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Baker, Bernard Overseas Deployment
Bernard Baker went to Fort Lewis, Washington [Annotator’s Note: near Lakewood, Washington], for overseas training. He...
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...
Schafer, Leon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer went to Mobile, Alabama to board his assigned ship - the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST-502...
Johnson, Kaare Overseas to Italy
Kaare Allan Johnson spoke highly of Colonel Walsh [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant Colonel Louis A. Walsh, Jr.]...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Overseas to Manila
After basic training, Herbert Yudenfriend was sent to Camp Howze in Texas near Dallas [Annotator's Note: Cooke County,...
Barton, Walter Overseas to North Africa
[Annotator's Note: Walter Henry Barton took part in intensive training from his arrival at Camp Adair, Oregon from...
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...
Riggs, William Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Someone off camera interjects at various points.] As his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Suwannee (...
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....
Goebel, Robert P-39s, Spitfires, and P-51s
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel says the P-39 [Annotator's Note: Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter aircraft] had a bad reputation. It...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Savage, Robert Pacific Tour of Duty
Robert Savage was assigned as the radio man on the USS Springfield (CL-66), which received orders to escort a heavy...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Palestine, Americans and His Odds of Survival
Micha Tomkiewicz was on a train from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to Theresienstadt [Annotator's Note: a...
Gabour, James Panama to VE-Day
James Anthony Gabour's one year enlistment was extended for four more years. He was stationed in Panama as the Mess...
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...
Blakey, Thomas Parachuting into France
There were 18 or 19 men on Thomas J. Blakey's plane [Annotator's Note: from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Billingsley, James Paratrooper Training
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley why he chose to be a paratrooper.] Billingsley grew up a poor...
Rubin, Mark Parents
Mark Rubin moved to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia after being liberated from Terezin [Annotator's Note: Theresienstadt...
MacCallum, Florence Paris After D-Day
Florence MacCallum [Annotator’s Note: a citizen of England working for the U.S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff in London,...
Ammerman, Gale Paris and Postwar Life
During Operation Varsity [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel, Germany], the glider pilots of one...
Fallon, John Paris Before Home
John T. Fallon had to wait to go home. He had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a...
Raskoph, Jack Patrolling the Channel Islands and End of War
Jack Raskoph was not much help in the radio room. He was a Radioman 3rd Class. His channel was operated by the British...
Dietrick, Alfred Patrolling to Capture Germans
After his first combat [Annotator's Note: during Operation Avalanche, 9 to 16 September 1943, Salerno, Italy], Alfred...
Whitman, Melvin Patrols on Okinawa
On one patrol, Melvin C. Whitman shot a big rat off a fence. The shot scared a hiding Japanese soldier and one of...
Larson, William Patton, Bradley, and Eisenhower
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Larson what his personal feelings were towards US Army Lieutenant...
Larson, William Pavement Experiments
When William Larson got out of the Army [Annotator's Note: 1946], he did not intend on going back to Nebraska. His wife...
Wilson, James Pavuvu to Peleliu
James Wilson got off Cape Gloucester [Annotator's Note: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, February 1944]...
Williams, Bernice Pearl Harbor and Military Training
Bernice Williams was in Milwaukee [Annotator's Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin] and heard about the attack [Annotator's Note...
Goodwin, Hersey Pearl Harbor and Vietnam
Hersey Goodwin was in high school, and they talked current events in the mornings. They knew about it [Annotator's Note...
Baker, Sterling Pearl Harbor and VJ-Day
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Sterling Baker if he recalls a wide variety of ships being hit. He does not]....
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;...
David, James Pensacola and Retirement
James Warren David was sent to Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Pensacola, Florida] for rehabilitation. He was transferred...

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