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Skaggs, Jack Repulsing the Japanese Navy
After the initial Japanese air attack, Jack Skaggs and a corporal were assigned to BC scope [Annotator's Note: military...
Frisco, Paul Early Life
Paul J. Frisco was born in May 1925 in Newark, New Jersey. He lived there until he was 15 years old and then moved to...
Wolczyk, Stanley Combat and Being Wounded
Stanley Wolczyk was under fire three times during the campaign to recapture Attu from the Japanese. It was during the...
Metcalf, James Reflections of the War
James W. Metcalf’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was flying in combat and the chance of not making it back....
Wade, Nelsyn Returning Home
While off the coast of Washington state, there were large logs floating in the water. Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade tried...
Hendrick, Robert Occupation of Japan and Return Stateside
After Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945 at Iwo Jima, Japan], Robert Erskine...
Schicker, Tom Training on Guadalcanal
Thomas Francis Schicker and Leo [Annotator's Note: no last name given; unable to identify] were given mess duty in...
Markwald, Ervin Prewar, Draft, and Deployment
Ervin Markwald served with the 77th Division [Annotator's Note: 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division] during...
Culpepper, George Naval Battle at Surigao Strait
MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area] went...
Bailey, Raymond After the First Explosion
Raymond Bailey was on the mess deck washing cups when he felt the first shudder caused by the bomb hit [Annotator's...
Mestayer, Angus Island hopping
Angus Francis Mestayer remembers the New Zealanders were not too friendly. They had been fighting in South Africa for...
Bleuler, Jack Aerial Combat over China
Jack H. Bleuler served as a tail gunner on a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] with...

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