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Witmeyer, John "J.J." Fighting in the Hedgerows
John Witmeyer boarded ship on 5 June 1944 for transport across the English Channel. Before Witmeyer crossed the channel...
Guidone, Frank Fighting on Tulagi
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone joined the US Marine Corps in July 1940. After completing boot camp he joined the 1st...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...
Weymouth, Ralph Final Thoughts
Ralph Weymouth was awarded the Navy Cross for the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He was given the award for his...
Gackenbach, Russell Final Training and Flying to Tinian
Russell Gackenbach was a member in one of the 15 crews officially assigned to the 509th, 393rd Bomb Squad [Annotator's...
Durocher, Edmund First Big Firefight on New Britain
To Edmund Durocher, New Britain was just as bad as Guadalcanal. They went to New Guinea before they landed on New...
Weymouth, Ralph First Combat Actions of the War
Ralph Weymouth was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] in San Diego when he learned of the...
Marr, John W First Few Hours in Normandy
John Marr served as a 1st Lieutenant and commanded 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,  507th Parachute Infantry...
Hatch, Norman First Night on Tarawa
After Norman Hatch landed with Major Jim Crowe [Annotator's Note: Major Henry Pierson Crowe commanded 2nd Battalion,...
Hazard, Mark First Prisoner from Haguenau Patrol
As the division [Annotator's Note: the 79th Infantry Division] was preparing to enter Haguenau, Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr...
Roberts, George First Weeks in England
George Roberts and his crew were sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia where they boarded the USS Argentina [Annotator's Note...
Hatch, Norman Flag Raising on Iwo Jima
Before the 5th Marine Division landed on Iwo Jima, Norman Hatch assigned all of the men in his camera outfit to various...
McGee, Charles Flying Combat Missions in Three Wars
When Charles McGee first got to Italy, a lot of work and activity was based around survival. The men would improve...
Schilling, Ira From a Boy to a Marine
Ira Schilling was born in June 1924 in Saratoga, Texas. His parents separated when he was very young and he moved to...
Kawamoto, Yukio From Bougainville to Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Yukio Kawamoto served in the Army as a Japanese interpreter with the 37th Infantry Division in the...
Keller, Richard From Camp Shelby to Fiji
Richard Keller had a good friend from Alabama who was a funny guy. He received different training than Keller had...
Singlaub, John From France to China
John Singlaub completed his mission with the French resistance in France. His proposal for a mission to organize French...
Jackson, Arthur From Pavuvu to Peleliu
Arthur Jackson was in the hospital in Noumea, New Caledonia for three or four weeks before being shipped back to the...
LaPorta, Edward From Reggio di Calabria to Stalag III-B
Edward LaPorta does not recall the date he was captured at Kasserine Pass in North Africa. He believes that the reason...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Going to Dulag Luft
Olen Grant left Paris on a train which took him to a station in Frankfurt. Between the station and Dulag Luft they...
Whitten, Sumner Going to Guadalcanal and Reflections on Midway
Sumner Whitten received orders to return to Ewa [Annotator's Note: following the Battle of Midway]. He got aboard a B-...
Carson, Benjamin Guadalcanal
Benjamin Carson received ten days leave after the Makin Island raid. He was billeted at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in...
Leefe, Guy Guy Leefe, Jr.'s Most Intense Battle
While flying hs last patrol on the Weser River one day, Guy Leefe, Jr. had an experience that made him realize how...
Bale, Edward Hawaii and Retraining
Edward Bale heard of a Japanese soldier throwing a magnetic mine on a tank inland of Red 3 beach. He did not learn the...
Fisher, Clayton Heading for Midway
They returned to Pearl Harbor but didn't stay long enough for Clayton Fisher to train. He still hadn't made any dives...
Hoff, Donald Heading to Midway and New SBDs
[Annotator's Note: Donald Hoff served in the Navy as a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Immigrating to American, Joining the Navy and Being Assigned to Naval Intelligence
Rosemary Fagot was born in Nicaragua. Her father was an American citizen from New Orleans and she was registered as an...
Marr, John W Importance of Training for Combat
[Annotator's Note: 1st Lieutenant John Marr served as a platoon leader in Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
Gulotta, James Initial Operations in the Philippines
James Gulotta landed in the Philippines on Leyte on the Ormoc Peninsula. This is where he did most of his fighting....
Marr, John W Interviewed by S.L.A. Marshall
Once Lieutenant John Marr and the rest of Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment crossed the bridge at La Fiere,...
Epperson, William Into Germany
William Epperson entered the lower part of Germany after crossing the Maginot Line. It was called Wingen and was on the...
Poole, John Into Germany
John Poole fought in small towns in France and Germany. After Sélestat, the next big engagement was getting through the...
Garbo, William Into the War
William Garbo was born in 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi. He was in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor....
Schilling, Ira Invasion of Saipan
Ira Schilling and his outfit of assault engineers landed in the third wave during the invasion of Saipan. They landed...
Halpern, Gerard Invasion of Southern France
Gerard Halpern and his fellow soldiers of the 45th Infantry Division spent the six weeks after the fall of Rome doing...
Hatch, Norman Invasion of Tarawa
When the 2nd Marine Division shipped out from New Zealand only the battalion commanders knew the specifics of the...

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