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Villars, Robert Armed Guard Training
Robert Villars received his boot camp training in San Diego. He nearly got into trouble for pilfering a lemon pie...
Dolsen, Frank Army Air Corps Training
After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, Frank Dolsen was sent to Jefferson Barrack in St. Louis, Missouri [Annotator's...
Baile, Richard Army Air Force Training
Richard Baile was given a rigid physical which was going well until they gave him the color blind test again. This time...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Army Anti-Semitism
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] In headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters...
Fitzmorris, James Army Induction
James Fitzmorris was inducted into the Army in New Orleans, Louisiana and sent to Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: in...
Braitman, Simon Army Life in Germany
Simon Braitman was in the Army in Dachau, Germany. He knew he had an uncle in the same situation as him. He was going...
Vancheri, Edith Army Nurse in Karachi
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise in this interview.] Edith Vancheri [Annotator's Note: an Army...
Barnett, William Army Training
In June 1943, two weeks before his 18th birthday, William M. Barnett was given permission to leave prep school [...
Bell, Cecil Army Training and Italian Combat
Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...
Roberts, John Army Training and Unit Assignment
John M. Roberts grew up wanting to go to school with his older brother so his mother lied to get him in. He caught up...
Pena, William Arrival and Deployment
William Pena traveled on the Queen Elizabeth over to England where he was given lots of food. Only one day he remembers...
Somogyi, Peter Arrival at Auschwitz
Peter Somogyi arrived in mid-afternoon in the cattle cars [Annotator's Note: after a horrible three day journey in a...
Manasse, Fred Arriving in America
The day after they arrived in Spain, Fred Manasse and his brother caught a train to Barcelona, Spain where they stayed...
Roderick, David Arriving in England and Boardng for D-Day
David Roderick went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey for 10 days. The men were checked for health and packed everything while...
Dearman, Alfred Arriving in Japan
When Alfred Dearman got to Japan, he went to a replacement depot. He waited around there with his friend he had gone to...
McGee, Joseph Arriving in New Guinea and Flying Experiences
On the way out of the United States, Joseph F. McGee Junior reunited with his old high school football coach in Hawaii...
Bell, Elmo Artillery Fire Mission With a Captured French 75mm Gun
Elmo Bell and the men of Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division repelled...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Artillery Training and Comradeship
Vernon Tweedt got his artillery training at Camp Edwards [Annotator's Note: in Cape Cod, Massachusetts]. There were...
Debrick, Arnold Asleep on Guard Duty and Treated for Trench Foot
Arnold Debrick has one regret [Annotator's Note: from his time in Company B, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th...
Laborde, Lucien Assault into Germany
Lucien Laborde and the rest of the 115th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Sharp, Horace Assault into Germany
Horace Sharp and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Lombardo, Samuel Assault Into Germany
Samuel Lombardo and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division] experienced light...
Frey, Robert Assault into Germany
Robert G. Frey crossed the Rhine River in March [Annotator's Note: March 1945]. The Air Force had taken out most of the...
Raaen, John Assaulting Omaha Beach
John Raaen saw a lot of smoke and heard a lot of noise from small arms fire from the right side. It was from WN70 which...
Overby, Nita Assembling C-47s
Nita Fay Overby began working for an aircraft plant [Annotator's Note: The Midwest City Douglas Aircraft Company Plant...
Siverts, Hans Assigned a Black Company
Hans Siverts' unit [Annotator's Note: 4th Convalescent Hospital] pretty much stayed together through the war. The last...
Ellis, Frederick Assigned A Black Officer
Frederick Ellis's points were up, and he was entitled to go home. He got a new officer on board [Annotator's Note: USS...
Hatch, Norman Assigned to Tarawa
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] was stationed in New Zealand. They portioned...
Piazzo, Lincoln Assigned to the
When Lincoln Piazzo deployed for overseas service, he was flown from San Francisco, California to New Guinea without...
Muelder, Milton E. Assigned to the German Mission
Milton Meulder explained how George C. Marshall, as an aide to General John J. Pershing during The Great War [Annotator...
Black, Jerome Assigned to the Special Services Branch
Jerome Harold Black went to Allied Headquarters [Annotator's Note: Allied Force Headquarters, or AFHQ, in Caserta,...
Drake, Betty Assignment in Washington
Betty Sue Drake [Annotator's Note: a paymaster in the US Marine Corps] was assigned to Washington [Annotator's Note:...
Troemel, Ben Assignment to Training Command
Benjamin Troemel recalls an occasion when he was supposed to get leave at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, but he was...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Assignment to USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Harold Buell was assigned to the Wasp [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-7)] as a pilot in Squadron VS-71 [Annotator's...
Marshall, Kenneth Assignments
Kenneth Marshall's first overseas destination was Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. He had no idea where he was. Early on,...
Bethard, Orville Assignments After the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
[Annotator's Note: Orville Bethard served as an Electrician’s Mate aboard the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) which was sunk during...

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