The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Michael Doi did not experience and maltreatment or racism even when he went to the South but his daughter did. After...

Samuel Jenkins recalls being in Hünningen for about a month before moving to Lanzerath, Belgium. Bouck [Annotator's...

Mack graduated from high school June 1st, 1943. He entered the United States Navy on July 13th, 1943 and was discharged...

John Vessey had just returned from a mission when he was told that a cease fire was going into effect and the war in...

Nevin Sledge was assigned to be an instructor after graduation. [Annotator’s Note: Sledge graduated in Corpus Christi,...

Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...

David Yoho had his first voyage on a tanker shakedown trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. After the shakedown, the ship went...

Herbert Heilbrun wore long johns under woolen pants with a warm shirt under a Mae West [Annotator's Note: inflatable...

Even after losing his brother Edwin McAuliffe still wanted to serve. He wanted to fly but never did. He later went into...

In late January or early February [Annotator’s Note: late January or early February 1945] the Battle of the Bulge ended...

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