Preparing for the invasion of Japan

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Paulk, William Combat in Europe and Return Home
William Morris Paulk was sent to Lake Charles, Louisiana to join his flight crew where he stayed for two months. On 31...
Niederer, James Combat in Europe and War’s End
James “Jim” William Niederer and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 74th Signal Company, 36th Signal Battalion] stayed in...
McCool, William Combat in Germany
William McCool and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry...
Momi, Harry Combat in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] Harry Robert Momi fought...
Coleman, Jerry Combat in the Philippines
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman [Annotator's Note: a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with Marine Scout-Bomber...
King, Rivers Combat, Training, then Back to Combat
Rivers Richardson King was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 233 (VMSB-233) and headed to Guadalcanal [...
Garbo, William Conclusions
Once William Garbo returned to G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, he resumed command of his machine gun...
Halpern, Gerard Continuing His Education with the GI Bill
Gerard Halpern was serving with the XVth Corps when the war ended. He was stationed in the town of Chantilly right...
Skinner, Charles Country Boy to Military Training
Charles Brightman Skinner was born in May 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida. He had an older brother who served in World...
Lochra, Albert Crew Relationships and Mail Home
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. and his crew [Annotator's Note: 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Ngai, Johnny Crossing the Rhine
Johnny Ngai crossed the Rhine River [Annotator's Note: into Germany]. Three days later they were told the war would be...
Yip, Wallace Czechoslovakia and War's End
Wallace Yip, Sr. was in basic training at Camp Claiborne [Annotator's Note: Camp Claiborne, Rapides Parish, Louisiana...
Tennant, Harry D-Day Invasion and After
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] Harry Tennant worked in the...
Gilmore, Wayne Deployed to Guam
Wayne McKinnon Gilmore went back overseas and joined the 3rd Marine Division while they were finishing up on Guam [...
Lininger, Schuyler Deployment and Occupation Duty
Schuyler Lininger was sent to the Pacific in August 1945. He was part of the replacement troops coming in for the...
Caplan, Lester Deployment to Okinawa
At Camp Crowder [Annotator's Note: in Neosho, Missouri], Lester Caplan was originally trained as a radio repairman, but...
Lawler, Daniel Deployment to the Pacific
Daniel J. Lawler deployed to the Pacific in November 1943. He felt sufficiently trained. Training was hell, but he used...
Fronk, Wesley Did What We Had to Do
Wesley Fronk never fired a shot in anger. There was one instance where he and another soldier were returning from...
Levin, Jules Discharge, Education and Postwar Career
Although the war ended in Europe, America was still fighting the Japanese in the East. Jules Levin was chosen to be...
Pike, Henry Duty in the Pacific
Henry Quinton Pike was assigned to a gun on the USS Hornet (CV-8) to transport civilians to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Early Life
Walter Amoss was born in 1924 in Lake Charles [Annotator's Note: Lake Charles, Louisiana] and grew up in New Orleans [...
Perry, Robert Early Life
Robert Perry was born in Ebenezer, Louisiana, near Crowley [Annotator's Note: Crowley, Louisiana], in November 1926. He...
McCool, William End of the War
William McCool left Ohrdruf, Germany and its concentration camp bound for Dresden, Leipzig, and then Zwickau on the...
LaPook, Sidney End of the War
Sidney LaPook joined the 4th Auxiliary Surgical Group about a week before the war ended. He was hoping to be able to...
Graff, Richard End of the War
Richard Graff continued moving through Germany. There were displaced people as well as American and German prisoners of...
Bronder, Benedict End of the War
Benedict Bronder was shipped to Africa on an LCI, or Landing Craft Infantry, and then from Africa to the United States...
Schilling, Ira End of the War
After combat on Tinian ended and the island was secured, Ira Schilling was sent to Hawaii. First, however, he reported...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" End of the War and Occupation Duty
[Annotator's Note: Clifford Suthern Hayes fell ill and was sent to a hospital to recover.] Clifford Suthern Hayes was...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" End of the War, Nightmares, Korea and Vietnam
After Michael Mervosh helped his wounded friends in the foxhole he realized that he had lost his hearing [Annotator's...
Wheeler, Berle End of War
Berle Wheeler experienced Japanese air raids but slit trenches protected him from the attacks [Annotator's Note: he was...
Hollis, Frederick End of War
Frederick Hollis saw the mood of the country after Kasserine Pass as being very negative. With many ships lost at Pearl...
Villars, Robert End of War
Robert Villars sailed through the Straits of Magellan after leaving Montevideo, Uruguay. He saw the local inhabitants...
Scholl, Richard Endless Combat and Cannibals
Richard Scholl was in some of the dirtiest fighting in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf,...
Arledge, Mahlen Enemy Troops
Mahlen Arledge fought on Peleliu independently of the Marines who were at a stage of moving off the island and turning...
Hastings, Wilford Europe and Postwar Career
Wilford E. Hastings received training to handle mines while in Germany. He would pull the mines out of the ground with...
Klimas, Irvin Europe to the Pacific at War's End
Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] gave support to the landing forces around...

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