoreline...
Shaw, Claude Life in the Navy
After serving aboard the Walke [Annotator's Note: USS Walke DD-4156)], Claude Bufford Shaw was assigned to the Bullard...
Meisel, Judith Life in the New World
Judith Meisel lived in Canada with her brother. They shared a room. Her brother married and stayed in Canada. He loved...
Lehigh, David Life in the Pacific
David Lehigh was friendly with officers and enlisted men. One of his friends was flying over Saigon [Annotator's Note:...
Rinas, Bruno Life in the Philippines
Bruno S. Rinas arrived in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] in late February [Annotator's Note:...
Harrison, William Life in the Service
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. went to Saint Petersburg, Florida for Merchant Marine basic training. It was not...
Cohen, Jack Life in the United States
Jack Cohen finished high school and his father wanted him to study cosmetic chemistry in order to take over the family...
Castellano, Nancy Life in the WAVES
Nancy Lynch Castellano [Annotator's Note: in the WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Life in Vienna
The Austrians registered Ivan Bodis-Wollner and others and put them in a dormitory. They were later moved into a posh...
Bennett, Richard Life Lessons
Richard Bennett's transition from sailor to civilian was so wrapped up in school, work and family matters, he hardly...
Halberg, Norma Life of a WASP
Just before she went into the WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service Pilots], Norma Halberg and another girl,...
Somogyi, Peter Life of Freedom
While a member of the Kibbutz [Annotator's Note: Kibbutz Matzuva in Israel], Peter Somogyi spent half a day working and...
Thompson, Thomas Life on a PT-Boat
Thomas D. Thompson was observing a dogfight between a P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter...
Karpay, Irwin Life on Board Ship
I. J. Karpay enjoyed being an Armed Guard [Annotator's Note: US Navy Armed Guard] on a merchant ship [Annotator's Note...
Meader, Byron Life on Guadalcanal
Byron Herbert Meader received very little military training when he was assigned to the 3462nd Ordnance Medium...
Gilmore, Selwyn Life on Guam
[Annotator's Note: Selwyn Gilmore served in the United States Army Air Forces as a ground crew armorer in the 52nd...
Scales, James Life on Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] only had black sand in the southern part of the island. Iwo Jima means...
Dunne, Edward Life on Ship During D-Day
Edward Dunne's ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-53] had a big ramp that the tanks would go off of. There were six...
Martin, Robert Life on the USS LST-515
Robert Martin was transferred to the USS LST-515. It was a smaller ship than the USS Donner (LSD-20). He did not like...
Frongello, Arthur Life Overseas
Arthur Frongello believes the Navy uniform is the most innovative piece of clothing a man could wear. The stripes,...
Cook, Harold Life Overview
Harold C. Cook was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania. His father produced milk and ice cream on his dairy farm. Cook...
Joyce, Josefine Life with John Joyce
Josefine “Piepsi” Joyce lived with him [Annotator’s Note: she is referring to her husband, John Joyce, whom she met in...
Davis, Edna Life with the WASPs
[Annotator's Note: Edna Davis had completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program and wanted to join the US Army Air...
Klein, Gerda Liquidating the Ghetto
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, a young Jewish girl during the Nazi occupation of Poland, can be very difficult to...
Gillette, Thomas Living at Puget Sound Shipyard
At Puget Sound [Annotator's Note: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, near Bremerton, Washington], Thomas W....
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Living in America versus Europe
Alfons Robert Kleindienst had an uncle who was a Boy Scout [Annotator's Note: Boy Scouts of America youth organization...
Larson, William Living in Pusan
William Larson was serving in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] when the Army did away with colored...
Cresswell, Constance Living Through the Blitz
Constance Cresswell knew a little about the ongoing political situation and the war in Europe, but she was anxious to...
Polito, Felix LIving with the Memories
Felix Polito has reached the point in his life where he wants to let his dependants know what he did in the war. Gail...
Miles, George Lloyd Polette, Normandy, and Belgium
George Miles met Lloyd Polette [Annotator's Note: US Army First Lieutenant Lloyd L. Polette; awarded the Distinguished...
Johnson, Alfred Local History
[Annotator's Note: Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. talks about local history.] People were allowed to move onto the old...
MacCallum, Florence London Before, During, and After War
Florence MacCallum [Annotator’s Note: a citizen of England working for the U.S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff in London,...
Reeder, John Long Road to Retirement
In late summer of 1951 John Reeder returned to the United States. He was immediately sent to Quantico, Virginia for a...

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