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Lutz, William Shipped Overseas
William Lutz was in the 77th Infantry Division. He did not know where they would be sent. They went to Oahu [Annotator’...
Chartier, Charles Shipped to China
Charles Chartier thought he would go where it was nice and warm. He joined his outfit overseas. As they left Seattle,...
Asher, Adolph Shipped to England
Adolph Edward Asher was assigned to a unit [Annotator's Note: unable to identify] in April [Annotator's Note: April...
St. Amant, Philemon Shipped to England
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant landed in London [Annotator's Note: London, England]. There were troops fighting in North...
Asher, Adolph Shipped to France
Adolph Edward Asher arrived in France and was assigned to a new outfit [Annotator's Note: unable to identify]. He had...
Burkle, Henry Shipped to Italy
Henry Burkle’s wife’s father was trying to raise chickens. One of the things Burkle did during the Depression [...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Shipped to Japan
Socrates Dendrinelis was in the radio shack [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Carina (AK-74)]. He could see the...
Leibold, William Shipped to Japan
Black hoods were placed on the heads of William Leibold and the others [Annotator's Note: the other survivors of the...
Campbell, Clifford Shipped to New Guinea
Clifford Campbell took infantry training at Camp Fannin [Annotator's Note: in Tyler, Texas] in Texas. He had to walk 20...
Williams, Earl Shipped to New Guinea
Earl Williams was shipped out to New Guinea [Annotator's Note: with the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion]. They...
Williams, Earl Shipped to the Philippines
Earl Williams and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] would be attacked by the...
Galbraith, Wendell Shot Down
Wendell Galbraith never used the voice radio. Voice radio was bomber to bomber. There was a 522 set which was bomber to...
Bussel, Norman Shot Down
Norman Bussel and his crew were headed towards Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944 on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress....
Leaming, Jack Shot Down at Marcus Island
Jack Leaming [Annotator's Note: with Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] went to Honolulu [...
Sweatt, Robert Shot Down in Occupied Territory
On his seventeenth mission, Robert Sweatt was returning from Ludwigshafen, Germany when Jimmy Stewart [Annotator's Note...
Carter, Alex Sicily
Alex Carter Sr. went to boot camp in Norfolk, Virginia. He wanted to go to Vicksburg, Mississippi for welding school,...
Compagno, Nicholas Sicily and Italy Campaigns
Nicholas John Compagno first came under fire while in North Africa and then in Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy...
Evans, Donald Sicily to England
In Europe, they said the Americans were happy-go-lucky all the time and they were. There was a saying, "some people...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" Sicily to India
Lloyd Rogers was on the eastern coast of Sicily [Annotator’s Note: Sicily, Italy]. From there they bombed Italy. Then...
Morgan, Fred Sicily to Naples
In July 1943, Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th...
McConn, John "Jack" Siegfried Line
After joining the 45th Division, John McConn and his company moved fast by traveling on tanks and tank destroyers. The...
Brown, Bernard Siegfried Line Fighting
From Camp Howze [Annotator's Note: Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas; now Gainesville municipal airport], Bernard Brown...
Lombardo, Samuel Siegfried Line to War's End
Samuel Lombardo and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Lombardo was a platoon leader and the executive officer of Company...
Gikas, Gus Sinking of the HMT Rohna
Gus Gikas and his unit spent six weeks in North Africa, mainly in training exercises simulating shipboard problems that...
Downs, Raymond Sinking of the SS Heredia by U-506
Raymond Downs had gone through a storm when he noticed the ship was zig-zagging [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-...
Twible, Harlan Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with the interviewer asking Harlan Twible to describe the USS Indianapolis (CA-...
Moran, John "Jack" Six Days in the Bulge
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division were headed to join the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: he describes a...
Chandler, Howard Slave Labor
Howard Chandler was a forced laborer for the Germans in an ammunition factory and lumber mill. [Annotator's Note:...
Max, Robert Slave Labor
Robert Max believes the German sergeant truly thought he was sending Max to a camp where the Geneva Convention was...
Kibort, Reva Slave Labor Camp
Reva Kibort and her surviving family members were jammed into crowded box cars to be sent to an unnamed destination....
Johnson, Erwin Slave Labor in Manchuria
Erwin Johnson and his fellow prisoners of war were taken to Formosa [Annotator's Note: now Taiwan] but then went back...
Fisch, Robert Slave Laborer
Robert Fisch became part of the Jewish men who were between 18 and 48 years of age who were called up to serve the...
Love, John Slave Laborer in Japan
John Edward Love and hundreds of other POWs' [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] hell ship [Annotator's Note: unmarked...
Nygren, Karl Sound and Flash Training
Carl Nygren was stationed in Oklahoma for training. They had to become map readers. They would be dropped in the woods...
Gallaspy, Garland "Mac" Southern Boy to Army Man
Garland Miller Gallaspy was born in Ottawa, Oklahoma in November 1922. His family moved all over the Southeast while he...
Johnson, Alfred Southern France
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. landed in Sainte-Maxime [Annotator's Note: Saint-Maxime, France], Southern France and traveled...

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