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Larson, William Living in Pusan
William Larson was serving in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] when the Army did away with colored...
Warne, Therese Living in Santo Tomas Camp
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...
Landry, Coleen Local Soldiers and Coming Home
There were several bases near Coleen Landry's home in Montz, Louisiana. Camp Plauche [Annotator's Note: also known as...
Siracuse, James Long March to Moosburg
[Annotator's Note: James Siracuse served in the USAAF as a pilot flying Douglas A-20 Havoc light bombers in the 669th...
Fallon, John Losing a Good Man
John T. Fallon ended up in Germany [Annotator's Note: with the Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment...
Jindra, Leonard Losing Friends in Combat
Leonard Jindra lost friends at the point of a German ambush [Annotator's Note: on 10 June 1944 while serving as an...
Campbell, John Losing Ships and Nerve Gas
John Scott Campbell lost three ships. The one [Annotator's Note: SS Andrew G. Curtin, sunk 1944] in the Barents Sea [...
Campbell, John Losing Three Ships and Fear
John Scott Campbell was on three ships that sunk. The first ship went down slowly. The rescue boats do not come in, you...
Alair, Gene Loss of the USS Astoria (CA-34)
Gene Alair was in the South Pacific for many months. He was on a Transport Division Commander's Staff, CTD8. They had...
Langrehr, Henry Loved to Jump
Henry Langrehr liked to parachute because it was a thrill. They used T5 chutes [Annotator's Note: parachute] which were...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Lucky Spot to Be
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded above the city on...
Marca, Carl Mail Duties in Manila
When the war ended, Carl Marca was in Finschhafen, New Guinea. As a mail censor, he would cut an envelope open on the...
Angst, Lawrence Many Promotions
Lawrence Angst was promoted from PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class] through to Sergeant. Each level bringing a...
Johnson, Erwin Marched to Camp O'Donnell
On 10 April [Annotator's Note: 10 April 1942], Erwin Johnson and his fellow prisoners of war started their march away [...
O'Donnell, Joseph Marched to Liberation
Joseph O'Donnell went to Fallingbostel, XI-B [Annotator's Note: Stalag XI-B in Fallingbostel, Germany; he arrived on 3...
Doolan, Robert Marched to Stalag VII-A in Moosburg
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland.] There were about 2,000...
Kerner, John Marlene Dietrich And Frost Bite Victims
John Kerner was in Nancy, France and there was a lot of fighting going on. Not far from the front line, there was a USO...
Hayashi, Shizuya Medal of Honor Actions and Anzio
Shiyuza Hayashi was awarded the Medal of Honor [Annotator's Note: Hayashi was initially awarded the Distinguished...
Fienup, Victor Meeting Lindbergh to Enlisting
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with Victor Fienup in conversation with the interviewer regarding the...
Dietrick, Alfred Meeting Men of the 1st Special Service Force
The next night, the 1st Special Forces [Annotator's Note: 1st Special Service Force, 5th Army; often referred to as "...
Campbell, John Merchant Marine Pay Structure
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Campbell about pay. He explains the lengthy process for getting paid.]...
Paul, John Midair Collision
John Paul flew 34 missions as a bomber pilot [Annotator's Note: with the 327th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment...
Gilmore, Selwyn Military Job Skills
[Annotator's Note: A different interviewer begins asking Selwyn Gilmore questions about his postwar career.] Selwyn...
Kneflin, Charles Military Runaround
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin joined the Army in Columbus, Ohio in November 1942.] Kneflin was sent to Fort Sill,...
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]...
Hall, Meda Military Service in Pensacola
Meda Royce Hall attended Aviation Ordnance School in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia], and graduated in...
Cornelia, Matthew Military Training
While recovering from an ear infection [Annotator's Note: in the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina], Matthew...
Cook, Edward Military Training to the Bulge
After graduating high school at 17 years old, Edward J. Cook found work with the New York Life Insurance Company as a...
Kerner, John Minefields
As the Germans retreated, they laid mines along the roads. John Kerner put sandbags on the floors of the jeeps. They...
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...
Graham, Marvin Mission 30 and Hospitalization
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this segment.] Marvin Raymond Graham says the German fighter pilots...
Grabhorn, Edgar Mission over France and POW Life
Edgar A. Grabhorn's group [Annotator's Note: 838th Bombardment Squadron, 487th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Mission to Marienberg
eQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was...
Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...
Rosenberg, George Missions and Returning Home
After contracting polio [Annotator's Note: poliomyelitis, an infectious disease that affects the central nervous system...
Skare, Theodore Morotai Island and Malaria
Theodore Skare was on Morotai which the Japanese had invaded originally. The Americans took it back, occupying about a...

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