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Genrich, Howard Battle of the Bulge
Howard Genrich was assigned to guard the Combat Command Headquarters because they had suffered casualties in their...
Bell, Harry Battle of the Bulge
Harry Bell served in Company F, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division] as a mortar gunner...
Knudsen, Elmer Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Elmer Knudsen served in the Army as a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment,...
Friedenberg, Bernard Battle of the Bulge
Bernard Friedenberg fought in the Battle of the Bulge in late December [Annotator’s Note: December 1944]. Friedenberg...
Boyd, Richard L. Battle of the Bulge
Richard Boyd returned to his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion] and was sent...
Caponigro, John Battle of the Bulge
After recovering from his wounds, John Caponigro found out that his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Yourkavitch took part in the Tennessee Maneuvers in late March 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C...
Burriss, Thomas Battle of the Bulge
T. Moffatt Burriss and the 504th stayed in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden [Annotator’s Note: the Allied...
LaPook, Sidney Battle of the Bulge
Sidney LaPook heard that things were getting rough up there [Annotator's Note: in the Ardennes Forest] and that Bastone...
Harry, Peter Battle of the Bulge
Peter Harry fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Snow and winter began to set in and then the Battle of the Bulge began....
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...
Berkman, Harold Battle of the Bulge
Harold Berkman fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. [...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Battle of the Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge, glider infantryman Clinton Riddle rode into battle on a tank during the American...
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...
Roberts, John Battle of the Bulge
At 0530 in the morning of 16 December 1944, they were shelled until daybreak then the German guns stopped. John M....
Pena, William Battle of the Bulge
William Pena recalls the situation in the Ardennes before the Germans arrived, how they laid tripwires and mines. They...
Weller, James Battle of the Bulge
James Weller knew something was going on while he was near the German border. The OPs [Annotator’s Note: outposts] and...
Quigley, Tom Battle of the Bulge
Tom Quigley remembers how one night before they blew the pillboxes, he and some other men were watching what they...
Seltzer, Arthur Battle of the Bulge
Arthur Seltzer was a participant in the Battle of the Bulge. The battle began in December 1944. It was cold and...
Leopold, Vernon Battle of the Bulge and Status of the I&R Platoon
Vernon Leopold saw the evidence of German activity in his sector when he went on patrol. Seeing boot prints or other...
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...
Trindal, Wesley Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
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...
Caponigro, John Battlefield Casualties
John Caponigro feels that the personnel who take part in war are the best human beings you can be with. There is...
Friedenberg, Bernard Becoming a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg had his basic training at Fort Hancock. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was working with his...
Tipper, Edward Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Tipper enlisted in the Army. All paratroopers enlisted. None were drafted. He wanted to join the paratroopers...
Boyd, Richard L. Becoming a Paratrooper
Richard Boyd was born in November 1924 and grew up in York, Pennsylvania. During World War 2 he served in Company B,...
Bell, Harry Becoming a POW
Harry Bell and the rest of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division...
Colbert, Hugh Becoming a POW
As the situation unraveled for 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, German tanks cut off the battalion's position...
Hoff, Russell D. Becoming a POW
Russell Hoff and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division] surrendered during...
VanDuzer, Raymond Becoming a Prisoner of War
The Germans took the weapons away from the wounded American infantrymen Raymond VanDuzer was treating. A day or so...
Price, John Becoming a Soldier
John H. Price, Jr. was with the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion throughout World War 2. He started at Camp Shelby then...
Genrich, Howard Becoming a Soldier
Howard Genrich qualified for ASTP [Annotator's Note: Army Specialized Training Program] training. Before ASTP, Genrich...
Stell, Cleston Becoming a Soldier
Cleston Stell was born in Alvarado, Texas in 1926. The family moved to Fort Worth when he was young. During the 1930s,...
Espree, Elmo Becoming a Soldier
Elmo Espree was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in September 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1923...

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