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Foster, Myrtle Serving in the WAVES
After completing basic training in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and more training in Memphis,...
Campbell, John Serving on 14 Different Ships
John Scott Campbell did several different jobs over time. He was a gunner on the 20mm gun [Annotator's Note: Oerlikon...
Groel, Marilyn "Marilyn Strelow" Serving Stateside
Marilyn Strelow Groel enjoyed her boot camp experience, especially the instruction on how to salute, march, and obey...
Beeghly, Donald Setting Shells and Going Home
Donald Beeghly did not see any massive movements of German prisoners. Beeghly has a document he received from the...
Eakes, Thomas Six Battle Stars, Home, and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Thomas Eakes served in the US Army Air Forces with the 713th Bombardment Squadron, 448th Bombardment...
Davis, Jackson Spending the War in Hawaii, War's End and Going Home
Jackson Davis spent his war duty time at Pearl Harbor working in Naval Intelligence. He was there from start to end. He...
Hamilton, Richmond Squadron life, Postwar and Reflections
Richmond Hamilton describes squadron life as his first exposure to an integrated unit where he had real...
Brown, Louis Stage Door Canteen and War's End
Louis J. Brown, Jr. and a friend bought a 1929 Model A convertible [Annotator's Note: 1929 Ford Model A convertible]...
Taylor, Fulton Stateside Duty
Fulton Taylor returned to California and reported for further assignment. He received a 30 day leave en route to his...
McKnight, Harry Stateside Service
The first thing that happened to Harry McKnight when he reached boot camp was a haircut. He was then given a rifle and...
Matsumoto, Roy Stateside Service
Roy H. Matsumoto returned to the United States and served five years in each of two separate locations. He had a good...
Lauderdale, Dell Stateside Tour then Vietnam and Back
Dell Lauderdale had been to Japan twice and Korea once before his next assignment which was finally back to the United...
Stumpfa, James Stationed in Seattle
Jim Stumpfa was shipped to Bellingham [Annotator's Note: Bellingham, Washington aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)] when the...
Brown, Roscoe Strafing a Train, Higher Education and Civil Rights
Dr. Roscoe Brown was attacking a train one time. He was leading the squadron [Annotator's Note: 100th Fighter Squadron...
Engmann, Larry Sub Chaser School
Larry Engmann served as a seaman and deck hand in the Navy and was assigned to the USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156). His...
Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Patrols in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310)] was 17 years old when he joined...
Scholle, Donald Submarine Service
Donald Scholle was proud to have served on the USS Spadefish (SS-411). He did not like the second skipper who drove the...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Submarines, Family, a Wedding Dress and Postwar Career
Rosemary Fagot would not go into the u-boat [Annotator's Note: German submarine] because she is claustrophobic. [...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Successful Missions
Adolph William Amundson's mission on Iwo Jima, Japan was to pick up the wounded and fly them back to a hospital on Guam...
Oplinger, Robert Surrender of Japan
Robert Oplinger never had issues other than sunburn from being in the water during his time as a frogman. Some of the...
Broussard, Lee Surrendering of Japan and Postwar
Lee R. Broussard was working in Admiral Halsey's [Annotator's Note: US Navy Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey]...
Lucas, Jack Surviving Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas was just asking God to save him [Annotator's Note: after being wounded by the hand grenade he jumped on...
Yip, Wallace Taking Germany
[Annotator's Note: Wallace Yip, Sr. fought his way across France with the 79th Infantry Division.] They finally made it...
Jindra, Leonard Tank Warfare, Being Wounded, and Returning Home
Leonard Jindra [Annotator's Note: an infantryman in the Company F, 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th...
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...
Lingo, Alfred The Aleutians
[Annotator's Note: Running water can be heard throughout segment.] Alfred A. Lingo returned from the Aleutian Islands...
Baile, Richard The B-29 and General James Doolittle
[Annotator's Note: Richard Baile served in the USAAF as a flight engineer on B-29 bombers in the 9th Bombardment Group...
Wisher, Charles The B-29 Superfortress
Charles “Chuck” Wisher thought the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was the...
Brown, Louis The B-29 Superfortress and Reflections
Louis J. Brown, Jr. reflects on the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber]. He first laid...
Carroll, Wesley The Beginning and the End of Service
The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll to discuss his recollections of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Gile, Richard The Bulge and War’s End
Richard Edward Gile fought in the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Murphy, Thomas The End of the War
Thomas Murphy spent eight or ten weeks in the 23rd General Hospital [Annotators Note: after being wounded in the side...
Dabney, William G. The end of the war and attempted deployment to the Pacific
William Dabney notes that the equipment kept coming in [Annotators Note: across Omaha Beach in the days following the 6...
Dietzel, Paul The Enola Gay and Lead Pilot Training
There were four parallel 9,000 foot runways [Annotator's Note: on Tinian]. Paul Dietzel's group was at the far end. One...
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...
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...

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