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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...
Goldstein, Rosette A Child in Hiding
Rosette Goldstein was taught to not talk to others while she was sheltered by the Martin family in France during the...
Kinsey, Norman A New Mission
Norman Kinsey felt the operation he was in was not going anywhere. A call came out for a cadre to form a new...
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...
Beynon, Robert A Submariner's Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dr. Robert Beynon what it was like to go out and come back from patrols on a...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" A Tough Airplane
Floyd Horne says the B-26 [Annotator's Note: Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber] was a very tough airplane. He recalls...
Martin, William A Typical Day
If it was at night and he had to fly, William Martin would be awakened 30 minutes before. They would go and get their...
Downs, Raymond Abandoning Ship
Raymond Downs finally got up the stairs and found the captain in the pilot house. The captain said they needed to get...
Newberg, Peter Abandoning Ship
Peter Newberg did not have much choice in abandoning ship [Annotator's Note: after the USS Yorktown (CV-5) was mortally...
Odom, James Acclimating to Life in the Navy
James Odom was excited to travel into the unknown, leaving home on a Greyhound bus bound for Dallas, then taking his...
Burrus, William Accordions and Mortars
William Burrus and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry...
Laster, John Thomas Action at Sea and Herding Monkeys
Continuing his sequence of experiences, John Laster described a personal injury that was not the consequence of combat...
Morehead, James B. Action in Australia
When James Morehead arrived at Broom, Australia, the little airfield where they landed didn't have modern pumping...
Ridyard, Herbert Action in France
Herbert W. Ridyard's squad [Annotator's Note: 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company H, 2nd Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment...
Kubiak, Frank Action in the Mediterranean
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)] were attacked in Bizerte by dive bombers. There were...
Wessen, Theodore Action in the Pacific
Theodore Wessen and the USS Pirate (AM-275) went to Guam after that island had been recaptured by the United States....
Payn, Thomas Action on the High Seas
According to Thomas Payn, the Atlantic convoys were under attack from E-boats [Annotator's Note: German Schnellboot or...
Bucher, Francis Adak Stories
Francis Bucher knows he cannot cover everything in two hours. The Army flew P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40...
LeBlanc, Joyce Adjusting to Life at War
Joyce Leblanc said she usually went to school as normal. The teachers came to a point where they wouldn't even...
Manasse, Fred Adolescence and Education in America
There wasn't enough room in any of the family's homes for Fred Manasse and his brother, so it fell to the JCCA [...
Morehead, James B. Advanced Flight Training
After ten weeks of primary training, James Morehead moved to Moffett Naval Air Field [Annotator's Notes: NAS Moffett...
Stewart, Stanley Advanced Training and Overseas Deployment
Next, Stanley Stewart was sent to Jacksonville Air Station [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Station Jacksonville] in...
Ridyard, Herbert Advancing on Sinz, Germany
Herbert W. Ridyard was let off a truck near Nennig [Annotator's Note: Nennig, Germany] and then advanced toward their...
Snyder, Harry Advancing to Berlin
When the New Year [Annotator's Note: 1945] came, Robert Snyder's 67th Armored Regiment [Annotator's Note: Snyder was a...
Oakes, Robert Aerial Bombing Missions
After graduating from gunnery school, Robert Tyler Oakes was sent to Salt Lake City, Utah to meet his crew. They were...
Sadler, Richard After D-Day
Burt Richard Sadler remained on the ship all night. The next day, he heard the anchor rise, and the ship went into the...
Taylor, Amelia After Pearl Harbor
Amelia Taylor discussed the developments of the war while she was in high school. It was very real to them. They...
Griffith, Leon After the Cabanatuan Raid
[Annotator's Note: Leon Griffith was a member of Company A, 6th Ranger Battalion and took part in the Raid at...
Saik, Ogden Afterthoughts
Ogden Saik had a few other items he wanted to cover. He said he considered himself a member of the "Poor Man's Navy."...
Linquata, Michael Aid Station Medic
Michael Linquata went to France from Dover, England on an English troopship. He saw the white cliffs of Dover. It was...
Symons, John Air Raids and Combat Missions
The barracks were about two or three miles from the fields. Sometimes John Symons walked there. They had A, B, and C...
Haines, Joseph Air Raids on Okinawa
Joseph Haines was not worried about going overseas. Everything was new to him and he got to see things he had never...
Carlson, Harry Aircrew and Future Wife
Harry Carlson stayed with his crew for the remainder of the war. The crew came from a wide range of states and...
Kerner, John Alcohol and Armies
Besides morphine and cigarettes, John Kerner also carried along scotch. Back in England, they were worried the Germans...
Beck, Carl Alsace-Lorraine
On 5 January 1945, Carl Beck and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry...

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