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Carver, Jack Holocaust Victims and Volksturm
Jack Carver had some rotten adventures during the war. There were two particularly bad ones. As he approached a...
Martin, William Home
William Martin did not have enough points to go home, so he took a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell...
Aldous, Robert Home and Then Korea
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were on Ie-Shima [Annotator's Note: Ie-Shima, Japan] at the time [Annotator's Note: of...
Guitard, Robert Home Community Hit Hard
Robert Guitard took a Baltic [Annotator's Note: Baltic means relating to the Baltic Sea in Europe] trip and went to...
McCowen, William Home from the Korean War
When William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force] came home from Korea...
Bussel, Norman Home on Furlough
After gunnery school Norman Bussel went back home on furlough. It was strange for him as he felt he would go and enjoy...
Harris, Oran Homecoming and Reflections
Oran Harris remembers that he served with people from all over United States. The Soutern boys didn't like the way the...
Lesniewski, Joseph Honoring His Friends
Skip Muck [Annotator's Note: Sergeant Warren H. "Skip" Muck] and Alex Penkala [Annotator's Note: Private First Class...
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...
Jagers, Robert Hospital Stay in North Africa
From Gibraltar [Annotator's Note: Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory], Robert Jagers and his ship [Annotator's Note...
Linker, George Hospital Stay then Return to Action
George Linker was sick with yellow jaundice while he was on the front. He was pulled back from the action [Annotator's...
Rans, Robert Hospitalized in Brasov, Romania
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Rans about what sounds he heard after being hit by enemy fire.] Robert...
Schicker, Tom Hospitalized with Malaria
Thomas Francis Schicker knows there is a lot he has forgotten to tell. They took Kunishi [Annotator's Note: Kunishi...
Sapp, Walter How Did We Ever Win
Walter Sapp was in a very difficult battle at the Remagen Bridge [Annotator's Note: Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen,...
Jones, Gerry How the Japanese Fought on Okinawa
Gerry Jones recalls that the Japanese would push the Okinawan [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] natives through the...
Littig, Charles Ross Huckins Built PT Boat
After PT boat training at Melville, Rhode Island, Charles Littig went to new construction at Jacksonville for Huckins...
Raquepau, John Hung Torpedo
John "Jack" Raquepau was just bombing in the Gilbert [Annotator's Note: Gilbert Islands] and Marshall Islands [...
Morehead, James B. Hunting Japanese Fighters
Another incident James Morehead felt worth recounting happened when he was flying a protection flight while other...
Rugeley, Robert Hunting Sympathizers and Deer
All that Robert S. Rugeley and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 285th Signal Pigeon Company] knew was that racing pigeons...
Alter, Joseph Hürtgen Forest
Joseph Alter lost men in his platoon. He lost two men in the Hurtgen Forest [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hürtgen Forest...
LaRose, Bruce Hurtgen Forest
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, veteran of North Africa...
Guillory, Lloyd Ie Shima and Missions Over Japan
Lloyd Guillory made one flight against Rabaul. Rabaul was a Japanese airfield that was a very hot spot. It was bypassed...
Radice, Gerard Ill equipped for Attu
Gerard V. Radice believes that the invasion of Attu [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Attu, 11 to 30 May 1943, Attu...
Emory, Ray Immediate Aftermath of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941, Ray Emory stayed on his gun all day and all night, without relief. After he saw the USS Oklahoma (...
Slack, Otis In Alaska During Pearl Harbor
Otis Arthur Slack [Annotator's Note: with the 37th Infantry Regiment (Separate)] was on Kodiak Island [Annotator's Note...
Moss, Roy In Reserve While in Italy
Roy Joseph Moss was involved in many patrols while the American tanks were mired down in the mud [Annotator's Note:...
Goad, Roy In the Army Now
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad and his twin brother, Ray, joined the...
Williams, Stanley In the Navy
Stanley Richard Williams was born in May 1926 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He grew up on Wheeling Island with his...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Inauguration into the Eighth Air Force
For bombardier training, Maurice Hackler went to Deming, New Mexico. He worked with the Norden bombsight over the...
McGuire, Joseph India
Joseph McGuire was sent to India in 1943. The British controlled everything in India, so he had to get permission from...
Shown, Donald Indianapolis and the Atomic Bomb
Donald Herbert Shown and his ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] completed delivery of atomic bomb [...
Schmidt, Vernon Infantry Replacement
Vernon Schmidt [Annotator's Note: a replacement on his way to be assigned to a regiment] passed through the ruins of...
Neilson, Francis Inherent Dangers
When Francis Neilson got back to the United States, the war with Japan was still raging. He had a ten day furlough [...
Borne, Edwin Initial Bombardment of Wake
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and the Marines on Wake Island had heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Kingsley, Thomas Initial Combat and Dachau
Thomas Kingsley and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Kingsley was a member of Company C, 27th Tank Battalion, 20th...
Baumgarten, Aaron Initiation into Flight
From basic training, Aaron Baumgarten was sent to Great Falls, Montana which, at the time, was one of the headquarters...

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