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Schaller, Henry Escorted Home by Tuskegee Airmen
A typical day for Henry Schaller would start with a briefing at four o'clock in the morning. If the target was to be...
Westcott, Marvin Escorting USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Barnett, William Europe Deployment
On Christmas Day 1944, William M. Barnett [Annotator’s Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division]...
Meader, Byron Europe Experience
Byron Herbert Meader was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and assigned to Headquarters, 271st Infantry Regiment [...
Barnes, Jack European Action
After crossing the Atlantic, Jack Barnes arrived in Le Harve, France. He then motored into Belgium. From Belgium,...
McBride, Frank European Air Warfare
Frank Curtis McBride installed the bombsight [Annotator’s Note: Norden bombsight] in the twin engine Martin bombers [...
Fried, J. M. European Tour
On 25 December 1944, Christmas Day, J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr., boarded the vessel that would take him to the European...
Carson, Benjamin Evacuating Makin Island
Benjamin Carson found that evacuating Makin Island was far more difficult that arriving there. The tide worked against...
Durocher, Edmund Evacuation and Rehab in Melbourne
Edmund Durocher landed on Guadalcanal weighing 156 pounds and left weighing 126. He had no socks because they had...
Pendleton, Arthur Evacuation Home, Discharge and Veteran Benefits
Arthur Pendleton does not recall to much more about Cape Gloucester. There was nothing pleasant about it and he was...
Whitman, Philip Evasion and Capture
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman bailed out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber over Vienna, Austria on 13...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...
Raaen, John Exiting Omaha Beach
John Raaen and the men around him were ready to get on with the job that they were trained to do. They were tired of...
Arend, Aloysius "Al" Experience in the Philippines
Without any time to become acquainted with anyone, Aloysius "Al" Arend was put on a ship bound for combat in the...
Amrod, Paul Experience on Okinawa
Paul Amrod arrived on the southern beaches of Okinawa to aggressive Japanese artillery fire. There was still heavy...
Schilling, Ira Experience on Saipan
When Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division...
Reilly, Joseph Experience with Death
Joseph Dean Reilly [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Clark, Merrill Experience with Death
Merrill J. Clark dug a small hole to take cover in [Annotator's Note: he was on Mount Belvedere in Italy with Company K...
McLain, Cecil Experiences Across the Pacific
Cecil Ezell McLain was aboard the battleship [Annotator's Note: USS Tennessee (BB-43)] when it bombarded and took Kiska...
Bowsher, Walter Experiences During the Korean War
Walter Bowsher was at Pusan and then Inchon during the Korean War. He was told to report to a warrant officer for duty...
Raby, Glynn Experiences in Brittany
[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. took part in the Battle of Brest, 7 August to 19 September 1944, Brest, France.]...
Berman, Stanley Experiences in England
Stanley Berman [Annotator's Note: with the 8th Air Force in England] trained on a Stearman PT-17 [Annotator's Note:...
Van der Pool, Ivan Experiences in North Africa
Ivan Van der Pool's unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Ashton, Harold Experiences in the War
Harold Ashton felt like the Germans would be better fighters, smarter people, and better trained. He thought the...
O'Leary, Frank Experiences on Guadalcanal
After the Battle of the Tenaru River, Frank H. O’Leary and his squad were only given one and half meals a day because...
Renstrom, Keith Experiences on Saipan and the Invasion of Tinian
Keith Renstrom felt like he had too much responsibility to stay with his men [Annotator's Note: even after being...
Zingheim, John Experiencing Battle
Dr. John Julien Zingheim was taught how to setup an aid station. He served in the 329th Medical Battalion [Annotator's...
Schneider, Christa Experiencing Bombing Raids on Berlin
As a child, Christa Schneider said, living in the middle of the war zone was "terrifying." The roar of the airplanes...
Cockrell, James Experiencing Combat
James Cockrell [Annotator's Note: with the 10th Engineer Combat Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] landed in Anzio [...
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Carver, Jack Experiencing Combat
Jack Carver fought face to face with the Germans during the war. They could see each other's faces. It was obvious the...
Acker, Charles Experiencing Combat
Charles Acker was in Bastogne [Annotator's Note: Bastogne, Belgium with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...
Livaudais, James Experiencing Combat
James Livaudais received replacements prior to the Battle of the Bulge. [Annotator’s Note: in December 1944] One...
Keller, Richard Experiencing Combat
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] was not promoted until...
Groth, Walter Experiencing Combat
Walter Groth remembers the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] had a great Air Force. Later...
O'Brien, William L. Experiencing Combat
William O’Brien remembers serving at the Panama Canal [Annotator's Note: a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific...

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