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Cravens, Rudy Overseas Deployment
Rudy Cravens remembers the ship he deployed on had to zig-zag [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-submarine maneuver] and...
Cupina, John Overseas Deployment
John J. Cupina enjoyed being in England. He traveled to London a couple of times and remembered the buzz bombs [...
Smithson, Jack Overseas Deployment
Jack A. Smithson deployed overseas on the USS George Washington [Annotator's Note: USAT George Washington] a luxury...
Vater, Joseph Overseas Deployment
Joseph Vater traveled from San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] to Hawaii then to Manila [...
Scales, James Overseas Deployment
James Shelton Scales trained recruits until the middle of 1943, when he received orders to report to Camp Pendleton,...
Raby, Glynn Overseas Deployment
Glynn G. Raby, Jr. left Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] on 13 May 1944 and docked in Glasgow, Scotland...
Slomka, Edwin Overseas Deployment
Edwin Slomka was shipped overseas on the Aquitania [Annotator's Note: RMS Aquitania], which was turned into a troopship...
Lafferty, Ralph Overseas Deployment
Ralph F. Lafferty traveled across the United States by train until he arrived at Newport News [Annotator's Note:...
Reed, Carlos Overseas Deployment
Carlos Reed was sent to New Guinea in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division as a replacement. After the...
Rosenbloom, Myers Overseas deployment
In February or March 1943, Myers Bernard Rosenbloom went to Camp Pendleton[Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Levin, Jules Overseas Deployment and Combat
Jules Levin left for overseas deployment from New Jersey. He boarded the Santa Maria. It took about two weeks to sail...
Candella, Phillip Overseas Deployment and Combat in Europe
After his retraining period, Phillip Candella went by train to Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts, and was deployed...
Witmer, Donald Overseas Deployment and Combat Operations in the Pacific
After Pearl Harbor, Donald Witmer's next destination was Eniwetok Atoll. When they arrived, there were no Japanese...
Lennon, Daniel Overseas Deployment and England
Daniel J. Lennon remembered the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean was not particularly good for enlisted men. His unit [...
Notebaert, Richard Overseas Deployment and Flying Combat Missions
At Morrison Army Airfield in Florida, Richard Notebaert's old crew broken up, and he was assigned to another crew that...
Leefe, Guy Overseas Deployment and Flying His First Combat Mission
Guy Leefe, Jr. deployed to Italy in December 1944 with nine other pilots from his flight class but as soon as the...
Wickersham, Obie Overseas Deployment and Into Combat
After qualifying as a paratrooper, Obie Wickersham was at Camp McCall in North Carolina for two months of advanced...
Lopez, Alex Overseas Deployment and Introduction to Combat
After nine weeks' training, Alex Lopez sailed on the Ile de France [Annotator's Note: the SS Ile de France was a French...
Marovelli, Robert Overseas Deployment and Joining PT-368
Robert Marovelli responded to the propaganda about the Japanese, and couldn't help having bad feelings about them....
Loring, Bud Overseas Deployment and Shot Down Over France
Bud Loring went from Santa Maria [Annotator's Note: Army Airfield, Santa Barbara County, California] to Colchester,...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Overseas Deployment and the Battle of Kwajalein
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Nicholson, Elmer Overseas Deployment and the SS Leopoldville
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. went to Southampton, England first. They [Annotator's Note: Nicholson and the rest of the 66th...
Higgins, Malcom Overseas Deployment, Flying Combat Missions and Being Hit by Ground Fire
The first time Malcolm Higgins saw a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] he wondered how...
Gordon, Fred Overseas Deployment, Moving Through France, and Combat in Luxembourg
Fred Gordon and the whole 9th Armored Division was shipped overseas on the Queen Mary to Fort Larkin, England. They had...
Boos, Michael Overseas Deployment, North Africa and Invading Italy
Michael Wilford Boos remembered how awful the trip across the Atlantic Ocean was on the troop transport. The convoy...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Overseas Duty
On 10 September 1944, R.M. Wilkes was sent to Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: near Orangetown, New York] and two days...
Haslett, Revis Overseas Experiences
Revis Haslett initially wanted to join the Marines but went into the Army Air Forces instead. He was working with a...
Bednarik, Chuck Overseas for Flight Missions
[Annotator’s Note: During this segment, interviewee asks a woman off camera questions. She sometimes comes into the...
Howard, Taylor Overseas in Italy
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] In July 1944, Taylor Howard was sent...
Greason, William Overseas in the Pacific
William H. Greason faced discrimination throughout his time in the military from 1943 to 1946. Having grown up in the...
Alvarez, Charles Overseas in the Pacific
Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was assigned to the USS Guam (CB-2) as a fireman in June 1944. His crew got along well together...
Lesniewski, Joseph Overseas to 101st Airborne
Joseph Lesniewski had no problems with his first jumps. He told his sister that when he made the jumps, he would take a...
Grugett, George Overseas to Africa and Italy
Everything was rationed during the war. George Grugett's dad told him to go to the ration board and get gas stamps. He...
Schafer, Leon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer went to Mobile, Alabama to board his assigned ship - the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST-502...
Abate, Sam Overseas to England
Sam V. Abate left Camp Claiborne [Annotator's Note: in Rapides Parish, Louisiana] for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey [...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was trained as bombardier-navigator on the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber. His crew...

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