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Brister, Delano 84th Infantry Division
Delano Brister came in contact with the 84th Infantry Division while it was in training from Camp Claiborne prior to...
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...
LeBlanc, Joyce Adjusting to Life at War
Joyce Leblanc said she usually went to school as normal. The teachers came to a point where they wouldn't even...
LaPook, Sidney Advancing Through Germany
From there [Annotator's Note: the area around Bastone, Belgium], Sidney LaPook and his unit [Annotator's Note: 193rd...
Pogue, John Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge
John Pogue experienced his first combat in the Ardennes at an unknown location. He went in by glider. His glider and a...
Wolczyk, Stanley Assault on Attu
The assault of Attu went well as Stanley Wolczyk landed at Massacre Bay. It was unopposed on the beach. They went over...
Murray, Charles Attack on the Sunken Road
Charles Murray was going down the hill with his soldiers behind him. As he got down toward the bottom where two sunken...
Schloss, Eva Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Eva Schloss is an Austrian born Jew who fled to Amsterdam with her family after the Nazis came to...
Davis, Charles Battle of Kula Gulf and Loss of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Charles Davis then went to Kula Gulf. [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6...
Knudsen, Elmer Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Elmer Knudsen served in the Army as a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment,...
Caponigro, John Battle of the Bulge
After recovering from his wounds, John Caponigro found out that his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Yourkavitch took part in the Tennessee Maneuvers in late March 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C...
Cohn, Major Becoming a Sailor
Major Cohn joined the Navy and originally thought of becoming a submariner. He mistakenly thought it would be romantic...
Milkis, Abe Becoming a Soldier
Abe Milkis was called up soon after finishing high school. After being drafted, he found himself on bivouac in a tent...
Brukman, Jack Becoming a Soldier
Jack Brukman had not been anyplace before receiving his draft notice. He considered himself a mama's boy. Young...
VanDuzer, Raymond Being an Army Medic
Raymond VanDuzer was inducted into the service then sent to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was not sure what he wanted...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Being Wounded and Hospitalized
John Witmeyer was first wounded in early July of 1944, just a month after the invasion of Normandy began. He went out...
Raaen, John Beyond the Normandy Beach
John Raaen and his company [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 5th Ranger Battalion] had a mission to proceed to...
Riddle, Robert Boot Camp and Corpsman Training
Robert Riddle went to San Pedro, California for boot camp. He was excited to see the ocean for the first time, and...
Miksa, Robert Breakout and the Bulge
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 745th Tank Battalion] fought through...
Riddle, Pearson Captured and Sent to Japan
The US Navy had planes ready to help out at Wake Island but the admiral in charge figured that it was going to be too...
Radford, Charles Caring for his Men and Knocking out a Tank
Charles Radford tried to keep his mind on the task at hand. Once someone died they were dead and they had to be able to...
Griffenhagen, George Casualties and the Battle of the Bulge
For George Griffenhagen, seeing Trewick [Annotator's Note: Captain Trewick (unsure of spelling) was the chief medical...
Quigley, Tom Closing Stages of Battle of Bulge
Tom Quigley recalls how after having sufficiently halted the German advance, he and his men slogged their way back to...
Boyd, Richard L. Cold and Wet
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with the interviewer talking about another interview he recorded with a soldier...
Berkman, Harold Combat in Germany
Harold Berkman and Company F [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry...
Bolster, Elisabeth Coming to America
Elisabeth Bolster and her husband left Bremerhaven for America. There were four tier bunk beds on the ship. There were...
Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Kibort, Reva Czestochowa Labor Camp
Reva Kibort and other inmates were gathered up again and put into boxcars [Annotator's Note: the inmates were forced to...
Schloss, Eva Death Marches and Liberation
There was cholera, dysentery and skin illnesses [Annotator's Note: inside the Auschwitz concentration camp]. Eva...
Aupied, Mildred Delta Shipyard Production
Mildred Aupied worked on three Liberty ships at Delta [Annotator’s Note: she was a welder at the Delta Shipbuilding...
Livaudais, James Dereliction of Duty
James Livaudais knew when he was given an order, he had to respond. When the man in front stepped off, the next...
Reale, Albert Duty in the Pacific
Albert Reale remembers that the size of the Pacific impressed him, and there were many days when he saw nothing but...
Marshall, Kenneth End of Service
As a kid from Nebraska, Kenneth Marshall was not aware of the hazards of sun exposure in the south Pacific, and he was...
Twible, Harlan End of the Ordeal
By the time they [Annotator's Note: Harlan Twible and the others in his group of survivors of the USS Indianapolis (CA-...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Enemy Tanks and Bad Weather
Donelson Houseman was confident in his training. What worried him was that he did not know where he was. He was taken...

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