European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Lee, Roland Air War and Returning Home
Roland M. Lee encountered flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire] on most of his missions [Annotator's...
Beary, Thomas Air War in Europe
[Annotator’s Note: There is traffic noise in the background throughout this segment.] Thomas Beary was born Whitman,...
Sharp, Chester Air War over Europe
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. After being assigned to an air crew, Chester...
Wiswall, Frank Air War Over Europe
Frank A. Wiswall graduated from aviation school and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in January 1943. He...
Cottrell, Edwin Air War Over Europe
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Upon arriving in England in...
Colgan, William Air War over Italy
William Colgan served overseas with the 79th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force and flew in P-40s [...
Stege, John Air Warfare in North Africa
John Arthur Stege flew across the Atlantic to England then on to Gibraltar and to North Africa [Annotator's Note: as a...
Stege, John Air Warfare in the Pacific
John Arthur Stege and 14 other pilots were sent home [Annotator's Note: he was a veteran combat pilot with the 48th...
Graham, Marvin Airbase Life in England
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this clip.] When he was not on a mission, Marvin Raymond Graham would...
Roed, Harold Airborne Communications School
Harold Roed completed five successful jumps [Annotator's Note: parachute training jumps] and graduated from jump school...
Olson, Bud Airborne into Normandy
Bud Olson was prepared well by his training prior to flying into Normandy [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company...
Sharp, Chester Aircraft Commander
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp and his crew [Annotator's Note...
Pilcher, Joseph Aircraft Evolution and Standing Airborne Alert
Flying the B-47 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-47 Sratojet subsonic strategic bomber] was great, according to Joseph...
Fallon, John Aircraft Factory in a Mountain
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Group] went in through...
Urice, Joe Aircrews
Joel Urice flew his seventh mission in Germany below Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany]. They experienced a lot...
Wombacher, Delbert Airplane Close Call
Delbert Wombacher was at Camp Campbell, Kentucky [Annotator's Note: now Fort Campbell, Kentucky] doing some military...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Airplane Mechanics and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne enlisted in the Army Air Forces at Chanute Field in Champaign County, Illinois in July...
Kerner, John Alcohol and Armies
Besides morphine and cigarettes, John Kerner also carried along scotch. Back in England, they were worried the Germans...
Bucksell, Norris Alcohol Use and Separatism
Norris Bucksell was in Italy during World War 2 as a litter-bearer in the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry...
Brandes, Rita Allied Bombing of Bremen
Rita Brandes has vivid memories of the bombing raids. Bremen [Annotator's Note: Bremen, Germany] was one of the three...
Inge, Herndon Almost Liberated by Task Force Baum
Herndon Inge, Junior heard scuttlebutt [Annotator's Note: a period slang term for a rumor] that the Americans were...
Hirsekorn, Fred Alsatian Villages and Facing a Tiger
[Annotators Note: Fred Hirsekorn served in the army as a gunner, then tank commander, and finally tank platoon...
Larson, William Always Put in Charge
William Larson always got caught doing something en route. After he was inducted at Fort Crook [Annotator's Note: now...
Ridyard, Herbert America Goes to War
Herbert W. Ridyard was in high school when he listened to President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano...
Pigott, Joe America's Wars
Joe Pigott feels that the United States assumed it's position as a world leader as a result of World War 2, however,...
Shook, Hal American Air Power in Normandy
Recalling some of the highlights of his experiences, Harold Shook said it didn't look like the Luftwaffe [Annotator's...
Cresswell, Constance American Forces in England
During the war, rationing was a way of life in England, according to Constance Cresswell. Each person was allotted two...
King, William Americans and Parisians
William King never experienced any discrimination while in the service. He never thought about it. He wrote home...
Thomas, Kenneth Amphibious Training and Overseas Deployment
Kenneth F. Thomas's unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 322nd Medical Battalion, 97th Infantry Division] was sent to...
Schafer, Leon An Exuberating D-Day Landing
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] What...
Swarts, John An Injury that Saved His Life
John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew would be briefed the day before and the morning of a mission. They would go over...
DeCarlo, Mario Anecdotal War Stories
Mario DeCarlo recalls electrocuting himself when he attempted to install a light bulb in his pup tent one night. He...
Fouts, Henry Anecdotes
The housing at Henry Sherman Fouts' base was very primitive. He slept on a canvas cot and had only a couple of blankets...
Muelder, Milton E. Anecdotes
Around the time of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive...
Geist, Lloyd Anecdotes and Postwar Careers
Lloyd Geist recalls that during the Battle of Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] he was sitting in his...
Motil, Joseph Anecdotes from Combat
Joseph Motil put the charge right against the door so it blew it in. There was a flame thrower operator with their unit...

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