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Hawk, John Segment 5
After leaving the aid station [Annotator’s Note: near Chambois, France on August 20, 1944] Hawk was looked at by...
Akins,Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Higgins, Malcom Segment 5
They [Annotators Note: Malcolm Higgins and his fellow prisoners being held in Stalag Luft III] got a chance to build...
Kawamoto, Yukio Segment 5
As far as Yukio Kawamoto could tell he did not experience too much racism or ill feelings towards him. Most of his...
Riddle, Pearson Segment 5
At the first prisoner of war camp Riddle had to work hauling earth and material in a giant cart. Riddle recalls getting...
Cole, Richard Segment 5
They were two days at sea when the PA system came on informing them that the group was headed for Tokyo [Annotators...
Weber, Rosemarie Segment 5
One thing that gave the prisoners hope was when the American planes would fly over and drop pamphlets telling them that...
Swinney, Lauren Segment 6
After he [Annotator's Note: Charlton Heston] was in the military he put on weight.While Heston was still on campus [...
Brissie, Lou Segment 6
On the night of 6 December [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1944] Lou Brissie was called and told to have his men ready to...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 6
There was a small passageway that went all the way up the side of the ship to the front of the ship. It was lined with...
Brooks, Howard Segment 6
The Japanese kept the Americans and British in separate groups until they started working on the railroad.The food was...
Pomroy, Frank Segment 6
Pomroy estimates that the Japanese battleship bombardment lasted an hour. He remembers "Washing Machine Charlie" who...
Lansford, William Segment 6
William Lansford served as a machine gunner in the weapons platoon of Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on...
Jackson, Donald Segment 6
They had a point system [Annotator's Note: in regards to how soon 1 was discharged] depending on various factors like...
Peterson, Carl Segment 6
After the Sicilian campaign was over they moved to a little town where they set up a regimental camp in an almond...
DeMers, William G. Segment 6
Prior to landing in New Guinea DeMers' unit was never given any jungle training. In Australia they were trained how to...
Barnes, William Segment 6
William Barnes got orders to get off at Bougainville. He was ordered to get back to the United States the best way he...
Jenkins, Sam Segment 6
Jenkins remembers the raid on Camp Hammelburg [Annotator’s Note: The Hammelburg Raid or Task Force Baumwas an...
Rosendahl, Robert Segment 6
On 15 August 1945 nobody came to pick Robert Rosendahl and his fellow prisoners up to go to work. One of the prisoners...
Greer, Richard Segment 6
Richard Greer thought very highly of the navy medical personnel who worked with them. The pharmacist’s mates were...
Disanza, William Segment 6
[Annotators Note: William DiSanza served in the army and was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, and...
Myers, Leroy Segment 6
The heat of our bodies is what saved their lives. They had charcoal heaters but were not given any charcoal. It was...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 6
The ship spent a few days in San Diego. When the Yorktown had passed through the Panama Canal, Vejtasa had been...
Higgins, Malcom Segment 6
Malcolm Higgins received messages from home [Annotator’s note: while a POW at Stalag Luft III]. His family found out...
Perrett, Marvin Segment 6
There was some rivalry between the Coast Guard and the Navy but they got along fine. There was also a time when a...
Reynolds, Holly Segment 6
The Red Cross members in London tried to talk Holly Reynolds out of getting married overseas. But, there was a group of...
Martello, Dominic Segment 6
While he was a prisoner, Martello was leaning over getting a head of cabbage when a German soldier came along, kicked...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 6
The planes all arrived about the same time. They then steamed north.The men knew that the Japanese had sent an armada...
Carrington, James Segment 6
[Annotator’s Note: James Carrington enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1939 and spent two years in China...
Chaisson, Roland Segment 7
There were a lot of cases where there were no NCOs [Annotator's Note: Non Commissioned Officers].Chaisson says jokingly...
Shoens, Robert Segment 7
Robert Shoens felt that the flak was limited on that mission [Annotators Note: the 6 March 1944 mission to Berlin]. It...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 7
One afternoon they were taken to a railroad station and put on a train but were not told where they were going. The...
Brooks, Howard Segment 7
The men got up before daylight and took their mess kits and lined up for some soup. Then they immediately lined up in...
Pomroy, Frank Segment 7
Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...
Quintana, Ben Segment 7
It gives Quintana a good feeling to be able to say that he was a Marine Raider. He felt that the Raiders did not feel...
Rosendahl, Robert Segment 7
For Robert Rosendahl fear is what kept him going during the Bataan Death March. The Japanese were barbarians. Very few...

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