Tank warfare

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Walter, Robert Elsenborn Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Staymates, Arthur Encounter with General Patton
Arthur Staymates thought General Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton] was a great...
Jones, James End of the War
After his Christmas day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944] fight, James Jones went on to Bastogne [Annotator's Note:...
Weller, James End of the War
James Weller and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 62nd Armored Field Artillery battalion] passed through Aachen and...
Scholl, Richard Endless Combat and Cannibals
Richard Scholl was in some of the dirtiest fighting in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf,...
Matsumoto, Roy Enemy Fire
Roy H. Matsumoto was almost killed at the Myitkyina [Annotator's Note: Myitkyina, Burma; now Myitkyina, Myanmar]...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Enemy Tanks and Bad Weather
Donelson Houseman was confident in his training. What worried him was that he did not know where he was. He was taken...
von Frisch, Alvin Eniwetok and Leyte
Alvin von Frisch departed Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,...
Ronson, Harold Eniwetok, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima
Harold Ronson went to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, which later became famous for the atomic bomb testing [Annotator's...
Hackman, Delbert Entering Germany
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Duffy, Gowan Entering the Hurtgen Forest
Gowan Duffy remembers that in between battles, his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 141st Field Artillery Battalion] would...
Thurston, Stanley European Combat
Stanley James Thurston was not provided basic training. After enlistment, he was sent to a pigeon outfit [Annotator's...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...
Boyer, Robert Experiences at the Front
Backtracking to the time when he was outside of Valmontone, Italy, Robert Boyer recounted an incident when they [...
Bowsher, Walter Experiences During the Korean War
Walter Bowsher was at Pusan and then Inchon during the Korean War. He was told to report to a warrant officer for duty...
Cockrell, James Experiencing Combat
James Cockrell [Annotator's Note: with the 10th Engineer Combat Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] landed in Anzio [...
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Carver, Jack Experiencing Combat
Jack Carver fought face to face with the Germans during the war. They could see each other's faces. It was obvious the...
Boitnott, Monty Faid Pass
Monty Joe Boitnott rested after Sened Station. The groups that were supposed to move toward the port did not make it...
Franzky, Gerhard Falaise-Argentan and Being Captured
[Annotator's Note: Gerhard Franzky served in the Waffen SS as a communications officer in Headquarters, 22nd Regiment,...
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...
Schmidt, Vernon Fierce Combat in Germany
On Vernon Schmidt's tenth day in combat [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry...
DeForest, Harold Fighting a Hated Enemy
In Harold DeForest's platoon there were two squads of machine guns and three squads of mortars. There were about 12 men...
Boyd, Richard L. Fighting a King Tiger
Richard Boyd had been taught that fighting the war was his job. He never gave any thought to the fact that the enemy...
Evans, Donald Fighting at Mihiel
Donald Evans and his unit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] were doing some...
Howland, Gilbert Fighting at Walawbum
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] The Ledo Road [Annotator's Note: overland...
Moss, Roy Fighting in France
Roy Joseph Moss kept advancing toward Leon [Annotator's Note: Léon, France] where the Germans were strongly positioned...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Fighting in France and Becoming a POW
Clarence Derrington entered France [Annotator's Note: with the 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division on 22...
Reitman, Seymour Fighting in Germany
Seymour Reitman was near Aachen, Germany, which was the first German city taken by the Americans. From there, he...
Maki, Howard Fighting in Italy
Howard T. Maki and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry...
Reynolds, Harley Fighting in North Africa
Harley Reynolds was one of the first people under fire during the invasion of North Africa. Reynolds saw fighting on...
Peterson, Carl Fighting in North Africa and Sicily
At one time in North Africa there was a big tank battle going on. Carl Peterson was up in the mountains and could see...
Reynolds, Harley Fighting in North Africa comes to a close
Harley Reynolds notes that a few of the wounded men were dragging behind. They made it to the trench area. They had men...
Uttero, Cosmo Fighting in the Hedgerows
Cosmo Uttero was in Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] a few weeks ago [Annotator's Note: at the time of...
Tweed, Earl Fighting in the Hedgerows
Earl Tweed had to revamp his plans after getting off the beach and reaching high ground [Annotator's Note: Tweed had...
Langrehr, Henry Fighting in the Hedgerows
Henry Langrehr was at the La Fiere bridge [Annotator's Note: La Fiere, France] when a German tank came down the...

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