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Taylor, Charles Submarine Warfare to Atom Bomb Testing
Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer. His job was to make sure the plane was...
Spint, Robert Entering the Service
Robert Spint lost a good friend who had gone in the service, was shipped to the Philippines, and was killed when his...
Smith, Samuel Flying to the United States
Samuel W. Smith went to the landing strip right outside of England to prepare to leave for the United States. The next...
Evans, Donald German Care to American Hospital
A German medic came in who spoke English to Donald Evans [Annotator's Note: after being wounded and captured when his...
Ruiz, Roberto Deployment and First Missions
Robert "Bob” Ruiz was sent overseas on a ship in a convoy from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. The...
Bice, Austeen Reflections of the War
Austeen Bice’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was in Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion...
Roderick, David D-Day Morning and Taking the Quenneville Ridge
David Roderick experienced a lot of shelling and artillery and snipers when he landed. D Day began at 6:30 in the...
Rickel, Robert Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission
In August 1943, Robert "Bob" Rickel went on his second mission, the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission [Annotator's Note:...
Shawn, Gilbert Flying with Jimmy Stewart
Gilbert S. Shawn flew with Jimmy Stewart [Annotator's Note: later US Air Force Brigadier General James "Jimmy" Stewart...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Becoming an Army Nurse
Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...
Birnbaum, Stanley Deployment and Return
After Stanley Jack Birnbaum arrived in England, he sailed across the English Channel and arrived in France a few days...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 2
Baum recalls that Jewish men did not receive the recognition that the other soldiers did. It was not as bad for the...

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