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Grant, Olen "Reb" In the hospital in Paris
Grant had been on the fourth floor of the hospital, but it was not long before he was going down to the first floor to...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Inauguration into the Eighth Air Force
For bombardier training, Maurice Hackler went to Deming, New Mexico. He worked with the Norden bombsight over the...
Linkous, Melvin Incidents as a Soldier
During the war, Melvin Linkous experienced an incident where an individual accused him of having a soft job. Captain...
Pena, William Incompetency and Ardennes Arrival
William Pena remembers how after suffering heavy casualties his battalion was diminished to the size of practically one...
Madden, Paul Induction into the Army
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was born in Homer, Louisiana in June 1925 and grew up in Shreveport [Annotator’s Note:...
Breen, Vernon Induction, Training and Deployment
When the Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Ikari, Norman Infantry Combat in Italy
Norman Ikari and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team had to sweep through tiny Italian towns and villages. Street fighting...
Johnson, Kaare Infantry Life
Kaare Allan Johnson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...
Schmidt, Vernon Infantry Replacement
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: a replacement on his way to be assigned to a regiment] passed through the ruins of...
Bondola, Thomas Infantry Training, Deployment and Capture
Thomas Bondola received his training with a regiment in his division [Annotator’s Note: 26th Infantry Division, no...
Spinato, Angelo Infantry Unit Assignments
Angelo Joseph Spinato went to Camp Maxey [Annotator's Note: in Lamar County, Texas] and all of the men had to stand in...
Ryan, John Influence of the Military on Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan worked for Shell Oil Company in Odessa,...
Neilson, Francis Inherent Dangers
When Francis Neilson got back to the United States, the war with Japan was still raging. He had a ten day furlough [...
Galbraith, Wendell Injured and Captured
Wendell Galbraith landed in a yard that was like an apple orchard [Annotator's Note: after being shot down on 22 March...
Jones, Johnnie Injured and Preparing for Japan
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior's feels we have to learn how to avoid killing and war. We are advanced in civilization and are...
Dietrick, Alfred Injured out of Combat
Alfred Dietrick took a patrol [Annotator's Note: of men from Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Injuries from Fighter Attack
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
Dabney, William G. Inland from the beach
William Dabney notes that the explosive did not have to be activated before being hauled up with the balloon. They...
Muelder, Milton E. Input and Discharge
As a "lowly naval officer", Milton Muelder knew his opinion that the plans in place were "no damn good," and decided...
Bucksell, Norris Integrated but Segregated Still
President Truman [Annotator's Note: President Harry S. Truman] integrated the military. Norris Bucksell's brother-in-...
Monteyne, Joseph Intelligence Work and Postwar Life
Joseph Monteyne worked briefly in intelligence [Annotator's Note: after finishing his missions as a navigator in the...
Geist, Lloyd Interaction with Locals and Shooting Down a Plane
Lloyd Geist learned the art of bartering by trading a fifth of whiskey for a BMW [Annotator's Note: Bayerische Motoren...
Acker, Charles Interactions with Civilians
The people from one of the camps [Annotator's Note: he is referring to concentration camps]. They looked like ghosts in...
Baxter, Lionel Interactions with Civilians
Lionel Baxter and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion] went through the outskirts of...
Pena, William Interactions with Germans
William Pena recalls how they arrived near the Ardennes and had an interaction with some German officers who were...
Schraub, Jesse Interest in Chemistry
Jesse Schraub was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Doi, Jimmy Internment, Defense Plants and Experiencing Racism
Jimmy Doi and his family were informed in March [Annotator's Note: March 1942] that they were being sent to an...
Connelly, John Interrogated and Transferred to Prison
In the Summer of 1944, John J. Connelly served with the 44th Bombardment Group [Annotator’s Note: 44th Bombardment...
Stern, Guy Interrogating a Former Neighbor
Guy Stern rarely interrogated civilians during the war. His partner, Kurt Jasen did interrogate some German businessmen...
Stern, Guy Interrogating Enemy POWs
Guy Stern's fellow interrogator and friend, Kurt Jasen, was nearby on Omaha Beach and called for Stern to come over and...
Kanter, Joseph Interrogating Prisoners
Many Jewish people in the Army spoke other languages, and sometimes the words would get mixed up. Yiddish [Annotator's...
O'Donnell, Joseph Interrogation
A German officer who could speak English took Joseph O'Donnell into a barn. The officer started asking him questions....
Baum, Irving Interrogation
Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: and US Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant Edward T. Badder were captured after their...
Jostad, Glen Interrogation
Glen Jostad was taken to Frankfurt, Germany for interrogation after his capture by the Germans. It was a rough time,...
Dolsen, Frank Interrogation
Frank Dolsen, [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] captured...
Siracuse, James Interrogation and Evacuating Stalag Luft III
[Annotator's Note: James Siracuse served in the USAAF as a pilot flying Douglas A-20 Havoc light bombers in the 669th...

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