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Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Kaylor, Emmett Reflections
Emmett Kaylor was only about 500 yards away from the Japanese. They were so hungry that they ate despite the smells....
Kelley, John Training to be a Paratrooper
John Kelley was born in Dalton, Georgia in June 1924. He grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] where...
Armentaro, Louis Nightmares of Combat
Louis J. Armentaro thinks that maybe he could have gotten someone killed, but he had to have his sense of decency....
Prince, Robert Becoming a Ranger
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince volunteered to be a Ranger while in Port Moresby, New Guinea.] They moved to...
Shirkey, Robert Reflections
Robert Leroy Shirkey would lead about five men when he was on a mission with the Alamo Scouts [Annotator's Note: 6th...
Momi, Harry Combat in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] Harry Robert Momi fought...
Singlaub, John Postwar Service with the US Army and CIA
John Singlaub wanted to be a regular Army officer after the war ended. He immediately applied for the integration of...
Wicklund, John From Leyte to Samar
As first scout, John Wicklund carried a Thompson submachine gun [Annotator's Note: .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun...
von Frisch, Alvin Becoming a Soldier
Alvin von Frisch was sent to Camp Croft [Annotator's Note: in Spartanburg, South Carolina; now Croft State Park] for...
Garbo, William F Troop's Disaster
Lieutenant Babe Meeks informed William Garbo and the men of G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, that the he...
Carawan, Chris Life in the Field and Three Days in Paris
Chris Carawan said the Americans were not prepared for what happened in Belgium. They didn't have food, they lived on K...

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