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Burrell, Joseph Overseas to Hawaii
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Burrell was sent overseas after nearly being court-martialed in boot camp.] Joseph Burrell...
Whitworth, Vaughan Overseas to Hawaii and Saipan
Vaughn Whitworth boarded a troop train to Norfolk, Virginia where he loaded onto the USS James O'Hara (APA-90) and...
Geary, Joseph Overseas to Italy
John Geary thought the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] was a great plane that could...
Guitard, Robert Overseas to Italy
Robert Guitard went to Livorno [Annotator's Note: Livorno, Italy] to a replacement depot. They got news that General...
Wieland, Kenneth Overseas to Japan
The war in Europe had ended. Kenneth Wieland got one day off. He was in the infantry and trained as a rifleman. When he...
Weil, Roswell Overseas to Liverpool
Roswell Weil does not recall the ship he crossed the ocean [Annotator’s Note: Atlantic Ocean] on. There was no place to...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Overseas to Manila
After basic training, Herbert Yudenfriend was sent to Camp Howze in Texas near Dallas [Annotator's Note: Cooke County,...
Brasel, Robert Overseas to New Guinea
After basic training, Robert J. "Bob" Brasel went to Camp Irwin [Annotator's Note: now Fort Irwin in San Bernardino...
Lawrence, Paul Overseas to New Guinea
In May 1943, Paul Lawrence had technically been the Navy for one year. While at school, he waited tables. Lawrence was...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Overseas to Oran
Vernon Tweedt shipped out of New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to go overseas. They did not know where...
Hayes, Raymond Overseas to Pearl Harbor
Raymond Hayes went into service in July 1947 [Annotator's Note: he corrects this later]. He got out in 1959. He had...
Elliott, Calvin Overseas to Puerto Rico
Calvin Elliott was put onto a Limey [Annotator's Note: period derogatory term for British people] troop transport. Nazi...
Howard, William Overseas to the 1st Armored Division
William Edwin Howard was drafted in 1942. He was sent to Camp Croft, South Carolina to train as an infantryman. It was...
Kissam, Edward Overseas to the Mediterranean and Joining the Marines
Edward Kissam was assigned to a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], the SS Thomas...
Moore, Calvin Overseas to the Pacific
Calvin Moore left boot camp in September 1943. He attended his sister's funeral and returned in time to be shipped out...
Brennan, Lincoln Overseas to the Pacific
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was drafted into the armed forces and chose to serve in the Navy. He boarded a train and was...
Annas, Floyd Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Annas was training for air sea rescue at Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base, in Biloxi...
Yates, Herman Overseas to Utah Beach
After training at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia], Herman Yates was transferred to a Port of...
Ananian, Stephen Overseas to Wales
Stephen Ananian went to New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. He was going to fly overseas on a bomber...
Gomberg, Clarence "Code" Overseas with the Army
Clarence Gomberg was born in July 1922 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He had an older brother, but he died at a young age...
Connelly, John Overseas with the Army Air Corps
In 1943, John J. Connelly graduated high school and went to sign up for the Air Corps with a friend of his. He flunked...
Greason, William Overview of Life Experiences
William H. Greason was born in September 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia. The middle child of five, Greason credits his...
Varner, Joel P-40 versus P-51
Joel Varner flew P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft] in his initial training. He had been...
Aust, Abner P-51s in the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust was a flight instructor in Fort Myers, Florida in 1943.] They started flying the P-40N [...
Scholl, Richard Panama Jungle Training and Deployment to New Guinea
Richard Scholl was in basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas. Training was not bad. It was bad doing jungle training in...
Biagioni, William Paratrooper in Normandy
William H. Biagioni was born in Danbury, Connecticut but grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. During World War 2, he...
Mikus, John Paratrooper Training
In paratrooper training, John Mikus, Jr. was trained as infantry. They had special weapons. In boot camp, they used the...
Billingsley, James Paratrooper Training
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley why he chose to be a paratrooper.] Billingsley grew up a poor...
Mitchell, George Parris Island to Arlington
George Mitchell wanted to be in the Coast Artillery, but that unit was deleted, and he was drifting from job to job. He...
Hamilton, George Patriotic Citizen to Navy Training
George Hamilton was born in April 1922 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Hamilton lived in five states before he was six years...
Leaming, Jack Pearl Harbor
Jack Leaming joined the US Navy in December 1938 and was assigned to the USS Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS...
Block, Louis Pearl Harbor
Louis Block knew they were going overseas, but they did not know where. The plane before them went to Guam. When they...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Pearl Harbor and Camp Edwards
They [Annotator's Note: Vernon Tweedt's family] had a Philco radio. When he heard the news [Annotator's Note: of the...
Smith, Arthur Pearl Harbor and Enlisting
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Arthur Smith if he recalls where he was or what he was doing when the Japanese...
Ananian, Stephen Pearl Harbor and Enlistment
Stephen Ananian was a freshman at NYU [Annotator's Note: New York University in New York, New York] as aeronautical...
Williams, Bernice Pearl Harbor and Military Training
Bernice Williams was in Milwaukee [Annotator's Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin] and heard about the attack [Annotator's Note...

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