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Crowley, Daniel Final Thoughts
Daniel Crowley admits that he used his experience to help him make sales while he was a merchandise salesman. He...
Mace, Sterling Final Thoughts
Before the war, Sterling Mace played baseball and had aspirations to pitch. He pitched for the Philip Morris cigarette...
Billingsley, James Final Thoughts
James Billingsley was in the mountains fighting and going down a gulley [Annotator's Note: in the Philippines]. Machine...
Shaw, Roger Final Voyage
Roger Shaw boarded another ship after his assignment as captain of the Army transport. The ship had a radio operator...
Verlander, David Finally an Officer Candidate
There was not much interaction with the New Zealanders on Guadalcanal, according to David Verlander, except for the...
Poliseno, Dominick Finding the American Front
The Germans brought Dominic Frank Poliseno and his fellow prisoners to a camp in Brandenburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag...
Morrison, Donald Finishing Germany and Preparing to Fight Japan
Donald C. Morrison and his company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry...
Tindal, Sullivan Finley's Girl
Sullivan Tindal and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry...
Myers, Jr., William First and Only Leave
William Myers, Jr. used any available ship to send sailors home. He did such a good job, his captain wanted to write...
Moskin, Alan First Combat
The first time Alan Moskin realized he was in combat and war, something hit the top of his head. There were mortar and...
Raquepau, John First Combat to Retirement
John "Jack" Raquepau does not know if he got the same bunk that was used by the pilot he replaced [Annotator's Note:...
Pedersen, Allen First Sergeant's Responsibilities
Allen Pedersen, as First Sergeant, was responsible for running the company [Annotator's Note: Pedersen served in the...
Del Monte, Jack First Unit Assignment to War's End
Jack Albert Del Monte felt he had finally made it when he was assigned to the 191st Tank Battalion [Annotator's Note:...
Krause, Joseph Flight Gear, Final Mission and Going Home
Joseph Krause recalls that he didn't keep his flight log book up to date while he flew the requisite 30 missions to...
Leefe, Guy Flight Hours, Units Attached To, and Playing Pranks
Guy Leefe, Jr. accumulated about 4,000 hours of flight time during his time in the service. He was discharged in...
Koone, Carl Flights and Fights
In January 1944 the weather was good, and Carl Koone said Allied airplanes could be seen all over Europe "all day,...
Barnes, Alvin Floating Mine and Returning Home
Alvin Barnes entered Tokyo Bay [Annotator's Note: Tokyo Bay, Japan] after the war. His ship [Annotator's Note: USS...
Haslett, Revis Flying a Bomber During the War
Revis Haslett flew the Hump [Annotator's Note: the nickname given to the stretch of the Himalayas that American pilots...
Brooks, Charles Edward Flying Combat Mission from USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Charles Brooks saw purple flak on his first combat mission off the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Morehead, James B. Flying P-38s in Europe
On arrival in San Francisco, California, James Morehead reported to headquarters, and didn't like the planes he would...
Varner, Joel Flying P-51s in India and China
The war in Europe had ended, but the war in the Pacific continued. The Allies were supporting Chiang Kai-Shek [...
Saylor, Herbert Flying the Hump and Return Home
Herbert Clyde Saylor [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner with the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, 10th...
Smith, Samuel Flying to the United States
Samuel W. Smith went to the landing strip right outside of England to prepare to leave for the United States. The next...
Buchert, Cyril A. Flying with the Jolly Rogers
Cyril Buchert as well as all the units flying off the island [Annotator's Note: New Guinea] were referred to as the "...
Nickerson, Edward Flying, France, and VE-Day
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer says that Edward Nickerson was on the O-Nine Six, Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo...
Sharp, Chester Food Missions and War's End
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp and his crew dropped food...
Guidone, Frank Football and navy law
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone served in the US Marine Corps as a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]When...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Forming Air Group 98, Postwar Service and Loving the USS Enterprise (CV-6)
[Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral James D. "Jig Dog" Ramage, commanded Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10), a scout-...
Hall, William Fortunes of War
William Hall had bad things happen to him but he never turned religious until he was in Vietnam. At that point in his...
Davis, Romay France and Postwar Life
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis [Annotator's Note: a Private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the...
Prestridge, Hillman France and Returning Home
Hillman James Prestridge was serving in a field artillery unit [Annotator's Note: when he landed with the first wave at...
Mancuso, Frank France and Returning Home
Frank Mancuso next went to Bessence [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling], France where his commanding officer gave him...
Parker, William France to Holland to War's End
As soon as William "Bill" Parker returned to the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, he was put on patrol...
Chandler, Howard Freedom in England
Howard Chandler discovered from others who had tried to return to Poland that it was dangerous and possibly deadly to...
Siracuse, James French Girls and Going Home
The woman spoke English. James Siracuse asked if he could join her. They chatted for awhile. She was a medical student...
Laster, John Thomas Friendly Fire in Naples Harbor
Arriving at Naples, John Laster said, the Army would assume defense of the incoming ships. On the mountains behind...

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