Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Lafferty, Ralph Training in 1943
In 1943, elements of Ralph F. Lafferty's unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th...
Goad, Roy Training in Africa
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad and his twin brother, Ray’s, National Guard...
Dietrick, Alfred Training in Africa
In the beginning, Alfred Dietrick would go to the movies before going overseas and the Germans looked invincible. The...
Breard, Reneau Training in the Army
Reneau Breard served with the 504th Parachute Infantry [Annotator’s Note: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Castaing, Albert Training in the Army Air Corps
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling in the background throughout this segment.] Albert Castaing was born in New...
Reynolds, Harley Training to go
Harley Reynolds had never been more than 20 or 30 miles away from home. In one day’s time, he more than exceeded that...
Radford, Charles Training with Teddy Roosevelt and Hill 609
[Annotator's Note: Charles Radford served in the Army as an infantryman in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry...
Amore, Frederick Training, Deployment and Assignment
Sent to Keesler Field in Biloxi, Mississippi, Frederick Amore spent two months in basic training before volunteering to...
Dubay, Henry Transfer to England
After five weeks in Casablanca [Annotators Note: Casablanca, Morocco], Henry Dubay and his C-47 [Annotator's Note:...
Jefferson, Alexander Transition Training, Losses and Targets
Alexander Jefferson traveled from Walterboro [Annotator's Note: Walterboro Army Airfield, Walterboro, South Carolina]...
Blonder, Erwin Trench Foot, Patton, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Erwin Blonder was sent to a hospital in Illinois for his trench foot. He remembers another incident regarding his...
Castaing, Albert Trip Overseas
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling in the background throughout this segment.] Albert Castaing and his crew...
Della Vedova, Dominic Tunisia
Dominic Della Vedova [Annotator’s Note: serving in Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry...
LaRose, Bruce Tunisia
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in North Africa] took a...
Jefferson, Alexander Tuskegee Army Air Field and Racism
Alexander Jefferson volunteered for service in order to avoid the draft. If he had been drafted he would have been a...
Barton, Walter Under Fire in Italy
Walter Henry Barton’s job with his regiment [Annotator’s Note: Barton was a member of Cannon Company, 361st Infantry...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" United Kingdom
After combat on Saint Angelo Mountain near Naples, Italy had ceased, Clinton Riddle and Company B, 1st Battalion, 325th...
Chaisson, Roland V-1 Rockets, Rice Pudding and the Battle of the Bulge
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] started on their way to Paris but...
Vaughn, Odell Veterans Administration Deputy Administrator
Through the years of advancement, Odell Vaughn reached the office of Deputy Administrator of the Veterans...
Johnson, Alfred Vietnam
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. went to Vietnam in January 1964 and served in the Mekong Delta [Annotator's Note: located in...
McGovern, George Vietnam, Richard Nixon, and Considering a 1976 Presidential Run
It bothers George McGovern today that when he talks to college kids they have no idea about Vietnam. Even though he...
Stevenson, Thomas Visiting Islands of Italy
In May 1944, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. completed all of his training and shipped out for Foggia, Italy where he joined...
Coolidge, Charles Vosges Mountains, the Medal of Honor and Lemberg
[Annotators note: Charles Coolidge starts this segment in the middle of conversation as the camera started recording...
Spaetgens, William Voyage to the Mediterranean Sea
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the Liberty Ship SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) were all new to the...
Barnes, Walter Walking Across Italy
Walter Barnes was sent to pick up some German prisoners. When he got to the enemy troops there were about a dozen of...
Clark, Merrill War Changed the United States
Merrill J. Clark [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain...
Lafferty, Ralph War Experiences
Senator Dole [Annotator's Note: Robert Joseph Dole; American veteran and politician] had been in the same division, but...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" War is Scary
William Blanckenburg was alongside a creek and the Germans were on the other side. This was before Blanckenburg got...
Jefferson, Alexander War News and Transfer to Stalag VII-A
Alexander Jefferson listened to the BBC [Annotator's Note: British Broadcasting Corporation] radio at the POW [...
Howard, Taylor War's End
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard was sent overseas [Annotation...
Cole, Edward War's End
Edward C. Cole [Annotator's Note: serving with the 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division] took every...
Clark, Earl War's End
After the successful completion of their mission at Lake Garda, Italy, Earl Ervin Clark and 87th Mountain Infantry...
Banghart, William War's End
William Banghart drove a lieutenant in a general’s jeep. This could have led to a court martial. Banghart was in the...
Uchida, Togue War's End
Togue Uchida [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] spent Thanksgiving [...
Gilbert, Lawrence War's End
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and a few other prisoners were released from the prison camp near the end of the war. He...
Dorsey, Eugene War's End
Eugene Dorsey was assigned to the Navy Armed Guard and spent fourteen months in the Mediterranean on the SS Houston...

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