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Szafran, Daniel 1948 Mission and Reunion in Hamburg
Daniel Szafran had only one friend killed in an offensive. [Annotator's Note: There is a break in the tape then starts...
Becker, Irving 1st Special Service Force
Irving Becker was assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Special Service Force. A book...
Brown, Roscoe 24 March 1945 Mission to Berlin
[Annotator's Note: Dr. Roscoe Brown served in the USAAF as a fighter pilot in the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter...
Bradley, Aubrey 32 Successful Missions before Capture
Arriving in October 1944, Aubrey Bradley was assigned to the 401st Bombardment Group [Annotator's Note: 613th...
Luce, Dwain 33 Days in Normandy
Dwain Luce feels that they must have loaded up in advance [Annotator's Note: loaded the gliders in preparation for the...
O'Brien, Ryan 35th Mission and Home
Ryan O'Brien returned to his same crew after being hospitalized for an injury in a crash. His 35th mission was his last...
Hazard, Mark 42nd Infantry Division at Haguenau
[Annotator's Note: Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. served in the Army as the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Kiniry, Andrew "Tim" 45th Evacuation Hospital
Andrew Kiniry rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: 45th Evacuation Hospital] at Eupen, Belgium near the German border....
Higgins, Archibald 494th Bombardment Group Operations
Archibald Higgins was in the Palau Islands with the mission of keeping those islands neutralized and flying missions to...
Hoff, Donald 5 June 1942 at Midway
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Rogers, John 50th Anniversary, Meeting a Local Family and Fighting the Germans
John Rogers went back to France for the 50th Anniversary. Rogers went with his choir from the First Methodist Church in...
Hoff, Donald 6 June 1942 at Midway
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Killam, Arthur 7 December 1941
Arthur Killam was born in San Francisco and lived there until he was six years old when he moved to San Jose,...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." A Brotherhood Forged in Combat
John Witmeyer served in five armies of the US Army through six campaigns in the European Theater of World War 2. He had...
Little, Keith A Code Talker at Saipan and Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Bala, Walter A Couple of Close Calls
During a mission, Walter Bala's plane was hit over the target. A shell came through the plane and knocked out his...
Butcher, Chester A Day of Crash Landing and Bouncing Betty
Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force at...
Welch, Darrell A Deadly Game of Chicken
In England, Darrell Welch worked with the British. They told them the enemy was tough. The British had gotten Spitfires...
Ferris, Robert A Difficult Mission
[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot with Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in the...
Little, Keith A Dream on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Tso, Samuel A Dream on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Hirschmann, Peter A Friend Lost in Combat
Peter Hirschmann lost a friend from the Midwest. The friend was named Russell Skorik. [Annotator's Note: US Army...
Duncan, Reginald A Happy Thanksgiving and The Battle of the Bulge
With his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light Ponton Company], Reginald Duncan arrived in Arlon, Belgium and...
Buckner, Jack A Lot of Attrition
Palermo, Messina and Sicily [Annotator's Note: all in Italy] were very severe targets for Jack Buckner due to the...
Varone, Francis "Dick" A Marine in Combat
On Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: with the 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945...
Charles, Howard A Marine on the USS Houston (CA-30)
Howard Robert Charles was inducted into the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in June 1940] in San Diego [Annotator's...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." A Pillbox in Cherbourg
During the assault on the port city of Cherbourg, France, John Witmeyer fought through to the end of town after door to...
Sakato, George A Reunion in Texas
George Sakato mentions that there was a recent reunion in Texas with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry...
Beynon, Robert A Submariner's Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dr. Robert Beynon what it was like to go out and come back from patrols on a...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" A Tough Airplane
Floyd Horne says the B-26 [Annotator's Note: Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber] was a very tough airplane. He recalls...
Schilling, Ira A Very Dangerous Enemy
As the American advance through the Pacific moved closer and closer to the Japanese mainland, enemy resistance grew...
Henleben, Edwin A Week on Attu
Edwin Henlebin described the beachhead as glutted with supplies. The problem was getting the material from the beach to...
Paege, Harry Aachen to Roer River
Harry George Paege, Junior went to Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany, with Company A, 1st Battalion, 415th...
Newberg, Peter Abandoning Ship
Peter Newberg did not have much choice in abandoning ship [Annotator's Note: after the USS Yorktown (CV-5) was mortally...
Roy, William Abandoning the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Fitz, Robert Aboard Ship Training and Service
When he was told that he would be trained aboard ship as a gunner, Robert Fitz was "mystified." He arrived at the main...

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