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Lesniewski, Joseph Bonn Hospital
Joseph Lesniewski kept no records about where they were going. In one battle, he got hit twice [Annotator's Note: he...
Butcher, Chester Bourdeaux Hospital and Interrogation
After being badly wounded and captured by the Germans, Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the...
Celaya, Adolfo Bread and Water Homecoming
Adolfo V. Celaya returned to the United States after the war. He was on the aircraft carrier Hollandia [Annotator’s...
Quigley, Tom Brest Fighting and Departure
Tom Quigley recalls how when they were approaching Brest, he saw a soldier who was directing traffic get hit by an 88...
Staymates, Arthur Bronze Star and Purple Heart
Arthur Staymates was presented the Bronze Star for actions performed early in his combat. He earned his first Bronze...
Lafferty, Ralph Brother Paul
Ralph F. Lafferty did not get to see his brother often, despite being in the same regiment [Annotator's Note: Lafferty...
Rinas, Bruno Building an Air Field
At the end of 1943, the Japanese made Bruno S. Rinas and his comrades build an airport outside of Manila [Annotator's...
McMullen, Milton Capture
On 3 May 1941, the Japanese landed on Mindanao [Annotator's Note: Mindanao, Philippines]. Milton L. McMullen, Sr. and...
Hanley, Fiske Captured as a Special Prisoner
On 27 March 1945, Fiske Hanley II and his flight crew [Annotator's Note: with the 504th Bombardment Group, 313th...
Linquata, Michael Captured by the Germans
Michael Linquata participated in a battle that occurred in bitter cold. The weapons froze and would not fire. While...
Baum, Irving Captured in France
In 1944, after bailing out of his damaged aircraft, Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a bombardier with the 407th...
Powers, Robert Capturing Sugar Loaf Hill
That same day, Robert Powers [Annotator's Note: Powers asks for the helmet he wore the day he was shot] was on top of...
Landwehr, Carl Care Packages, Fresh Cookies and Going Home
Carl Landwehr was able to get a letter to his mother telling her of his being wounded, before the Army went to tell her...
Tipper, Edward Carentan
Edward Tipper credits paratrooper training with assisting in making the attack on Carentan a success. The decision was...
Dendy, Lloyd Casualties on New Britain
Lloyd Dendy and another man were on the side of a bomb crater and got blown out of their foxhole. They both vibrated...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Casualties, the Chain of Command and Being Hit
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Pavlovich, Theodore Challenging the System
Theodore Pavlovich compares the battles on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with those in...
Yip, Wallace Christmas 1944
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wallace Yip, Sr. how he felt about being wounded and hospitalized, and then...
Yavenue, Richard Civilians on Saipan and PTSD
Richard Yavenue was with the 2nd Marine Division on Saipan [Annotator's Note: in the Northern Mariana Islands]. After...
Biondo, Frank Clearing Omaha Beach
[Annotator's Note: Frank Biondo and his Company C, 5th Engineer Special Brigade were sheltering behind steel girders as...
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...
Angst, Lawrence Close-calls and Being Wounded
Lawrence Angst remembers one close call very well. He was in basic training with another man. They were both first in...
Medway, Irwin Closing Thoughts
Irwin Medway encountered anti-Semitism in Tennessee. He was beat up by another soldier. It has something to do with...
Holleman, Louis Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] The war gave Malcolm Louis Holleman a...
Spaulding, Arthur Closing Thoughts
Arthur Spaulding reads World War II magazine [Annotator's Note: published by History-Net], and it has been his ambition...
Whitman, Melvin Closing Thoughts
While on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau], Melvin C. Whitman saw two Zeros [Annotator's Note: Japanese...
Little, Keith Code and Combat on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Stell, Cleston Combat
Cleston Stell arrived in France where he joined the 80th Infantry Division in St. Avold. He was assigned to Company G,...
Graff, Richard Combat
The division's [Annotator's Note: Richard Graff was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 415th Infantry...
Draxler, Donald Combat
At Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Donald Draxler was apprehensive, but not afraid to...
Baughman, Harry Combat Actions in Northern Italy
On returning to his outfit [Annotator's Note:the 88th Infantry Division] in Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy], Harry...
Bassemir, Robert Combat and Being Wounded
Robert Bassemir was in a large battle for the first time. After a couple of weeks, the men [Annotator's Note: Company I...
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...
Reitman, Seymour Combat and Postwar Life
When Seymour Reitman saw E Company [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry...
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...

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