Preparing for the invasion of Japan

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Huber, Robert Ruhr Valley and Halle
The next action Robert Huber and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th...
Lowder, James School and Overseas
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise, and the video randomly pauses throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder reported...
Levy, Stanley Secret Coding and Postwar
Stanley "Stan" Levy was a cryptographer [Annotator's Note: cryptology is the study of secret codes]. He received...
Ambrose, Haney Securing the Philippines
After securing Bougainville [Annotator's Note: Bougainville, Solomon Islands], Haney Ambrose [Annotator's Note: with...
Luckadoo, John Segment 10
John Luckadoo had no regrets about returning to the United States after completing his 25 combat missions. The brass...
Luckadoo, John Segment 11
After the war the US Army Air Forces suspected that John Luckadoo was suffering from PTSD. When he had returned from...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 2
Michael Cokinos and the 8th Armored Division moved toward the Rhine River after the Battle of the Bulge. Their orders...
Woods, Edward Segment 3
When Woods would go into Times Square young servicemen would give them trouble about why they weren't in the service....
Kirk, Mancel Segment 6
On 23 April [Annotators Note: 23 April 1945] Mancel Kirk and his fellow 168th Infantry Regiment GIs were taken by truck...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Barnes, Alton Seizing Legaspi and Preparation for the Invasion of Japan
Alton Barnes was a machine gunner [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st Battalion, 158th Regimental Combat Team] during...
Lindquist, Donald Service in the Pacific
Donald Lindquist describes getting to Swansea, England aboard the SS Sapa Creek (MC hull 544) and not knowing when the...
St. Julian, James Service in the Philippines and New Guinea
James Anthony Saint Julien, Senior [Annotator's Note: deployed to the Philippines with the 766th Engineer Dump Truck...
Harris, Robert Service Overview
Robert Harris was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1922. The years of the Great Depression were tough. It hit hard in...
Lombardo, Frank Serving in Europe
Frank Lombardo landed in Scotland and then transferred to Cambridge, England. He could hear the Germans bombing London...
Treen, John Shanghai and War’s End
John Treen and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Doyle C. Barnes (DE-353)] were sent to Shanghai, China. He was put on...
Nicholas, John Shipboard Duty
John Nicholas was a Seaman 2nd Class deck hand when he went aboard the Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)]....
Adair, Charles Shipped Overseas
Charles Watkins Adair was sent to Nadzab, New Guinea [Annotator's Note: Nadzab Airfield in Lae, Papua New Guinea with...
Eakes, Thomas Six Battle Stars, Home, and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Thomas Eakes served in the US Army Air Forces with the 713th Bombardment Squadron, 448th Bombardment...
Slay, Charles Slapped by a Woman
Charles Slay was sent ahead of the rest of his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th Infantry Regiment,...
Bronfin, Fred Stateside and Postwar Service
Fred Bronfin was sent back [Annotator's Note: back to the United States] for more radar training and teaching at Saint...
Rosenbloom, Myers Stationed at Saipan
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was sent to Honolulu, Hawaii for R...
Traina, Joseph Storis and Cactus
The USCGC Storis (WMEC-38) was a brand-new ship. Traina reported to it in Duluth, Minnesota. They sailed it to Boston [...
Fontana, Frank Supply Sergeant and V-E Day
Frank Fontana was a supply sergeant [Annotator's Note: in the 93rd Medical Gas Treatment Battalion]. He had access to...
Oplinger, Robert Surrender of Japan
Robert Oplinger never had issues other than sunburn from being in the water during his time as a frogman. Some of the...
Curley, Walter Surrender of Japan and Occupation in China
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 3rd Amphibious Corps] returned to Guam [Annotator's...
O'Brien, Richard The Bulge and War's End
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee shows the camera several pictures while he talks about events of World War 2.] In...
Gile, Richard The Bulge and War’s End
Richard Edward Gile fought in the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Guitard, Robert The Draft and Atomic Bombs
Robert Guitard was drafted after graduating from high school [Annotator's Note: in 1945]. He went to Fort Williams [...
Murphy, Thomas The End of the War
Thomas Murphy spent eight or ten weeks in the 23rd General Hospital [Annotators Note: after being wounded in the side...
Hull, Lester The End of the War
Lester Hull saw Munich near the end of the war. The war ended when they were a little bit east of the city. Hull saw...
Dabney, William G. The end of the war and attempted deployment to the Pacific
William Dabney notes that the equipment kept coming in [Annotators Note: across Omaha Beach in the days following the 6...
Parra, Pedro The End of the War and Postwar Service
Pedro Parra was getting ready to get to go to Japan when the bomb [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Riedl, Edward The Filipinos
Edward Riedl thought the people [Annotator's Note: he is referring to the people on Leyte, Philippines] seemed...
Freligh, Robert The last months of the war
[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served in the navy as a TBM Avenger pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13, VT-13, flying from...
White, Dee The Merchant Marine
Dee Wayne White recalled when VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945] was announced and was...

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