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Rice, Darold Close Calls
Darold Rice reached the peak of Hill 122 and had gone to ground to wait for further orders. While lying there, a German...
Stell, Cleston Combat
Cleston Stell arrived in France where he joined the 80th Infantry Division in St. Avold. He was assigned to Company G,...
Martinez, Benigno Combat and Postwar Experiences
While in the service, Benigno Martinez carried no weapons. It was not permitted. A medic did take over a machine gun...
Odom, James Combat and the End of the War
James Odom recalled two big "fracases." In Leyte Bay, his ship was part of what he has been told was the largest...
Poole, John Combat in France
John Poole found out after the fact that Marseilles, France, where he landed, was a communist hotbed. The dock workers...
Clark, Russell Combat in Normandy and Postwar
Russell Clark and Company A [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Malta, Samuel Combat in the Philippines
Samuel Malta and his company [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] in...
Renstrom, Keith Combat on Iwo Jima, Being Evacuated, Stateside Duty and Korea
Keith Renstrom and Amagony [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling; on Iwo Jima] looked at each other and gave each other...
Clapper, Joe Combat on Peleliu
Joe Clapper was in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Combat Operations on Mainland Italy
Theodore Finkbeiner [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Gatewood, Otis Combat, Being Wounded and Captured, then Going Home
Late in the war, Otis Gatewood said, there was a lot of propaganda circulating on the front lines. Hitler [Annotator's...
Wells, Raymond Coming Home
Raymond Wells was moved to another hospital. While there his wisdom teeth were taken out and he contracted malaria...
Quigley, Tom Concentration Camps and Culture Shock
After the Battle of the Bulge Tom Quigley was taken out of combat and sent to a hospital due to an injury to his back...
McEnery, James Crossing the Matanikau
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Moran, John "Jack" Crossing the Rhine
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division chased the Germans after leaving Ormont, Germany and arrived in a nearby...
Crane, James D-Day and Enemy Torpedo Attack
James Crane was waiting for D-Day in the war zone. They knew it was coming but did not know when. They had departed New...
Staymates, Arthur D-Day Beachhead
Arthur Staymates was too young to be frightened by the impending D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: on 6 June 1944]....
Alison, John R. Defending a Tiger Airbase
During one impending Japanese air raid, John Alison jumped into the group commander's upgraded airplane and immediately...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Detachment 101
Samuel Spector was shipped to Burma and its jungles. He was among the first individuals to carry into action the...
Alison, John R. Disastrous Glider Mission at LZ Broadway
John Alison’s duties also resulted in him being a glider pilot despite never having flown one before. He flew a glider...
Ciotta, Angelo Discharge and Thoughts on the Atomic Bomb
Angelo Ciotta was shot in the leg and evacuated to an Army hospital in Guam. He spent ten days there and then went to...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Ditching in the Waters off Espiritu Santo
Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...
Franzky, Gerhard Early Life and Joining the Military
Gerhard Franzky was a member of the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. Franzky was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1925....
Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
DeMott, Joseph Early War Duty in the Pacific
When the war started, Joseph DeMott was still working as a radio operator. His group was scheduled to take off for...
Venverloh, Joseph Elbe River
After the Battle of the Bulge, Joseph Venerloh and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 41st Armored...
Walter, Robert Elsenborn Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Reynolds, Harley End of combat and beginning of new responsibilities
Harley Reynolds’s company came across some German collaborators who had killed themselves once they realized the...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" End of combat for Kuwayama
Kelly Kuwayama was away from his unit for about three weeks before he had to rejoin them. The 44nd was sent back to...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Enemy Tanks and Bad Weather
Donelson Houseman was confident in his training. What worried him was that he did not know where he was. He was taken...
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Fate
Walter Jacobs thought that the Japanese were not normal people. They were fanatics. They were good at sneaking around...
Bailey, Raymond Father O'Callahan and Abandoning Ship
Raymond Bailey was not a Catholic but he went to Father O'Callahan's services [Annotator's Note: Captain Joseph T. O'...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Fighting across France
After the fighting in the Paris area Franklin Denius and his unit boarded trucks and travelled north of Paris. The...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Fighting in Holland After Operation Market Garden
Theodore Finkbeiner and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
LaPook, Sidney Fighting Near Metz
In Sidney LaPook's next bivouac, German pilots, called Bed Check Charlie by the GIs, buzzed them late at night and...

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