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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...
Schuman, Russell Arrived in France
In England, Russell Schuman was assigned to a receiving company tasked with helping to construct a camp for incoming...
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...
Beard, Oral Arriving in Leyte
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Oman, Mort Arriving in New Guinea
After a 21-day voyage across the Pacific, Mort Oman arrived in Buna, New Guinea and was sent to a replacement depot...
Hazard, Mark Arthur Swanson
By daylight, combat started again. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. and Swaney [Annotator's Note: Arthur Swanson from Boston,...
Reluga, Matthew Artillery and Russians
The first rounds of artillery fire are often shot way over where you think the troops are and then you fire back to...
Feldman, Henry Artillery Combat and Anti-Semitism
Prior to entry into France, Henry Feldman was assigned to Cannon Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry...
Bell, Elmo Artillery Fire Mission With a Captured French 75mm Gun
Elmo Bell and the men of Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division repelled...
Prince, Robert Artillery School
Robert Prince graduated from college and then reported to Fort Lewis [Annotator's Note: now part of Joint Base Lewis-...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Artillery Training and Comradeship
Vernon Tweedt got his artillery training at Camp Edwards [Annotator's Note: in Cape Cod, Massachusetts]. There were...
Debrick, Arnold Asleep on Guard Duty and Treated for Trench Foot
Arnold Debrick has one regret [Annotator's Note: from his time in Company B, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th...
Laborde, Lucien Assault into Germany
Lucien Laborde and the rest of the 115th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Lombardo, Samuel Assault Into Germany
Samuel Lombardo and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division] experienced light...
Compton, Bryan Assault Into Germany
Bryan Compton and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 120th Medical Battalion, 45th Infantry Division] attacked the...
Segal, Harvey Assault into Germany
Harvey Segal knew nothing of the concentration camps before he entered Germany. When he and his battalion [Annotator's...
League, Ray Assault Into Germany
Ray League and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division...
Raby, Glynn Assault into Germany
[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. was with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division...
Feldman, Henry Assault into Germany
After fighting through France and Luxembourg, Henry Feldman crossed the Rhine River on pontoon bridges at Cologne,...
Cresswell, Robert Assault into Germany
Robert Nichols Cresswell left Remagen [Annotator’s Note: as a truck driver in the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion, he...
Frey, Robert Assault into Germany
Robert G. Frey crossed the Rhine River in March [Annotator's Note: March 1945]. The Air Force had taken out most of the...
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...
Smith, John Assault on Leyte
John Smith said that as campaign veterans, his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 271st Field Artillery Battalion, 1st...
Hochadel, Joseph Assault Toward Monte Cassino
Joseph Hochadel and his squad started down the road and a German tank began to shell them. It was traumatic and they...
Forman, Edgar Assaulting Germany
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman's unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 319th Engineer Combat Battalion, 94th Infantry Division in...
Bertz, Richard Assaulting Germany
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz when through the backstreets of Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on a truck. It was...
Raaen, John Assaulting Omaha Beach
John Raaen saw a lot of smoke and heard a lot of noise from small arms fire from the right side. It was from WN70 which...

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