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Oman, Mort Complacency Brings Trouble
The first time Mort Oman experienced enemy fire was in the Philippines when the Japanese fired upon him, and he did not...
Arend, Aloysius "Al" Experience in the Philippines
Without any time to become acquainted with anyone, Aloysius "Al" Arend was put on a ship bound for combat in the...
Harris, Oran Palawan Island
Oran Harris did not know the exact nature of his mission on Palawan Island until he reached the prison. A Navy ship in...
Billingsley, James War is Confusion
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley to talk about a soldier who committed suicide.] A guy told...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Guam and Basic Training
From Hawaii, Walter Jacobs and his division went to Guam. One of their regiments, the 307th [Annotator's Note: 307th...
Wilterdink, Virginia Training and Deployment
Making her way alone, Virginia Wilterdink arrived at Camp Devens in Massachusetts to begin her military career. She met...
Longhoffer, Garland War's End and Occupation Duty
Garland Virgil Longhoffer was at a movie when he was told the Japanese surrendered. His area did not believe the news....
Behr, Peter Reflections
Peter "Pete" Behr's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the landing at Leyte [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Draxler, Donald Combat
At Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Donald Draxler was apprehensive, but not afraid to...
Penwell, Richard Military Equipment
Some of the things Richard F. Penwell [Annotator's Note: and the rest of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute...
Armentaro, Louis Occupation of Japan
Before the war ended, Louis J. Armentaro's division [Annotator's Note: Armentaro was a member of Company F, 2nd...
Momi, Harry Reflections of the War
[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] The best thing Harry...

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