European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Shoens, Robert Segment 5
Robert Shoens knew that the planes coming towards him were not the much hoped for escort. In the briefing room after...
Brissie, Lou Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Lou Brissie served in the army as an infantryman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment...
Ford, Richard Segment 5
Richard Ford was at the assault training center near Bristol for a few months. There was a boys' school near them....
Onesi, Anthony "Tony" Segment 5
Onesi remembers the first prisoner of war (POW) camp he was in. It was an older camp that the Germans added barracks to...
Murphy, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Murphy served in the army as a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 5
One day they attacked the city of Leipzig [Annotator's Note: Germany]. It was industrial, like Birmingham, Pittsburgh,...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 5
When Richard Duchossois and his unit got up into the Bulge [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Bulge] it was very cold...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 5
Rankin had made "Ace in a Day." [Annotator's Note: a term used to describe a fighter pilot scoring five or more...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 5
The Gothic Line goes all the way across Italy. The area where Mancel Kirk and his Company G, 168th Infantry Regiment...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 5
Paluch has pictures of the Malmedy Memorial. He does not think about the massacre that much anymore. He has other...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 5
After going past the site of the Malmedy Massacre, they kept going and their next major battle was in a town called...
Old Coyote, Barney Segment 5
Barney Old Coyote’s unit received Presidential Unit Citations for the job they did in bombing bases in the...
Jackson, Donald Segment 5
Jackson describes what he experienced at Dachau.They knew it was there. They were called in to clear the bodies. But...
Bell, Bryan Segment 5
The scout that noticed the machine gun nests hidden in the changed leaves was able to go back to Bell and relay what he...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 5
They moved on and Schmedemann ended the war in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia with the Fifth Corps. Pilsen was undamaged so...
Doi, Michael Segment 5
Michael Doi does not recall hearing about the death of President Roosevelt. Doi made a lot of Caucasian friends on the...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 5
The intelligence was good for the southern France operation. The intelligence officers claimed to know the rank and...
Christie, Robert Segment 5
Robert Christie notes that the armored tank units worked with the armored infantry. One of the residents at Christie's...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 5
Freddie Ohr flew in a P-64 and a P-35. He cannot find the P-64 in modern books about fighters. Both were forerunners to...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 5
Steve Pisanos scored his first victory on 21 May [Annotators Note: 21 May 1943]. They had taken bombers to Frankfurt,...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Woods, Edward Segment 5
Woods was a wiper in the engine room. There were 15 wipers aboard large ships. The wipers reported to the 1st Mate....
Spivey, Leonard Segment 5
Leonard Spivey notes that the Schweinfurt experience was his major experience in combat. It is considered to be one of...
Noack, John Segment 5
John Noack was apparently knocked out momentarily when he was hit. Noack himself does not remember losing consciousness...
Baynham, James Segment 5
Baynham doesn't remember many details from his interrogation. He was accused of being a spy and was threatened with...
Crain, Joe Segment 5
The day after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] Alex Vraciu was...
Hawk, John Segment 5
After leaving the aid station [Annotator’s Note: near Chambois, France on August 20, 1944] Hawk was looked at by...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 5
The 88's [Annotator's Note: German 88 millimeter artillery] started coming in at them around 5:00am [Annotator's note:...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 5
The first person Lynn Compton met up with after the jump into Normandy was Winters [Annotators Note: Richard Winters]....
Crain, Joe Segment 5
The Germans would use flares at night and drop them over the American convoy. At night this would illuminate the fleet...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 5
Ardell Bollinger learned about his mission to France the night before 23 September. [Annotator’s Note: Bollinger is...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 5
Baum remembers some of the men in his division. He talks about his feelings towards Creighton Abrams. Abrams was the...
Spencer, David Segment 5
David Paul Spencer was not afraid much. It may be strange to hear. In the infantry they just accepted what was going on...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 5
The French Foreign Legion decided to fight with the Allies. Charles Scheffel stayed in the tunnel in Algiers that night...
Mann, Karl Segment 5
When Mann's unit broke out of the Anzio beachhead they walked in the direction of the Alban Hills.At 1 point they were...
Weinart, John Segment 5
John Weinart could only stay scared for so long. He did his best to maintain his excitement and adrenaline. There was a...

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