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Linkous, Melvin Truck Accident
Melvin Linkous was riding in a two and a half ton truck [Annotator's Note: two and a half ton, six by six truck, also...
Fallon, John Trying to Find Bridges
John T. Fallon and the men [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] had to make...
Gustafson, Gerald Trying to Rescue the Lost Battalion
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
Addison, Robert Tulagi
Robert Addison saw his first action on Tulagi which is a small island off the larger island of Guadalcanal [Annotator’s...
Addison, Robert Tulagi and Guadalcanal
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] fought on Guadalcanal. The battle of Bloody...
Della Vedova, Dominic Tunisia
Dominic Della Vedova [Annotator’s Note: serving in Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry...
LaRose, Bruce Tunisia
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in North Africa] took a...
Matsumoto, Roy Turning Back the Enemy
Roy H. Matsumoto infiltrated behind enemy lines at night to listen to their discussions for potential intelligence. [...
Gordon, Fred Two Close Calls and War’s End
Fred Gordon remembers two near death experiences during his combat [Annotator's Note: Gordon was an officer in Battery...
Baumgarten, Harold Two Skirmishes and Being Hit Again
Harold Baumgarten and the men he was with engaged about five Germans at a farm house on the bluff. He killed one of the...
Scherer, Monroe Typhoon Louise
[Annotator's Note: Monroe Scherer was sent to Okinawa, Japan in July 1945.] There was a sign posted saying that they...
Galbraith, Wendell Typical Bombing Mission Prep
Wendell Galbraith and his unit [Annotator's Note: 782nd Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force]...
Monteyne, Joseph Typical Mission and Baptism by Fire
Joseph Monteyne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 425 (Alouette)] had 20 officers in...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Typical Mission Day
[Annotator’s Note: Omer Van Huylenbrouck served in the Army Air Forces as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying...
Smith, Bernard Typical Missions
Most of Bernard Smith's missions were to railroad marshalling yards. [Annotator's Note: SMith walks off camera for a...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Under Attack
Wallace Spencer remembers when they were under attack. All the guns were firing. The crew was sitting there watching...
Harper, Douglas Under Attack
Douglas Harper stayed at the receiving station for six weeks then moved to target repair at Bishop's Point, working on...
Phillips, Robert Under French Army Command
[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips was separated from his unit during the Battle of the Bulge, or German Ardennes...
Thrift, Clem Undisclosed Suicide Mission
The Army had not yet finished on Leyte because of bad weather, and Clem Thrift said that in the process of readying to...
Flannigan, James Unit Assignment, Overseas Deployment and Combat Duties
James Flannigan was sent to Camp Carrabelle, Florida [Annotator's Note: after completing basic training at Fort Sill,...
Jackson, Wilbur USS Bowfin (SS-287)
Wilbur Lee Jackson was assigned to the Bowfin [Annotator’s Note: USS Bowfin (SS-287)] in the auxiliaries gang [...
Tizzard, Thomas USS Denver (CL-58) Torpedoed
Thomas Tizzard was assigned to the USS Denver (CL-58) and was interviewed by an officer asking what his previous jobs...
Burton, Windom USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Windom Joseph Burton went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)]....
Norberg, Willard "Bill" USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Bill Norberg boarded USS Enterprise (CV-6) and was amazed by the ship. He could never find the swimming pool. He was a...
Buell, Harold "Hal" USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-12)
Harold Buell did two combat cruises with two different squadrons aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6), the "Big E." She was...
Burton, Windom USS Enterprise (CV-6) Attacked
Windom Joseph Burton was aboard the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] when it was hit by enemy...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" USS Enterprise (CV-6) Returns to Action
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] paid a visit to the Kwajalein Islands [Annotator's...
Wellford, Harry USS Harrison (DD-573)
Harry Walker Wellford was assigned to the Harrison [Annotator's Note: USS Harrison (DD-573)] as a radar officer. He met...
Tacket, Henry USS Heermann (DD-532) Initial Combat
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) were assigned to the invasion of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. The...
Fulton, Robert USS Houston (CA-30) and the Early Months of the War
Robert Fulton and the crew of the USS Houston (CA-30) spent the first day after the Pearl Harbor attack preparing for...
Shown, Donald USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Duty
Donald Herbert Shown and the Indianapolis [Annotator’s Note: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] were in the Aleutians at the...
Jones, Clyde USS Indianapolis (CA-35) flights
Jones recounts a series of flights he flew that were in search of survivors from the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He...
Myers, Homer USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Rescue Mission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Homer Myers to tell him about being called out to assist the survivors of the...
Rosenzweig, Abraham USS Leonard Wood (APA-12)
Abraham Rosenzweig had no commander for four and a half months on the island [Annotator’s Note: He was part of the...
Samuelson, Jack USS Louisville (CA-28)
Jack D. Samuelson was assigned with two other officers [Annotator’s Note: he was newly assigned to the USS Louisville (...
Schafer, Leon USS LST-496 Hits a Mine
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] They...

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