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Burk, Jeannine A New American Family
Jeannine Burk always felt part of a group of people who had experienced much worse than she. They were all the new...
Martin, William A Typical Day
If it was at night and he had to fly, William Martin would be awakened 30 minutes before. They would go and get their...
Johnsen, Erik Aboard the SS Louis Hennepin
After Erik Johnsen graduated from his final training at Kings Point, [Annotator's Note: US Merchant Marine Academy,...
Smith, Bernard Accidents and Losses
On one mission, Bernard Smith's aircraft was taking off and the left wing began to dip. He got frightened and they hit...
Jones, Robert Advanced Fighter Training
They [Annotator's Note: Robert Jones and his fellow aviation cadets at Maxwell Field, Alabama] did a lot of night...
Bellecci, John Advanced Training
John Bellecci completed engineering training at Clemson [Annotator’s Note: Clemson College in South Carolina]. He...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Aerial Combat Footage
[Annotator's Note: James Kemp McLaughlin flew 39 missions during two combat tours in Europe in Boeing B-17 Flying...
Symons, John Air Raids and Combat Missions
The barracks were about two or three miles from the fields. Sometimes John Symons walked there. They had A, B, and C...
Hever, John Allies and Enemies
During his time in the China-Burma-India Campaign, John Hever rarely had contact with the local adults; but he did...
Peters, Madeleine American Liberation
Madeleine Peters remembers the Allies landing in France [Annotator's Note: The Normandy D-Day invasion began the...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Andrew Jackson Higgins
Francis Higgins says a female off camera had his uncle in a spell. [Annotator's Note: His uncle was Andrew Jackson...
McEwen, Richard Anecdotes
During the 13 months that Richard McEwen was in combat, he described the Japanese activity where he was as a "backup...
Dunford, Philip Anger Towards the Japanese and Helping the Chinese
Philip Dunford feels the Japanese were very capable fighters, but were also very cruel. What they did to an American...
Higgins, Gordon Army of Occupation
The location Gordon Higgins was sent for occupation duty was at Dachau, near Munich, Germany. There were 10,000 German...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Army Training and Hospital Duties
Helen Gagel was sent to Texas to an Army Hospital at Fort Brooke, Texas. She was sent from there to Chickasha, Oklahoma...
Bucksell, Norris Arrival in Naples, Faith and Roses Blessed by the Pope
Norris Bucksell and the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, crossed the Arno River in Italy. There...
Bosworth, Paul Arriving in England and Interacting with the Locals
Paul Bosworth and his crew flew their B-17 [Annotator’s Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] to Wales. The...
Brooks, Curtis Arriving in Korea and Leave in Japan
Curtis Brooks arrived for duty in Korea at night. His unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Battery, 10th Field...
Albarado, Nolan Artillery Training and USO Shows
Nolan Albarado was in the Army but was cooking for the Navy in Hawaii. He returned home to the United States in 1943...
Honea, Chafer Assault into Germany and the Death of President Roosevelt
Whenever the 939th Field Artillery Unit [Annotator's Note: 939th Field Artillery Battalion] moved, Chafer Honea and C...
Purvis, Frank Atlantic Convoy Escort Duty
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis was assigned to the USS Snowden (DE-246), a brand new destroyer escprt.] After they...
Schlenger, Donald Atomic Bombs and Tinian Island
We [Annotator's Note: the United States] were fire-bombing Japan with 800 B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Stiles, John Atomic Bombs Dropped
[Annotator's Note: John Stiles was stationed on Okinawa, Japan with Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312) when the...
Wiebe, Ted Attack on Pearl Harbor
After Ted Wiebe was in the squadron [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) flying from the USS Lexington (CV-2)]...
Stern, Herbert Attending the French War College
Herbert Stern and his men were training every day during occupation duty, as they were convinced they were going to be...
Brewer, Chester Aviation Cadet Training
Chester Brewer joined the Army Air Corps and was sent to Midland-Odessa [Annotator's Note: Midland-Odessa, Texas] and...
Ngai, Johnny Avoiding Death
Johnny Ngai was almost killed three times. He was lucky. He was with a guy from Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago,...
Albright, William B-17 Crew
William Albright got along well with this crew. There were two or three of them who did things together. They were the...
Carlson, Harry B-29 Superfortress
Harry Carlson's training at Langley Field [Annotator's Note: Langley Field in Newport News, Virginia, now Langley Air...
Sweatt, Robert Back on Allied Soil
Along with his fellow refugees, Robert Sweatt was taken under guard to London, England. A bombardier from his squadron...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Back to Germany
Blanche Gangwere went to Bad Neuenahr, Germany on the Danube River near Cologne. She always wanted to make it to Bonn...
Samuelson, Daniel Based in England
A mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] is the one that stands out in Daniel Samuelson's mind the most...
Paynter, Don Basic Training to B-17 Training
Donald Dean Paynter attended basic training in Houston, Texas. He just remembers it being physical and he got a lot of...
Beck, Carl Bastogne
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts abruptly.] In December 1944, Carl Beck was 19 years old and had just gotten...
Steele, Ben Bataan Death March and Imprisonment
Ben Steele had not eaten in three days when he was captured. He was captured after walking out in front of an enemy...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Battle of Okinawa
When general quarters were announced, Francis Borrell had to be in his position as fast as possible. He would sit at...

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