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John T. Fallon patrolled every night and sometimes in the daytime. He took out one squad and sometimes less. The...
James Downing thought time was compressed during the attack. [Annotator's Note: During the Japanese attack on Pearl...
[Annotator’s Note: The interview is outside, so there is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] Before...
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Calvin Moore which Pacific islands stand out to him the most.] Okinawa [...
James Warren David was sent to Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Pensacola, Florida] for rehabilitation. He was transferred...
James Wilson shows the helmet he had on [Annotator's Note: when he was shot while serving with Company G, 2nd Battalion...
Like many other veterans in a similar condition, Odell Vaughn felt sensations in his legs even though both were lost...
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...
[Annotator's Note: Keith Renstrom served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Gunnery Sergeant in Company F, 2nd Battalion,...
James Warren David recalled getting seasick occasionally, especially if the conditions were rough. After serving in the...
Robert Kelso's unit was sent back all at one time [Annotator’s Note: Robert Kelso served on a gun crew with the 342nd...
Edward Tipper continued his education after the service. He used the GI Bill to receive a Master’s Degree. He...
Henry Malec did not have sufficient points to return home immediately after the war ended. He was subject to being...
After being injured at Elbe River, Germany, Joseph Venerloh was sent to England to recover in a hospital. He was hoping...
John LeBure knew that work was being reduced so he left the company [Annotator's Note: Higgins Industries in New...
Jack Albert Del Monte felt great returning home after the war. He had been away for 30 months. He was a replacement for...
Rodney Charles Fraser had nightmares after his time in combat [Annotator’s Note: Fraser was serving with the 29th...
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Eugene Overcash served in the Army as a paratrooper in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 501st...
Mario DeCarlo's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was wounded and witnessed dying men in the field...
Howard T. Maki wanted to stay in the Army but was convinced by family to leave. He missed the service though. He...
George Peto has doubts about the mental toughness of today's generation and its ability to wage a war as deadly and...
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was given a platoon in the 187th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 187th Glider Infantry...
Although Clyde Kenney liked the experience of being in the military, he didn't like being shot at. War "got to be a...
Thomas Houdek was discharged in San Diego, California on 25 November 1945. He considered staying in the service but...
[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...
Joseph Townsend remembers the other port city he went to was Alexandria [Annotator’s Note: Alexandria, Egypt]. There...
Floyd James Reissig was hit by shrapnel from one of his own guns. While they were firing, the shrapnel hit him, causing...
Salvatore Famularo was sent home on a C-54 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-54 Skymaster cargo aircraft]. There were no...
Sol Lazinger did not have a girlfriend while he was in the service. He did enjoy one nurse while he was in a hospital...
Everett Hyland's wounds still bother him. He had a nerve check done on him in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...
After being discharged from the Army, Paul Pizzolongo joined the National Guard, then returned to the Army and then...
Carl Marca left Manila, Philippines on a troopship headed for Camp Stoneman [Annotator's Note: Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg...
In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was assigned...
Frank Forcinella was wounded on 18 January [Annotator's Note: 18 January 1945]. He was back with his unit [Annotator's...

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