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Nussenbaum, Seymour Army Anti-Semitism
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] In headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters...
Bass, Leon Army Enlistment
Leon Bass voluntarily entered the military. He was in a movie theater when he heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Mathews, James Army Experience
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee refers to notes throughout segment] James Mathews [Annotator’s Note: born in 1917] grew...
Max, Robert Army Induction, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Max transferred to Ohio University for his sophomore year of college because the commute was easier and the...
Skinner, Theodore Army Life
Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was born in May 1921 in the Bronx, New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. After...
Birnbaum, Stanley Army Life
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fought the war that was considered a "popular war" because it was necessary. He was a tall,...
Pavlovich, Theodore Army Life in Hawaii
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: that Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Vancheri, Edith Army Nurse in Karachi
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise in this interview.] Edith Vancheri [Annotator's Note: an Army...
McCalla, Anna Army Nurse Overseas
In November 1944, Anna McCalla Noren received orders to report to the 304th General Hospital at Fort Knox, Kentucky....
Higgins, Gordon Army of Occupation
The location Gordon Higgins was sent for occupation duty was at Dachau, near Munich, Germany. There were 10,000 German...
Geisler, James Army Service Overview and Early Life
James "Jim" Geisler was born and raised in Pittsburgh [Annotator's Note: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. He was 18 years old...
Spinato, Angelo Army Specialized Training Program
After basic training, Angelo Joseph Spinato was supposed to go to officer training school and come out as a second...
Weller, James Army Tactics
James Weller volunteered as a gung-ho young man looking for trouble. He enjoyed his war years and the people he met....
Barnett, William Army Training
In June 1943, two weeks before his 18th birthday, William M. Barnett was given permission to leave prep school [...
Terrebonne, Leo Army Training
Leo Terrebonne was sent to Fort Crockett near Galveston, Texas for seven weeks of basic training, after which he was a...
Bubrig, Leander Army Training
In 1944, Leander Bubrig enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Beauregard, Louisiana for induction. His hair was cut...
Jarvis, Robert Army Training
After being inducted and receiving his uniforms at Camp Grant, Illinois, Robert Jarvis was interviewed by Army officers...
Meyers, William Army Training
William S. Meyers, Jr. was born in February 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with one sister. He grew up in Tulsa where he...
Miksa, Robert Army Training
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] was inducted into the service at Camp Grant, Illinois then sent to Camp...
Heinly, Robert Army Training
Robert Harvey Heinly reported to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 13 March [Annotator's Note: 13 March 1943]. Once there...
Bell, Cecil Army Training and Italian Combat
Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...
Burnett, Marshall Army Training and Overseas Deployment
After Marshall Burnett's induction at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Notes: Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi], he...
Roberts, John Army Training and Unit Assignment
John M. Roberts grew up wanting to go to school with his older brother so his mother lied to get him in. He caught up...
Byrnes, William Army Training in the South
William E. Byrnes took a train to Camp Wolters [Annotator's Note: in Mineral Wells, Texas] and it took forever. There...
Pena, William Arrival and Deployment
William Pena traveled on the Queen Elizabeth over to England where he was given lots of food. Only one day he remembers...
Rice, Darold Arrival In England
Darold Rice remembers how when he and the other privates reported back for duty no one was at the camp and they joined...
Yip, Wallace Arrival in England
Wallace Yip, Sr. went to England and the Germans were sending the V-bombs [Annotator's Note: V1 Buzz Bomb, V-1 pulse...
Willette, Edward Arrival in Europe
Edward G. Willette lived in tents [Annotator's Note: in Cherbourg, France], and the closest he came to combat at the...
Samuelson, Arne Arrival in Europe, Malmedy, Battle of the Bulge, and Combat Experience
Arne Samuelson and his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 99th Infantry Battalion was a separate unit composed of Norwegians...
Hirsekorn, Fred Arrival in France
A great deal of camaraderie had been established in the unit, especially among the guys Fred Hirsekorn had been in the...
Bucksell, Norris Arrival in Naples, Faith and Roses Blessed by the Pope
Norris Bucksell and the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, crossed the Arno River in Italy. There...
Roderick, David Arriving in England and Boardng for D-Day
David Roderick went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey for 10 days. The men were checked for health and packed everything while...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Arriving in France and the Pipeline From Cherbourg
Wilbur Thomas and his unit were traveling were near La Havre [Annotator's Note: Le Havre, France] with a convoy, when...
Barton, Walter Arriving in Italy
In May 1944, Walter Henry Barton's regiment [Annotator's Note: Barton was a member of Cannon Company, 361st Infantry...
Dearman, Alfred Arriving in Japan
When Alfred Dearman got to Japan, he went to a replacement depot. He waited around there with his friend he had gone to...
Lafleur, Richard Arriving in Japan for Occupation
Richard Lafleur could smell Japan as they got close. Before long they could see the coastline. He envisioned what the...
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