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Landry, Coleen Air Raid Drills, Her Brother Being Wounded and the End of the War
Coleen Landry's father was an air raid warden and drills would be held weekly. His job included making sure there were...
Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Sailor
Mitchell Zimmer attended boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island. He went to special training in San Diego. He was assigned...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Being Court Martialed
At Wendover, there was a base regulation stating that there was never to be any ammunition present in an aircraft until...
Livaudais, James Dereliction of Duty
James Livaudais knew when he was given an order, he had to respond. When the man in front stepped off, the next...
Alexander, Vernon Disagreements with Officers
Vernon Alexander got into trouble prior to getting into combat. He had been practicing field stripping his machine gun...
Stern, Herbert Disciplining Troops
Herbert Stern and his unit [Annotator's Note: 325th Field Artillery Battalion, 84th Infantry Division] left the Bulge [...
Weller, James End of the War
James Weller and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 62nd Armored Field Artillery battalion] passed through Aachen and...
Dickinson, Robert Fourth and Final Run, Court-Martial and Reassignment
Robert Dickinson's fourth patrol [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Queenfish (SS-393)] included the sad story of the...
Garbo, William From War Dogs to Machine Guns
The Battle of the Driniumor River ended in August of 1944 after the Japanese 18th Army had been completely decimated....
Lansford, William Goofy Things in Combat, Being Wounded and Occupation Duty
To William Lansford, all campaigns had goofy things happen. The first time he went out by himself he had been warned of...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Into Germany
After the Battle of the Bulge, Edward "Babe" Heffron continued fighting into Alsace-Lorraine then Dusseldorf and on to...
Russell, Patrick Performance of the TBF Avenger
Patrick Russell made the reports on the 20 or 25 accidents sustained by aircraft in January [Annotator's Note: 1945]....
Schilperoort, Clarence Postwar
Clarence Schilperoot returned home by train after reaching the United States. He had a reunion with his parents upon...
Peto, George Postwar and Trauma
George Peto has doubts about the mental toughness of today's generation and its ability to wage a war as deadly and...
Woolf, Basil Preparing for D-Day
Basil Woolf was in England moving around different coasts before they came into some work. They were preparing for...
Gaffney, James PT Boat Discipline
James Gaffney got into trouble in Cartagena [Annotator’s Note: Cartagena, Colombia]. Some of the crew was driven in a...
Cale, Sterling Recovering Bodies from the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Sterling Cale was assigned to recover the dead from the Arizona [Annotator's Note: USS Arizona (BB-39)] after the...
Biernacki, Chester Repairs then Australia
Chester Biernacki and the USS Helena (CL-50) participated in several shore bombardments [Annotator's Note: after action...
Shannahan, Claude Return to New Caledonia
Claude Shannahan’s unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion] was relieved and shipped to New...
Gibbons, John Segment 1
[Annotators Note: The interview begins with John Gibbons and the interviewer discussing what got the interviewer...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Training for Peleliu and Company Officers
After arriving on Pavuvu Island, Romus Burgin and the rest of the 1st Marine Division began training for the invasion...
Hogan, Moses Training, Deployment and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Moses Hogan's basic training was in Norfolk, Virginia, and he shipped out from San Diego, California. He was assigned...
Severance, Dave Vivid Memories, Occupation Duty and Service in Later Wars
Besides the flag raising, Dave Severance's most vivid memory was the loss of troops. They knew that the Japanese were...