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Brannan, Joseph USS Niagara (AGP-1)
Joseph Brannan reached Tulagi on the USS Niagara (AGP-1) [Annotator's Note: the USS Niagara (PG-52) was redesignated...
Vallas, Theodore USS Wasp in the Pacific Followed by Kaneohe
Theodore Vallas was happy to know that his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-7)] was going into battle and that he...
Quinn, Harry Utah Beach
Harry Quinn woke up in the morning [Annotator’s Note: of 6 June 1944]. He was the third man to go down the net into...
Raskoph, Jack Utah Beach
Jack Raskoph was transferred to Pier 92 in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York], where people were...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Utah Beach on D-Day
While John Witmeyer and his fellow soldiers waited aboard ship to land at Utah Beach on D Day, they did not know that...
Chaisson, Roland V-1 Rockets, Rice Pudding and the Battle of the Bulge
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] started on their way to Paris but...
Spaulding, Arthur V-E Day and Home
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]...
Bucksell, Norris V-E Day and Postwar Life
Norris Bucksell fired a gun for the first time on 8 May 1945, V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day], and...
Weil, Roswell V-mail and POWs
Roswell Weil was an only child and was very close with his parents. His father had a heart attack that he did not know...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Valor in the Pacific Park
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax also joined the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. When the building was built [Annotator'...
Kelso, Robert Various Responsibilities
[Annotators Note: Robert Kelso was serving as an officer in the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment when it was sent to...
Dahlberg, Melvin Various Thoughts on War
Melvin Dahlberg was in the battle for Hill 1098 [Annotator's Note: part of Maritime Alps in Southern France]. They were...
Hillenbrand, Bernard VE-Day
Bernard Hillenbrand did not have difficulty adjusting to civilian life and never had bad dreams, battlefield fatigue,...
Gomez, Hewitt VE-Day and Postwar
Hewitt Brian Gomez was called [Annotator's Note: called back to active duty] to serve during the Korean War, but he was...
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...
Haffner, Robert Veterans Affairs Difficulties and Reflections
Robert Haffner took advantage of the G.I. Bill's unemployment benefits and drew 20 dollars per week in 1946 and 1947...
Strait, Donald Victories and Losses
On returning from the flight that achieved Donald Strait his status as an Ace [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with...
Williams, Robert Vierville and Carentan
The second day, Robert L. Williams and the others went to the town of Vierville. They had gotten reports that Vierville...
Smith, Carl Vietnam Service
Carl Smith had three sons. They all live in Georgia. He has six grandchildren and some great-grandchildren as well. In...
McCowen, William Vietnam War and Cold War Experience
After World War 2 and the Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 to 1953], William McCowen served in the Vietnam War. He...
Raaen, John Vignettes
John Raaen dated a nurse at the General Hospital at Cherbourg. They enjoyed dancing and drinking champagne when they...
Pena, William Village Assault/Sniping
William Pena tells how at one point they encountered a group of Americans who laid down their weapons as they...
Black, Jerome Vision Issues and Commission
Jerome Harold Black reported to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma in February 1943] and for almost a...
Boeke, Robert Visiting his Brother
On 6 May 1945, Robert Boeke was told to stay in Mörsdorf [Annotator's Note: Mörsdorf, Germany]. They [Annotator's Note...
Wolf, Robert Visiting Hitler's House
[Annotator's Note: Robert Wolf was gearing up to go to Japan after returning from combat in Europe.] All he knew was...
Flanagan, Earl Volunteering for a Top Secret Outfit
Earl Flanagan recalls listening to the radio when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Cresswell, Constance Volunteering with the American Red Cross
People in England came out of their shelters to help sort things out after a bombing raid, according to Constance...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Von Rundstedt, Patton, and Normandy
What Vernon Tweedt saw of the Italian people was that they were willing to be helpful if necessary, but they pretty...
Alexander, Vernon Vosges Mountains
Vernon Alexander went through the Vosges Mountains experiencing the snow and cold. He was freezing to death. Alexander...
Coolidge, Charles Vosges Mountains, the Medal of Honor and Lemberg
[Annotators note: Charles Coolidge starts this segment in the middle of conversation as the camera started recording...
Maresca, Frank W. Voyage to England
Frank Maresca shipped out from the 54th Street Pier in Brooklyn aboard His Majesty's Ship Franconia, a converted luxury...
Spaetgens, William Voyage to the Mediterranean Sea
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the Liberty Ship SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) were all new to the...
Gust, Darrell Wading in Shell Casings
[Annotator's Note: Darrell D. Gust served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Waiting to Go Home
When the war was over, Leslie V. Freeman was pulled back to a rest area. They came up with the point system [Annotator'...
Linkous, Melvin Wales
Melvin Linkous had an intelligent man in his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd...
Budlong, George Wanting to Do His Part
George E. Budlong was born in 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island. Budlong calls himself a child of the Depression [...

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