Tank warfare

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Carawan, Chris The Start of the Battle of the Bulge
Jumping forward to when Chris Carawan was in Belgium, replacing the 2nd Infantry Division's positions weapon-for-weapon...
Murray, Charles The Strain of Combat on Leadership
Charles Murray was with 25 second lieutenants in the back of a truck going across France. He was a first lieutenant by...
Price, John The Tank Destroyers
John H. Price, Jr.'s company [Annotator's Note: Company B, 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion] was comprised of three...
Forcinella, Frank The War Ends
Frank Forcinella liked the Rhine River crossing [Annotator's Note: at Nierstein, Germany, 22 March 1945]. They had...
Light, Carl The War Ends
Carl Light and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division] captured...
Chaisson, Roland Tiger Tanks, Being Wounded, Going AWOL and Occupation Duty
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] retreated about eight or ten miles...
Ricks, Howard Tinian
Following Saipan, Howard Ricks and the 4th Division [Annotator's Note: Ricks was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Bale, Edward Tinian
Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [...
Wombacher, Delbert Training Tank Crews
[Annotator's Note: After working on tank trial tests with US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., Delbert...
Gutman, Jack Transferring to the Pacific and the Battle of Okinawa
Once Utah Beach was secured, Jack Gutman returned to England with the evacuees, and wound up in the officers' ward. His...
Pomroy, Frank Treating a Wounded Marine and Being Evacuated
Frank Pomroy went back to get the wounded Marvin Hattan who was screaming and moaning from his wounds [Annotator's Note...
Pizzolongo, Paul Treating All Wounded Men
Paul Pizzolongo was a medic in the medical detachment of Battery B, 991st Field Artillery Battalion, 258th Field...
Angst, Lawrence Treating Wounded Soldiers
The first thing Lawrence Angst did when being shelled was jump in a foxhole. They learned how to protect themselves. He...
Boitnott, Monty Tunisia
Monty Joe Boitnott and his squad ended up near Chimoy [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling] off the main road. One...
Della Vedova, Dominic Tunisia
Dominic Della Vedova [Annotator’s Note: serving in Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry...
LaRose, Bruce Tunisia
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in North Africa] took a...
Schmittgens, Leo Under Fire on Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens went on patrols and his Lieutenant, Jaffe [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant...
Sgobbo, Dominick Under Siege and Being Captured
While the division [Annotator's Note: 94th Infantry Division] was in Luxemburg, Dominick Sgobbo was charged with taking...
Chaisson, Roland V-1 Rockets, Rice Pudding and the Battle of the Bulge
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] started on their way to Paris but...
Bauer, Wynn War Ends
[Annotator's Note: Wynn Bauer served in the Army as an assistant driver on an M4 Sherman medium tank in the 36th...
Cox, Neil "Jack" War's End
Neil Cox made it through the Siegfried Line [Annotator's Note: a series of defensive fortifications roughly paralleling...
Clark, Charles War's End
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark rode tanks up the...
Laubner, William War's End
William Laubner was in Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: near Zagań, Germany (now Poland)] as a POW [Annotator's Note...
Bronstein, Isador War's End
Isadore Bronstein advanced but his company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th...
Carter, Donald War's End
Don Carter's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Infantry Division] second...
Staymates, Arthur War's End and Occupation Duty
As the war was coming to an end, Arthur Staymates and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th...
Malec, Henry War's End, an Emergency and a German General
Henry Malec was atop a hill when the war ended. He was with several other men and Lieutenant Lewis [Annotator's Note:...
Guisewite, Myron Winding Down of the War in Europe
In March 1945, Myron L. Guisewhite was in France with the 438th Troop Carrier Group [Annotator's Note: 438th Troop...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wins and Losses
Bernard Hillenbrand does not recall too much of when he landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...
Jameson, Andrew Wounded and Out of Combat
For Andrew George Jameson [Annotator's Note: with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry...
Albertson, Arthur Wounded Behind Enemy Lines
Arthur Albertson did not get as far behind the line [Annotator's Note: the German line] as he thought he could. He got...
Yates, Herman Wounded by Mortars
Herman Yates was asked to go on reconnaissance with an officer and a driver to a little town where some Americans were...
Famularo, Salvatore Wounded in Action
Salvatore Famularo was at the Amphitheater [Annotator’s Note: a terrain feature on Iwo Jima, Japan] which was a big...
Lebsack, Wayne Wounded in Belgium
The infantry was expecting General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] army...
Evans, Donald Wounded in France
The Germans had the Americans up a tree for six weeks after the landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion...
Ngai, Johnny Wounded in France and Preparing to Fight in China
Johnny Ngai was riding on a tank into Southern France. He was hurt on the second day. They were having lunch inside a...

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