Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Topel, Fred War's End and Returning Home
Fred Topel went from Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] to Leghorn [Annotator's Note: Leghorn or Livorno, Italy] and...
Dietrick, Alfred War's End and Soldier Stories
In training at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts [Annotator's Note: in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with the 141st Infantry...
Hochadel, Joseph War's End, Going Home and Coping with PTSD
Joseph Hochadel was wounded in his left leg and had one surgery to fix it. He was in the hospital for approximately a...
Baughman, Harry War's End, National Guard Duty and the Korean War
While Harry Boughman was on leave in the United States, the war ended in Europe. He was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas...
Broll, Walter Wartime
Walter Broll always had a haircut on Saturday. He would then go to confession since he was raised a Catholic. On one...
Estes, Bruce War’s End and Reflections of the War
[Annotator’s Note: Segment begins in the middle of the interview. The video glitches throughout this segment. Also, a...
Pbert, Herman Watching the Soviets
When Herman Pbert was going back to Germany [Annotator's Note: in 1950], he said he would be so bad against them [...
Cauble, Raymond West Pointers
Raymond Cauble won an airplane ride in 1935. Cauble volunteered for the service due to patriotism. He says he would...
Heany, Mary Women's Rights
Mary T. Heany thought it was nice to be discharged [Annotator’s Note: She was discharged from the Women’s Army Corps (...
Mancuso, Frank Work and Family in Germany
Frank Mancuso adopted a 20 month old girl from Ludwigsburg with his wife while in Germany. When his father in law...
Howard, Taylor Working for the CCC
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard lived in Gulfport [Annotator’...
Tamburello, George Wounded and Moving Through Italy
[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout the segment.] George Tamburello [Annotator’s...
Halpern, Gerard Wounded by German Artillery
Gerard Halpern was with the I and R Platoon [Annotators Note: the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of the 180th...
Lewis, Claude Wounded in Action
Claude L. Lewis remembers they had to dig foxholes. The Germans had left big piles of sandbags. They could see the...
Lalande, Edward Wounded in Action
Edward Lalande was scared during combat but did what he had to. Oran [Annotator’s Note: Oran, Algeria, Africa] was a...
Dole, Robert Wounded in Action
Senator Robert "Bob" Dole [Annotator's Note: Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole, American veteran and politician] was wounded in...
Clark, Merrill Wounded in Combat
Personnel were crying out for medics. One or two medics arrived, and Merrill J. Clark [Annotator's Note: with Company K...
Ngai, Johnny Wounded in France and Preparing to Fight in China
Johnny Ngai was riding on a tank into Southern France. He was hurt on the second day. They were having lunch inside a...
Goad, Roy Wounded in Italy
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a lieutenant in the 143rd...
Pugh, Glover Wounded in Italy and Postwar
Glover Pugh [Annotator's Note: serving with the 10th Mountain Division] arrived in Italy [Annotator's Note: in December...
Simons, F.M. Young People at War
F.M. Richard Simons' worst memories are of the cold and the fear of falling asleep in his foxhole. They had wire with...
Aerial view of part of the Isotta-Fraschini manufacturing company in Milan, Italy between 1944 to 1945
Reconnaissance photograph; Aerial view of part of the Isotta-Fraschini manufacturing company. "Milan, It. Housing for...
Gothic Line in the Appennine mountains in Italy in September 1944
280.Photograph. '26 Sept 44. TER-IV-138. Fifth Army, Lucca, Italy. Gothic Line in the Appennines from Sea north of...
Interior view of the shower house on base in Italy in November 1944
469.Photograph. '8 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30114. Fifth Army, La Martina Area, Italy. Inside view of the shower house of the...
Italian Girl at Allied Military Government Christmas party in Italy in 1944
551.Photograph. '25 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-32351. Fifth Army, Scarperia Area, Italy. This little Italian Girl has dropped...
Lt. General Mark Clark pinning medal on American soldier in Italy on 16 November 1944
433.Photograph. '16 Nov 1944. CG-2547. Fifth Army, Montecatini Area, Italy. Lt. General Mark W. Clark, C.G. Fifth Army...
Lt. General Mark Clark with comedian and USO entertainer Joe E. Brown and six unidentified servicemen in Italy circa 1944.
70.Photograph. Lt. General Mark Clark with comedian and USO entertainer Joe E. Brown and six unidentified servicemen....
Lt. General Mark W. Clark and Mr. J. H. Brebner, British Foreign Ministry converse while waiting for the King of England's plane to take off.
42.Photograph. Lt. General Mark W. Clark speaking with Mr. J. H. Brebner, Director of News, British Foreign Ministry. '...
Lt. General Mark W. Clark pins a battle streamer on the guidon of a 504th PIR soldier in the Bagnoli area of Naples on 8 April 1944
237.Photograph. '8 April 44. Fifth Army, Bagnoli Area, Italy. Lt. General Mark W. Clark pins a battle streamer on the...
M-10 tank destroyer heads toward a bombed Italian town, circa 1944-45.
100.Photograph. US M-10 tank destroyer with its turret swiveled to the left headed toward bombed Italian, hillside town...
Observing from 757 Tank Battalion Command Post in Italy in October 1944
483.Photograph. '13 Oct. 44. 5/MM-44-5254. Fifth Army, Monzumo, Italy. Observing from 757 Tank Battalion C.P. [Command...

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