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Aalders, Johannes Getting into Trouble
[Annotator’s Note: can hear a dog panting in the background throughout the segment.] Johannes Aalders [Annotator’s Note...
Blakey, Thomas Parachuting into France
There were 18 or 19 men on Thomas J. Blakey's plane [Annotator's Note: from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Mason, Alfred Life in the Field
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: a Private 1st Class in the US Army 88th Infantry Division] dug foxholes, and when rain...
Rupp, Robert Occupation Duty and Interactions with Russian Troops
Once the war ended, Robert Rupp was in an area of Czechoslovakia for several days. The Germans just poured in. There...
Weil, Roswell Life in Liverpool
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England to prepare for the...
Dabney, William G. Going overseas and preparing for the invasion
William Dabney did not have to take a test to be in the barrage balloon battalion. The instruction was cut and dry and...
Ollar, Vernon Close Call in Dillingen
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] After the combat at the...
Morvant, Norris Refections on the War
Norris Morvant’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was visiting places in England and France. As a young person...
Brueland, Lowell Thunderbolt versus Mustang
When Lowell Brueland changed from Mustangs [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] to...
Roberts, John Behind Enemy Lines
John M. Roberts began to look for the wounded men in the group ahead of his but could not find them. They started to...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Enlistment and training in the USAAF
When Grant enlisted he volunteered for the Army Air Corps. He knew that he would end up going eventually and he wanted...
Caponigro, John Battlefield Casualties
John Caponigro feels that the personnel who take part in war are the best human beings you can be with. There is...

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