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Carver, Jack France
Jack Carver arrived at Utah Beach about six weeks after D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day was the Allied invasion of...
Carlson, Harry Last Missions, Going Home, Getting Married and Separating from Service
Harry Carlson feels his most eventful missions were the nighttime missions over Japan. They were frightening at times...
Laborde, John Manila and Loss
John Laborde was assigned to General MacArthur's [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas MacArthur] advance echelon...
Crane, James Merchant Marine Training
James Crane got into the Merchant Marine because Roosevelt [Annotator’s Note: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and...
Munch, Melvin Navy Training
Melvin Munch had a 15 day leave following his basic training in the United States Navy. It took four days each way for...
Grapes, Opal Postwar
Opal Grapes returned to the United States to study tropical medicine. She spent several months at Camp Siebert, Alabama...
Lockhead, Harry Preparing for Japan and Occupation Duty
Harry Lockhead knew he would leave Maui bound for the invasion of Japan. Fort Pierce, Florida was set up for UDT [...
Armstrong, James Prewar and Initial Training
James Armstrong was born in Bradenton, Florida and attended high school there [Annotator's Note: he doesn't specify his...
Beckman, Kenneth Prewar and Initial Training
Kenneth Beckman was born in August 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was raised in Northampton, Massachusetts where...
Williams, Earl Prewar and Initial Training
Earl Williams was born in March 1919 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He spent the first 20 years of his life there along with...
Schmitt, Warren Prewar and Initial Training
Warren Schmitt was born in October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father worked as a mechanic for Linde Air...
Schneider, Tony Prewar Life and Initial Training
Tony Schneider was from Hillsboro, Missouri, and he attended college at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He...
Zerphey, Winfield Prewar Life then Airman Training
Winfield K. "Win" Zerphey was born in October 1924 in the small town of Floren outside of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. He...
Ruiz, Nolan Prewar Life, Enlisting, Training and Overseas Deployment
Nolan Ruiz was born in August 1924 near Donaldsonville, Louisiana. His father died when he was four years old and his...
Higginbotham, Oscar Prewar, Training and Overseas Deployment
Oscar Higgenbotham was born in January 1924 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His father, a mechanical engineer, found...
Amrod, Paul Prologue to the Korean War
Paul Amrod observed that the Koreans were never fighters. He thought General John Hodge did his best to warn the...
Singlaub, John Psychological Training
John Singlaub was trained by the British Special Forces. Some of the training included assuming an artificial...
Knutson, Caroll Reflections
Carroll Knutson felt his military training was serious. An individual had to do well in order to succeed in the service...
Horton, Alan Reflections
Allen Horton returned to his memory of life on the USS Nevada (BB-36). He said the Nevada had been at Pearl Harbor, and...
McCarthy, John Repair Ship Duty
John McCarthy reached Pearl Harbor on his ship [Annotator’s Note: the repair ship USS Laertes (AR-20)]. They waited...
Bennett, Richard Reporting Aboard PT-470 and Training
While Richard Bennett was in New Orleans, he met a local in a tavern who offered him and a buddy dinner and lodging for...
Marks, James Return to Land Duty
James Marks was at Attu Island, Alaska but did not go ashore. He recalls seeing the American soldiers going ashore, up...
Halloran, Walter Service between Wars
Walter Halloran returned to Fort Huachuca in Arizona with his wife and child [Annotator’s Note: this was following his...
Grapes, Opal Service in England
Opal Grapes arrived in Scotland after about a five day voyage from the United States. She then traveled by train toward...
Bostwick, Frank Service in England
Frank Bostwick arrived in Liverpool, England. Shortly afterward, the men were shipped to Northern Ireland for...
Michal, Billy Summarized Life Story
Dr. Billy Clyde Michal was born in April 1936 in Alexandria, Louisiana and lived nearby in Zimmerman which was a major...
Bass, Stewart The TBM Avenger
Stewart Bass flew a TBM Avenger [Annotator's Note: Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber] during the Second World War. He...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Training to be a WASP
Blanche Gangwere thought of joining the WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service Pilots] as her first option to...
Bergbower, Harold Training, Deployment, and Prewar Service in the Philippines
Harold Bergbower completed high school then entered the service at age 19. He was 21 years old when Pearl Harbor was...
Arrow, Kenneth Wartime Service
Dr. Kenneth Arrow was surprised when war came with Japan. Japan's actions had been terrible but the anticipation was...

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