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Bernardi, Joseph Prewar Life to Basic Training
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior was born in March 1923 in the Bronx [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five...
Johnson, Burton Prewar Life to Boot Camp
Burton "Burt" Johnson was born in December 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When he was seven, he spent the summer at...
Shapiro, Lester Prewar Life to Burma Hospital
Lester Shapiro was born in October 1921 in Rochester, New York. He went as a walk-on for a scholarship at the...
Butz, John Prewar Life to Flight Training
John B. Butz was born in Fort Worth, Texas on 14 September 1920. The Great Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Harris, Rufus Prewar Life to Navy Ensign
Rufus Harris was born in 1923 in Macon, Georgia. He lived there for four years and then they moved to New Orleans [...
Sandoz, James Prewar Life to Omaha Beach
James Sandoz was born in New Iberia, Louisiana in January 1924. His father was a farmer. They did not have electricity...
Stone, Edward Prewar Service Aboard the USS Pyro (AE-1)
Edward Stone was aboard the Pyro [Annotator's Note: USS Pyro (AE-1)] and found the ship had good cooks. That was...
Klenoski, Richard Prewar to Bomber Navigator
Richard Klenoski was born in Saginaw, Michigan in June 1924. He had three brothers and two sisters and was number two....
Griffith, Leon Prewar to Guarding the Florida Keys
Leon Griffith was born in Magee, Mississippi but raised in Monticello [Annotator's Note: Monticello, Mississippi] on a...
Symons, John Prewar to India
John Symons was born in Calumet, Michigan in July 1915. He graduated from Calumet High School. He moved to Detroit [...
Behr, Peter Prewar to Military Training
Peter "Pete" Behr was born in Fresno, California in 1925. His father lost his job during the Great Depression [...
Pringle, James Prewar to Montford Point Marine
James Pringle was born in Sumter, South Carolina in November 1925. Life growing up was rough. He worked in grocery...
DeMott, Joseph Prison Camps on Java
There were only a couple of hundred other American prisoners with Joseph DeMott on the island of Java, mostly off the...
Bussel, Norman Prison Rules, Jews, and Gentiles
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress over Berlin, Germany. He and 65 other prisoners...
Redmond, Leroy Prisoners and German Jets
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Skelton, Joy Prisoners of Japan
Joy Skelton had unidentifiable nightmares during 9-11 [Annotator's Note: the terrorist attacks on the United States on...
Willett, Richard Problems with a Lieutenant
Richard Willett got into a mountainous area. His jeep driver was from North Carolina. A Lieutenant decided to ride in...
McConn, John "Jack" Promotion
John McConn and Ganyo were given the duty of guarding a bridge. [Annotator’s Note: the spelling of Ganyo’s name is not...
Hoff, Donald Promotion and Discharge
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Pocoroba, Joseph Protecting Eisenhower
Joseph Pocoroba went to Columbia, South Carolina for basic training. He found it easy. When he first went in, he had KP...
Schneider, Irwin PT Patrols and War’s End
When hostilities ended, Irwin Schneider was sent up to the Philippine Islands. It was in the Philippines that he was...
Dahlberg, Melvin PTSD
Melvin Dahlberg's first time abroad was in Italy which was very rundown. The local people were begging for food. He...
Hecht, Lester Putting on Shows
Lester Hecht's commanding officer's name was John L. Smith [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Colonel John Lucian Smith...
Jackson, Earnest Racism in Town
Ernest Jackson could go off base on furlough. Some bases, like some of the little towns including Havelock and Cherry...
Talley, Chester Radioman
Chester L. Talley was not too anxious to go overseas and serve in World War 2, but since he had no choice, he tried to...
Geiger, Aase Rations and the King
Aase Geiger and her family were able to go to their summer home under German occupation. They had rations but since her...
Bussel, Norman Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Norman Bussel arrived in Glasgow, Scotland and were greeted by a bagpipe band. The Red Cross had coffee and donuts but...
Flanagan, Earl Re-Outfitted and Deployinging Overseas
Earl Flanagan and his artillery outfit were transferred from a mule outfit into a triangular division of the 71st...
Lenhard, Phyllis "Phyllis Gill" Reacting to Changing Times
Asked about her most memorable experience during the war, Phyllis Lenhard said she was impressed with the people she...
Hymel, Rita Reaction to Pearl Harbor
Rita Hymel was asked to be a teacher because she lived the closest to the schoolhouse in Killona [Annotator's Note:...
Jones, Robert Rebel Butch and Occupation Duty
Robert Jones' plane was named "Rebel Butch". He was dating a gal in Alabama who was nicknamed Butch. Rebel was attached...
Anderson, Howard Receiving a New Plane
In January 1945, an engine change was required, so Howard Anderson had to fly the plane for four hours to test the...
Glass, Murray Recollections
Murray Glass had a resentful band master who took offense at Glass not playing the French horn according to his MOS [...
Gallo, Peter Recollections
Peter Gallo never got hit, but while he was on Leyte, he contracted malaria. He ran a high fever and was throwing up,...
Cauble, Raymond Recovering in Italy
Raymond Cauble landed his aircraft after being wounded in flight and was taken to a hospital. That night it hurt, and...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Red Cross Service in Germany
Blanche Gangwere and two other Red Cross girls served coffee and donuts to a tank group. The tankers offered to let the...

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