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Taddeo, Al Blue Angels
Initially, Alfred Taddeo lost contact with his fellow flyers after their short stint together on the team [Annotator's...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Blurred Memories and Postwar Reunions
Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...
Leskovic, Elvia Boarding School
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec was so wrapped up in her schooling [Annotator's Note: in a combined high...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
Louis Conter enjoyed knowing both Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. He enjoyed Bob Hope the most as he was the serviceman's...
Goldberg, Edwin Bomber Co-Pilot
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg reached a...
Goldberg, Edwin Bombing Missions
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg’s first...
Warren, Ennis Bombing Missions over Europe
Ennis C. Warren and his crew had an experienced officer fly their airplane on the first combat mission [Annotator’s...
Thornhill, Jack Boot Camp and Ship Assignment
Jack Thornhill was sent to San Diego for boot camp. There were a lot of guys from the Alexandria [Annotator's Note:...
Toledo, Bill Bougainville
Bill Toledo saw his first combat on 1 November 1943. He landed on the island of Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...
Hughes, Lowell Breakout from Anzio and the Beachhead Cemetery
[Annotator's Note: Lowell Hughes served in the Army as an engineer in Company A, 120th Engineer Combat Battalion, 45th...
Morrison, Leila Buchenwald and D-Day
When Leila Morrison arrived in Buchenwald [Annotator's Note: Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany], the...
Thurston, Stanley Buchenwald Liberation and War's End
Stanley James Thurston participated in the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp [Annotator's Note: Buchenwald...
Lorenzen, Angus Camp Kids and Identity
The Japanese were friendly towards children, so Angus Lorenzen did not fear them. He talked with them until about four...
Carson, Benjamin Cannibals
Benjamin Carson returned to Kwajalein with other Raiders and with Louis Zamperini [Annotator's Note: Louis S. Zamperini...
Beard, Norma "Norma Ford" Captain Eugene Ford
Norma Jean Ford Beard lost her father in the war. His remains were only recovered recently. [Annotator’s Note: Beard's...
Harrell, Edgar Captain McVay
Edgar Harrell was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) [Annotator's Note: sometimes referred to as "Indy"] serving...
Johnson, John Captivity by the Japanese
John S. Johnson stayed alive during captivity because of his faith and his family. While on Wake Island before the...
McDermott, James Captured by Germans
James McDermott had bailed out of his stricken Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and could see it still going North. In 2007...
Cook, Francis "Frank" Captured in the Battle of the Bulge
Francis J. Cook went from England to France in late September or early October 1944. The 106th [Annotator's Note: 106th...
Huber, Robert Casualties and Artillery
Only one of Robert Huber's friends was wounded during the war. He did not know the sergeant who was killed. The one who...
Wilson, James Chesty Puller and Late Promotion
James Wilson left Peleliu [Annotator's Note: after the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau]...
Hayes, Raymond China and Korea
Raymond Hayes got word of the war ending before he left San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] for Pearl [...
Ford, John Civilian Life and Reflections
After his time in the Army, John Holton Ford returned to the University of Cincinnati [Annotator’s Note: in Cincinnati...
Gilmore, Selwyn Civilian Regrets
Selwyn Gilmore fit back in when he got home. He did not go to work right away. He regrets not going to college when it...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Climate Change and the Holocaust
Micha Tomkiewicz fills his time trying to informally study and understand the history of the Holocaust. For him, the...
Aldous, Robert Close Call on Mindoro
When Robert G. Aldous first got to Mindoro [Annotator's Note: Mindoro, Philippines in January 1945 with the 319th...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Closer to Death
A guy approached Vernon Tweedt's wife at a reunion and told her he wanted to share something about Tweedt. Their...
Beard, Oral Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Beynon, Robert Closing Thoughts
Dr. Robert Beynon thinks the war changed him. He was right out of high school. He learned that you always have a boss....
Weiss, Jack Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jack Weiss what he thinks of The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana...
McGee, George Closing Thoughts
George Wesley McGee's service means more to him today than it did when he was first discharged. At the time, he just...
Smith, Thomas Closing Thoughts
Each regiment had a book with pictures in it. When the war was over, Thomas J. Smith, Junior felt like a curtain came...
Paege, Harry Closing Thoughts
Harry George Paege, Junior did not think about staying in the Army. He wanted to go to college and be a lawyer. He got...
Synder, Harold Closing Thoughts
The war made Harold Daniel Snyder a man. His time in the Army Air Corps was as good as two years in college. He learned...
Foster, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert E. Foster was a Captain at the end of the war after his company commander was shot and he took over. He became a...
Fienup, Victor Closing Thoughts
Victor Fienup does not think about the war and has not had bad thoughts about it. Even from his days as a POW [...

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