Amphibious invasions

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Luce, Dwain Invading Italy
Dwain Luce says there were several plans for airborne [Annotator's Note: 82nd Airborne Division in Allied invasion of...
Topel, Fred Invading Italy
After going through the African Campaign [Annotator's Note: Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa, 8 to...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Invading Iwo Jima
Samuel Goss practiced at Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands aboard the USS Bladen (APA-64)]. He...
Pryor, Frank Invading Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor combated loaded his troopship in Hilo, Hawaii. The fleet came together at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Curley, Walter Invading Iwo Jima
On 19 February [Annotator' Note: 19 February 1945], Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the...
Stewart, Roy Invading Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart was a replacement in the 4th Marine Division. The unit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Hartman, Joseph Invading Normandy
Joseph Hartmann remembers that by 6:30 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Tanenbaum, Melvin Invading Okinawa
Melvin S. Tanenbaum [Annotator's Note: a radioman aboard the USS Leon (APA-48)] was part of the invasion at Okinawa [...
Whitman, Melvin Invading Peleliu
On the way to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau], Melvin C. Whitman crossed paths with a Navy ship that...
Tanenbaum, Melvin Invading Saipan
Melvin S. Tanenbaum had good friends with him aboard the USS Leon (APA-48). Saipan was his first invasion [Annotator's...
Gilbert, Lawrence Invading Salerno
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert had come down with malaria while in Sicily. Gilbert recalled the good weather on the...
Luce, Dwain Invading Sicily
Going into Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy] was not a complete success for glider pilot Dwain Luce. He did not...
Smith, William S. Invading Sicily
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was in the Battle of...
Courtney, Melbourne Invading Southern France
For the invasion [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944], Melbourne Sanford...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Invading Southern France
Vernon Tweedt was sent back to Naples [Annotator's Note: Naples, Italy, after Rome, Italy was liberated June 1944]....
Schafer, Leon Invading Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was assigned to the Tank Landing Ship, USS LST-502 for the invasion of Europe.] Because...
Fallon, John Invading Southern France
John T. Fallon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] landed in...
Lansou, David Invasion at Iwo Jima
David Lansou [Assigned to the 5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion, 5th Marine Division] made an invasion on Iwo Jima [...
Buckley, James Invasion at Okinawa
James Buckley's first landing [Annotator's Note: as a Deck Officer on the USS LST-1013] was on Leyte during the return...
Goad, Roy Invasion at Salerno
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad, a lieutenant in the 36th Infantry Division...
Haslauer, Warren Invasion of Bougainville
Warren J. Haslauer took one trip to where the Baa Baa Black Sheep [Annotator's Note: "Baa Baa Black Sheep", later "...
Weymouth, Ralph Invasion of Guadalcanal
Ralph Weymouth's first combat action was off Guadalcanal. They were supporting the landings on the seventh [Annotator's...
Bowie, James Invasion of Guam
James Bowie was part of the invasion of Guam [Annotator’s Note: The Battle of Guam, Mariana Islands; 21 July to 10...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Guam
After the invasion of the Kwajalein Atoll [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, 31 January to 3 February...
Jacobson, Martin Invasion of Guam and the Battle of the Philippine Sea
Martin Jacobson arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii soon after the Marshall Islands Campaign in 1944. He underwent more...
Maymon, Paul Invasion of Italy and Southern France
After defeating the enemy in Sicily [Annotator’s Note: Sicily, Italy], Paul Maymon [Annotator’s Note: with the 17th...
Lucas, Jack Invasion of Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas stowed away aboard the USS Deuel (APA-160) on 10 January 1945 for the trip from Pearl...
Campbell, Donald Invasion of Iwo Jima
The USS LST-809 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] spent 60 hours unloading its cargo of men, aviation fuel and...
Bucher, Francis Invasion of Kiska
Francis Bucher was on Adak [Annotator's Note: Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska] when the invasion of Kiska [...
Kent, Edward Invasion of Kiska
Edward F. Kent headed to Kiska in the Aleutian Islands [Annotator’s Note: Aleutian Islands, Alaska] with his unit [...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Kwajalein
In January 1944, Philip Nelson was training on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in San Diego [Annotator’s...
Radice, Gerard Invasion of Leyte
Gerard V. Radice and the 7th Infantry Division left Hawaii and headed for Manus Island [Annotator's Note: Manus Island...
Petrus, Andrew Invasion of Leyte
[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment. Video begins Andrew Petrus of Company G, 2nd...
Hecht, Lester Invasion of Leyte
Lester Hecht was heading to the invasion of Leyte. Halsey [Annotator's Note: US Navy Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey]...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Leyte and Okinawa
After the landings on Leyte, Philip Nelson returned to Hawaii. He was assigned to an amphibious training base, ATB-900...
Brasel, Robert Invasion of Morotai
While at Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], people were needed to watch the docks. Robert J...

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