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Schrader, Ernst Luftwaffe Service on the Eastern Front
Ernst Schrader had signed up for the air force at age 19. He was allowed to select the air force as his branch of...
Bowers, Roger Luxembourg
By December 1944, Roger Bowers and his unit [Annotator's Note: 103rd Medical Battalion, 28th Infantry Division] had...
Schweitzer, Philip Luzon and the End of the War
[Annotator's Note: Philip Schweitzer served in the Army as a combat medic in the 11th Airborne Division and took part...
Dietrick, Alfred Maneuvering in Salerno
After making it to relative safety [Annotator's Note: during the fighting around Salerno, Italy], Alfred Dietrick...
Hughes, Lowell Many Close Calls
Lowell Hughes first encountered Germans in Sicily, Italy. He never had any face to face contact with them but he dealt...
Angst, Lawrence Many Promotions
Lawrence Angst was promoted from PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class] through to Sergeant. Each level bringing a...
Ciotta, Angelo Marines Then and Now
The ship Angelo Ciotta was on headed to Iwo Jima, Japan, had so many people on board it was bad for him. He got the top...
Beard, Oral Mariveles
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Harkness, Henrietta Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was sent to Nijmegen, Holland...
Steinfeld, Manfred Market Garden and the Bulge
After completing jump school, Manfred Steinfeld was assigned to the G2 section [Annotator's Note: intelligence section...
Garbo, William Marongko Village
William Garbo returned to G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment on the island of Luzon in the Philippines after...
Higgins, Gordon Medic Forward
When his major recognized a surplus of medics attached to regimental headquarters, Gordon Higgins was reassigned to the...
Haines, George Meeting the Enemy
George Haines was an infantry scout [Annotator's Note: in the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] on New...
Bailey, Kenneth Meeting the Russians
Kenneth H. Bailey was about 60 miles from Leipzig, Germany when they [Annotator's Note: Headquarters...
Schweitzer, Philip Memories and Reunions
One of the worst times Philip Schweitzer experienced was the month that he spent on the plateau on New Guinea. Another...
Fox, Charles Memories of Iwo Jima
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox chose the Marine Corps rather than another branch because it was the Japs [Annotator's...
Wicklund, John Methods of Survival
The 96th Division [Annotator's Note: 96th Infantry Division] spent Christmas [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944] on...
Hall, William Midway Island
William Hall reached Sand Island in the Midway Atoll with his personal equipment. Midway was a stopping point for Pan-...
Penwell, Richard Military Equipment
Some of the things Richard F. Penwell [Annotator's Note: and the rest of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute...
McKnight, Harry Military Service
Harry McKnight was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He had an older brother. The family moved to Ohio soon...
Hirschmann, Peter Military Service and Capture
Peter Hirschmann was sent to Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: now Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Trenton, New Jersey]...
Armentaro, Louis Mindanao, Moros, and Decency
They [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] went into Mindanao [...
Lesniewski, Joseph Misery After the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Lesniewski served in the Army as a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute...
Kinsey, Norman Misery in Oudjda
On 9 November 1942, Norman Kinsey was offshore of Casablanca and Fédala [Annotator's Note: both in Morocco]. He awoke...
Shirkey, Robert Mission with Filipino Tribe
Robert Leroy Shirkey and his unit's [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 158th Regimental Combat Team] first...
Fitch, Mason Missions over Japan
Mason Brownell Fitch flew over Kobe [Annotator's Note: Kobe, Japan] on his first mission over Japan [Annotator's Note:...
Massey, Joseph Mississippi to Belgium
Joseph Massey was drafted just after leaving high school at age 18. He entered service on 15 November 1945 [Annotator's...
Chester, Daniel Mobilization and Combat in Normandy
When the invasion [Annotator's Note: the invasion of Normandy, France] took place on 6 June 1944, Daniel Chester...
Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Anzio
For Charles Coolidge, success [Annotators Note: success in combat] continued in Italy. His unit [Annotators Note:...
Polito, Felix Monte la Difensa and After
Felix Polito and the Force [Annotator's Note: 1st Special Service Force] became famous for climbing Monte la Difensa in...
Goodrich, James Mop Up Duties on Guadalcanal
James Goodrich thinks that people had a greater hatred for the Japanese than the Germans in America. He credits hearing...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Mopping Up Peleliu and Preparing for Okinawa
After eliminating the remainder of the artillery positions on Ngesebus Island, the 5th Marine Regiment returned to...
Savage, Frank Morotai
The division [Annotator's Note: 31st Infantry Division] was then transferred to the island of Morotai [Annotator's Note...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Mortain
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Johnson, Burton Mortar School to Peleliu
Burton "Burt" Johnson went to mortar school [Annotator's Note: M2 60mm mortar at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California...
Marcantel, Bernard Most Memorable Experiences of the War
Of his World War 2 experiences, Bernard Marcantel said that the one that stands out the most in his mind is of shells...

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