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Wilson, Anderson Ghost Army
Anderson Wilson moved inland from Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] and awaited orders. They were part of...
Nance, Stanley Ghost Army Mission
Stanley Boyd Nance served with the 11th Armored Division and was selected to be part of a top secret organization,...
Griffith, Leon Going Home, Shell Shock, and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Leon Griffith was a rifleman in Company A, 6th Ranger Battalion and took part in the Raid at...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Going Into France
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein did not have any...
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-...
Scales, James Going to Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was a battalion commander [Annotator's Note: of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Chauncey, Charles Going to the Pacific
Charles Graves Chauncey bought a lot of souvenirs and alcohol while in Cuba. They returned to McCook, Nebraska and...
Carson, Benjamin Guadalcanal
Benjamin Carson received ten days leave after the Makin Island raid. He was billeted at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in...
Becker, Clarence Guam
Clarence Becker was based at Harmon Field, also called Depot Field [Annotator's Note: now Harmon Air Force Base on Guam...
Hart, Howard Guerilla Warfare
Howard Hart had complete command over the CIA [Annotator’s Note: Central Intelligence Agency] personnel on the ground [...
Sparacino, Paul Guinea Pigs for Nuclear Tests
There were still natives on Johnston Island [Annotator's Note: Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands]...
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...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Halting at the Elbe River
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
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...
Doundoulakis, Helias Heading to German-Occupied Greece
In March 1944, [Annotator's Note: after completing training with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)] Helias...
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...
Becker, Clarence Hiroshima and Nagasaki
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks if Clarence Becker had received word that flights were not supposed to go out...
Lorenzen, Angus His Father’s Liberation and Being Repatriated
More tanks came in on 4 February [Annotator's Note: 4 February 1945], and they placed guards all around as there were...
Vaadi, Eugene Home and Secret Missions
Eugene Vaadi remained in the military after he was liberated from Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (...
Ornelles, Emory Horrible Combat Experience
Emory Maurice Ornelles [Annotator's Note: in the 90th Infantry Division] was working with tanks when a driver asked him...
Peer, Wayne I&R Platoon
In all the time Wayne Peer spent overseas performing infiltration missions, the platoon [Annotator's Note: I...
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...
Becker, Clarence India, Home, Saipan, Guam
[Annotator's Note: Clarence Becker went to India as a photo reconnaissance pilot.] India was damp and humid, but very...
Muller, Henry Infighting between Generals
[Interviewer asks about the planning of the operation at Los Baños Internment Camp, Los Baños, Philippines] Henry...
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....
Muelder, Milton E. Input and Discharge
As a "lowly naval officer", Milton Muelder knew his opinion that the plans in place were "no damn good," and decided...
Monteyne, Joseph Intelligence Work and Postwar Life
Joseph Monteyne worked briefly in intelligence [Annotator's Note: after finishing his missions as a navigator in the...
Baumgarten, Aaron Intercultural Exposure
The first glimpse Aaron Baumgarten had of Alaska was from the air, and he was impressed with its pristine vastness....
Lippman, Robert Interesting Experiences
Robert Lippman did not lose too many men when he was in the jungle [Annotator's Note: in Burma with the Kachin Rangers...
Poliseno, Dominick Interpreting Italian
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dominick Frank Poliseno for specific incidents when his interpretive skills...
Stern, Guy Interrogating a Former Neighbor
Guy Stern rarely interrogated civilians during the war. His partner, Kurt Jasen did interrogate some German businessmen...
Scales, James Interrogating a Japanese Soldier on Saipan
As an executive officer [Annotator's Note: executive officer of 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Kanter, Joseph Interrogating Prisoners
Many Jewish people in the Army spoke other languages, and sometimes the words would get mixed up. Yiddish [Annotator's...

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