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Burkle, Henry Entrance into Service
Henry Burkle was in service at Chanute Field, Illinois when he heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Back to the Infantry and Combat in Europe
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax rose through the ranks quickly [Annotator's Note: while assigned to Fort Shafter as an...
Gaj, Leonard Deployment and D-Day
After Leonard Gaj made his jumps and went through strenuous training, he was told he would be given a furlough [...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 3
Biddle recalls finding the pilots from the downed JU 88 [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge]....
Fontana, Frank Becoming a Soldier
Frank Fontana took his basic training in Camp Barkeley in Texas. It was miserable, desolate country. The training...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Setting Up in France
When orders came about a month after D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944],...
Geist, Lloyd Interaction with Locals and Shooting Down a Plane
Lloyd Geist learned the art of bartering by trading a fifth of whiskey for a BMW [Annotator's Note: Bayerische Motoren...
Ryan, John Early Life, the Draft, and Training
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan was born in June 1924, one of four...
Aalders, Johannes Living under German Occupation
Johannes Aalders [Annotator’s Note: a citizen of Apeldoorn, Netherlands during German occupation] recalled that some...
Laborde, Lucien VE-Day, a Popular Officer, and Relationships with Locals
Lucien Laborde was on staff duty in the war room on the night of 7 May 1945. At about two in the morning they got a TWX...
Dahlberg, Melvin Life After Discharge
After being discharged, Melvin Dahlberg took two weeks off and then went to work as an auditor at a bank for the next...
Jeffrey, Wallace Becoming a Radioman
Wallace Jeffery entered service after receipt of his draft notice. He signed up at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. [...

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