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Golemi, Frank Shot Up Over Bastogne
Frank Golemi was flying supplies into Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the...
Brien, Russel Shot Up, Milk Runs and Furloughs
On Russell Brien's third mission his aircraft lost an engine. [Annotator's Note: Brien was a nose gunner on...
Bertucci, George Shuri Castle and War's End
George Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the shelling of Shuri Castle during the Battle of...
Ngai, Johnny Sicily and Italy
When Johnny Ngai was fighting in Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy], there were so many soldiers coming over, he...
Compagno, Nicholas Sicily and Italy Campaigns
Nicholas John Compagno first came under fire while in North Africa and then in Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy...
LaRose, Bruce Sicily and Normandy
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, veteran of the North...
Maymon, Paul Sicily Campaign
After the Battle of El Guettar [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of El Guettar, 23 March to 7 April 1943; El Guettar,...
Morgan, Fred Sicily to Naples
In July 1943, Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th...
Bianconi, Anthony Sicily, Close Calls and Navy Musician
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note:a musician and ammunition loader on the USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] went from North...
Kanter, Joseph Siegfried Line
As the leader of interrogations, Joseph Kanter [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd...
McConn, John "Jack" Siegfried Line
After joining the 45th Division, John McConn and his company moved fast by traveling on tanks and tank destroyers. The...
Burrus, William Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: Ths interview clip starts mid-question regarding the Siegfried Line, the German defensive line in...
League, Ray Siegfried Line
Ray League and his company [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th...
Linkous, Melvin Siegfried Line and Normandy
Melvin Linkous [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division] was...
Moran, John "Jack" Siegfried Line and the End of the World
After leaving the Battle of the Bulge, John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division chased the Germans out of Belgium. In...
Brown, Bernard Siegfried Line Fighting
From Camp Howze [Annotator's Note: Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas; now Gainesville municipal airport], Bernard Brown...
Lombardo, Samuel Siegfried Line to War's End
Samuel Lombardo and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Lombardo was a platoon leader and the executive officer of Company...
McConn, John "Jack" Silver Star
John McConn was awarded his Silver Star medal as a result of his actions while his unit was capturing a German town....
Lafferty, Ralph Silver Star Action
Ralph F. Lafferty took over a company that had been pinned down. The original officer had been wounded in the face and...
Reluga, Matthew Silver Star Actions
Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] died in April [Annotator's...
Ornelles, Emory Silver Star Patrol
Emory Maurice Ornelles and the 90th Infantry Division was transferred from the 1st Army to the 3rd Army under General...
Guidry, Edmond Sinking a Japanese Submarine
Edmond Guidry took a troop ship out of San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] with no escort and...
Downs, Raymond Sinking of the SS Heredia by U-506
Raymond Downs had gone through a storm when he noticed the ship was zig-zagging [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-...
Tizzard, Thomas Sinking of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Thomas Tizzard was on the USS Helena (CL-50) when it was hit by torpedoes ans sunk on 6 July 1943 [Annotator's Note:...
Lebow, Cleatus Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Back in the United States, the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) went into dry dock, and Lebow went to Texas on leave [Annotator...
Thelen, Richard Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Richard Thelen remembered that it was too hot to sleep below deck, so he began to sleep topside. One night he told his...
Purvis, Frank Sinking U-Boats with an Atlantic Hunter Killer Group
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis' first Atlantic crossing was aboard the USS Snowden (DE-246), escorting a large convoy...
Johnson, Burton Six Brothers Who Served
Burton "Burt" Johnson had five brothers in the war as well as him. Three were in the Air Corps, two in the Navy, and he...
Moran, John "Jack" Six Days in the Bulge
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division were headed to join the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: he describes a...
Nickerson, Edward Six Missions and Postwar Career
Edward Nickerson remembers little black puffs of smoke on a mission when they were shooting at him. He remembers...
Haines, Joseph Skirmishes on Okinawa
Joseph Haines wrote home. The letters were censored. He could not say more than he was doing fine. [Annotator's Note:...
Slay, Charles Slapped by a Woman
Charles Slay was sent ahead of the rest of his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 415th Infantry Regiment,...
Lane, Charles Snipers, Capturing a Japanese Soldier, Equipment, and Tropical Illnesses
On occasion, Charles Nathan Lane would be under fire from Japanese snipers. One Japanese sniper fired at a soldier...
Howard, William Sophia Loren-ville and Landing at Anzio
[Annotator's Note: William Edwin Howard was a replacement infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry...
Biernacki, Chester South Pacific Naval Actions
Chester Biernacki and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] were on the way to Guadalcanal when they met up...

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