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Oreck, David B-29 Training and Saipan
David Oreck enlisted in the US Army Air Forces in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He wanted to fly in the Air...
Mace, Sterling Back to Peleliu
Sterling Mace and the Marines on Ngesebus Island were told that they were headed back to Pavuvu. They were allowed to...
Harper, Douglas Back to the United States After the War
Douglas Harper remembers everyone starting to talk about going home [Annotator's Note: after the war in the Pacific...
Houston, Jack Back Up Sugarloaf
Jack Houston and a buddy who had been cut by a bayonet stayed in their hole for a while. Houston had a buddy named Joe...
Moran, John "Jack" Background Information and Becoming a Squad Leader
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Moran several follow-up questions]. Moran was born in September 1925 and...
Moran, John "Jack" Bad Behavior on Both Sides
When John Moran was in Belgium during the Battle of Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes...
Shannahan, Claude Bad Memories from Guadalcanal
Claude Shannahan's worst memories from Guadalcanal were largely from Bloody Ridge. With the Japanese approaching from...
Jostad, Glen Bailing Out and Being Captured
Glen Jostad bailed out of his damaged Boeing B-17 heavy bomber and had a German fighter pass twice around him with the...
McDermott, James Bailing Out Over Germany
James McDermott was not in England as early as the 305th Bombardment Group was. They had sent 16 planes on the...
Garbo, William Baker Hill
After enduring an artillery barrage in a coconut grove, William Garbo's unit [Annotator's Note: G Troop, 2nd Squadron,...
Linker, George Balete Pass
George Linker was in his foxhole when he saw three bullets hit right beside him [Annotator's Note: Linker simulates the...
Killilea, Kenneth Banzai Attack on Saipan
Kenneth Killilea was climbing up a mountain on Saipan when he and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd...
Pocoroba, Joseph Baptism of Fire
Joseph Pocoroba’s unit [Annotator's Note: Troop E, 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mecz)] was sent to reinforce...
Walter, Robert Basic training
Robert Walter was born in 1922 in Seneca County, Ohio. His young years prior to entering the service were spent within...
Peniche, Ed Bastogne
In December 1944, Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal was on R and R [Annotator's Note: rest and recuperation, or, rest...
Moran, John "Jack" Battle for Hill 360
John Moran's first day of action in Obergailbach, France was the day after a large battle had been fought. Bill Hundley...
Dendy, Lloyd Battle of Cape Gloucester
Lloyd Dendy was in the advance party [Annotator's Note: of the 12th Defense Battalion] on the first day at Cape...
Shames, Edward Battle of Carentan
Edward Shames participated in the battle of Carentan [Annotator's Note: 10 to 14 June 1944]. Shames says that the...
Addison, Robert Battle of Edson's Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison served in the USMC as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] Edson [...
Martello, Dominic Battle of Kasserine Pass and Flash Backs
Dominic Martello had to carry a wounded German soldier after he was captured. He had been shot. Martello fell down...
Davis, Charles Battle of Kula Gulf and Loss of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Charles Davis then went to Kula Gulf. [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6...
Boyles, Edward Battle of Kwajalein
Edward E. Boyles remembered that before they set off for Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, there was a big meeting...
Taylor, Jack Battle of Leyte Gulf
Jack Taylor participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. His air group from the USS Essex (CV-9) was tasked with attacking...
DeForest, Harold Battle of Manila and Being Wounded
When they left Clark Field, Harold DeForest's Company A [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th Infantry...
Childs, J. Battle of Midway and Beyond
J. W. Childs was at the Battle of Midway, but remembers nothing in particular about the event. The USS Worden (DD-352)...
Munch, Melvin Battle of Okinawa
Melvin Munch stopped at Guam en route to Okinawa. He was concerned about the requirements of going into a war zone. He...
Jackson, Arthur Battle of Peleliu
The Japanese had done a real job of planting all kinds of explosives [Annotator's Note: on Peleliu]. Arthur Jackson...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Battle of Sugarloaf Hill
Following the battle of Okinawa, Richard Witaker learned more about Japanese strategies and preparations for the Marine...
Sharp, Horace Battle of the Bulge
Horace Sharp arrived in Le Havre, France following his deployment from the United States. The town was utterly...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Battle of the Bulge
Edward "Babe" Heffron went to Bastone for his next mission [Annotator's Note: this occurred at the outset of the Battle...
Carver, Jack Battle of the Bulge
Jack Carver felt that he [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] had caught the Army flatfooted. The American...
Bell, Harry Battle of the Bulge
Harry Bell served in Company F, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division] as a mortar gunner...
Knudsen, Elmer Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Elmer Knudsen served in the Army as a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment,...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Yourkavitch took part in the Tennessee Maneuvers in late March 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C...
Harry, Peter Battle of the Bulge
Peter Harry fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Snow and winter began to set in and then the Battle of the Bulge began....
Waddill, Norris Battle of the Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge, Norris Waddill was serving as a messenger. He came upon a sergeant he had met before...

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