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Colburn, George Boot Camp at Parris Island
George Colburn had never been away from home until arriving at Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit...
Weber, Ed Boot Camp to 4th Marine Division
Marine Corps boot camp was not bad for Ed Weber. They needed bodies then, so it was not that bad. Today, boot camp is...
Hall, Clayton Boot Camp to a Ship Overseas
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with Clayton Hall mid-sentence talking about growing up on a farm.] Clayton Hall...
Raner, Norman Boot Camp to Belfast
Norman Raner enlisted on 18 May 1941. He went to Port Des Moines [Annotator's Note: Port of Des Moines, Iowa] and then...
de la Vergne, Cyril Boot Camp to Mare Island
Boot camp was entirely foreign to Cyril de la Vergne. She had never seen so many dumb women in her life. They did not...
Dyer, Jimmie Boot Camp Training
Jimmie Dyer entered the service in March 1944 after making a deal with his mother to finish high school. He was sworn...
Laster, John Thomas Boot Camp Training
When John Laster got to Great Lakes, Illinois for boot training, he became a part of Company 1595, 36th Battalion, 23rd...
Gruber, Harper Boot Camp, Joining the USS YMS-339 and Overseas Deployment
Harper Gruber found boot camp very rough, but very beneficial in terms of his physical conditioning. After school, his...
Hussey, William Born into the Navy
William "Ted" Hussey was born in 1933 in Washington, D.C., and lived in that area five different times during his life...
Powers, Robert Bougainville and Back to Guadalcanal
Robert Powers never saw his comrade who was captured again. He knew that if he were captured he would be killed. If...
Aalders, Johannes Boys Having Fun
Johannes Aalders and his friends would run around after school and see if there were things they could steal. They made...
Celaya, Adolfo Bread and Water Homecoming
Adolfo V. Celaya returned to the United States after the war. He was on the aircraft carrier Hollandia [Annotator’s...
Hill, Rawley Breakdown in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee has difficulty speaking at times throughout this segment.] After a long wait, Rawley R....
Abbenhaus, Gerald Breaking the Siegfried Line
Gerald Abbenhaus went overseas November 1944 [Annotator's Note: as an infantry officer in Company H, 2nd Battalion,...
Guitard, Robert Brothers In the War
Robert Guitard and his family listened to the news of the war over the radio. One of his brothers was in the 5th Army...
Ruck, Elmore Brothers in the War and War’s End
Elmore Ruck had a brother who was a flyer in the war. Ruck was promoted to first lieutenant and his brother in the Air...
Callander, Sherwin Brushes with Death and Life
Sherwin Callander's voyage to Australia consisted of stops in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. It was winter and the ship...
Buckner, Jack Buckner's Last Mission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about Jack Buckner's last mission as a bombardier.] They would wake up around...
Rinas, Bruno Building an Air Field
At the end of 1943, the Japanese made Bruno S. Rinas and his comrades build an airport outside of Manila [Annotator's...
Schilperoort, Clarence Building the Railway of Death
Clarence Schilperoot remained in Jakarta [Annotator's Note: at that time called Batavia] until October [Annotator's...
Bueker, Robert Camp News and Liberation
Robert Bueker [Annotator's Note: while a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany] and the men in the camp...
O'Rorke, James Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan Prison Camps
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] slept under the elevated barracks [Annotator's Note: after...
Stewart, Roy Camp Pendleton
Roy Stewart went to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California...
Stern, Debra Camp Shanks
Debra Stern [Annotator's Note: in the Women's Army Corps; women's branch of the US Army, 1942-1978] was at Camp Shanks...
Alspaugh, James Camp Swift to Convoy Overseas
James Alspaugh joined the 102nd Infantry Division at Camp Swift [Annotator's Note: in Bastrop County, Texas] in 1944....
Kelley, John Campaign on Luzon
John Kelley did not see any combat action until he was on Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He wore the...
Sussman, Marvin Campaign through France
Marvin Sussman's first combat experience took place in the village of Rocheville [Annotator's Note: Rocheville, France...
Bucher, Francis Canadian Allies and Deaths of Friends
Francis Bucher was aboard a World War 1 vessel on his way to Adak [Annotator's Note: Adak Island, Aleutian Islands,...
Wilson, James Cape Gloucester
When James Wilson left Australia, they [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Taylor, Robert Cape Gloucester Then Home
Robert Taylor made the landing [Annotator's Note: on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea] on LSTs [Annotator...
Hirschmann, Peter Captivity
Peter Hirschmann [Annotator's Note: a member of Company F, 2nd battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry...
McMullen, Milton Capture
On 3 May 1941, the Japanese landed on Mindanao [Annotator's Note: Mindanao, Philippines]. Milton L. McMullen, Sr. and...
Poliseno, Dominick Capture at Cisterna
Dominick Frank Poliseno was in an area of trees, brush and high grass, and he entered an abandoned house, sat in a...
Bueker, Robert Captured and Interrogated
A small contingent of Hungarian soldiers from Letenye [Annotator's Note: Letenye, Hungary] took Robert Bueker and kept...
Sullivan, George Captured and Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] There was nothing...

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