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Seltzer, Arthur D-Day and Breakout
At about 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning, Arthur Seltzer went over the side of the ship to enter his landing craft. He was...
Crane, James D-Day and Enemy Torpedo Attack
James Crane was waiting for D-Day in the war zone. They knew it was coming but did not know when. They had departed New...
Sanders, Jack D-Day Bombing MIssions
Jack Sanders took off unusually early on the day of the Normandy invasion [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944]. It was...
East, Clyde D-Day Dog Fight
Clyde East and his wingman engaged four enemy fighters as they flew along a railroad they were assigned to observe. His...
Miksa, Robert D-Day Invasion
For Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa], D-Day was cold, damp and dark. H-hour was about 0630. Miksa and his...
Rice, Darold D-Day Landing
Darold Rice remembers that the night of June 5th they heard the engines suddenly roar louder than they had ever heard...
Roderick, David D-Day Morning and Taking the Quenneville Ridge
David Roderick experienced a lot of shelling and artillery and snipers when he landed. D Day began at 6:30 in the...
Motil, Joseph D-Day on Utah Beach
Joseph Motil went to South Bren England for training. They also practiced going on lots of patrols. On the weekends...
Roderick, David D-Day Preparations
David Roderick moved to the coast near Weymouth and was put into a marshalling yard. They were kept in secret. No one...
Pierce, Wayne D-Day Preparations
Wayne Pierce returned to his regiment and was placed in Company B. He went to the battalion commander who told him...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Dealing with the government
Olen Grant left the service when his operations had been completed. The army tried to get him stay in the service after...
Schloss, Eva Death Marches and Liberation
There was cholera, dysentery and skin illnesses [Annotator's Note: inside the Auschwitz concentration camp]. Eva...
Cook, Francis "Frank" Deployment to England
Francis J. Cook went over to Europe on the Queen Mary without escort because the ship was so fast it did not have to...
Scheerer, Richard Deployment to England
Richard Scheerer was sent to New York where he boarded a ship bound for England. They were escorted by the battleship...
LaPook, Sidney Deployment to England
On 8 April [Annotator's Note: 8 April 1944] they got a red flag in the area and they knew they were getting ready to go...
LaPook, Sidney Deployment to France
On 17 July 1944 Sidney LaPook and the 193rd Field Artillery Group left Kington for Southampton. On 21 July they took a...
Guidry, Lewis Deployment to France
During the trip overseas, Lewis Guidry and the other men aboard ship were only fed two meals per day. They traveled...
Ikari, Norman Deployment to Italy with the 442nd RCT
Norman Ikari’s request for a transfer to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was granted, but he was busted down from...
Hoff, Russell D. Deprivation
Russell Hoff found the food horrible in the Bad Orb POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp. The potatoes were...
Livaudais, James Dereliction of Duty
James Livaudais knew when he was given an order, he had to respond. When the man in front stepped off, the next...
Dabney, William G. Details of the invasion
William Dabney and his fellow soldiers tried to enjoy themselves whenever they could. They would engage in activities...
Bell, Elmo Devising New Combat Methods
Elmo Bell's 1st Battalion commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Alexander, was always worried about the business...
Alexander, Vernon Disagreements with Officers
Vernon Alexander got into trouble prior to getting into combat. He had been practicing field stripping his machine gun...
Bell, Harry Discharge and College
When Harry Bell steamed into New York Harbor one of the first things he saw was the Statue of Liberty. When he saw it...
Marr, John W Division Command Post
As Lieutenant John Marr was taken by boat to American positions across the Merderet River from Timmes' orchard [...
East, Clyde Dog Fights Over Germany
In late January or early February [Annotator’s Note: late January or early February 1945] the Battle of the Bulge ended...
Ikari, Norman Drafted Soon After Pearl Harbor
Norman Ikari recalls Pearl Harbor very well. It was a Sunday morning and Ikari was sitting in his house in East Los...
Leopold, Vernon Duties and Patrols
Vernon Leopold arrived on the Belgium and German border at the village of Hünningen. They took over a farm house that...
Sanders, Jack Early Bombing Missions
Jack Sanders flew his first missions over Europe prior to 6 June [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944]. He flew his first...
Brueland, Lowell Early Combat Experiences
Lowell Brueland's first combat mission in the Mustang was a piece of cake. He performed escort duty with a flight of...
Tipper, Edward Early Life
Edward Tipper was a member of a military group that received a tremendous amount of recognition. He was 18 or 19 when...
Ikari, Norman Early Life
Norman Ikari was born in Seattle, Washington on 17 February 1919. His parents were Japanese immigrants. Life was not...
Rendelman, Ed Early Life
Ed Rendelman was born in 1919 in Detroit, Michigan. His family moved to southern Illinois six weeks after he was born...
Quinn, Harry Early Life
Harry C. Quinn, Jr. was born in 1925 near Brookhaven, Mississippi in Lincoln County. He grew up on a farm during the...

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