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Higgins, Gordon Battle of the Bulge
When the troops' Christmas packages were arriving in 1944, Gordon Higgins' unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 407th...
Lombardo, Samuel Battle of the Bulge
Samuel Lombardo gave Captain Marsh the orders and moved forward into the action. [Annotator's Note: Even though...
Day, Morris "Gene" Battle of the Bulge
Morris Eugene Day's first day on the line was 13 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Simpson, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Simpson arrived in La Havre, France after crossing the English Channel. Those in charge decided the troops...
Hoff, Russell D. Battle of the Bulge
Russell Hoff and the 106th Infantry Division had been sent to the front as relief for the 2nd Infantry Division, which...
Reitman, Seymour Battle of the Bulge
On 13 December [Annotator's Note: 13 December 1944], Seymour Reitman's regiment [Annotator's Note: Reitman served as a...
Bauer, Wynn Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Wynn Bauer was assigned to the 36th Armored Infantry Battalion, 3rd Armored Division.] He was in...
Waddill, Norris Battle of the Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge, Norris Waddill was serving as a messenger. He came upon a sergeant he had met before...
Blakey, Thomas Battle of the Bulge
Thomas J. Blakey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were in...
Phillips, James Battle of the Bulge
James W. Phillips thought that all of the men in his unit [Annotator's Note: 313th Field Artillery Battalion, 80th...
Light, Carl Battle of the Bulge
Every morning, Carl Light and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored...
Frey, Robert Battle of the Bulge
After Normandy, Robert G. Frey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division]...
Hartzell, Frank Battle of the Bulge
Frank Hartzell advanced through the ranks as squad and then platoon leader as casualties mounted during the Battle of...
Richards, Richard Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator’s Note: Richard Richards listens to the interviewer give the account of him being wounded out of a book.]...
Fitts, Charles Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
They landed at Liverpool, England then traveled from there to Tidworth. They were there for three weeks and Charles...
Siebert, Julian Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
Julian Siebert and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry...
Patti, Frank Battle of the Bulge and Beyond
Frank Patti's division [Annotator's Note: Patti was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th...
Floravante, Emile Battle of the Bulge and Hurtgen Forest
Alfred Anthony Alvarez's unit [Annotator's Note: 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division] was given a new...
Hurd, Francis Battle of the Bulge and the Malmedy Massacre
[Annotator's Note: Francis Hurd served as a truck driver in Company B, 291st Engineer Combat Battalion. He saw action...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Battle of the Bulge and War's End
Erico J. Catalano witnessed several plane crashes in mid-air or as they tried to land. There were close calls where the...
Ford, John Battle of the Bulge and War's End
John Holton Ford [Annotator’s Note: a second lieutenant battalion radar officer with the 749th Anti-Aircraft Artillery...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Battle of the Bulge and Withdrawing into France
Clifford Suthern Hayes was with the 222nd infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,...
Wilkins, Byron Battle of the Bulge POW
Byron Othello Wilkins experienced the artillery barrage around 5:30 in the morning [Annotators Note: on the morning of...
Coleman, Harper Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
Harper Harvey Coleman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division] had...
Pendleton, Arthur Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Cowart, Harold Battle of Tinian and Rest on Maui
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and the 25th Marines [...
Engels, Emile Battle Toll on the Village
After being liberated in Warnach, Belgium for the second time, Emile Engles' father went to look at their family home....
Hirabayashi, Grant Battles Walawbum and Shadazup
[Annotator's Note: Grant Jiro Hirabayashi was assigned to the Red Combat Team, 1st Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (...
Connelly, James Beach Landings
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Connelly if any memories stand out in particular for him.] They ate C...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Becoming a Boat Officer
Samuel Goss had no idea that he would become a boat officer. Before he graduated as an ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest...
Nummer, Richard Becoming a Marine
Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...
Villarrubia, Forrest Becoming a Marine
Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...
Wheeler, James Becoming a Marine
James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...
Borne, Edwin Becoming a Marine
At the time of Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. 's enlistment [Annotator's Note: in the United States Marine Corps in December...
Culp, Oscar Becoming a Marine
Oscar Culp was born in May 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a young African-American, he saw some of the biases...
Baul, Henry Becoming a Marine
Henry L Baul was born in December 1922 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. His family moved to Florida when Baul was young. His...

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