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Disanza, William Segment 6
[Annotators Note: William DiSanza served in the army and was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, and...
Akins, Robert Segment 6
Robert Akins oversaw some work details [Annotator's Note: overseeing Japanese soldiers in China after the war ended and...
Baker, Vernon Segment 7
Vernon Baker continues describing his Medal of Honor actions in Italy in detail including what he was wearing. When he...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 7
Freddie Ohr was assigned to the 52nd Fighter Group overseas. They were flying Spitfires. Ohr learned how to fly the...
Disanza, William Segment 7
William Disanza was in one group of guys but they had multiple outfits in Burma. There was an outfit called the 101...
Crump, Ralph Segment 7
Crump came back after the war to visit some of his buddies. He got there the very day they were floating the ship. They...
Cole, Richard Segment 7
Once they [Annotators Note: Richard Cole, James Doolittle, and the crewmen aboard their B-25 which had just taken part...
Baker, Vernon Segment 8
Vernon Baker reviews details of his Medal of Honor actions in Italy on 5 April 1945. He had a big, strong BAR [...
Myers, Leroy Segment 8
Sometime in the spring of 2004 [Annotator's Note: Myers means 1944] there was a Japanese, who Myers thought had been...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 8
Lynn Compton knew the Germans were nearby while he and his men stayed in the area. Compton had to go to the listening...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Henderson, William Segment 9
Henderson's outfit was hit by enemy fighters pretty heavy on one mission. His plane was not hit. It was a long mission...
Disanza, William Segment 9
William Disanza had a navy crew aboard his Merchant Marine ship. Their job was to handle the guns. They had a submarine...
Reavis, Carrel Segregated Basic and Life
Carrel Reavis took a train to Wilmington, North Carolina and then a bus to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville...
Whiteside, Howard Service Aboard Ship
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person assisting the interviewee with answering Interviewer’s questions throughout the...
Whiteside, Howard Service Aboard Ship in the Pacific
Annotator’s Note: there is a person assisting the interviewee with answering Interviewer’s questions throughout the...
Mayes, Davis Service Aboard the USS Enoree (AO-69)
When Davis Gordon Mayes returned to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] his records were lost...
Jarvis, Robert Service in Brisbane
In February 1944, Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th Engineer...
Bostwick, Frank Service in England
Frank Bostwick arrived in Liverpool, England. Shortly afterward, the men were shipped to Northern Ireland for...
Bachmann, George Service in Europe
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Service in Europe and Return
When the 19th General Hospital was replaced at Le Mans Elizabeth Gibbens' unit moved on to Paris and then to Nancy,...
David, James Service in the Korean War
James Warren David was assigned to an LSD [Annotator's Notes: Landing Ship, Dock] and shipped off to Korea and was part...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Service Stateside
Sara "Sally" Manning's duties at the hospital [Annotator's Note: Manning worked at Naval Hospital Boston, Chelsea,...
Skinner, Theodore Service Stateside and Postwar
After Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was released from the hospital in the United States, he was assigned to the 78th...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona
Louis Conter accompanied a friend's brother to the Navy recruiting station so that the individual could reenlist....
Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Louis Conter left boot camp in San Diego, California with the knowledge that he was to be assigned to the battleship...
Ryan, Richard Serving Aboard the USS Broome (DD-210)
While on maneuvers aboard the Texas [Annotator's Note: USS Texas (BB-35)] in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Richard Ryan was...
Miller, Sam Serving Aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164)
Sam L. Miller reported aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164) in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California...
Chatterton, Charles Serving Aboard the USS LCI(L)-334
In March 1944, at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, Charles Chatterton was assigned to the USS LCI(L)-334 [Annotator'...
Fleischer, Dave Serving in Europe
Dave Fleischer [Annotator's Note: serving with the 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] got...
Foster, Myrtle Serving in the WAVES
After completing basic training in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and more training in Memphis,...
Beverstein, Jack Serving on Samar
Jack Beverstein was deployed to Samar in the Philippines. He was bivouacked in a tent in a cemetery. He liked the...
Rodrigue, Lowell Serving with a Special Unit on Peleliu
Lowell Rodrigue received more training and was assigned to a unit that was on a Merchant Marine ship. They went to...
Matsumoto, Roy Serving with the OSS in China
Roy H. Matsumoto did not realize he had been assigned to OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services;...
Taylor, Robert Seven Bouts of Malaria
Robert Taylor slept in a hammock with netting for mosquitoes. They had tents. The chaplain was like the Red Cross guru...
Johnson, Malcolm Shanghai Jimmy James
Malcolm Johnson had been a civilian contractor on Wake Island when he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Japanese....

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