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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...
Marr, John W Failed Assault on the La Fiere Causeway
Lieutenant John Marr was assigned to guide Company C, 1st Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment in that company's...
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...
Ledford, Robert Farm Life to Warfare
Robert Ledford was born in December 1924 in northern Missouri. His family moved to Illinois when he was about 12 years...
Pierce, William "Bill" Feelings Toward the Japanese
William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity. His feelings were...
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...
Tognoli, Paris Fight for Hill 260
The Japanese at that time [Annotator's Note: on Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Papau New Guinea] were Paris Tognoli's...
Pavlovich, Theodore Fighting a Determined Enemy
When Theodore Pavlovich was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands], it was wet and rough. For...
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...
Peer, Wayne Fighting Across Europe
Wayne Peer and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Breard, Reneau Fighting at Anzio
Reneau Breard was stationed in the mountains of Italy near Naples [Annotator’s Note: Naples, Italy]. His unit was...
Freeman, Bradford Fighting at Bastogne
Backing up to his experiences in Eindhoven [Annotator's Note: Eindhoven, Netherlands], Bradford Clark Freeman took no...
Wells, Kenneth Fighting at Sugarloaf Hill
While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1 April to 22 June 1945; Okinawa, Japan], Kenneth...
Reynolds, Harley Fighting at the top of the bluffs
Harley Reynolds remembers artillery fire coming in from one of the supporting ships out at sea. The shells came just...
Reitman, Seymour Fighting Fires in Austria
One of the guard posts was a castle called Schloss Weinberg [Annotator's Note: castle in Upper Austria near Kefermarkt...
Crews, Lorenzo Fighting Germans in France
Lorenzo Dow Crews thought the Germans were well equipped with mortars, machine guns, artillery, tanks, and some air...
Ruiz, Manuel Fighting in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Various noises are heard in the background throughout this clip.] Manuel Ruiz was frightful in...
Moss, Roy Fighting in France
Roy Joseph Moss kept advancing toward Leon [Annotator's Note: Léon, France] where the Germans were strongly positioned...
Cohen, Benjamin Fighting in France and Germany
Benjamin Wolf Cohen went overseas [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 320th Engineer Combat Battalion, 95th Infantry...
Engel, Robert Fighting in France and Germany
Robert Engel's ship had to dodge German u-boats [Annotator's Note: German submarine] by zig-zagging [Annotator's Note:...
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...
Benson, Norman Fighting in Italy
Norman Gustaf Benson left the United States in January 1945. He sailed from Newport Beach, Virginia and landed in...
Smith, Jacques Fighting in Manila
Jacques Brewster Smith's company commander [Annotator's Note: of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry...
Albertson, Arthur Fighting in Normandy
Arthur Albertson was looking forward to going overseas. He wanted to go to Europe, not to the Pacific. He went to...
Reynolds, Harley Fighting in North Africa
Harley Reynolds notes that today everything is different from what they were doing. Reynolds notes that they had to do...
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...
Petrus, Andrew Fighting in the Aleutians
Andrew Petrus [Annotator's Note: with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] invaded...
Wesighan, Fred Fighting in the Aleutians, Marshal Islands, and Philippines
Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...
Pbert, Herman Fighting in the Alps
When Herman Pbert joined the resistance [Annotator's Note: Italian resistance movement, an umbrella term for the...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Fighting in the hedgerows
[Annotators Note: segment begins with the interviewer asking Franklin Denius to describe his first moments in Normandy]...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Fighting in the Hedgerows
John Witmeyer boarded ship on 5 June 1944 for transport across the English Channel. Before Witmeyer crossed the channel...
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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