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Laubner, William Being Shot Down
William Laubner was assigned to fly overhead cover on a mission near Berlin, Germany. The other portion of the fighter...
Long, Donald Black Cat Squadron
Donald Long and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 12 (VP-12)] were transferred to the group that became...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Combat Missions with the Cactus Air Force
Harold Buell and his fellow "Cactus Airforce" pilots searched the Slot for enemy ships. The enemy had Zero [Annotator's...
Hurd, Francis Crossing the Rhine and Manning Roadbloacks
Francis Hurd's unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] was responsible for keeping the...
Barnes, Jack European Action
After crossing the Atlantic, Jack Barnes arrived in Le Harve, France. He then motored into Belgium. From Belgium,...
Reese, Lloyd First Missions
Lloyd Reese was a bombardier on a B-24 for the 67th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. He and...
Puissegur, Baptiste Germany, the Bulge and VE-Day
Baptiste Puissegur [Annotator's Note: as part of the 104th Infantry Division] went through Aachen and Stolberg in...
Westcott, Marvin Guadalcanal
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Kingsley, Thomas Initial Combat and Dachau
Thomas Kingsley and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Kingsley was a member of Company C, 27th Tank Battalion, 20th...
Haines, George It's Not Easy to Kill
George Haines was offered a promotion to sergeant, but he did not want it. He liked being a scout and figured the men...
Rans, Robert Liberation
While a prisoner of war in Timisu, Romania, Robert Rans was somewhat aware of the significance of the raid on Ploesti [...
Haines, George Meeting the Enemy
George Haines was an infantry scout [Annotator's Note: in the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] on New...
Zimmer, Mitchell Outbreak of War
Mitchell Zimmer and the crew [Annotator's Note: of the submarine USS Snapper (SS-185)] knew that war was on the way. In...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Reflecting on the Generals
Benjamin Schleider explains that when the 6th Armored Division was on an exploitation mission they would have an...
McConn, John "Jack" St. Dié
John McConn fought his first major battle at Saint-Dié [Annotator's Note: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges]. The Americans were on...
Buell, Harold "Hal" The Battle of Midway
Harold Buell was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] when she arrived at Midway following the...
Knight, Edwin Treating Wounded
On one occasion, Edwin Knight removed a wounded man downhill by following a telephone wire. The wire split and changed...
Frydman, Louis Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Louis Frydman felt the Warsaw ghetto uprising was just a matter of choosing how to die. [Annotator's Note: Frydman...