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Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" A Welcome Back
Seymour Mermelstein has gone back to Italy twice, and he cannot believe how large the mountains are viewing them now....
Pale, Vincent A Year in Captivity
After being captured, Vincent Pale was sent to Stalag XVII. The prisoners were assigned to bunks in a barracks. At...
Pierce, Wayne Action in Normandy
Wayne Pierce and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...
Simpson, Joseph Advance Through Germany
Joseph Simpson advanced with his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th...
Raaen, John Advancing on Maisy
John Raaen left Rudder and remnants of his battalion [Annotator’s Note: 5th Ranger Battalion] at the Pointe to...
Moret, Calvin Aerial Deaths and Close Calls
Calvin Moret was in advance training ready room awaiting instructions for his mission. He was there with another...
Wolczyk, Stanley Alaska Bound
As Stanley Wolczyk departed the United States, he had no idea of his destination. The troops thought that they were...
Arledge, Mahlen Angaur
Mahlen Arledge and the 81st Infantry Division were placed on ships that were destined for the island of Angaur. The...
Dumas, Floyd Anzio and Training
Floyd Dumas believes that they could have taken Rome if they had not been stopped. They were ordered to dig in and...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Apprehension and Mosquitos
After getting the alert prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor that Hawaii may be invaded by sea, Clarence Herbert...
Wolczyk, Stanley Assault on Attu
The assault of Attu went well as Stanley Wolczyk landed at Massacre Bay. It was unopposed on the beach. They went over...
Hazard, Mark Attacking with the French 2nd Armored Division Toward Neulauterburg
[Annotator's Note: Mark Gordon Hazard, jr. served in the Army as the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Durocher, Edmund Attacks from the Air
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Maltbie, Archie Bailing Out and Evading Capture
In August 1944, Archie Maltbie had a mission against a bridge across the Seine River. Fragments of German units were...
Frazier, Glenn Battle of Bataan
Glenn Frazier was responsible for delivering ammunition to the Philippine Army at the front lines after the invasion of...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Battle of Okinawa
Richard Witaker landed on Red Beach 2 on Easter Sunday, April Fool's day of 1945 [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945]. The...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Battle of Sugarloaf Hill
Following the battle of Okinawa, Richard Witaker learned more about Japanese strategies and preparations for the Marine...
Genrich, Howard Battle of the Bulge
Howard Genrich was assigned to guard the Combat Command Headquarters because they had suffered casualties in their...
Olson, David Battle of the Bulge
Following the Normandy breakout, David Olson and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 87th Armored Field Artillery...
Gorman, Robert Battle of the Bulge
Prior to the Battle of Bulge, Robert Gorman saw the American infantrymen passing the 557th [Annotator's Note: 557th...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Battle of the Bulge
Henry Freedman received an additional month of training in England prior to shipping out to France. He moved across...
Maltbie, Archie Battle of the Bulge and into Germany
Archie Maltbie found the flying in the Battle of the Bulge to be some of the toughest work of his fighter career....
VanDuzer, Raymond Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
The Hurtgen Forest was a real forest. Raymond VanDuzer does not recall there being snow. When they were shelled things...
Muller, Henry Battling the 26th Japanese Division
Henry Muller was G-2 [Annotator’s Note: Military designation; G means general staff position; -2 stands for...
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...
Killilea, Kenneth Becoming a Marine
Kenneth Killilea received his Marine Corps boot camp training at Parris Island. The moment he stepped off the bus upon...
Pale, Vincent Becoming a POW
They had never seen rockets before they were attacked with them one day. A rocket hit Vincent Pale's B-24 [Annotator's...
Jeffrey, Wallace Becoming a Radioman
Wallace Jeffery entered service after receipt of his draft notice. He signed up at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. [...
Daquarna, Joseph Becoming a Sailor and Traveling the World
Joseph Daquarna enlisted in early 1945 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Afterward, he was assigned to a submarine...
Pierce, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Pierce grew up in the small farming community of Polo, Illinois. He was drafted in June 1941 six months before...
Moret, Calvin Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
Calvin Moret volunteered for the Army Air Corps. Following testing, he was accepted on 14 October 1943. He was sent for...
Dymnicki, Francis Becoming an Airman
Francis Dymnicki attempted to become a pilot in the Air Force. Half of his friends wanted to do the same. Dymnicki was...
Olson, David Becoming an Officer
David Olson attended field artillery school at Fort Sill right after his graduation from college [Annotator’s Note: in...
Raaen, John Becoming an Officer
John Raaen attended West Point. His father was a career officer who graduated from the Military Academy on 1 November...
Field, Richard Becomming a Paratrooper
Richard J. Field was born and raised in Upstate New York in the small town of Liberty. He lived on the outskirts of...
Edwards, Mary Beginning Employment at Higgins
Mary Edwards began working for the Army at Higgins Industries when she was 16 years old. She had finished high school...

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