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Polito, Felix Kiska and Sicily
Felix Polito was with the Force [Annotator's Note: 1st Special Service Force] when it was deployed to retake Kiska in...
Kent, Edward Kiska to Italy
Edward F. Kent and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 602nd Field Artillery Battalion (Pack)] were selected to go to Italy...
Cale, Sterling Korean War
Sterling Cale was sent to Korea near Pusan while the rest of the transferred troops went to Sasebo, Japan. He was with...
Campbell, John Korean War
After joining the Marine reserves following World War 2, John Edward Campbell found work for a pharmaceutical company...
Britt, James Korean War
James Britt went back to Europe after the war. He was in a field observation battalion. He gathered intelligence about...
Jordan, Bryce Korean War
After he was discharged from the US Army Air Forces, Bryce Jordan went to the University of Wisconsin [Annotator's Note...
Waller, Charles Korean War & Vietnam War
Charles A. Waller was called back to active service during the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950...
Winslow, Lawson Korean War Deployments
Going on deployments after the war ended, the seas could get rough. Lawson T. Winslow, Junior's lieutenant [Annotator's...
Powers, Robert Korean War Service and Postwar Life
Robert Powers was called back to the service for Korea [Annotator's Note: the Korean War]. He had been honorably...
Gross, Eva Krakow-Plaszow
Eva Gross was sent to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp in Poland [Annotator's Note: this was after a short stay in...
Bederson, Benjamin Landing a Physicist's Job
While Benjamin Bederson's buddies were being deployed overseas, he was being interviewed by three "obvious scientists"...
Young, James Landing and First Mission on Guadalcanal
James Franklin Young and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Sasser, Joseph Landing at Massacre Bay
Joseph H. Sasser Junior was riding in his friend's father's car when he heard over the car radio about the attack on...
Smith, William S. Landing at Normandy
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was loading the ships [...
Uttero, Cosmo Landing at Omaha Beach
The weather was terrible [Annotator's Note: in England]. Cosmo Uttero cannot recall if he went down into the ship or...
Reynolds, Harley Landing at Omaha Beach
Harley Reynolds and his unit were given a specific assignment. The planners were aware that their beachhead was...
Mancuso, Frank Landing in North Africa
During the overseas voyage Frank Mancuso was in charge of checking the tie downs, therefore he had privileged access to...
Compton, Bryan Landing in Sicily
Bryan Compton and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 120th Medical Battalion, 45th Infantry Division] arrived in...
Alaniz, George Landing on Attu
George Alaniz landed on the beach at Attu. [Annotator's Note: Alaniz was a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 32nd...
Lomell, Leonard "Bud" Landing on D-Day and Finding the Guns on Pointe du Hoc
Leonard Lomell and the rest of the 2nd Ranger Battalion loaded the channel steamers a day or two before D-Day [...
Dabney, William G. Landing on DDay
William Dabney and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion flew their balloons from the ships. Dabney was responsible for...
Mc Murray, Steve Landing on Iwo Jima
While he was stationed at Camp Maui, situated on an extinct volcano, Steve McMurray said some of the units trained on...
Lansford, William Landing on Iwo Jima and the Death of John Basilone
Basilone [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone] and his guys went ashore in the third wave. William...
Wicklund, John Landing on Leyte
It was a beautiful day with calm seas when John Wicklund and the 96th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: at the time...
Montalbano, Mickey Landing on Okinawa
The war in the Pacific was still raging when Mickey Montalbano shipped out on the USS Jason (AR-8). He stopped in...
Bender, Harry Landing on Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...
Squire, Vernon Landing on Omaha Beach
One day, Vernon Squire looked up and the sky was covered with airplanes; bomber, fighter, and glider formations. He...
Baumgarten, Harold Landing on Omaha Beach
At 3:30 in the morning [Annotator's Note: on 6 June 1944], Harold Baumgarten and Company B [Annotator's Note: Company B...
Chaisson, Roland Landing on Omaha Beach and Fighting Through the Hedgerows
In late April 1944 they [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] were put on...
Mace, Sterling Landing on Peleliu
Sterling Mace had various individuals in his platoon for the assault on Peleliu. There was Jim McEnery, the platoon...
Bailey, Kenneth Landing on Utah Beach
When Kenneth H. Bailey landed on Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach, Normandy, France], they drove the LST [...
Aigner, Leslie Landsberg and Kaufering Camps
Leslie Aigner walked through the outskirts of Landsberg. A fellow prisoner pointed out the prison where Hitler [...
Aldous, Robert Last Bombing Mission
Robert G. Aldous and his crew flew their last mission out of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. It was going...
Schrader, Ernst Last Days of Combat
At the end of the war, Ernst Schrader fought in the streets against the Czechs in the Sudetenland. The Czechs rebelled...
Gust, Darrell Last Mission
Darrell D. Gust's second, third and fourth missions happened one day apart. Then a fog moved in, grounding the group [...
David, Maynard Last Mission and Being Discharged
The last mission Maynard David flew was on 30 August [Annotator's Note: 30 August 1945]. It was an air-sea rescue...

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