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Bennett, Richard Recollections
Richard Bennett recalled a patrol near Palau when PBYs [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] picked...
Beverstein, Jack Reflections
Jack Beverstein had a good career with the FBI [Annotator's Note: Federal Bureau of Investigation]. His most memorable...
Scholle, Donald Reflections
Donald Scholle enjoyed the Second World War except for the second skipper on his boat [Annotator's Note: USS Spadefish...
Hurley, Wallace Reflections
Wallace Hurley missed his bed most of all while he was in combat. The rain was heavy in France. Foxholes filled up so...
Bertucci, George Reflections
George Joseph Bertucci felt the war improved him because he furthered his education afterwards. He had ambition to do...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Reflections and Meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Higgins feels that the PT boat restoration by the Museum is wonderful. [Annotator's Note: The Higgins built PT-...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Rejection, Re-Evaluation and Unit Assignment
Because of the discrimination in the Army caste system, Francis Resta said he came to really hate the Army. But when...
Raaen, John Relieving Pointe du Hoc
John Raaen and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 5th Ranger Battalion] drove toward Saint-Pierre-du-...
Inghram, Robert Relocation then Liberation
Robert Inghram and his fellow prisoners were moved to Moosburg. The prisoners were given 30 minutes to pack. The...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Returning Home
Enrique Cervantes flew two additional missions in Europe after the German fighter crashed into his B-17 [Annotator's...
Edwards, Troy Returning Home
Troy Edwards and his unit [Annotator's Note: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 14 (CASU-14)] reached Guadalcanal and set up...
Johnson, John Returning Home and Bond Drives
Following POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] debriefing in Yokohama, Japan, John S. Johnson boarded a medical ship...
Kubiak, Frank Service Aboard the USS Vicksburg (CL-86)
Frank Kubiak requested a change to heavier weaponry on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)]. It resulted...
Weiner, Reuben St. Marcouf
Reuben Weiner has gone through compact disc collections of photos from World War 2 and he sees a lot of photos that...
Scholle, Donald Submarine Service
Donald Scholle was proud to have served on the USS Spadefish (SS-411). He did not like the second skipper who drove the...
Wickersham, Obie Swimming the Rhine River
After the Battle of the Bulge, Obie Wickersham went back to France, only to be sent back to the front between...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Taking Out a Dam
Benjamin Schleider was serving with the 6th Armored Division when they started welding flanges to the steel tracks...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Test Engineer for Higgins Industries
Francis Higgins became employed as an experimental test engineer at the Higgins Engine Company. They manufactured 200...
Rans, Robert The B-24 and Flying to Benghazi
Robert Rans' first impression of the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] was that it was...
Inghram, Robert The Big Escape
Robert Inghram and the American prisoners [Annotator's Note: held in Stalag Luft III] were relocated from the East Camp...
Haydu, Bernice The Life of a Female Pilot
There was not much down time for Class 44-7, but Bernice Haydu remembers spending a few weekends swimming at nearby...
West, Gerald L. The Matanikau and Leaving Guadalcanal
Gerald West walked back two miles to the main camp and Edson [Annotator's Note: USMC Colonel, later Major General,...
Raaen, John Through the Hedgerows
After exiting the beach at Normandy, John Raaen and his men followed the hedgerows in case they would be fired upon....
Brueland, Lowell Thunderbolt versus Mustang
When Lowell Brueland changed from Mustangs [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] to...
Wilkerson, H. Training and Deployment to the Pacific
H. Lloyd Wilkerson was hosting business acquaintances at a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina when he heard a radio...
Woolf, Basil Transfer of the Skipper
Basil Woolf returned to Digelli after dropping off women at Crete. [Annotator's Note: Woolf had taken part in a mission...
Johnson, John Treatment as a POW
John S. Johnson felt the Japanese guards had a dual personality. They could be almost effeminate or childish. Colonel...
Blonder, Erwin Trench Foot, Patton, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Erwin Blonder was sent to a hospital in Illinois for his trench foot. He remembers another incident regarding his...
Smith, Perry Vietnam
Perry Smith worked with CNN during the Gulf War as a military advisor. He also worked with CBS and Brian Williams and...
Halloran, Walter Vietnam War
Walter Halloran packed up and left his family to serve his first tour of duty in Vietnam. He was not alone in pondering...
Sklar, Martin "Marty" Walt Disney and Disneyland
Martin Sklar could tell upon meeting him that Walt Disney was the man in charge. He made his goals clear and never left...
Scholle, Donald War Patrols
Donald Scholle and his ship, the USS Spadefish (SS-411), sank 14 ships on its first patrol. On the second patrol, the...
Rupp, William War Production Worker
William Rupp decided to sign on to work with the Hendy Corporation with a neighborhood friend. The company operated tug...
Gurr, Robert Working for Walt Disney
Robert Gurr came into contact with Walt Disney by designing speed cars for the Disneyland Autopia miniature car...
Negrotto, Constance Working on Consolidated PBYs
Constance Negrotto heard about the PBY job from the high school principal at Rabouin [Annotator’s Note: the PBY...
Dahlberg, Melvin Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...

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