The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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In the fall of 1944, Frank M. Heuer Sr. left the Hawaiian Islands and arrived at Tarawa [Annotator’s Note: Tarawa Atoll...

John Vessey learned a lot from his 34th Infantry Division leaders. His experience in North Africa colored his outlook...

David Yoho was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August 1928 and grew up in the inner city. He had two sisters....

They started taking off the most severely wounded. Another APD [Annotator's Note: a destroyer or destroyer escort...

William Barnes was sent home on leave after returning to the United States from the Pacific. He enjoyed seeing his...

Keith Renstrom discusses what it was like to train soldiers. One time, he witnessed a soldier giving bayonet...

Josephine Pescatore believes that it is important for future generations to know about World War 2. A lot of people do...

Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...

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