Farley, Daniel They thought We Were Criminals

Farley, Daniel Training for the Normandy Invasion

[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army with Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] They went abord the Mauretania which was a sister s

Fatora, Jerome Being Captured, War's End and Occupation Duty

Jerome Fatora's captors, kids of 14 and 15 years old, put his platoon [Annotator's Note: Fatora was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion,

Fatora, Jerome Early Life, the Draft, Training and Deployment

Jerome Fatora was born in July 1925 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania.

Fatora, Jerome From Saint-Nazaire to the Saar River

The Allied forces had been unsuccessful in their bombing of the submarine bases at Lorient and Saint-Nazaire, and Jerome Fatora's 94th Infantr

Fatora, Jerome Postwar Experiences

After the war in Europe ended, Jerome Fatora was sent to Czechoslovakia to train for the fighting in Japan.

Fatora, Jerome Prewar Life

Returning to questions about his prewar life, Jerome Fatora said that the Great Depression was a difficult time, but his family had food from a hom

Fatora, Jerome Reflections

Getting captured was Jerome Fatora's most memorable experience of the war.

Fatora, Jerome River Crossings and Surrendering

Jerome Fatora was on the front lines in the area of the Saar River for about six months during which time he "never got a scratch." On th

Faust, Frank From School to the Navy

Frank Faust was born in January 1916 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana].

Faust, Frank Life as a Submarine Doctor

While in Hawaii, Frank Faust can remember submarines would come in for repair and overhaul, and the crew members would go on leave, however when th

Faust, Frank Reflections

While in Hawaii, Frank Faust treated crew members from submarines while they were on leave.