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Feldman, Henry War's End
Henry Feldman had no problems with his feet during the cold and harsh winter [Annotator's Note: winter of 1944 to 1945...
Gambino, Elroy War's End and Occupation
lroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] built...
Longhoffer, Garland War's End and Occupation Duty
Garland Virgil Longhoffer was at a movie when he was told the Japanese surrendered. His area did not believe the news....
Jackson, William War's End and Occupation Duty
William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...
Pummill, William War's End and Postwar
William "Bill" Arthur Pummill and his unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division...
Bell, Cecil War's End and Postwar Life
Cecil K. Bell crossed near Corsica to Southern France [Annotator's Note: during Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern...
Wheeler, James War's End and Reflections
James L. Wheeler was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands] to train for the Battle of Japan....
Lamm, Allen War's End and Reflections
Allen Lamm was concerned for his safety on Okinawa. He did not realize that the splatters in the water were coming from...
Fisher, Joseph War's End to Korean War
Joseph Fisher remembers that they would have air raids with one or two planes at a time. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a...
Neiman, Leon War's End, Reflections, and Final Thoughts
Leon J. Neiman was at a pool room when he heard the bomb had been dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Schilperoort, Clarence Wartime Service on the USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot and the USS Houston (CA-30) were in the southern Philippines at the start of the war. They ran...
Strobel, Clarence War’s End and Honor Guard
Clarence Strobel [Annotator’s Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 188th Glider Infantry Regiment (redesignated...
Reale, Albert Wash-Out and Reassignment
Albert Reale's Navy flight training ended after he had flown 50 hours solo, then washed out. He could have been a...
Nolan, Warren Watching Naval Bombardments
The USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) did not have a soda fountain and ice cream stand like the USS Alabama (BB-60) did, but...
Swan, Robert We Were Lucky
[Annotator's Note: Robert Swan was a pilot and navigator in Navy Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44). He was the navigator and...
Schilling, Ira West Loch Disaster
After the battle ended, Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,...
Reluga, Matthew What They Fought For
Matthew A. Reluga was not capable of going to the Naval Academy [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy,...
Hollis, Frederick Willow Run
Fredrick Hollis did not witness much family talk about the conflict during World War 2. Some of his relatives served in...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wins and Losses
Bernard Hillenbrand does not recall too much of when he landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...
Dendy, Lloyd Woodlark Island Bombings
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...
Edwards, Mary Working at Higgins Industries
Mary Edwards has many memories of her time working for the 1007th [Annotator's Note: 1007th Quartermaster Rescue Boat...
Holleman, Louis Working with Marines
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] The invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's Note...
Wilson, James Wounded at Guadalcanal
James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...
Hall, Clayton Wounded at Peleliu then Home
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Goble, Joseph Wounded in Action on Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the Marines went about strengthening their lines on the edge of the mountains [Annotator's Note: after...
Landwehr, Carl Wounded in Brittany
Carl Landwehr arrived in Southampton, England on D-Day [Annotator's Note: the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June...
Nannini, James Wounded in France
James Nannini participated in the Normandy Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Fallon, John Wounded in France
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] made the...
Ngai, Johnny Wounded in France and Preparing to Fight in China
Johnny Ngai was riding on a tank into Southern France. He was hurt on the second day. They were having lunch inside a...
Petrus, Andrew Wounded in Okinawa
On Easter morning, 1 April 1945, Andrew Petrus [Annotator's Note: with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment...
Wayne, William Wounded on Day Three
On his second day on Iwo Jima, Japan, William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Johnson, Burton Wounded on Okinawa
Burton "Burt" Johnson was on Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands with the 1st Marine Division]. He never...
Werner, Jack Wounded on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Werner fought on Leyte Island, Philippines from October 1944 until April 1945]. In that time,...
Wesighan, Fred Wounded on Okinawa
Fred Wesighan and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division]...
Hanson, Wilfred Wounded on Okinawa
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was sent to...
Clapper, Joe Wounded on Peleliu
On the way to Peleliu, Joe Clapper's transport pulled into Ulithi, where he saw a small carrier with a hole in it big...

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