Interactions with Allied troops

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Uttero, Cosmo Thoughts on Combat Life
Cosmo Uttero was in H Company [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Muller, Henry Thoughts on the Los Baños Raid
Henry Muller says that the XXIV Corp, Sixth US Army took over Bilibid prison [Annotator’s Note: Old Bilibid and New...
Marich, Robert Thoughts on the War
After the war, Robert Marich worked in television. A show he produced featured couples who had been married a long time...
Smith, Arthur Thoughts on War
Arthur Smith did not burden his children with World War 2. It became current in his life as a result of his youngest...
Fili, William Three on a Match
On William Fili's first mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] on 5 April 1944, his was the only crew...
Colburn, George Thrown in the Brig and Going Home
The Chinese would grab people on the streets and hand them over to the Americans if they were Japanese. George Colburn...
Geary, Joseph Time Off and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Joseph Geary what he and the men did on their downtime.] The best thing they...
Jordan, James Time Off and Russians
While stationed in Germany [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 333rd Engineer Special Service Regiment],...
Hammer, Richard Tippecanoe and Cohocton
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. served on the Tippecanoe [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)] which was 480 feet long...
Reavis, Carrel To Hawaii and Back
Carrel Reavis went from Virginia to basic training on a segregated train. When he went overseas, his ammunition company...
Colburn, George To Hell and Back
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go...
Little, Henry To Korea
Henry Little joined the National Guard after World War 2 ended. He went into the combat engineers and went to Camp...
Cascio, Roy To The Pacific
Roy Cascio's parents were devastated when he was drafted in 1943. He had just turned 18. They were great people and...
Lowry, Robert To the Pacific
Robert "Bob" Lowry and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-538] finally got beached and dropped out of the convoy [...
Armstrong, James To the Pyrenees and Back
Located for a brief time at the Chateau al Fortel-en-Artois, James Armstrong recounts the daily activities that...
Muller, Henry Tokyo Rose
2 September 1945 was the official surrender on the USS Missouri. Muller had gone over to watch the Japanese go aboard...
Johnson, Erwin Told He Was Free Again
They walked to the factory with Japanese guards who would turn them over to the factory guards who were Manchurians and...
de Marcken, Christian Tough Times and Liberation
Christian de Marcken said that at the time of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Toughest Mission
Floyd Horne flew a lot of missions before his D-Day missions [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on...
Keller, Jack Toughest Missions and P-51s
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout the interview as he had a stroke and has trouble...
Jameson, William Tour in Italy
William Graham Jameson landed in Italy [Annotator's Note: and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry...
Bosworth, Paul Trading Cigarettes for Potatoes
Paul Bosworth was in Nuremberg [Annotator's Note: Stalag XIII-D Nürnberg Langwasser, Nuremberg, Germany] for a week and...
Rosenberg, Justus Trading with Locals and Hitting a Mine
[Annotator’s Note: There is a buzzing in the background throughout this clip.] Justus Rosenberg [Annotator’s Note:...
Gust, Darrell Training and Assignment
When Darrell D. Gust concluded his 12 weeks of training at Santa Ana [Annotator's Note: Santa Ana Army Air Base in...
Drake, Betty Training and Assignment
Betty Sue Drake went to paymaster school after basic training and was sent then to Washington [Annotator's Note:...
Danegger, Alfred Training and Deployment
Six weeks after he was reassigned to the 198th Signal Photographic Company, Alfred "Al" Danegger was in Europe. He...
Willford, Sandford Training and Deployment
Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a flying instructor with the US Army Air Forces] was sent to school to...
Forman, Edgar Training and Deployment Overseas
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman completed basic training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He did most of his freshman term in the Army...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Training and Going Overseas
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] An average day of training for Seymour...
Taylor, Amelia Training and Life on Base
Amelia Taylor had trained at Bethesda [Annotator's Note: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda,...
Twigger, William Training and Losing Friends
William J. Twigger was training on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in September 1944]...
Schafer, Leon Training and Losing Men
In England, Leon Schafer went through a series of training periods. The ship's [Annotator's Note: USS LST-502] crew had...
Jindra, Leonard Training and Outfit Cohesiveness
Leonard Jindra met different types of individuals while in training. Some were surprisingly particular but, when in...
Barnette, Kenneth Training and Overseas
Kenneth Barnette was drafted into the Army at age 18 in March 1943. He was sent to Fort Barkley in Abilene, Texas for...
Moen, Virgil Training and Overseas
Virgil Clayton Moen was trained in gliders in the Army Air Corps. Many guys died in glider crashes because they were...
Hall, Meda Training Cadets
Meda Royce Hall was a Ground School Gunnery Instructor at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida when America went...

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