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Harold, Paul D-Day and La Fière Bridge
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Reilly, Joseph D-Day Disaster
Joseph Dean Reilly was part of the first replacements to join the 501st [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 3rd Battalion...
Dunne, Edward D-Day Invasion
Edward Dunne and the men [Annotator's Note: the crew of the USS LST-53] were told what was going to happen [Annotator's...
Roderick, David D-Day Preparations
David Roderick moved to the coast near Weymouth and was put into a marshalling yard. They were kept in secret. No one...
Coleman, Harper D-Day to Cherbourg
Harper Harvey Coleman did not think much about the delay for the weather [Annotator's Note: the 5 June 1944 delay for D...
Chaisson, Roland D-Day, Aachen and Crossing the Rhine River
There were a lot of cases where there were no NCOs [Annotator's Note: non-commissioned officers]. Roland Chaisson says...
Bartlett, Robert D-Day, Africa, and Italy
Bob Bartlett [Annotator's Note: assigned to USS Barnett (APA-5)], was up most of the night before the invasion of...
Epperson, William Dachau
William Epperson saw the concentration camp at Dachau while he was stationed in Munich. The first attempt had been...
Kingsley, Thomas Dachau
Thomas Kingsley experienced unforgettable sights as he participated in the liberation of the concentration camp at...
Frydman, Louis Dachau and Liberation
Louis Frydman ended up in Allach, which was a sub-camp in the Dachau complex of camps. The prisoners were being sent...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Dachau and Return Home
Maurice Zolkower was with them [Annotator’s Note: the 45th Infantry Division] when they received a call from Corps...
Aigner, Leslie Dachau followed by Liberation
Leslie Aigner and the other inmates were weak when they entered the camp [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp...
Alexander, Joseph Dachau to Liberation and DP Camps
Joseph Alexander arrived in Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany] and about...
Watson, Harry Daily Routine, Patrolling the North Atlantic and Capturing the I-401
Harry Watson described the daily routine of the Segundo [Annotator's Note: USS Segundo (SS-398)]. They would surface at...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Damage, Destruction and Depression
He never wants to forget how bad war is, and Francis Resta said he will always protest American involvement in...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" Dangerous Missions
Jerome "Jerry" Riga was on a mission and saw a tank. As he went down to strafe it, Riga was hit by antiaircraft fire....
Boyles, Edward Day Two of the Battle of Leyte
As Edward E. Boyles and his platoon [Annotator's Note: at the time, Boyles was serving as a platoon leader in Company B...
Baroudi, Howard DD-619 to APA-198 then Discharge
Howard Baroudi and his ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Edwards (DD-619)] travelled a lot and seldom reached a base for...
Lebow, Cleatus Dealing with Disaster
Hunger and thirst tormented Cleatus Lebow and his fellow shipmates from the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who were stranded...
Damiano, George Dealing with Superiors and Returning Home
George A. Damiano had issues with a new commanding officer [Annotator's while serving on occupation duty in Korea with...
Compton, Bryan Dealing with the Damage
Going back [Annotator's Note: in his story] to Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944...
Clark, Charles Dealing with the Italians
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was in a small village in...
Brunt, Julian Dealing with Troop Morale
Julian Gould Brunt was a Platoon Sergeant [Annotator's Note: in the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion] at the beginning of...
Clark, Charles Dear John Letter and Friendly Fire
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] British soldiers were near Charles William "Tom"...
Abate, Sam Death and Germans
Sam V. Abate thinks they [Annotator's Note: Reconnaissance Company, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 1st Infantry...
Taffel, Nathan Death March and LIberation
Nathan Taffel and his brother were forced by the Germans to leave their labor camp and begin a death march. The weather...
Lesser, Benjamin Death March from Auschwitz to Dachau
Benjamin Lesser could hear the front closing in on the rock quarry where they worked. The inmates were told that they...
Altmann, Judith Death March to Bergen Belsen and Liberation by the British
Judith Altmann recalled that it took three weeks, mostly traveling on foot, to move from Essen to Bergen-Belsen. The...
Kuskie, Glen Death March to Camp O’Donnell
[Annotator's Note: Glen Kuskie was a rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Division...
Tallon, Donald Death March to Escape to 5th Armored
Don Tallon [[Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war in Stalag II-B in Hammerstein, Pomerania, now Czarne, Poland] and his...
Carlson, Clarence Death of Roosevelt and Going Home
Clarence Carlson was in Belgium when President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President...
Keller, Luba Deaths of Her Parents
Luba Keller was taken to the ammunition factory in Skarżysko, Poland. [Annotator's Note: Now Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland...
Charles, Howard Deaths, Labor, and Liberation
Howard Robert Charles [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] and the other prisoners soon found their clothes were...
Hendrick, Robert December 7th Attacks
On December 7th [Annotator's Note: 7 December 1941], Robert Erskine Hendricks [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 6th...
Pomroy, Frank Decorated Marines, Liberty in Melbourne, and Bombarded by Japanese Battleships
Frank Pomroy describes Johnny Rivers in detail saying the he liked to drink quite a bit and punched a hole in their...
Pavlovich, Theodore Defending Hawaii After the Attack
On 7 December 1941, Theodore Pavlovich, along with many of his fellow riflemen, was on their barracks roof using the...

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