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Linkous, Melvin Siegfried Line and Normandy
Melvin Linkous [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division] was...
Finklang, Frank Solving the Mystery of a Missing Friend
[Annotator's Note: Frank Finklang served with the 419th Bombardment Squadron, 301st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force...
Leopold, Vernon Some of the Guys
Vernon Leopold only really remembers the members of the I...
Miller, Irving Southern France, the Bulge and Frostbite
Irving Miller landed in the French Riviera near Saint-Maxime [Annotator's Note: Saint-Maxime, France]. The equipment...
Keller, Jack Squadron Mate Tries to Kill Him
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
McLaurine, Luke Stalag Luft III
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was transported by passenger train to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...
Strunk, Chester Stalag VII-A at Moosburg and Liberation
Chester Strunk traveled by foot and rail to reach the Stalag at Moosburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A was near...
McGovern, George Stateside Training and Overseas Deployment
George McGovern had one his buddies took him up in a plane to see if he could still fly a few years ago. He was able to...
Fox, Howard Staying in the Navy and Postwar Service
Howard Fox liked the Navy so much that after his discharge he joined the Navy Reserves. He was called up in 1950 to...
Lucas, Jack Stow Away to Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas stowed away on a troop train from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Camp Linda Vista,...
Dyson, Freeman Strategic Bombing Efficacy
Freeman Dyson considers strategic bombing in World War 2 to be a mistake. A decision was made in 1936 to emphasize that...
Jackson, Wilbur Submarine Action and War's End
Wilbur Lee Jackson knew the deck gun [Annotator’s Note: five inch, 25 caliber naval gun aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287...
Zilliacus, Patrick Submarine Duty
Patrick Zilliacus thinks that the variety of odd jobs he held before being drafted helped him in duties on a submarine...
Andrews, Dennis Submarine Life
While Dennis Allen Andrews served on the USS Plunger (SS-179) and USS Plaice (SS-390) during World War 2, he...
Andrews, Dennis Submarine Patrols
In April 1942, Dennis Allen Andrews was assigned as the Electrician's Mate 3rd Class to the USS Plunger (SS-179). On...
Ernest, Malcolm Surrendered
[Annotator's Note: Malcolm Ernest was among the Americans who were surrendered to the Japanese in Bataan, Philippines...
Liston, Earl Surrounded
When Earl Roger Liston arrived in Europe with his unit [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division], he had to release...
Matsumoto, Roy Surviving Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto was within the perimeter of Nhpum Ga [Annotator's Note: Nhpum Ga, Burma; present day Myanmar] for...
Carroll, Wesley Surviving the Crash
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll what was going through his mind when his plane was going down.]...
Schaller, Henry Thanking the Tuskegee Airmen
Henry Schaller got discharged. He flew home in a new plane that nothing worked in. He flew from Italy to Africa and...
Loring, Bud The Americans Arrive
[Annotator's Note: The audio was cut off and the tape restarts midsentence. When it does, Bud Loring is talking about...
Hecht, Lester The Atomic Bomb
When Lester Hecht was in Mindanao [Annotator's Note: Mindanao, Philippines], the aircraft he was in charge of always...
Goodwin, Hersey The B-24 and Reunions
The B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] was a four engine bomber. Hersey Goodwin has read...
Sadler, Richard The Battle of Britain
Burt Richard Sadler turned 15 years old in 1940. Not long after, he started experiencing German bombing raids. Sadler...
Field, Richard The Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Stefaniak, Joe The Bulge to Postwar
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Stephaniak served in the Army as a paratrooper in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute...
Kelley, Archie The Coming War
Archie Kelley had done very well in high school and had no academic problems at all [Annotator's Note: while attending...
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...
Bradley, Aubrey The Fate of Bradley’s Crew
Russian aircraft were strafing the area where Aubrey Bradley was being held, and he was given coffee and stale bread...
Leopold, Vernon The First Reunion
Vernon Leopold provides a description of his fellow soldiers, the commander and non-commissioned officer in his I...
Asbury, Richard The Four Musketeers
Richard Asbury does not know how he came up with the name "Queenie" [Annotator's Note: North American P-51B Mustang...
Blackwell, Astley The Future Depends on the Past
Astley Blackwell feels that it is very important for students to learn about World War 2. There is a museum at the base...
Taylor, Claude The G.I. Bill and Service During the Korean War
Claude Taylor returned from China and disembarked in San Francisco. He returned to Louisiana where he was discharged...
Redmond, Leroy The Germans Surrender
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" The Great Depression
In 1929, Bill Norberg's father lost his job due to the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great Depression was a...

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