The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Norman Hatch filmed the battle on Tarawa with black and white 35mm film, but most of the rest of his photographers shot...

[Annotator's Note: Interview begins mid-discussion with brief mention of the Malmedy Massacre, the massacre of 84...

Mancel Kirk survived the war well. He did not get shell shock like some others did. The worst thing he suffered was the...

Sherman was going to hit a target on Formosa. They took off and flew practically at sea level. When they got back to...

Thomas Lusco Sr. was put on the USS Tucker [Annotator’s Note: USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875)] in December [Annotator’s...

Bernie Smith’s husband was United States Army Captain William “Bill” Smith, an officer in an artillery battalion in the...

[Annotator’s Note: There is someone in the background that is assisting the interviewee in answering the interviewer’s...

Robert Curl was proud of his service in the Navy and loved the food except for C rations. During the D-Day invasion [...

Claude Shannahan joined the Raiders because he wasn't tall enough to be a paratrooper and because he liked the name. He...

The reason Frederick Stent served during World War 2 was because he wanted to be in the military. His father had served...

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