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Laster, John Thomas Losing Countrymen
Remembering a sister ship that had come into the Mediterranean by way of Oran, John Laster said it had picked up a...
Brewer, Chester Losing His Crew
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Chester Brewer how he found out about his crew being shot down during a mission...
Garcia, Ray Louis Fraser
Ray Garcia's worst experience happened in January 1945 when he could not fly because he had a cold. His best buddy,...
Simon, Albert Luzon
Albert Simon was at Woodpecker Ridge in Luzon [Annotator’s Note: Luzon, the Philippines]. They landed on Leyte Island [...
Crews, Lorenzo Maginot Line
Lorenzo Dow Crews and his unit, 397th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Crews was a squad leader in Company I, 3rd...
Kerner, John Mail and Gangster
Receiving mail was very important to John Kerner. He came under attack while in Normandy and a guy crawled up to him...
Marca, Carl Mail Duties in Manila
When the war ended, Carl Marca was in Finschhafen, New Guinea. As a mail censor, he would cut an envelope open on the...
Marca, Carl Mailing Coconuts
Carl Marca was sent to Darwin, Australia to be the base censor. He was a second lieutenant. The base had B-25 [...
Brister, Delano Maneuvers, POWs and Military Camps
Delano Brister's grandfather had a barn on his property that was used once during a military training operation by a...
Abadie, Melvin Manila Bay and Kamikazes
Life aboard ship [Annotator's Note: USS Appalachian (AGC-1)] was mostly hot for Melvin Abadie. The South Pacific was...
Stiles, John Marine Aviation Training
John Stiles went to El Toro, California [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro] for aviation training. The...
Johnson, Homer Marine Corps Service
Homer Johnson made many friends with people from the South. They taught Johnson how to treat White people. Many of the...
Williams, Bernice Marrying a Marine
Bernice Williams chose the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Women's Reserve] because she did not want...
Sherman, Joyce Marrying Her Pen Pal
Joyce Sherman had a pen pal. She had a cousin who was an Army nurse stationed in Italy and was corresponding with a...
Walker, Charles Mediterranean Cold War Duties
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Charles Walker what his most memorable experience was.] While he was flying P-...
Tamburello, George Meeting an Italian Girl
[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout segment.] George Tamburello moved through...
McCalla, Anna Meeting Her Husband
Anna McCalla Noren wrote to her boyfriend, Carl Noren, to occupy time. She had met him when she first arrived at Fort...
Hebert, Willie Roy Meeting His Future Wife
Willie Roy Hebert kept in touch with his brothers while he was in the service [Annotator's Note: with Marine Aviation...
Asher, Adolph Memorable Moments
Adolph Edward Asher was in Hattiesburg [Annotator's Note: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] at Camp Shelby when he got out of...
Courant, Hans Military Duties at Los Alamos
Hans Courant was assigned to a group working on electronics at Los Alamos. He worked in that capacity for the next two...
Culp, Oscar Military Duty and Training
Oscar Culp was based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. He remembers the day [Annotator's Note:...
Marca, Carl Military Swap Meet
Carl Marca was a mail censor for the Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Sending home prohibited items and...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Military Trainer Aircraft, Letters and Flying Before the War
Geraldine Nyman only knows one girl from the second graduating class of WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service...
Ito, Susumus Military Training and Overseas Deployment to Italy
Susumas Ito was sent to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Notes: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] as a motor sergeant for a cadre in...
Beverstein, Jack Mindoro
Jack Beverstein found the living conditions on Mindoro to be similar to Samar. The tents were livable. The men made the...
Swarts, John Mission Dangers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to change tapes.] John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew dropped bombs over...
Edwards, Charles Mission over Morotai and More Stateside Training
Charles T. Edwards was returning to his station from Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] when he had...
Evans, Lewis Missions on the Ship
Lewis S. Evans wrote letters to his girlfriend back at school, and there was one time that he did not receive any for...
Rozett, Walter Morale and Debriefs
Morale was not an issue in Walter Rozett's unit [Annotator's Note: 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Pedersen, Allen Naples and Anzio
Allen Pedersen and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 476th Ordnance Evacuation Company] landed near Naples, Italy on 3...
Boehm, Robert Navigation Equipment Technician
Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm was called into personnel one day [Annotator’s Note: Boehm was working toward acceptance as...
Cohn, Major Navy Life
Major Cohn served in the Pacific during the war. He received his service ribbon for performing his duty. He had no...
Giroir, J. Navy Recollections
Quarters on the USS Boston (CA-69) were nice according to J. L. Giroir. Bunk beds were stacked six high and food was...
Bertz, Richard Nearly Killed Returning Home
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz was in Czechoslovakia when the war ended. That was not bad duty. They were stuck in a woodland...
Arledge, Mahlen New Caledonia
Mahlen Arledge and his platoon [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st...
Addison, Robert New Georgia
Following departure from Guadalcanal, Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] was...

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