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Dahlberg, Melvin Combat in Sospel, France
After parachuting into France and landing in trees in the mountains, Melvin Dahlberg and other paratroopers from the...
Crump, Ralph Combat in the Mediterranean and the Long Voyage Home
Ralph Crump's ship returned to Colombo, Ceylon [Annotator's Note: present day Sri Lanka], then headed to Aden, Arabia,...
Bryan, Donald Combat in the skies
Bryan’s preference for aircraft depended on where he was. The P-47 was a great aircraft at low level. The P-51 was a...
Linquata, Michael Combat Medic
After a brief time at an aid station, Michael Linquata was assigned to the 2nd Platoon, D Company, 134th Infantry...
Beaugh, George Combat Missions
For most of George Beaugh's missions his crew would fly at 25,000 to 27,000 feet. On one mission they flew at 32,000...
Peto, George Combat on Cape Gloucester
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Guadalcanal
Ira Schilling killed a Japanese soldier on Guadalcanal with a shotgun. In the morning, before the Marines moved out...
Mc Murray, Steve Combat on Iwo Jima
On their approach, Steve McMurray had heard that the landings on Iwo Jima were not going well. The scenes on the...
DeForest, Harold Combat on Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...
Linker, George Combat on Luzon
George Linker entered Manila as part of the 25th Infantry Division. He was a private first class in the infantry. He...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Combat on New Britain, Relief and Bob Hope on Pavuvu
[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin "R.V." Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in...
Addison, Arnold "A.C." Combat on Okinawa
As a machine gunner, Arnold Addison said he didn't often see the enemy face to face. He remembers firing tracer rounds...
Clapper, Joe Combat on Peleliu
Joe Clapper was in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Tarawa
After Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment hit the beach at Tarawa, Company L split up and...
Renstrom, Keith Combat on Tinian and Getting Over His Hatred of the Japanese
One of the Japanese jumped out of the tank [Annotator's Note: on Tinian] and Keith Renstrom shot him. He was awarded...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Combat Operations on Mainland Italy
Theodore Finkbeiner [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Garbo, William Combat Patrols
William Garbo first entered a combat zone in an Army DUKW [Annotator's Note: an amphibious truck, referred to as a Duck...
Long, Thomas Combat, Kamikazes and a Pet Monkey
Thomas Long said they made four landings among the small islands around Okinawa, under limited enemy fire. Their...
Orlando, Joseph Combat, Saipan and Being Anti-War
Joseph Orlando was assigned to Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Massachusetts to be a Drill Instructor but it...
Raaen, John Coming Ashore on D-Day
John Raaen landed after the first wave [Annotator's Note: on Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944]. The first wave had...
Fogg, Floyd Coming Out Alive
The second and final time Floyd Fogg was wounded, the Marines were taking Hill 515 for the fifth time. They were...
Pierce, Wayne Command Decisions
Wayne Pierce felt the night attack on Cauyuigy was the right thing to do. The attack failed because the 400 Americans...
Sarosi, George Communism in Budapest
George A. Sarosi grew up hating the Russians. He did not hate the Germans as much because they were more remote. The...
LeBlanc, Dale Comrades
Dale LeBlanc went to boot camp in San Diego. Marines who went to boot camp in San Diego were referred to as Hollywood...
Hartzell, Frank Concentration Camp Victims
Frank Hartzell felt animosity toward the enemy when he encountered a column of concentration camp survivors. He had...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Concentration Camps
After Joseph Medicine Crow had spent time in Italy, he returned to southern Germany then went to Poland. It was there...
Frydman, Louis Concentration Camps
Louis Frydman was removed from the Warsaw ghetto. A train took the surviving ghetto uprising participants to Majdanek...
Quigley, Tom Concentration Camps and Culture Shock
After the Battle of the Bulge Tom Quigley was taken out of combat and sent to a hospital due to an injury to his back...
Kaufman, Luna Concentration Camps in Germany
Luna Kaufman was shipped to Germany to work for the same factory who owned them before [Annotator's Note: Kaufman was...
Kaufman, Luna Concentration Camps in Poland
Luna Kaufman had to pack just one valise for her transfer out of the ghetto [Annotator's Note: the Cracow ghetto was...
White, Alexander Concentration Camps, Extermination, Survival and Liberation
During the entire year of 1943, Alexander White and his father worked at the air base and lived in the barracks. In...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Conclusion
John Witmeyer recognizes the value of The National World War II Museum and is glad that the museum affords the public...
Morrow, John Confidence in the Crew
John Morrow does not really remember his first mission as a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Leese, Robert Conquest of New Guinea
By the time the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Robert Leese had completed his...
Gordon, Fred Constant Combat
Fred Gordon recalls being under constant enemy fire for weeks. He was eventually transferred from the observation post...
Mesken, Lorraine Contributing to the War Effort
Lorraine Mesken said people were eager to participate in victory gardens and bond drives. They felt it was their duty....

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