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Burns, Lloyd Being Captured
Lloyd Burns had to bail out of his plane. When he jumped out, he blacked out right after he pulled his ripcord. His...
Kopp, Alois Being Captured
Alois Kopp was in the water for nine hours before being picked up by Japanese [Annotator’s Note: After his ship, the...
Nathanson, Eva Being Captured and Nearly Executed
Eva Nathanson remembers Budapest [Annotator's Note: Budapest, Hungary] being bombed because the houses would shake. Her...
Tanner, Theodore Being Deployed
While waiting for an assignment, Theodore Robert Tanner and the other pilots of his group were called to meetings twice...
Friedenberg, Bernard Being Jewish at the Battle of the Bulge
After landing at Normandy beach for the D-Day Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Doolan, Robert Being Liberated and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was marched from Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland to Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany...
Harry, Peter Being Pennsylvania Dutch and a Hospital Stay
Peter Harry has bad dreams about the war. He goes to meetings and they talk about the Battle of the Bulge and that...
Samuelson, Daniel Being Scared
Daniel Samuelson had some close missions. They had several engine losses. They were alright. Flak [Annotator's Note:...
Bollich, James Being Shipped to Manchuria
Camp O'Donnell [Annotator's Note: Camp O'Donnell prisoner of war camp, Luzon, Philippines] was closed and James Bollich...
Spera, George Being Wounded
George Spera's first wound in combat was a small injury to his left hand in November [Annotator's Note: November 1944...
Van der Pool, Ivan Being Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Ivan Van der Pool points on a map to various locations he saw in North Africa.] Ivan Van der Pool...
Caponigro, John Being Wounded
During the second day of combat, John Caponigro went into the same area [Annotator's Note: near Saarbrucken]. This time...
Harris, Carroll Being Wounded and Evacuation
Carroll Harris and the 1st Platoon [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, 7th Scout Company (Provisional), 7th Infantry...
Baughman, Harry Being Wounded and Fighting Across Italy
Harry Boughman said he wasn't scared. He had to concentrate on the job at hand. On the two occasions he was wounded, it...
Brantley, Vernon Being Wounded and Missing in Action
Vernon Brantley got a call that a German tank had been bypassed. He took a crew of four and some anti-tank mines and...
Deal, James Being Wounded and Sent Home
Before crossing the Moselle River, James Deal received wounds from shrapnel. The location had been cleared of enemy...
Spinato, Angelo Belgian Civilians
Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment...
Gorman, Robert Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge
Robert Gorman arrived in Belgium after transfer from the Brest peninsula. The time frame was approximately October or...
Urice, Joe Berlin
Joel Urice remembers the weather was terrible. They had to go through an overcast. There was an opening in the clouds...
Cowan, John Berlin Airlift
John L. Cowan was asked to teach incoming recruits how to handle a Garand rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-...
Cushman, Gene Berlin Airlift
Gene M. Gene M. Cushman flew cargo planes into Templehof during the Berlin Air Lift [Annotator's Note: Allied military...
Gustafson, Gerald Black Feet and the Maginot Line
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
Hill, James Black Sheep Squadron
James J. Hill had Pappy Boyington [Annotator's Note: later US Marine Corps Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington] as his...
Baumgarten, Harold Bloody Omaha
Harold Baumgarten continues his description of American firepower [Annotator's Note: during the D-Day invasion of...
Meader, Byron Blowing Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Rattling dishes can be heard in the background.] Byron Herbert Meader was sent to Camp Shelby [...
Armstrong, James Boat Trip to England
Finally departing France after almost five months, James Armstrong describes getting underway on a boat from Douarnenez...
Kneflin, Charles Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Charles Kneflin had never seen anything like the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber]....
Pomroy, Frank Bombarded by Battleships, Washing Machine Charlie, and Pavuvu
Frank Pomroy estimates that the Japanese battleship bombardment [Annotator's Note: on the Marine positions on...
Adams, J. Bombardier School and Mission Protocols
Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. was sent to Santa Ana, California for classification [Annotator's Note: after completing pre-...
Goldberg, Edwin Bomber Co-Pilot
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg reached a...
Struble, Charles Bomber Ground Crewman
Charles Struble had basic training at Amarillo, Texas. Aircraft maintenance instructions were also provided there. Next...
Theodore, Theodore Bombing Balikpapan
The missions Theodore Theodore flew to Balikpapan, Borneo were "prime" experiences of the year he spent in the Pacific...
Fitch, Mason Bombing Japan
Mason Brownell Fitch determined that radar was very important when flying missions into Japan. The terrain was much...
Bueker, Robert Bombing Mission Targets
Robert Bueker and his crew [Annotator's Note: in the 454th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] had a lot of secondary...
Lengsfield, Jack Bombing Mission to Berlin
Early on 24 March [Annotator's Note: 24 March 1945], Jack Lengsfield was called into a briefing on what was to be the...
Knutson, Caroll Bombing Missions
Carroll Knutson flew his first mission as part of the thousand bomber raid over Berlin. He discusses his feelings in...

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