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Howard, William Sophia Loren-ville and Landing at Anzio
[Annotator's Note: William Edwin Howard was a replacement infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry...
Zuras, Nicholas Southern France Invasion
Nicholas J. Zuras was on the USS Barnett (APA-5), which formed part of the landing force in Southern France [Annotator'...
Davis, Jack Speeding Through France
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], a friend of Jack Davis' [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Stalag VI-G
Clarence Derrington was captured by the Germans and taken to Stalag VI-G [Annotator's Note: near Bergisch-Neustadt]...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Stalag VI-G and Stalag XII-A
[Annotator's Note: Donelson Houseman served in the Army as the 81mm mortar platoon leader in Company D, 1st Battalion,...
Van der Pool, Ivan Stateside Duty
After he was wounded, Ivan Van der Pool was sent back to the United States where he was hospitalized in New York. He...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Stories from combat
Kelly Kuwayama landed in Marseilles, France and it was rainy and miserable. When they hit combat in France, it was...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Stranded on a Tropical Island
The first thing they [Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody and his rear seat gunner John Liska] needed was water. Behind...
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...
Godbold, Bryghte Support for the POWs
Bryghte Davis Godbold received several Red Cross shipments while incarcerated by the Japanese. The packages were most...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Supporting the Iwo Jima Invasion
After an hour [Annotator's Note: of being stranded during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo...
Kleiner, Leona Surviving Auschwitz
Leona Kleiner reflects on the individuals who survived [Annotator's Note: Kleiner spent over three years in the...
Evans, Donald Taken Prisoner
Now the guys [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] were gone, and Donald Evans was in a ditch...
Sgobbo, Dominick Taken Prisoner
Dominick Sgobbo and his two fellow sergeants answered when the SS officer asked for the guys in charge. They were taken...
Bussel, Norman Taken Prisoner
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He had been struck by shrapnel in the...
Johnson, Malcolm Taken Prisoner
Malcolm Johnson went to hide with a Marine sergeant about 300 yards from the airstrip on Wake Island. The Japanese...
Fienup, Victor Taken to Stalag Luft III
Instead of taking Victor Fienup [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group,...
Davis, Jack Taking Fort Driant
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Stewart, Roy Taking Hill 382
Roy Stewart and his unit [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] advanced on Hill 382 [...
Wilson, James Tank Battle on Peleliu
James Wilson's platoon leader [Annotator's Note: in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Hanson, Wilfred Tank Combat at Peleliu
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] ran to the...
Klimas, Irvin Targets off Normandy
The Germans had several towers with radars on them that Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS...
McNeely, Marigold The Americans, London, and Big Events
Marigold McNeely went to London when she was afforded a long weekend leave. They liked the American canteens because...
Shoemaker, James The Attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941, James Shoemaker was reading the Sunday comics, when he heard explosions. He went outside to see...
Durocher, Edmund The Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Nolan, Warren The Decks Explode
Warren Nolan had been on bridge watch from 12 to four [Annotator's Note: midnight to four o'clock in the morning] on...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" The End of the War
The soldiers were appreciative of the nurses. In England, Irma Darphin worked as a mail censor at night. There were 100...
Renstrom, Keith The First Few Days on Iwo Jima
When Keith Renstrom went to Iwo Jima he fought well because the excitement was not there. He functioned better as a...
Morgan, Fred The Jump into Normandy
Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...
Dendy, Lloyd The Korean War and Parting Thoughts
Lloyd Dendy met the toughest guy ever in Korea. He had been hit in the cheek by shrapnel and lost a lot of his teeth....
Freligh, Robert The last months of the war
[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served in the navy as a TBM Avenger pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13, VT-13, flying from...
Smith, Jacques The Leyte Campaign
Jacques Brewster Smith says Elmer Fryar [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling] was the company [Annotator's Note:...
Gutman, Jack The Normandy Invasion
After a brief leave, Jack Gutman shipped out, and after a tour through United Kingdom ports picking up supplies and...
Snyder, John The Pacific War
After leaving Italy, John Snyder was transported to another ship in the Pacific because they needed more corpsman out...
Jennings, Edward The Philippines
Edward Bruce Jennings never saw so many planes bombing a place. The naval bombardment was terrible as well. They could...
Darling, William The Point at Peleliu
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was on the...
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