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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...
Mabarac, Raymond Crossing the Atlantic
When Raymond Mabarac went from California to Europe, it was a "surprise move." The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's...
Wolff, Robert Life as a POW
Robert Wolff was sent to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Frankfurt, Germany]. Wolff had been promoted to first lieutenant...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 4
They were told that they had to march about 60 miles [Annotator’s Note: as American prisoners of war in Poland]. Corbin...
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...
Berkman, Harold Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
Harold Berkman had 16 weeks of basic training as a member of Company B, 36th Infantry Training Battalion [Annotator's...
Broll, Walter Joining the US Merchant Marine
Walter Broll passed through the station [Annotator's Note: the Merchant Marine training station at Sheepshead Bay in...
Fontenot, Herbert Postwar
Herbert Fontenot found a sweetheart after his discharge from the Navy. She was similar in background to him. They fell...
Black, Jerome Vision Issues and Commission
Jerome Harold Black reported to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma in February 1943] and for almost a...
Richards, Richard Combat in Europe
Richard Richards wrote letters to his wife after the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes...
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...
Abate, Sam Transferred to the Engineers
In December 1944, Sam V. Abate got sick and was put in 358th Engineers [Annotator's Note: 358th Engineer General...

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