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Houseman, Donelson "Don" 18 Months in Army Hospitals
Donelson Houseman experienced a terrible event after he was liberated. He went into town and could see the tanks [...
Zamperini, Louis 1936 Berlin Olympics, Military Training and Bombing Wake Island
Louis Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics and went to New York to compete with Don Lash [Annotator's Note: Donald...
Hazard, Mark 42nd Infantry Division at Haguenau
[Annotator's Note: Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. served in the Army as the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Kinney, Gabriel 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)
When Gabriel Kinney and the other volunteers for the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) arrived in India they were...
Martinez, Benigno 88th Infantry Division Incidents
Benigno Martinez managed to keep on the right side of his commanding officers. He worked so closely with the enlisted...
Sacks, John A Few Eventful Missions
John Sacks' first mission was to Bremen, Germany to hit an oil refinery in that city. When they got over the target the...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" A kid from Philadelphia
[Annotators Note: The interview begins with Guarnere and the interviewer talking about previous interviews Guarnere has...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" A New Career
Enrique Cervantes was offered a promotion to continue his service in the United States Air Force, but by the time he...
Marks, James A New Era
James Marks had been present at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands for atomic bomb tests. About two months later, he was...
Allen, George A Perfectly Designed Airplane
George Allen was sent to Lincoln, Nebraska to train on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers with Combat...
Porche, Albert A Typical Day in Theater
Albert Porche began his typical day as a fighter armorer by having breakfast and then going to look on the board where...
Henleben, Edwin A Week on Attu
Edwin Henlebin described the beachhead as glutted with supplies. The problem was getting the material from the beach to...
Roy, William Abandoning the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Fulton, Robert ABDA Fleet
Robert Fulton and the USS Houston (CA-30) joined other American, British, Dutch and Australian [Annotator's Note: also...
Nerison, James "Jim" Accidental Discharge and the Invasion of Elba
One night when they were after a target, the skipper dropped this white handkerchief and James Nerison heard him give...
Pierce, Wayne Action in Normandy
Wayne Pierce and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...
Malta, Samuel Adjusting to Civilian Life
Samuel Malta and the men in combat were just kids who were 18 or 19 years old. The combat troops felt they were...
Bronfin, Fred Adjusting to Navy Life, Radar, Training and Friendships
Fred Bronfin adjusted easily to military life but felt he was losing time in his career. To differentiate between...
Malta, Samuel Adjustment Difficulties
Samuel Malta had difficulties after his discharge from the service. He did not like taking orders from civilians. He...
Nolan, Warren Admiral Mitscher Aboard
Admiral Mitscher [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher] was aboard Warren Nolan's ship [...
Hamilton, Richmond Advanced Flight Training
Richmond Hamilton's advanced flight training as very orderly and thorough. Each step in the process was very explicit...
Siracuse, James Advanced Flight Training
One day before James Siracuse got to fly solo, one of his instructors showed him a maneuver that he said he should not...
Gross, Herbert Advanced Training
Herbert Gross had trained on B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] bombers. His new...
Oplinger, Robert Advanced Training and Combat
Robert Oplinger left Fort Pierce, Florida training [Annotator's Note: as a member of Underwater Demolition Team 21 (UDT...
LaPook, Sidney Advancing Through Germany
From there [Annotator's Note: the area around Bastone, Belgium], Sidney LaPook and his unit [Annotator's Note: 193rd...
Raaen, John Advancing to Point-du-Hoc then Maissey
John Raaen woke up the next morning [Annotator's Note: the morning of 7 June 1944 following the D-Day invasion the...
Gross, Clayton Aerial Combat and VE Day
Clayton Kelly Gross recalls getting to England and the bombing going on from there. They were assigned to the 9th Air...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Aerial Combat Footage
[Annotator's Note: James Kemp McLaughlin flew 39 missions during two combat tours in Europe in Boeing B-17 Flying...
Moret, Calvin Aerial Deaths and Close Calls
Calvin Moret was in advance training ready room awaiting instructions for his mission. He was there with another...
Alison, John R. After Burma
John Alison's departure from Burma occurred when he was behind enemy lines. He left in a damaged RAF [Annotator's Note...
Bell, Elmo After the Battle of La Fiére
Elmo Bell fought all the way across France. His unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute...
Muri, James After the Battle of Midway
James Muri knew the Navy had sunk four Japanese carriers during the battle [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of...
Tacket, Henry After the Battle of Samar
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) during the Battle off Samar. Battle damage examination afterward...
Nelson, Walter After the Lexington sunk
Walter Nelson was only 19 years old at the time [Annotators Note: at the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea]. The USS...
McLaughlin, Sr., James After the War
James Kemp McLaughlin returned home after the war and received a 30 day leave after which he reported to the...
Murray, Charles After the War
Charles Murray's company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division]...

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