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Cresswell, Constance American Forces in England
During the war, rationing was a way of life in England, according to Constance Cresswell. Each person was allotted two...
King, William Americans and Parisians
William King never experienced any discrimination while in the service. He never thought about it. He wrote home...
Thomas, Kenneth Amphibious Training and Overseas Deployment
Kenneth F. Thomas's unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 322nd Medical Battalion, 97th Infantry Division] was sent to...
Schafer, Leon An Exuberating D-Day Landing
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] What...
Swarts, John An Injury that Saved His Life
John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew would be briefed the day before and the morning of a mission. They would go over...
DeCarlo, Mario Anecdotal War Stories
Mario DeCarlo recalls electrocuting himself when he attempted to install a light bulb in his pup tent one night. He...
Fouts, Henry Anecdotes
The housing at Henry Sherman Fouts' base was very primitive. He slept on a canvas cot and had only a couple of blankets...
Muelder, Milton E. Anecdotes
Around the time of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive...
Geist, Lloyd Anecdotes and Postwar Careers
Lloyd Geist recalls that during the Battle of Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] he was sitting in his...
Motil, Joseph Anecdotes from Combat
Joseph Motil put the charge right against the door so it blew it in. There was a flame thrower operator with their unit...
Williams, Robert Anniversaries and The National D-Day Museum
[Annotator's Note: Robert L. Williams is a World War 2 veteran of the 101st Airborne Division and jumped into Normandy...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Anti-Japanese Sentiment
[Annotator's Note: Clarence Herbert Weatherwax served in the Army as a communications specialist in Headquarters...
Leopold, Vernon Anti-Semitism
For Vernon Leopold, being from a Jewish background was unpleasant in Germany as there had been latent anti-Semitism...
Hirschmann, Peter Anti-Semitism in Germany and the US
Peter Hirschmann and his Jewish family were an accepted part of the German population prior to Hitler's [Annotator's...
Baker, Bernard Anzio and Rome
Bernard Baker went to Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] and remained there for about three weeks. It was a...
Dumas, Floyd Anzio and Training
Floyd Dumas believes that they could have taken Rome if they had not been stopped. They were ordered to dig in and...
Boitnott, Monty Anzio to Monte Cassino
Monty Joe Boitnott was on tour [Annotators Note: on an overseas tour of duty] for 16 months. The only member of...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Apprehension and Mosquitos
After getting the alert prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor that Hawaii may be invaded by sea, Clarence Herbert...
Wilkins, Byron Ardennes Forest Front Lines
Byron Othello Wilkins was put on the front line again with his company. The sleeping holes were dug into the walls near...
Rogers, John Armored Combat in Normandy
John Rogers' unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] was...
Dolsen, Frank Army Air Corps Training
After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, Frank Dolsen was sent to Jefferson Barrack in St. Louis, Missouri [Annotator's...
Murphy, Alfred Army Air Corps Training to Overseas
Alfred Pierse Murphy and his brother were sent to Maxwell Field [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base...
Paul, John Army Air Force Pilot
[Annotator's Note: John Paul enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was called to active duty in February 1943.]...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Army Anti-Semitism
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] In headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters...
Bass, Leon Army Enlistment
Leon Bass voluntarily entered the military. He was in a movie theater when he heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Max, Robert Army Induction, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Max transferred to Ohio University for his sophomore year of college because the commute was easier and the...
Birnbaum, Stanley Army Life
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fought the war that was considered a "popular war" because it was necessary. He was a tall,...
Higgins, Gordon Army of Occupation
The location Gordon Higgins was sent for occupation duty was at Dachau, near Munich, Germany. There were 10,000 German...
Geisler, James Army Service Overview and Early Life
James "Jim" Geisler was born and raised in Pittsburgh [Annotator's Note: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. He was 18 years old...
Terrebonne, Leo Army Training
Leo Terrebonne was sent to Fort Crockett near Galveston, Texas for seven weeks of basic training, after which he was a...
Miksa, Robert Army Training
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] was inducted into the service at Camp Grant, Illinois then sent to Camp...
Heinly, Robert Army Training
Robert Harvey Heinly reported to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 13 March [Annotator's Note: 13 March 1943]. Once there...
Bell, Cecil Army Training and Italian Combat
Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...
Roberts, John Army Training and Unit Assignment
John M. Roberts grew up wanting to go to school with his older brother so his mother lied to get him in. He caught up...
Byrnes, William Army Training in the South
William E. Byrnes took a train to Camp Wolters [Annotator's Note: in Mineral Wells, Texas] and it took forever. There...

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