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Lucas, Jack Surviving Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas was just asking God to save him [Annotator's Note: after being wounded by the hand grenade he jumped on...
Carroll, Wesley Surviving the Crash
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll what was going through his mind when his plane was going down.]...
Shown, Donald Surviving the Indianapolis Sinking
Donald Herbert Shown picked up a lifejacket from the grouping he found in nets on the boat deck [Annotator’s Note:...
Evans, Donald Taken Prisoner
Now the guys [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] were gone, and Donald Evans was in a ditch...
Windisch, Lutz Taken Prisoner
Lutz Windisch and his tank crew knocked out two or three Russian tanks. His tank was armed with an 88 [Annotator's Note...
Johnson, Malcolm Taken Prisoner
Malcolm Johnson went to hide with a Marine sergeant about 300 yards from the airstrip on Wake Island. The Japanese...
Hanley, Fiske Taken Prisoner by the Kenpeitai
First, Fiske Hanley said, he prayed [Annotator's Note: after bailing out of his battle damaged Boeing B-29...
DeMott, Joseph Taken Prisoner on Java
Stuck in a Dutch hospital in Malang, Java, Joseph DeMott was taken prisoner when the Japanese occupied the island on 8...
Yip, Wallace Taking Germany
[Annotator's Note: Wallace Yip, Sr. fought his way across France with the 79th Infantry Division.] They finally made it...
Siebert, Herbert Taking Germany
In January 1945, Herbert Siebert and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Siebert was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Stewart, Roy Taking Hill 382
Roy Stewart and his unit [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] advanced on Hill 382 [...
Fogg, Floyd Taking Suribachi Airfield and Hill 515
In February 1945, Floyd Fogg was among the Marines of the 23rd Marines, 4th Division [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine...
Del Monte, Jack Tank Crewman in Europe
Jack Albert Del Monte had never been in a tank before being given two days of training on how to drive one. He was then...
Savoie, Oscar Tank Warfare in Europe
Oscar H. Savoie was sent overseas to Europe during World War 2. He was placed in his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 70th...
Jindra, Leonard Tank Warfare, Being Wounded, and Returning Home
Leonard Jindra [Annotator's Note: an infantryman in the Company F, 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th...
McKay, Edgar Task Force Baum to Return Home
Edgar L. McKay and others received orders [Annotator's Note: from US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] to...
Aldridge, Fred The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Sunday, 7 December 1941 was just like any other Sunday for Fred Aldridge and his fellow sailors. When an alarm sounded...
Stefaniak, Joe The Battle of the Bulge
After the peninsula was captured, Joseph Stefaniak and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" The Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Donelson Houseman served in the Army as the 81mm mortar platoon leader in Company D, 1st Battalion,...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" The Bois Jacques
[Annotators Note: William Guarnere was a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Boyd, Richard L. The Bulge and Me-262s
When the break though in the Bulge came [Annotator's Note: the beginning of the German Ardennes Offensive, also...
Franzky, Gerhard The Drvar Raid
Gerhard Franzky realizes that he messed up the order of events and that when he witnessed his CO [Annotator's Note:...
Bradley, Aubrey The Fate of Bradley’s Crew
Russian aircraft were strafing the area where Aubrey Bradley was being held, and he was given coffee and stale bread...
Nolan, Warren The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
Warren Nolan was aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) in the Mariana Islands campaign [Annotator’s Note: June to November...
Burkle, Henry The Korean War
Henry Burkle was in charge of periodic maintenance [Annotator’s Note: referring to his service during the Korean War,...
Tangradi, Richard The Last Mission
Richard Tangradi’s last mission was to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Frankfurt, Germany]. They had to abort the mission...
Estes, Bruce The Lost Battalion
Bruce Estes’ battalion [Annotator’s Note: 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division] was driving...
Carver, Jack The Movie "Fury" and Postwar
Jack Carver remembers shrapnel landing on his neck as being his most memorable experience of World War 2. [Annotator's...
Campbell, Clifford The Philippines
Clifford Campbell did not go ashore on Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippine Islands] until the island was secure...
Lopez, Lionel The Philippines
Lionel Lopez went to Leyte Island in the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Leyte, 17 October to 26 December...
Russo, James The Philippines, Being Injured, Going Home and College
James Russo deployed to the Philippines as a forward observer pilot. [Annotator's Note: Russo deployed with the 596th...
Darling, William The Point at Peleliu
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was on the...
Lopez, Lionel The Points System
Lionel Lopez did not lose any POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war]. They got paid for their work on the...
Trindal, Wesley The recon patrol
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Reese, Lloyd The Run on Ploesti
Lloyd Reese was the bombardier on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator taking part in Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești,...
Swanson, Richard The Sinking of the SS Dorchester
[Annotator's Note: Interviewer asks Swanson about a downed army transport and a female off-camera reminds him of the...

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