Liberty and Leave

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Jaccarino, Richard From Long Island to Leyte
Soon after being drafted into the Army, Richard Jaccarino was sent to Camp Upton at the end of Long Island, New York...
Mabarac, Raymond From One Theater to Another
After arriving in the Ruhr Valley, they [Annotator's Note: Raymond Mabarac and his fellow soldiers in Company H, 2nd...
Gatlin, Carl From Rome to France
[Annotator's Note: An off-camera male interjects throughout this clip.] Carl Robert Gatlin and his regiment [Annotator'...
Thrift, Clem From the Atlantic to the Pacific
Clem Thrift said the United States was suffering under the threat of German submarine attacks, so the destroyer escorts...
Cruise, Leslie Furlough and Training
[Annotator's Note: Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has on his lap.] After the invasion of Normandy...
Tizzard, Thomas Furlough in Australia
When assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) in March 1942, Thomas Tizzard was given leave in Sydney, Australia for R...
Phillips, James Furlough in Paris
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Schmittgens, Leo Furlough, Liberty, and Training
Leo William Schmittgens trained with a M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as...
Lansford, William General Alan Shapley Takes Command and Bougainville
When William Lansford and the other members of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion were in New Zealand he was walking down...
Sichler, George German Weapons
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Sichler about different German weapons used against him.] Every night...
Bebko, Robert Germans, Home, Discharged
Some of the Germans were good. Robert Stephen Bebko felt sorry for the kids. At Saarbrucken [Annotator's Note:...
Friedenberg, Bernard Germany
Bernard Friedenberg fought at Aachen, Germany on the Siegfried Line. He was doing the same thing over and over again...
Solice, Leroy Germany and Reenlistment
Leroy "Lee" Solice [Annotator's Note: serving with the 53rd Quartermaster Base Depot in Nuremberg, Germany in 1946,...
Shames, Edward Getting a Battlefield Commission
On the night of the 13 June [Annotator's Note: 13 June 1944], Edward Shames was called by a runner to see Colonel Sink...
Harrell, Edgar Getting Back to Civilian Life
Edgar Harrell stayed in a hospital in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] for some time [Annotator's Note:...
Mayeur, Russell Getting Married and War's End
Russell Mayeur returned home between his second and third voyages as a Merchant Mariner. He and his fiancée were...
Hughes, Lowell Getting the Bronze Star Medal
Lowell Hughes went from Salerno to Naples, Italy. He did not get any leave for a long time. The landing at Salerno was...
Gustafson, Gerald Getting to Know Japanese-Americans
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Gerald “Gerry”...
Weber, Ed Girl He Did Not Marry
Ed Weber was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Dallas [Annotator's...
Hecht, Lester Giving Churchill a Cigar
Lester Hecht was having a beer on liberty in Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] when the man next to him,...
Roysdon, Glen Glider Pilot
Glenn Roysdon lives in Billings, Montana. [Annotator’s Note: There is a brief pause in the interview.] He and his...
Ericson, John Glider Training to the Bulge
John Ericson went through a training period [Annotator's Note: after being assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 194th...
Moen, Virgil Gliding into Normandy
[Annotator's Note: Virgil Clayton Moen served in the 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, 9th Air...
Jostad, Glen Going Home
Following their liberation, Glen Jostad and over 100,000 other POWs were gather together and eventually flown out for...
Coolidge, Charles Going Home
Charles Coolidge discusses his reunion with his family. When he got to Camp Atterbury he went to the Top Sergeant and...
Sacks, John Going Home
The trip home took 11 days. After docking in Norfolk they [Annotator's Note: John Sacks and his fellow newly liberated...
O'Donnell, Joseph Going Home and Being Called a Coward
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was liberated by British troops and taken to Hamburg, Germany in 2 May 1945.] They...
Blackwell, Astley Going Home and Looking Back
Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...
Leaming, Jack Going Home and Postwar Service
Jack Leaming arrived in Tokyo after the Japanese surrender and was put aboard a hospital ship. They were stripped naked...
Bergbower, Harold Going Home and Re-Enlisting
Harold Bergbower remembers the freedom to eat as much as he wanted after he was freed from the Japanese POW [Annotator'...
Huber, Robert Going Home and Reflections
Robert Huber and the rest of his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th...
Hazard, Mark Going Home on Leave and the End of the War
Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. and Caudill [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling, but this was Hazard's Sergeant] went to Le...
Goodrich, James Going Home, Stateside Duty and Discharge
James Goodrich was taken from Iwo Jima to a hospital on Guam. He was on Guam for about 12 or 13 days before being...
Stevenson, Thomas Going Overseas
In May 1944, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. completed all of his training and shipped out for Foggia, Italy where he joined...
Schicker, Tom Graduating Boot Camp
Ray Davidson [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to identify], and maybe Bender [Annotator's Note: phonetic...
Brantley, Vernon Great Britain, France and Belgium
Vernon Brantley went to Europe on a British ship manned by sailors of all nationalities. They got two meals a day. The...

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