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Brown, Roscoe 24 March 1945 Mission to Berlin
[Annotator's Note: Dr. Roscoe Brown served in the USAAF as a fighter pilot in the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" 3rd Division Battle Patrol
William Blanckenburg was met by a lieutenant colonel who knew that Blanckenburg was married and was an older fellow....
Crain, Joe A friendly bombardment
Halpern, Gerard A Jewish boy in Hitler's Germany
Reynolds, Harley A Reason to Join
Harley Reynolds served with the 1st Infantry Division from the time that he went in. He was in the 16th Infantry...
Porche, Albert A Typical Day in Theater
Albert Porche began his typical day as a fighter armorer by having breakfast and then going to look on the board where...
Burriss, Thomas Acceptance as a Platoon Leader
Nerison, James "Jim" Accidental Discharge and the Invasion of Elba
One night when they were after a target, the skipper dropped this white handkerchief and James Nerison heard him give...
Nerison, James "Jim" Accidentally Firing a Torpedo
Field, Richard After the War
Richard Field and the other men of 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion had to buy scarves and jackets from the armored...
Broll, Walter Aftermath of the German Raid on Bari
Walter Broll became more cautious as a result of his experience at Bari, Italy with the German bomber attack on Allied...
Chaisson, Roland Air Support, Casualties and the M1 Rifle
The Hurtgen Forest was thick so they [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] didn...
Porche, Albert Airmen without Airplanes
Albert Porche and the 99th Fighter Squadron landed in North Africa. [Annotator's Note: The 99th Fighter Squadron was an...
Wells, Raymond Altavilla
Being in charge of other people helped give Raymond Wells focus during combat and did not leave any time to be afraid....
Nerison, James "Jim" Anything We Spotted Was a Target
Burriss, Thomas Anzio
Barfoot, Van Anzio and Getting the Medal of Honor
Van Barfoot and the 45th Infantry Division went on up into the mountains around 2 January 1944. They moved out of the...
Hochadel, Joseph Anzio, Being Wounded and Being Evacuated to Naples
Joseph Hochadel landed in the second wave at Anzio and they unpacked their aid station into a jeep. They commandeered...
Hochadel, Joseph Assault Toward Monte Cassino
Joseph Hochadel and his squad started down the road and a German tank began to shell them. It was traumatic and they...
Shaw, Roger Back Aboard the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw returned to the SS George Gayle after his leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. The was his original ship. It...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Basic Training at Camp Blanding
Tokuji Yoshihashi was drafted and went to Camp Blanding, Florida for 17 weeks of basic training. He was trained on...
Martello, Dominic Battle of Kasserine Pass and Flash Backs
Dominic Martello had to carry a wounded German soldier after he was captured. He had been shot. Martello fell down...
Burriss, Thomas Battle of the Bulge
T. Moffatt Burriss and the 504th stayed in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden [Annotator’s Note: the Allied...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Battle of the Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge, glider infantryman Clinton Riddle rode into battle on a tank during the American...
Peterson, Carl Battle of the Bulge, Returning Home, and Flashbacks
Carl Peterson went into the Battle of the Bulge near Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany]. He was only there...
Ehlers, Walter Battlefield Commission, Crossing the Rhine and Wounded by Friendly Fire
After 30 days at home, Walter Ehlers returned to his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry...
Shaw, Roger Becoming a Merchant Mariner
Roger Shaw was born in New Orleans in 1921. He grew up and was educated in New Orleans. After graduating high school,...
Burriss, Thomas Becoming a Paratrooper
McGovern, George Becoming a Pilot
George McGovern had never been in an airplane before he took a civilian course. He was scared but eventually got over...
Spaetgens, William Becoming a Sailor
William Leo Spaetgens enlisted in the United States Navy [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1942]. His parents did not...
Yatsu, Lawrence Becoming a Soldier
Lawrence Yatsu was in a relocation camp. When he left the camp to go to college he was drafted. By that time his...
Coolidge, Charles Becoming a Soldier
Charles Coolidge was born in August 1921 on Signal Mountain, Tennessee where his family spent the summer months. The...
McGee, Charles Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
Charles McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919. After third grade he moved to Illinois. He also spent some time in...
Porche, Albert Becoming an Airman
Albert Porche learned to take Army life as it came. He was in Jackson, Mississippi after his enlistment. People did not...
Hairston, Joseph Becoming an Army Officer
Joseph Hairston ended up going to artillery school. The rest of the Army was segregated, however, OCS [Annotator's Note...
Field, Richard Becomming a Paratrooper
Richard J. Field was born and raised in Upstate New York in the small town of Liberty. He lived on the outskirts of...
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