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Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 3
The 100th Battalion joined the 442nd in Italy and was their first battalion. After the battle of Bruyeres, they took...
McClellan, James Segment 3
When he wasn't driving McClellan would stand guard. That's how he got the frozen toes; frostbite.They had three gun...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 3
They had also attacked the smaller fields in the area [Annotator's Note: the Japanese in the Philippines in December...
Gatewood, Joel Segment 3
Gatewood led his squadron on his fourth mission. At 1 point during the raid he was all by himself and had to pull up to...
Zager, Raymond Segment 3
To Raymond Zager the Maginot line was easily conquered. They then came to the Siegfried Line. They advanced through...
Ehlers, Walter Segment 3
After the war ended in Africa they continued training in the desert. The men were given passes to go into Tunisia but...
Malarkey, Donald Segment 4
There had been numerous plans for the 101st [Annotator's note: 101st Airborne Division] but none came about until the...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 4
Sicily was an easier operation than Italy. Theodore Finkbeiner and his company [Annotators Note: Company H, 2nd...
Brissie, Lou Segment 4
[Annotators Note: Lou Brissie served in the army as an infantryman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 4
When they left St. Lo, they were in dairy and farming country. The farms were laid out in squares and there were mounds...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 4
Edward LaPorta was a halftrack driver during his first battle. He remembers that they had nothing to fight with except...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 4
Afterwards, Paluch saw Peiper [Annotator's Note: Jochen Peiper, field officer in the Waffen-SS and personal adjutant to...
Quintana, Ben Segment 4
Bloody Ridge had other names but that night it was officially named Bloody Ridge. It was the one spot that the Japanese...
Doi, Michael Segment 4
While Michael Doi was overseas his family and everyone he knew from Oxnard [Annotators Note: Oxnard, California] was...
Christie, Robert Segment 4
Robert Christie was in combat for a few weeks before his tank was hit. They had to bail out of their tank. He was not...
Dennis, David Segment 4
David Dennis went with his unit to New York where they got on the Queen Mary. Teddy Roosevelt was the commander of the...
Greer, Richard Segment 4
Richard Greer experienced some bayonet fighting during the Battle for Henderson Field but more so at Point Cruz. They...
Crain, Joe Segment 4
When Crain got a chance to examine his boat he noticed there were about 50 to 75 marks in the steel where bullets had...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 4
They were told that they had to march about 60 miles [Annotator’s Note: as American prisoners of war in Poland]. Corbin...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 4
One of the pilots in Hanna's squadron was sent along with Hannas group to command the army enlisted men.On that day...
McKee, Ralph Segment 4
McKee and Whitsell were moved to a woman's home until arrangements were made to travel to Paris via train. He was...
Bailey, Herman Segment 4
Bailey was assigned to unloading ships. When he wasn't unloading ships he was walking around. He couldn't stay still....
Gatewood, Joel Segment 4
Off in the distance they could hear dogs barking. They knew that they were being searched for. They were sitting around...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 4
Deploying overseas was the first time Stegmeier had ever left the country and it was interesting for him. When they...
Lazarick, Len Segment 5
When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 5
Lyle Bouck and Slape [Annotator's Note: US Army Sgt. William Slape] went back and got the platoon members who were to...
Baker, Vernon Segment 5
Vernon Baker arrived in Italy on around 28 June 1944. His Medal of Honor action did not happen until the following year...
Phillips, Henry Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Henry Phillips served in Company M, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.] By...
Brissie, Lou Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Lou Brissie served in the army as an infantryman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 5
The 24th [Annotator's Note: 24 December 1941] was the same; no water and no food. They could barely talk. On the...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 5
The Gothic Line goes all the way across Italy. The area where Mancel Kirk and his Company G, 168th Infantry Regiment...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 5
John Vessey learned a lot from his 34th Infantry Division leaders. His experience in North Africa colored his outlook...
Greer, Richard Segment 5
To Richard Greer the staff NCOs in the weapons company were the heroes. They had a lot of old staff NCOs that they...
Disanza, William Segment 5
William Disanza was happy to straighten the propeller issue out and get a new one back on. That was an experience they...
Akins, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 5
The Germans had diverted two divisions to deal with this salient in their rear echelon. They did not know what these...

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