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Tipper, Edward Carentan
Edward Tipper credits paratrooper training with assisting in making the attack on Carentan a success. The decision was...
Lesniewski, Joseph Carentan, France
Joseph Lesniewski and Ed [Annotator's Note: Private Edward J. Joint] took off and were looking for more people. It took...
Perino, Salvador Carrier Fighter Pilot
Salvador Perino had flown other aircraft, but the FM-2 Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft...
Fisher, Clayton Carrier Warfare
That afternoon, Clayton Fisher and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8)] were launched again to...
Ngai, Johnny Cassino and Training Accidents
The worst part of the fighting for Johnny Ngai was fighting in to Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy]. Rocks and...
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...
Fadem, Leroy Catapult Officer aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479)
Leroy Fadem experienced his only occasion of seasickness on the shakedown cruise to Guantanamo aboard the USS Stevens (...
Dillon, Gerard Causeway to Cauquigny
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon had been sent to deliver a message to US Army Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Timmes to...
Schicker, Tom Celebrating V-E Day on Okinawa
Thomas Francis Schicker and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Morgan, Fred Chaos on D-Day
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Fred B. Morgan, Junior...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Chaotic Combat
Henry Freedman, along with the rest of the troops in his division [Annotator's Note: Freedman was a member of the...
Wilson, James Chesty Puller and Late Promotion
James Wilson left Peleliu [Annotator's Note: after the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau]...
Weber, Norman Childhood and Air Raids in Berlin
Due to his father’s employment, Norman Weber and his family moved to Berlin. [Annotator’s Note: the family had lived in...
Bowsher, Walter Chosin Reservoir
Walter Bowsher made two separate cemeteries because he had to bury Russians. [Annotator's Note: Bowsher was assigned to...
Langrehr, Henry Christians and Dying
Henry Langrehr was told about the D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasionm of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] plans....
Davis, Jack Christmas in the Bulge
On Christmas Day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944], a German came over with a white flag and asked Jack Davis'...
LeBlanc, Dale Civilians Casualties and the Front Lines
[Annotator's Note: Dale LeBlanc served in the USMC as a runner in the 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. He...
Daniels, Don Clearing Caves of Japanese
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Don Daniels to describe the process of clearing caves by hand on Iwo Jima,...
Smith, John Clearing Luzon
At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945], John Smith left Leyte, and was among the last to be issued new...
Biondo, Frank Clearing Omaha Beach
[Annotator's Note: Frank Biondo and his Company C, 5th Engineer Special Brigade were sheltering behind steel girders as...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Close Call and Keepsakes
Out of 35 missions, Maurice Hackler only had one mission he considered a close call. He was flying deputy, watching the...
Ollar, Vernon Close Call in Dillingen
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] After the combat at the...
Hackman, Delbert Close Call in Mons
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Nolan, Warren Close Call on the Bridge
Near the end of the war, Warren Nolan was near Okinawa. They would spend months at general quarters and were exhausted...
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...
Peto, George Close Calls
George Peto and the men of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines had a few days of rest and got new guns then moved out...
Callender, Alvin Close Calls
Recalling when his aircraft was hit over Tunis, Tunisia, Alvin Callender said he was in combat with German Focke-Wulf...
McGlohon, John Close Calls in the CBI
When John McGlohon's crew arrived in Pushkar, India, they were told they would have to surrender their new plane to the...
Ricks, Howard Close Calls on Saipan
Howard Ricks basically tried to stay alive through various close calls at Saipan. On Saipan, his outfit [Annotator's...
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...
Quigley, Tom Closing Stages of Battle of Bulge
Tom Quigley recalls how after having sufficiently halted the German advance, he and his men slogged their way back to...
Skardon, Ben Closing the Tuol Pocket at Bataan
When they were pulling into port in Luzon with 600 men aboard, Ben Skardon said that Lieutenant George Coburn, Skardon'...
O'Rorke, James Closing Thoughts
After the war, James Richard O'Rorke stumbled into various events that made his career what it was. That included some...
Cleveland, Carleton Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Haslauer, Warren Closing Thoughts
A great number of the troops that were mustered were from the South. Warren J. Haslauer believes the Southern people,...

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