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Fallon, John Wounded in Anzio
John T. Fallon was wounded at Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944, Anzio, Italy]....
Tunnicliff, Ed Wounded in Battle
Ed Tunnicliff had to get into a third tank. He learned all five positions [Annotator’s Note: the M4 Sherman medium...
Lebsack, Wayne Wounded in Belgium
The infantry was expecting General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] army...
Meyer, William Wounded in Combat
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Meyer was assigned as a rifleman with...
Molen, Herman Wounded in Combat
Herman Molen remembers some pilots had good records and others did not. The lead plane had two engines out [Annotator’s...
Schuman, Russell Wounded in Europe
During his service in Europe, Russell Schuman was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...
Nannini, James Wounded in France
James Nannini participated in the Normandy Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Evans, Donald Wounded in France
The Germans had the Americans up a tree for six weeks after the landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion...
Fallon, John Wounded in France
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] made the...
Evans, Donald Wounded in Germany
Donald Evans and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] got orders to mount up....
Belcher, Lewis Wounded in Germany
Lewis E. Belcher [Annotator's Note: a tank commander in Company B, 11th Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division, sent to...
Blatnik, Robert Wounded in Germany and Return Home
Robert Joseph Blatnik and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wounded in the Hurtgen Forest
Bernard Hillenbrand and his division [Annotator's Note: Hillenbrand was a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 18th...
Forcinella, Frank Wounded Three Times
Frank Forcinella got hit crossing a river in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: 7 February 1945 near Echternach, Luxembourg...
Gomberg, Clarence "Code" Wounded while Treating the Wounded
In December 1943, Clarence Gomberg served in the Army as a quartermaster in the 3116th Service Command Unit and was...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Maresca, Frank W. Wounds
Two days before Frank Maresca's last day in combat, he and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 289th...
Angst, Lawrence Wounds and Suicides
The first thing that Lawrence Angst would do if he came to a soldier missing a limb was try to stop the bleeding. He...
Rolfson, Jack Wrap Up of Rolfson's Service
Jack Rolfson does not recall having any burial services for fallen men in his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Max, Robert Writing a Book and Eli Weisel
Robert Max thinks back with satisfaction on his life because he follows through on Eli Wiesel's mantra of "Never Forget...
Blake, Christopher Writing Career
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Livaudais, James WWII Museum Visit
James Livaudais toured the third floor of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of The National WWII Museum with multiple...
Knese, Benard WWII to Korea
Bernard Knese moved from England to France in early 1945. Knese served in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War...
Weber, Norman Yellow Stars and Life in Berlin
As a child in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany in 1941], Norman Weber remembers seeing people walking on the...
Ross, Hartsel Young Man to Merchant Marine
Hartsel Ross joined the Maritime Services [Annotator's Note: the US Merchant Marine] in January 1944. He boarded a...
"Bivouac area" likely in Dren, Germany in 1945
Abandoned buildings and rubble near "bivouac area, Duren, Belgium." Likely Dren, Germany. 1945.
1st Infantry Division soldiers in Germany in March 1945
Burning buildings. "ETO-HQ-45-23162. Hurley. 25 Mar. Signal corps photo. Two wary infantrymen of the 1st [Infantry] Div...
1st Infantry Division soldiers on Normandy cliffs in June 1944
Soldiers with equipment moving along a cliff. "ETO-HQ-44-4778-11. Taylo. 8 June. Signal corps photo. American assault...
1st Sgt. Wallace posing in front of a tent, Calas Staging Area, Germany, 1945
Photograph. First Sergeant Wallace posing in front of a tent. Personal caption on reverse: "1/Sgt. Wallace / 393 Regt...
29th Infantry Division soldiers in Jlich, Germany in February 1945.
American soldiers hold up a sign reading "This is Jlich Germany, sorry it is so messed up, but we were in a hurry! 29th...
2nd Infantry Division soldiers patrol in the village of Harperschied, Germany on 3 February 1945
2nd Infantry Division soldiers patrol German town in ruins from bomb and fire damage along muddy and flooded roads....
3rd Armored Division soldiers walk through heavily bomb and fire damaged city of Cologne, Germany in 1945
3rd Armored Division soldiers walk through heavily bomb and fire damaged city of Cologne, cathedral spires in distance...
5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945
5th Armored Division in Germany. Civilians walking along road in 1945.
5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945
5th Armored Division in Germany. "Lt. Col. Benjamin MacFarland, Major Lt. Col. Entrekin" 5th Armored Division men...

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