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Gomez, Hewitt A day in the Life of a Navigator
After missions they [Annotator's Note: Hewitt Brian Gomez and his fellow crewmen] would have a debriefing about 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...
Schilling, Ira A Very Dangerous Enemy
As the American advance through the Pacific moved closer and closer to the Japanese mainland, enemy resistance grew...
Grant, Olen "Reb" A visit from the FBI
An incident occurred at the camp that cost Grant a tough interrogation when he returned to the United States. Workers...
Harris, Whitney Additional Details
After the Nuremberg trials, Whitney Harris went to Berlin as head of the legal advice branch on General Clay's [...
Simpson, Joseph Advance Through Germany
Joseph Simpson advanced with his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th...
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...
Bell, Elmo After the Battle of La Fiére
Elmo Bell fought all the way across France. His unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute...
Muri, James After the Battle of Midway
James Muri knew the Navy had sunk four Japanese carriers during the battle [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of...
Marr, John W Aftermath of the Fighting at La Fiere
After Lieutenant John Marr narrowly escaped a German ambush during the failed night assault on the west end of the La...
Auerbach, Herbert Allied Troops in Burma
While in Burma, Herbert Auerbach saw American transport aircraft resupply Allied troops with airdrops. Bags of rice...
Sparks, Bennett "Bud Sparks" Anecdotes
Bennett Sparks remembered that early in the war, before he was flying, one of his jobs in New York Harbor involved...
Muelder, Milton E. Anecdotes
Around the time of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive...
Liles, Robert Arrival in China and First Combat Mission
When Robert Liles arrived in China, he and the other pilots lived in hostels. They also had Chinese room boys that took...
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...
Skaggs, Jack Assault on Japan
Jack Skaggs could tell the end of the war was coming by April 1945 when the 7th Fleet wiped out the shipyard in Osaka....
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...
Schlenger, Donald Atomic Bombs and Tinian Island
We [Annotator's Note: the United States] were fire-bombing Japan with 800 B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Lee, Lewis Atomic Power
Lewis M. Lee, Sr. said his ship was anchored off Enewetak Atoll when the atomic bomb was being tested. Their ship was...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Attack on Pearl Harbor
When they were finished building their positions [Annotator's Note: along the beaches of Oahu] Clarence Herbert...
Boyles, Edward Attack on Pearl Harbor
The day before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Edward E. Boyles was ordered by Colonel Flood [Annotator's Note: Army...
Hoff, Donald Attack on the Hiryu
Donald Hoff's plane was not bothered [Annotator's Note: by Japanese fighters during the second strike of the Battle of...
Prince, Robert Attacking the Prison Camp
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped plan and execute the raid on the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Attacking the Yamato
Rollins Rosenzweig and his fellow Navy airmen were told ahead of the attack that they would be going to the South China...
Stern, Guy Awarded the Bronze Star
Guy Stern received the Bronze Star when the war ended. The citation was for his developing a method of mass...
Armstrong, James Back in England and Return Home
Recounting his experience in France after he was shot down, James Armstrong comments that the French people were very...
Garbo, William Baker Hill
After enduring an artillery barrage in a coconut grove, William Garbo's unit [Annotator's Note: G Troop, 2nd Squadron,...
Schaller, Henry Base Life and Pickle Barrel
When Henry Schaller arrived at his base in Italy and saw the airplanes, he cried. He could not believe they actually...
Kawamoto, Yukio Based on Bougainville
[Annotator's Note: Yukio Kawamoto served in the Army as a Japanese interpreter with the 37th Infantry Division in the...
Shames, Edward Battle of Carentan
Edward Shames participated in the battle of Carentan [Annotator's Note: 10 to 14 June 1944]. Shames says that the...
Freligh, Robert Battle of Leyte Gulf
Robert Freligh’s crewman Sam Plonski was from the Boston area, and Peter Sanchez from the Chicago area. He always flew...
Frisco, Paul Battle of Leyte Gulf
During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were part of Task Group 38.2 under Admiral...
Hatch, Norman Battle of Tarawa
The battle on Tarawa provided countless opportunities for combat cameramen like Norman Hatch to capture story telling...
Bell, Harry Battle of the Bulge
Harry Bell served in Company F, 422nd Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 106th Infantry Division] as a mortar gunner...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Battle of the Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge, glider infantryman Clinton Riddle rode into battle on a tank during the American...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Battle of the Bulge
Henry Freedman received an additional month of training in England prior to shipping out to France. He moved across...

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