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Bell, Harry Battle of the Bulge
Harry Bell served in Company F, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division] as a mortar gunner...
Drake, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
After Christmas [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944], Joseph J. Drake was in the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Battle of the Bulge
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld anticipated an attack after the artillery stopped. [Annotator's Note: Lichtenfeld was an...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Battle of the Bulge
On 16 December 1944, the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Knudsen, Elmer Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Elmer Knudsen served in the Army as a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment,...
Engels, Emile Battle of the Bulge
Being liberated by the Americans in World War 2 makes Emile Engles work to make the young men's sacrifices kept alive...
Boyd, Richard L. Battle of the Bulge
Richard Boyd returned to his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion] and was sent...
Day, Morris "Gene" Battle of the Bulge
Morris Eugene Day's first day on the line was 13 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
LaPook, Sidney Battle of the Bulge
Sidney LaPook heard that things were getting rough up there [Annotator's Note: in the Ardennes Forest] and that Bastone...
Harry, Peter Battle of the Bulge
Peter Harry fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Snow and winter began to set in and then the Battle of the Bulge began....
Simpson, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Simpson arrived in La Havre, France after crossing the English Channel. Those in charge decided the troops...
Hoff, Russell D. Battle of the Bulge
Russell Hoff and the 106th Infantry Division had been sent to the front as relief for the 2nd Infantry Division, which...
Reitman, Seymour Battle of the Bulge
On 13 December [Annotator's Note: 13 December 1944], Seymour Reitman's regiment [Annotator's Note: Reitman served as a...
Roberts, John Battle of the Bulge
At 0530 in the morning of 16 December 1944, they were shelled until daybreak then the German guns stopped. John M....
Alter, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Alter first used his personal weapon on a patrol. He was a reconnaissance officer for his battalion [Annotator's...
Ananian, Stephen Battle of the Bulge
Stephen Ananian flew 63 combat missions. In every major skirmish and dogfight he was in he never got hit. During the...
Blakey, Thomas Battle of the Bulge
Thomas J. Blakey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were in...
Pena, William Battle of the Bulge
William Pena recalls the situation in the Ardennes before the Germans arrived, how they laid tripwires and mines. They...
Wickersham, Obie Battle of the Bulge
To illustrate how adrenaline takes over in battle, Obie Wickersham said that during the Battle of the Bulge members of...
Linkous, Melvin Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Linkous and his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division] were...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Battle of the Bulge
Henry Freedman received an additional month of training in England prior to shipping out to France. He moved across...
Joy, Carrol Battle of the Bulge
Carrol Joy and two of his buddies took most of their equipment with them and loaded up their carbines to head to...
Weller, James Battle of the Bulge
James Weller knew something was going on while he was near the German border. The OPs [Annotator’s Note: outposts] and...
Slay, Charles Battle of the Bulge
When Charles Slay joined the military he was assigned to Cannon Company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th...
Floravante, Emile Battle of the Bulge
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was clearing out a town [Annotator's Note: with the 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry...
Frey, Robert Battle of the Bulge
After Normandy, Robert G. Frey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division]...
Gaterman, Walter Battle of the Bulge
Walter Gaterman joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry...
Ridyard, Herbert Battle of the Bulge
Herbert W. Ridyard [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry...
Peer, Wayne Battle of the Bulge and Assault into Germany
Wayne Peer and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Floravante, Emile Battle of the Bulge and Hurtgen Forest
Alfred Anthony Alvarez's unit [Annotator's Note: 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division] was given a new...
Maltbie, Archie Battle of the Bulge and into Germany
Archie Maltbie found the flying in the Battle of the Bulge to be some of the toughest work of his fighter career....
Fiore, Dominick Battle of the Bulge and Malmedy Massacre
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Dominic Fiore already in conversation with the interviewer.] Fiore's...
Jaber, Anton Battle of the Bulge and the Difference Between German Troops
After the Allies broke through at Saint-Lô, France [Annotator’s Note: Operation Cobra in July 1944], things got a lot...
Morgan, Fred Battle of the Bulge and War's End
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Battle of the Bulge and Withdrawing into France
Clifford Suthern Hayes was with the 222nd infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,...
Massey, Joseph Battle of the Bulge, Being Captured and Stalag 4B
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...

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