Experience with death

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Gibbons, John Segment 4
When John Gibbons arrived over Berlin that day [Annotators Note: 6 March 1944] the flak was incredibly intense. Gibbons...
Carrington, James Segment 4
[Annotator’s Note: James Carrington enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1939 and spent two years in China...
Billow, Harold Segment 5
Billow did not give an interview for the trials in Europe. He has been interviewed several times since the war. He...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 5
Around 8:15 or 8:20 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of 16 April 1945] the first 4 Japanese kamikaze planes heading...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 5
Theodore Finkbeiner went on a patrol to snatch a prisoner one night and came to a bridge that had been blown out. They...
Shoens, Robert Segment 5
Robert Shoens knew that the planes coming towards him were not the much hoped for escort. In the briefing room after...
Murphy, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Murphy served in the army as a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 5
One day they attacked the city of Leipzig [Annotator's Note: Germany]. It was industrial, like Birmingham, Pittsburgh,...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 5
When Richard Duchossois and his unit got up into the Bulge [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Bulge] it was very cold...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 5
Yellin recalls strafing runs on Chici-jima which was about a hundred or so miles from Iwo Jima. Yellin strafed the...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 5
The Gothic Line goes all the way across Italy. The area where Mancel Kirk and his Company G, 168th Infantry Regiment...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 5
After going past the site of the Malmedy Massacre, they kept going and their next major battle was in a town called...
Quintana, Ben Segment 5
At night around Henderson field the fighting was rough [Annotator’s Note: on Guadalcanal]. Quintana could only aim at...
Jackson, Donald Segment 5
Jackson describes what he experienced at Dachau.They knew it was there. They were called in to clear the bodies. But...
Bell, Bryan Segment 5
The scout that noticed the machine gun nests hidden in the changed leaves was able to go back to Bell and relay what he...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 5
John Vessey learned a lot from his 34th Infantry Division leaders. His experience in North Africa colored his outlook...
Doi, Michael Segment 5
Michael Doi does not recall hearing about the death of President Roosevelt. Doi made a lot of Caucasian friends on the...
Mack, Frank Segment 5
Mack was out of action for about 12 days. They put him right back on the line after he healed. He wanted to get back on...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 5
The intelligence was good for the southern France operation. The intelligence officers claimed to know the rank and...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Karr, Robert Segment 5
Karr recalls having to go up on deck with buckets of water from down below. One of the times he went up to dump a...
Greer, Richard Segment 5
To Richard Greer the staff NCOs in the weapons company were the heroes. They had a lot of old staff NCOs that they...
Myers, Leroy Segment 5
They got in to Yokohama and were put on a train to Fukuoka, or the island of Kyushu. They were put on trucks in Saebo [...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 5
James witnessed one of the atomic bomb blasts at Bikini Atoll after the war. That is how he realized how the war really...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 5
The first person Lynn Compton met up with after the jump into Normandy was Winters [Annotators Note: Richard Winters]....
Spencer, David Segment 5
David Paul Spencer was not afraid much. It may be strange to hear. In the infantry they just accepted what was going on...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 5
Richard Candelaria waited until dark then took off. He was armed with a .45 pistol that he tied around his neck to keep...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 5
The American prisoners were rounded up on Monkey Point [Annotator’s Note: American servicemen captured by the Japanese...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 5
Wiley noted that there were no other survivors of his plane. His wingman returned to the Enterprise [Annotator's Note:...
Keema, John Segment 5
There was a set procedure for ditching an airplane which they had practiced before. Everyone except the pilot and...
Deen, Braswell Segment 5
Deen was supposed to follow Bill Thompson [Annotator’s Note: during the invasion of Peleliu, 15 September 1944]. He was...
Standifer, Leon Segment 5
One could fire automatically from the hip. The M-1 could get muddy, wet, and whatever else and it would fire. The...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 5
About a month before the Battle of Midway the skipper decided to assign crews. The chief radioman asked if anyone had a...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 5
While the ships were circling, Hershel Williams had to use the bathroom, which was essentially a pump that circulated...
Gibbons, John Segment 5
They [Annotators Note: John Gibbons and the rest of the 100th Bombardment Group] were ordered by Doolittle [Annotators...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 5
Everyone in the outfit had great respect for Gavin [Annotator’s Note: Major General James "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin,...

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