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Holleman, Louis Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] The war gave Malcolm Louis Holleman a...
Twigger, William Closing Thoughts
There has not been three and a half years of William J. Twigger's life that have had such a profound effect on him as...
Fayerman, Severin Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman survived concentration camps in Europe. The interviewer asks if the pendulum swings...
Dearman, Alfred Closing Thoughts
Since Alfred Dearman did not participate in World War 2, his most memorable experience was being at Sugamo Prison [...
Meyer, Henry Coast Guard Duties
Henry T. Meyer despised Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] but did not blame the German people...
Burrus, William Cold Weather and Patrols
William Burrus first experienced combat at the Moselle River [Annotator's Note: near Koblenz, Germany on 14 March 1945...
Fitts, Charles College and Commission
Charles Fitts, Jr. had stashed a watch in the one place that the Germans did not search. It was an automatic wristwatch...
Bowsher, Walter Colonel John Amos
When Walter Bowsher was at the Post Exchange at San Diego, he found out about a cruel Japanese interpreter being...
Spera, George Combat
George Spera first saw combat in September 1944. He was scared to death. Nobody had previous combat experience...
Simpson, Joseph Combat
Joseph Simpson joined the 84th Infantry Division in January 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was in Company C,...
Draxler, Donald Combat
At Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Donald Draxler was apprehensive, but not afraid to...
Serna, Fernando Combat Actions on Corregidor
Fernando Serna and the defenders of Corregidor were bombarded continuously for days on end. He was scared but he kept...
Wolczyk, Stanley Combat and Being Wounded
Stanley Wolczyk was under fire three times during the campaign to recapture Attu from the Japanese. It was during the...
Houdek, Thomas Combat and Capture
After arriving in Southern France, Thomas Houdek and the rest of his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Moskin, Alan Combat and Germans
Not much during combat stands out for Alan Moskin. Once in a while near the end, he would get R...
Alexander, Vernon Combat and Horror in Germany
Vernon Alexander reached the Siegfried Line in Germany and found it to be sturdier than the Maginot Line. Entering the...
Irby, Ray Combat and Post Traumatic Stress
Ray Dennis Irby went into his first invasion, and he will never forget it. He hit the ground. The sergeant was walking...
Levin, Jules Combat and the Liberation of Mauthausen
Jules Levin's unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 41st Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division] was assigned another...
Kerr, Richard Combat at Okinawa
Richard H. Kerr was headed towards the Pacific Theater in World War 2 with an LCT [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft,...
Linquata, Michael Combat Decisions
On one mission, Michael Linquata and his squad were to advance into a forest with their sergeants. The enlisted men...
Price, John Combat Experience
The first dead people John H. Price, Jr. saw were Germans and that had little effect on him. They could hear field...
Knight, Edwin Combat Experiences
Edwin Knight was in the Philippines when fighting began to subside. The priority for logistical support was redirected...
Wilson, Paul Combat Exposure Injuries
The Germans opened up fire on Paul Wilson and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,...
Hirsekorn, Fred Combat Fatigue and General Patton
After the fighting [Annotators Note: in Ingolstadt] lulled, Fred Hirsekorn got a call to look at one of his men. It was...
Bertino, Donald Combat in Europe
Donald W. Bertino arrived on Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach was one of the two American landing beaches in...
Nannini, James Combat in France
When James Nannini was a BAR [Annotator's Note: M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle] gunner, he shot a German off a...
Poole, John Combat in France
John Poole found out after the fact that Marseilles, France, where he landed, was a communist hotbed. The dock workers...
McGhee, Edwin Combat in France
Edwin McGhee landed in Marseilles, France was his infantry division [Annotator's Note: McGhee was an infantryman in...
Baker, Melvin Combat in France
Melvin L. Baker was born in November 1919 in Marysville which is near his current home in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. He...
McCool, William Combat in Germany
William McCool and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry...
Candella, Phillip Combat in Germany
When they started moving east from Hoffen [Annotator's Note: Höfen, Germany], Phillip Candella said the 99th [Annotator...
Berkman, Harold Combat in Germany
Harold Berkman and Company F [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry...
Montgomery, Dabney Combat in Italy
Dabney Montgomery arrived in Bari, Italy in January 1944. It was the day after a heavy German bombardment. There were...
Clark, Charles Combat in Italy
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was in a slit trench with...
Moss, Roy Combat in Italy and Southern France
Roy Joseph Moss transitioned to the front when he joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 142nd...
McCool, William Combat in Luxembourg
William McCool engaged in his first combat near Mersch, Luxembourg. His regiment [Annotator's Note: McCool was a member...
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