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Hughes, Lowell Germans Shelling the Hospital at Anzio
Anzio, Italy was the worst place Lowell Hughes ever was. The morning they left, they had dug in about 500 yards from...
Baker, Bernard Germany and Postwar Life
After France, Bernard Baker entered Germany. He went through Heidelberg and Darmstadt, Germany. In Darmstadt, Baker...
Smith, John Getting Into Combat
Starting in December 1943, John Smith was on New Guinea preparing for combat in the Admiralty Islands. They landed on...
Livaudais, James Glider Infantry
James Livaudais was part of the division which was to become the Sergeant York Division—the 82nd Division with about 16...
Ericson, John Glider Training to the Bulge
John Ericson went through a training period [Annotator's Note: after being assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th...
Ray, Sammy Going Ashore on Peleliu
Sammy Ray remembered his first night on Peleliu he was stuck down hill with two wounded Marines but the sick bay was up...
Whaley, Ellis Going into Okinawa
Ellis Whaley spent a lot of time talking to his boys before they got off their ship [Annotator's Note: during the...
Roberts, John Going into the Lines
John M. Roberts and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 592nd Field Artillery Battalion, 106th Infantry Division]...
Trindal, Wesley Going to the front
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Fruge, Weldon Growing Up Through Combat
While Weldon Fruge was in France, he served with C Company of the 180th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Company C...
Goble, Joseph Guadalcanal
Joseph Goble and the 7th Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: Goble served as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st...
Dyer, Jimmie Guadalcanal to Okinawa
Jimmie Dyer went from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. All of their equipment was on the deck of the ship and it rained the...
Parra, Pedro Guam and Okinawa
They [Annotator's Note: Pedro Parra and the rest of the 854th Engineer Aviation Battalion] left Kwajalein [Annotator's...
Moskin, Alan Guilt, PTSD, and Fear
Alan Moskin says there is something called "guilt" [Annotator's Note: for killing in combat]. It is hard to put into...
Daniels, Don Guns and Weather on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Don Daniels to describe moving across the island during the Battle of Iwo Jima...
Langrehr, Henry Guns Jamming and Reaching His Limit
Henry Langrehr had times his guns jammed and by the grace of God, he never got shot. The Thompsons [Annotator's Note: ....
Young, James Hard Fighting on Peleliu
During his first night on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Hating the Enemy
John Witmeyer led his platoon through a break in a concrete wall out into a wheat field after being assured by an...
Rice, Darold Heading Inland
Darold Rice and his men made their way over the sand dunes and passed by the bodies of several dead Germans. They came...
Pena, William Heading to Elsenbourne
William Pena’s two sergeants were taken from him after one night and were transferred so he was given a new sergeant...
Quinn, Harry Hedgerow Fighting
Harry Quinn and his buddy attempted to locate the paratroopers the day after the landing [Annotator’s Note: the date...
Tatum, John Hell Itself at Peleliu
John Wesley Tatum went to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...
Haines, George Hiding from the Enemy
George Haines says that the equipment supply chain worked well. They would often be short of the clips for the Thompson...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Hill 314
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Keller, Richard Hill 700 on Bougainville
Richard Keller did not see too much of Hill 700 but he had a friend named Sid Goodkin, the commander of Company G [...
Dumas, Floyd Hit at Salerno and Captured at Anzio
Floyd Dumas was injured at Salerno when a fragment from a hand grenade hit him. He was patched up and stayed on the...
Bell, Elmo Holding the La Fière Bridge
[Annotator's Note: Elmo Bell served in the Army as a sergeant in Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Holland
After the 82nd Airborne Division finished combat operations in Normandy, Clinton Riddle and the men of the 325th Glider...
Huber, Robert Holland to the Ruhr
Robert Huber's unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division]...
Livaudais, James Holland, Belgium and Germany
James Livaudais flew from England to Holland on 17 September 1944. Flying at about 500 feet at 150 miles per hour,...
Jennings, Edward Hospital Duty
Edward Bruce Jennings remembers that on their way to Japan, a typhoon came up. The ships had to get out of the bay to...
Linker, George Hospital Stay then Return to Action
George Linker was sick with yellow jaundice while he was on the front. He was pulled back from the action [Annotator's...
Kenney, Clyde Hurtgen Forest to Schmidt
He had had a few experiences with combat when Clyde Kenney's division [Annotator's Note: Kenney was a member of Company...
Moss, Roy In Reserve While in Italy
Roy Joseph Moss was involved in many patrols while the American tanks were mired down in the mud [Annotator's Note:...
Pena, William Incompetency and Ardennes Arrival
William Pena remembers how after suffering heavy casualties his battalion was diminished to the size of practically one...

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