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Huber, Robert 104th Division in Normandy
After going ashore three months after D-Day, Robert Huber's unit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 415th...
Killam, Arthur 7 December 1941
Arthur Killam was born in San Francisco and lived there until he was six years old when he moved to San Jose,...
Moret, Calvin Advanced Flight Training
After ten weeks of flying the BT-13 [Annotator’s Note: Vultee BT-13 Valiant two seat trainer aircraft], Calvin Moret...
Vaadi, Eugene Advanced Flight Training
Eugene Vaadi enlisted in the US Army Air Forces at age 20 and was sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama for...
Tacket, Henry After the Battle of Samar
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) during the Battle off Samar. Battle damage examination afterward...
Porche, Albert Airmen without Airplanes
Albert Porche and the 99th Fighter Squadron landed in North Africa. [Annotator's Note: The 99th Fighter Squadron was an...
Wolczyk, Stanley Alaska Bound
As Stanley Wolczyk departed the United States, he had no idea of his destination. The troops thought that they were...
Tacket, Henry Alaskan Duty
Henry A. Tacket and his boat, the USS PC-600 [Annotator's Note: a patrol craft] were assigned duty as escort for a...
Harris, Oran Anecdotes About Combat and Occupation Duty
When Oran Harris' ship pulled into port in New Guinea, he walked ashore just to say he had been there. But he saw no...
Max, Robert Army Induction, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Max transferred to Ohio University for his sophomore year of college because the commute was easier and the...
Miksa, Robert Army Training
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] was inducted into the service at Camp Grant, Illinois then sent to Camp...
Rice, Darold Arrival In England
Darold Rice remembers how when he and the other privates reported back for duty no one was at the camp and they joined...
Hirsekorn, Fred Arrival in France
A great deal of camaraderie had been established in the unit, especially among the guys Fred Hirsekorn had been in the...
Riddle, Robert Assignment to the SS Typhoon
Robert Riddle was assigned to the Merchant Marine ship SS Typhoon, transporting supplies and soldiers throughout the...
Allen, James Assignment to the USS Sperry (AS-12)
After leaving the Wahoo [Annotator's Note: USS Wahoo (SS-238)], James Allen was transferred to the USS Sperry (AS-12)....
Swan, Robert Assignments after Midway
Robert Swan left the island [Annotator's Note: Midway Island] around 8 or 10 June [Annotator's Note: June 1942]. Even...
Bethard, Orville At Sea Aboard the USS Midway (CVE63)
After Orville Bethard went aboard ship [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] they went to Australia where...
Bergeron, Fred Aviation Training
After graduating from radio school, Fred Bergeron, his older brother and their two friends, were all assigned to Task...
Dietzel, Paul Aviation Training
From there [Annotator's Note: Smyrna Army Airfield, Tennessee], Paul Dietzel was sent to Lincoln Army Air Base for...
Oreck, David B-29 Training and Saipan
David Oreck enlisted in the US Army Air Forces in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He wanted to fly in the Air...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Back to the Infantry and Combat in Europe
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax rose through the ranks quickly [Annotator's Note: while assigned to Fort Shafter as an...
Stefanelli, Anthony Basic Training and Casablanca Actions
Anthony Stefanelli was drafted into the Army. He was first sent to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, which was an engineering...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Basic training and service overseas
Franklin Denius had taken artillery training in the ROTC at the Citadel and wanted to be in the artillery. He got his...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Yourkavitch took part in the Tennessee Maneuvers in late March 1944 [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C...
Fitts, Charles Battle of the Bulge and Being Captured
They landed at Liverpool, England then traveled from there to Tidworth. They were there for three weeks and Charles...
Pendleton, Arthur Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Becoming a B-17 Pilot
James Kemp McLaughlin was ordered to report for duty at MacDill Field in Tampa. When he arrived on 29 April [Annotator'...
Taylor, Jack Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Jack Taylor was called to active duty in December 1942 and sent to pre-flight training at the University of Iowa. From...
Kawamoto, Yukio Becoming a Japanese Language Specialist
Yukio Kawamoto was born in Berkeley, California in November 1919. He was drafted into the Army from the University of...
Jackson, Arthur Becoming a Marine
Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...
Nummer, Richard Becoming a Marine
Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...
Villarrubia, Forrest Becoming a Marine
Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...
Mace, Sterling Becoming a Marine
Sterling Mace was born in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. He attended school there and played varsity...
Skaggs, Jack Becoming a Marine
Jack Skaggs joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 15 years old. He was in Headquarters Battery, 70th Field...
Bourgeois, Henry "Hank" Becoming a Marine Aviator and Deployment to Guadalcanal
Henry Bourgeois was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He first flew when he was about seven years old. After...

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