Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Peterson, Carl Time in England Before D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Pbert, Herman To America and the Army
Herman Pbert was in the hospital as the war was ending. He was told he had done a good job cleaning his own shrapnel...
Smith, Rothacker To the Front Lines
In August 1944, a few months after the landings at Normandy, the US Army high command decided to move the 92nd Infantry...
Cohen, Jack Tolerance versus Acceptance
Jack Cohen says that today we hear a lot about tolerance. To him, there is a great difference between tolerance and...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Toughening Up
William Blanckenburg wrote a book called Private Blanckenburg Goes to War. During his combat experience they had a long...
Cole, Edward Training and Deployment
Edward C. Cole [Annotator’s Note: after being drafted into the Army in 1942] spent two days at Fort Dix [Annotator's...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Training and Deployment
Clinton Riddle initially wanted to join the US Navy after he graduated from high school but being the only child in his...
Mancuso, Frank Training and Preparation
Once while Frank Mancuso was out with his friends, they began talking about how bad things were getting in Germany,...
Langrall, Clarke Training and Serving Aboard a Merchant Ship
Military training was easy for Clarke Langrall, having been a company leader in the cadet corps when he was in high...
Reynolds, Harley Training for North Africa
Harley Reynolds learned immediately on the Queen Mary that they were headed for England because the crew passed along...
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...
Broll, Walter Two Weeks in Bari, Italy
Walter Broll and his ship the Grace Abbott were in the harbor of Bari, Italy for two weeks before the attack took place...
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...
Broll, Walter Unexploded Ordnance
Walter Broll saw chaos the next morning after the German attack on the port of Bari, Italy. Live and dead personnel...
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...

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