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Pena, William Battle of the Bulge
William Pena recalls the situation in the Ardennes before the Germans arrived, how they laid tripwires and mines. They...
Weller, James Battle of the Bulge
James Weller knew something was going on while he was near the German border. The OPs [Annotator’s Note: outposts] and...
Fitts, Charles Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
They landed at Liverpool, England then traveled from there to Tidworth. They were there for three weeks and Charles...
Hurd, Francis Battle of the Bulge and the Malmedy Massacre
[Annotator's Note: Francis Hurd served as a truck driver in Company B, 291st Engineer Combat Battalion. He saw action...
Massey, Joseph Battle of the Bulge, Being Captured and Stalag 4B
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Peterson, Carl Battle of the Bulge, Returning Home, and Flashbacks
Carl Peterson went into the Battle of the Bulge near Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany]. He was only there...
Nelson, Walter Battle of the Coral Sea
Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...
Griffenhagen, George Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
[Annotator's Note: George Griffenhagen served in the Army as a combat engineer first in Company E, 20th Engineer...
Trindal, Wesley Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Invasion of Saipan
The strike groups began hitting Guam and Saipan on the 12th [Annotator's Note: 12 June 1944] in preparation for the...
Pomroy, Frank Battle of the Tenaru River
Frank Pomroy arrived on Guadalcanal from New Caledonia after being left aboard the troopship George F. Elliot [...
O'Leary, Frank Battle of the Tenaru River
Frank H. O'Leary and his platoon set up on the Tenaru River [Annotator's Notes: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. On the...
Yusen, Jack Battle Off Samar
The next morning, Jack Yusen was heading down to get some food when the call to battle stations came over the intercom...
Tacket, Henry Battle off Samar
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) when the invasion of the Philippines started. The initial landings...
Clay, Russell Battle Stations
Russell Clay always served below deck during engagements with the enemy [Annotator's Note: he was a crewman aboard the...
Engels, Emile Battle Toll on the Village
After being liberated in Warnach, Belgium for the second time, Emile Engles' father went to look at their family home....
Caponigro, John Battlefield Casualties
John Caponigro feels that the personnel who take part in war are the best human beings you can be with. There is...
Ehlers, Walter Battlefield Commission, Crossing the Rhine and Wounded by Friendly Fire
After 30 days at home, Walter Ehlers returned to his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry...
Dillon, Gerard Battles on Cake Hill
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon rejoined the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division as they were...
Hartzell, Frank Battling into Germany
Frank Hartzell and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Hartzell was a member of Company B, 21st Armored Infantry Battalion...
Jackson, Arthur Becoming a Marine
Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...
Carson, Benjamin Becoming a Marine
Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota. Shortly afterward, his family moved...
Littig, Charles Ross Becoming a Naval Oficer
Charles Littig was selected for PT school following his graduation in December 1942 as a Navy midshipman at...
Ussery, Jake Becoming a Navy Fighter Pilot
Jake Ussery enlisted in Monroe, Louisiana. He was in the Navy but lived in a barracks in Monroe. He trained in a small...
Tipper, Edward Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Tipper enlisted in the Army. All paratroopers enlisted. None were drafted. He wanted to join the paratroopers...
Pale, Vincent Becoming a POW
They had never seen rockets before they were attacked with them one day. A rocket hit Vincent Pale's B-24 [Annotator's...
Bell, Harry Becoming a POW
Harry Bell and the rest of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division...
Colbert, Hugh Becoming a POW
As the situation unraveled for 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, German tanks cut off the battalion's position...
Hoff, Russell D. Becoming a POW
Russell Hoff and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division] surrendered during...
Bosworth, Paul Becoming a POW and Being Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Harry, Peter Becoming a Soldier
Peter Harry was born in May 1924. He had two brothers in the service during the war. His father worked for a sink...
Hoff, Russell D. Becoming a Soldier
Russell Hoff was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in October 1924. After a year, the family moved to Willow Grove,...
Staymates, Arthur Becoming a Soldier
Arthur Staymates had a typical, hard training before he left the States but it was not too difficult for him. He...
Pierce, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Pierce grew up in the small farming community of Polo, Illinois. He was drafted in June 1941 six months before...
Vaughn, Odell Becoming a Soldier
Odell Wallace Vaughn was born in December 1921 in Greenville, South Carolina and grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina...
Feldman, Henry Becoming a Soldier and Landing in France
Henry Feldman went to Fort Custer [Annotator's Note: near Battle Creek, Michigan] for indoctrination. He did his basic...

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