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Ganitch, Michael Okinawa and Bikini Atoll
Michael Mickey Ganitch and the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) sailed past Japanese held islands en route to Okinawa. The ship...
James, Eugene Okinawa and Occupation
When Eugene N. James completed flight training, he was shipped to Sistersville, West Virginia and then on to Cherry...
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...
Keller, Fred Okinawa and War’s End
Fred L. Keller, Jr. says that most of the kamikazes they experiences off the coast of Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
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...
Darling, William Okinawa Then Returning Home
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was told...
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...
Morgan, Thomas Okinawa, War’s End, Occupation Duty and the Korean War
Thomas Edgar Morgan, Sr. was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division and sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Old P-39s Found
As Charles Wesley Borders' squadron [Annotator's Note: 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical...
Baxter, Lionel Omaha Beach and Malmedy
Lionel Baxter and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion] landed on Omaha Beach [...
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...
Larson, William On History and Wars
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Larson if he thinks future generations should continue to study World...
Gustafson, Gerald On Leave
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
Brant, Robert One Day Trip to Japan and Return Home
Robert Brant and his ship made it to Kyushu, Japan after hitting a typhoon in the Pacific. Brant recalled having ill...
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:...
Ward, Johnnie Only Lost Two Men
[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward jumped into France with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Flores, Belisario Opening Camp Carson
The 2nd Infantry Division came back from fighting in Europe in the latter part of 1945. They went to Camp Swift, Texas...
Gast, William Operation Cobra and Wounded in Mortain
Most of William Earl Gast and his unit's [Annotator's Note: Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division]...
Sturman, William Operation Crippled Chick
William Sturman's battalion was in Inchon [Annotator's Note: Inch'ŏn, Korea]. His skipper [Annotator's Note: nickname...
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 (...
Jagers, Robert Operation Tiger and Liberty in England
Operation Tiger [Annotator's Note: Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, rehearsal for invasion of Normandy, Slapton...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Varsity
Gale Ammerman needed his weapons in the Varsity landing [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel,...
Carroll, Wesley Opinions and Recollections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll how important it is for current and future generations to learn...
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...
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...
Uchida, Togue Overseas and the Lost Battalion
In 1944, Togue Uchida and 700 others were sent to Naples [Annotator's Note: Naples, Italy] where he joined the 100th...
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...
Fouts, Henry Overseas Deployment
Henry Sherman Fouts flew his first mission on 29 August 1944 [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron,...
Dochick, Wesley Overseas Deployment
Wesley John Dochick did not get liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] while his...
Bourgeois, Emiline Overseas Deployment
Emiline Ann Bourgeois [Annotator's Note: a US Army Nurse aboard the USAHS Blanche F. Sigman] treated young men and they...

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