Relationships

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Bache-Wiig, John Rowing Club on the Rhine
John Bache-Wiig, Jr. and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry...
Pratt, Robert Running Supplies
[Annotator's Note: Audio popping sounds can be heard throughout this segment.] Robert W. "RW" Pratt, assigned as the...
Christiansen, Ejnar Running the Caribbean
Ejnar Christiansen spent the summer of 1940 in Jacksonville, Florida as a cadet on the Danish Merchant Marine training...
Greene, Whayland Rural Life to Army Life
[Annotator's Note: Video pauses frequently throughout segment.] Whayland Harvel Greene was born in February 1925 in...
Brooks, James Rural Life to Fighter Pilot
James "Jim" L. Brooks was born in January 1921 in Vinton, Virginia which was a rural area. Though his family lived on a...
Pike, Henry Russell Islands
Henry Quinton Pike was part of the 3rd Raider Battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Raider Battalion] which invaded...
Stachel, Robert Russia, Italy, and Final Missions
Robert A. Stachel [Annotator's Note: a tail gunner in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group did a...
Chauvin, Ernest Russians and Germans
Ernest Chauvin and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry...
Christiansen, Ejnar Sailing in Convoys
Ejnar Christiansen's hardest time sailing in convoy was trying to stay in position at night. Keeping speed was very...
Raquepau, John Saipan and Philippine Sea
The major air base in the Gilbert [Annotator's Note: Gilbert Islands] and Marshall Islands was at Truk Island. John "...
Scales, James Saipan and Tinian
James Shelton Scales landed on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Battle of Saipan, 15 June to 9 July 1944, Saipan, Mariana...
Casillas, Joseph Saipan to Okinawa
Joe G. Casillas was trained as a rifleman in the infantry. He got to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana...
Sichler, George Salerno and Anzio
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Sichler how their second landing, at Salerno, Italy on 9 September 1943...
Guitard, Robert Saturday Night Dances
[Annotator's Note: Robert Guitard was assigned to the Prisoner of War Enclosure 339, Prisoner of War Information Bureau...
Kelley, Archie Saturday Night Poker, Sunday Morning Torpedoes
On that Saturday [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1941], Archie Kelley's uncle Bruce [Annotator's Note: US Navy Commander...
Reed, Raymond Saving Audie Murphy
Raymond A. Reed went from Reykjavik [Annotator's Note: Reykjavik, Iceland] to Keflavik [Annotator's Note: Keflavik,...
Richard, Joseph Saving Sailors at Pearl Harbor
Joseph Richard was a welder aboard the USS Rigel (AR-11) when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He took a small boat...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Saving the German People
[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was a pilot during the Berlin Airlift in Germany.] The first time he landed, the door...
Debrick, Arnold Saving Two Young Boys
In April 1945, Arnold Debrick and the 6th Armored Division went into Buchenwald [Annotator's Note: Buchenwald...
Cart, William "Bill" SB2C Helldiver and Chip
[Annotator's Note: William Cart was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 231 (VMSB-231) on Majuro Atoll, Marshall...
Bussel, Norman Scaring Some Germans
Norman Bussel was awaiting discharge and went to physical rehabilitation in Miami, Florida. He was then sent to...
Rickel, Robert Scary Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel went on a mission to Anklam [Annotator's Note: Anklam, Germany with the 524th Bombardment Squadron...
Bala, Walter Scary Missions
During the mission of 10 January [Annotator's Note: 10 January 1945], Walter Bala's plane was returning to base when it...
Kinsey, Norman School and Family Business
[Annotator's Note: Norman Kinsey arrived home from Europe in October 1945.] He drove down to Baton Rouge [Annotator's...
Aalders, Johannes School Life Under German Occupation
Johannes Aalders started secondary school in 1943 [Annotator's Note: in Apeldoorn, Netherlands]. The headmaster had to...
Oreck, David Scotch and the Father of Mark Spitz
David Oreck guesses he was on between five and ten missions as a navigator on a B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Holt, Thomas Scotland, North Africa, and Capture
Thomas Michael Holt's Ranger training was arduous [Annotator's Note: the 1st Ranger Battalion]. Darby [Annotator's Note...
Lynch, James Sea of Japan and Atomic Bomb Use
James Paul Lynch and his unit [Annotator's Note: the USS Sea Dog (SS-401)] left one submarine there [Annotator's Note:...
Eads, Arthur Seabee at Work
Arthur L. Eads [Annotator's Note: as a 1st class shipfitter for the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion] was on a ship...
Stern, Guy Searching for Family
A friend of Guy Stern's had some family in the north of Germany. A month or so after V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory...
Engels, Emile Second Liberation
Emile Engles said that as long as his parents were calm under enemy fire, he was not very afraid. Sheltering in a...
McCowen, William Second Mission Airplane Crash
For William McCowen's [Annotator's Note: as a US Air Force copilot in the 307th Strategic Bomb Wing stationed at Kadena...
Campbell, John Second Ship Torpedoed
John Scott Campbell cannot remember the name of his second ship [Annotator's Note: SS Andrew G. Curtin]. [Annotator's...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Secret B-29 and Marriage
Betty Peak worked at the Boeing Aircraft Company [Annotator's Note: in Wichita, Kansas]. Every plane had a letter...
Levy, Stanley Secret Coding and Postwar
Stanley "Stan" Levy was a cryptographer [Annotator's Note: cryptology is the study of secret codes]. He received...
Pratt, Robert Secret Mission in New Guinea
[Annotator's Note: Audio popping sounds can be heard throughout this segment.] Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note...

Pages