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Wayne, William Worst Experiences
William Wayne has two bad memories of Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. The first was going across open land and...
Dillon, Gerard Worst Number of Casualties
On the morning of D plus 4 [Annotator's Note: 10 June 1944], the 90th Infantry Division moved into the area where...
Werner, Jack Worst War Experience
Jack Werner's worst experience in the war was not viewing dead bodies at Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Worthy of a Purple Heart
Maurice Hackler recalled having been sent to Czechoslovakia, but they could only do visual bombing in that country....
Tamburello, George Wounded and Moving Through Italy
[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout the segment.] George Tamburello [Annotator’s...
Jameson, Andrew Wounded and Out of Combat
For Andrew George Jameson [Annotator's Note: with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry...
Foster, Robert Wounded and Patton
In December [Annotator's Note: December 1945], the Germans made their last effort to break through the Allied lines in...
Twigger, William Wounded and Recovery
William J. Twigger saw very little fighting at Sugar Loaf [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 12 May to...
Parker, William Wounded and Redeployed
After the D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], William "...
Bassett, Billy Wounded and War's End
Billy P. Bassett and his unit [Annotator's Note: 11th Armored Division] headed into combat during the Battle of the...
Wilson, James Wounded at Guadalcanal
James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...
Hall, Clayton Wounded at Peleliu then Home
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Townsend, Joseph Wounded at Sea
Joseph Townsend went to the sick bay in Pearl [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]. Townsend was x-rayed and they...
Jaccarino, Richard Wounded at the Tanabaru Escarpment
One night, as Richard Jaccarino was sleeping under his poncho, the Japanese counterattack began. Just below their...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Wounded at Welz
The advance was uphill in a wooded area when Francis Resta's platoon [Annotator's Note: Resta served in the weapons...
Cruise, Leslie Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continually refers to a book that he has off camera.] During Operation Market Garden [...
Ericson, John Wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
John Ericson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
Dahlberg, Melvin Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...
Lewis, Claude Wounded in Action
Claude L. Lewis remembers they had to dig foxholes. The Germans had left big piles of sandbags. They could see the...
Dole, Robert Wounded in Action
Senator Robert "Bob" Dole [Annotator's Note: Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole, American veteran and politician] was wounded in...
Willhour, Dick Wounded in Action
Richard "Dick" Willhour returned from a rest camp as the outfit [Annotator's Note: 100th Infantry Division] was moving...
Famularo, Salvatore Wounded in Action
Salvatore Famularo was at the Amphitheater [Annotator’s Note: a terrain feature on Iwo Jima, Japan] which was a big...
Gohlke, Marvin Wounded in Action
Marvin H. Gohlke was out of his foxhole about an hour before nightfall. He heard the Germans were firing mortars at...
Griffis, James Wounded in Action
James A. Griffis was in Belgium and Holland [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment,...
Goble, Joseph Wounded in Action on Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the Marines went about strengthening their lines on the edge of the mountains [Annotator's Note: after...
Viani, Bruno Wounded in Action then Return Home
Bruno Viani spent about a week in Marseilles after his arrival. There was a dock strike there so the troops helped...
Ngai, Johnny Wounded in France and Preparing to Fight in China
Johnny Ngai was riding on a tank into Southern France. He was hurt on the second day. They were having lunch inside a...
Evans, Donald Wounded in Germany
Donald Evans and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] got orders to mount up....
Pugh, Glover Wounded in Italy and Postwar
Glover Pugh [Annotator's Note: serving with the 10th Mountain Division] arrived in Italy [Annotator's Note: in December...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Wounded in the Hurtgen Forest
Bernard Hillenbrand and his division [Annotator's Note: Hillenbrand was a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 18th...
Wayne, William Wounded on Day Three
On his second day on Iwo Jima, Japan, William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Lopez, Lionel Wounded on Leyte
Lionel Lopez went to Leyte Island in the Philippines. He stayed on the beach with equipment. On the second day,...
Wells, Kenneth Wounded on Okinawa
On 11 June 1945, Kenneth Dwight Wells and his company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment...
Bender, Harry Wounded on Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...
Werner, Jack Wounded on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Werner fought on Leyte Island, Philippines from October 1944 until April 1945]. In that time,...
Hall, Clayton Wounded on Peleliu
Clayton Hall was pinned down [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...

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