Experience with death

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Harkness, Henrietta Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was sent to Nijmegen, Holland...
Strandburg, Lewis Market Garden and Reflections
Lewis A. Strandburg [Annotator's Note: serving in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Garbo, William Marongko Village
William Garbo returned to G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment on the island of Luzon in the Philippines after...
Williams, Bernice Marrying a Marine
Bernice Williams chose the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Women's Reserve] because she did not want...
Uthes, Roy Mars Task Force
Roy Uthes discovered that his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 209th Engineer Combat Battalion] was being sent to the...
Leaming, Jack Marshall Islands Raid
Jack Leaming [Annotator's Note: with Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was on scouting and...
Currier, William Marshall Islands to the Philippines
While serving aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) in the Marshall Islands, William Currier helped search for a downed Marine...
Addison, Robert Matanikau River
Following the Battle of Bloody Ridge, Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] was...
Hayashi, Shizuya Medal of Honor Actions and Anzio
Shiyuza Hayashi was awarded the Medal of Honor [Annotator's Note: Hayashi was initially awarded the Distinguished...
Higgins, Gordon Medic Forward
When his major recognized a surplus of medics attached to regimental headquarters, Gordon Higgins was reassigned to the...
Thomas, Kenneth Medic in Europe
Kenneth F. Thomas's unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 322nd Medical Battalion, 97th Infantry Division] arrived in Le...
Walker, Charles Mediterranean Cold War Duties
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Charles Walker what his most memorable experience was.] While he was flying P-...
Madden, Jack Mediterranean PT Boat Service
Jack Madden was transported on the old 40 and 8 train cars to his destination [Annotator's Note: following PT boat...
Slay, Charles Meeting an Opera Singer in Köln
When coming under enemy fire, Charles Slay would try to get behind something or get down into a cellar if he could....
Epstein, Ben Meeting Enemy Sailors After the War
A number of years ago, Ben Epstein recalled, he was part of a survivors' organization that found two survivors of the...
Burrus, William Meeting General Patton
They started fighting from town to town. William Burrus was the assistant bazooka man [Annotator's Note: 2.76 inch...
Elliott, Calvin Meeting His Wife
[Annotator's Note: Calvin Elliott was stationed at Borinquen Air Base, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.] There was a major who...
Dietrick, Alfred Meeting Men of the 1st Special Service Force
The next night, the 1st Special Forces [Annotator's Note: 1st Special Service Force, 5th Army; often referred to as "...
Hatch, Norman Meeting President Roosevelt
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in 5th Marine Division] had to be responsible for his 30 camera guys [...
Haines, George Meeting the Enemy
George Haines was an infantry scout [Annotator's Note: in the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] on New...
Reynolds, Harley Meeting the Germans head on
Harley Reynolds notes that by one in the morning they stopped and rested. The next morning they were in position and...
Buschmeier, Frank Meeting the Luftwaffe for the first time
Frank Buschmeier and his crew were the oldest and most experienced after three missions. Buschmeier and his crew flew...
Uttero, Cosmo Meeting the Russians
Cosmo Uttero and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Bailey, Kenneth Meeting the Russians
Kenneth H. Bailey was about 60 miles from Leipzig, Germany when they [Annotator's Note: Headquarters...
Linkous, Melvin Members of Cannon Company
[Annotator's Note: Through the 50 minutes that make up this clip, Melvin Linkous reviews period photographs of the men...
Espree, Elmo Memorable Events
There was an incident involving the Red Cross where Elmo Espree and another black soldier wanted to enter the facility...
Hendren, William Memorable Events
Among his most memorable experiences during the war, William Hendren recounted when he was training on an aircraft...
Lee, Edward Memorable Experiences
The most horrible of Edward Lee Allesandro's experiences were when men died while he was holding them. The ship also...
Snyder, John Memorable Invasions
John Snyder's most memorable invasion of World War 2 was the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]....
Rolfson, Jack Memorable Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses the interview to adjust the camera.] Jack Rolfson went to work for American...
Nicholas, John Memorable Moments
John Nicholas lost touch with his half brother, George Hamaty, for three years during the war. While Nicholas was on...
Hartman, Joseph Memorable Moments
Joseph Hartmann was in the "52-20 club" [Annotator's Note: a government-funded program that paid unemployed veterans 20...
Asher, Adolph Memorable Moments
Adolph Edward Asher was in Hattiesburg [Annotator's Note: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] at Camp Shelby when he got out of...
Wilson, Paul Memorable Moments
Paul Wilson is amazed that some men survived the war. The training they went through did not help them. The real heroes...
Schweitzer, Philip Memories and Reunions
One of the worst times Philip Schweitzer experienced was the month that he spent on the plateau on New Guinea. Another...
Fox, Charles Memories of Iwo Jima
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox chose the Marine Corps rather than another branch because it was the Japs [Annotator's...

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