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Richard, Joseph He Could Not Save Them All
Joseph Richard was a welder assigned to the USS Rigel (AR-11) when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. He...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Headed for Europe
Wilbur Thomas was an officer in the Army. He recalled times where he had to lead and support hundreds of troops during...
Franzky, Gerhard Heading For Belgium
The seven men reached a town that had a substantial German presence and they saw officers sending men to different...
Rice, Darold Heading Inland
Darold Rice and his men made their way over the sand dunes and passed by the bodies of several dead Germans. They came...
Doundoulakis, Helias Heading to German-Occupied Greece
In March 1944, [Annotator's Note: after completing training with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)] Helias...
Mock, John Heading to the Front Lines
They [Annotator's Note: John Mock and his fellow soldiers of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th...
Losada, Vincent Healing from Being Wounded
Vincent Losada woke up in the hospital and even though he was wounded, he considered himself lucky. He was put in a...
Mineta, Norman Heart Mountain Internment Camp
Norman Mineta and his family were transferred to the Japanese-American internment camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming [...
McMullen, Milton Hell Ship and Sabotage
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. and other men were crammed into a ship heading to Japan [Annotator's Note: as a Japanese...
Rinas, Bruno Hell Ship to Japan
In Japan, the men would have to kneel on round sticks for hours. Bruno S. Rinas did not have that happen to him. He met...
Rinas, Bruno Hell Ships
Bruno S. Rinas believes some of his unit [Annotator's Note: 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group] may have been on...
Kerner, John Helping the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne
John Kerner was having Christmas Eve dinner in Metz, France. He thought they would get to take a day off to reorganize...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Her Husband is Home
Carolyn Bridgforth met her husband at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi] when he...
LaBure, John Higgins Industries Landing Crafts
John LeBure went to work at Higgins Industries after his uncle suggested that he apply there. His uncle was a policeman...
LaBure, John HIggins Vessels, Personnel and Workplace Problems
John LeBure began working with the Higgins company while the 37 foot boats with a bow [Annotator’s Note: the Higgins...
Jackson, Arthur Hill 660 and Being Wounded Twice
Most of the combat they [Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson and his fellow Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th...
Bolin, George His Father's Life
George R. Bolin's father was born in Galveston [Annotator's Note: Galveston, Texas]. His name was Lodwick Timothy Bolin...
Burke, Murphy Hits and Near Misses
Soon after the Battle of the Philippines, Murphy Burke remembers spending a week at one of the larger ports, Ulithi....
Dietrick, Alfred Hitting a German Patrol
A lot of men are killed because of carelessness. You get tired of lying in a hole. A cook got drunk and was then sent...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Holland
After the 82nd Airborne Division finished combat operations in Normandy, Clinton Riddle and the men of the 325th Glider...
Burchell, Raymond Holland
Raymond Burchell returned to England [Annotator’s Note: from combat in France]. They were brought to an airfield and...
Blakey, Thomas Holland and a Reunion
[Annotator's Note: An interviewer asks Thomas J. Blakey what he knew prior to jumping into Holland for Operation Market...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Holland and the Battle of the Bulge
During the invasion of Normandy, Clinton Riddle and most of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment landed in British Horsa...
Huber, Robert Holland to the Ruhr
Robert Huber's unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division]...
Livaudais, James Holland, Belgium and Germany
James Livaudais flew from England to Holland on 17 September 1944. Flying at about 500 feet at 150 miles per hour,...
Fontana, Frank Holland, Belgium and the Bulge
Frank Fontana went into Holland then Belgium. He was a supply sergeant for the whole outfit [Annotator's Note: 93rd...
Donovan, Robert Hollandia
Robert L. Donovan boarded a troop transport to go to Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. The infantry landed ahead of them. As...
Martin, William Home
William Martin did not have enough points to go home, so he took a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell...
Honea, Chafer Home Again
Chafer Honea was in the 581st Antiaircraft Battalion [Annotator's Note: 581st AAA AW Battalion (Mobile)] after the war...
Vaadi, Eugene Home and Secret Missions
Eugene Vaadi remained in the military after he was liberated from Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (...
Benjamin, Adelaide Homefront
Once the United States entered World War 2, Adelaide Benjamin followed the progress of the war in a number of ways but...
Jennings, Edward Hospital Duty
Edward Bruce Jennings remembers that on their way to Japan, a typhoon came up. The ships had to get out of the bay to...
Breard, Reneau Hospital Stay and the Mountains of Italy
[Annotator’s Note: There is a video break at 1:03:53.000.] While stationed in Naples, Italy, Reneau Breard [Annotator’s...
Nannini, James Hospital Stay in England
James Nannini says it was freezing in Europe. They never went inside and had to endure the frigid weather. [Annotator's...
Ehlers, Walter Hospital Stays, Stars and Stripes and Going Home
Walter Ehlers rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry...
Malec, Henry Hospitalization
It was dark when Henry Malec was removed by stretcher from the cellar where he had been treated after being wounded at...

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