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Haydu, Bernice Initiation into Military Life and Flight Training
The extent of Bernice Haydu's travel up to that point had only encompassed three states: Pennsylvania, New York and New...
Damonte, Emmanuel Initiation to Combat
The replacement center was just outside of Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], and once he was...
Boyles, Edward Inland Fighting on Leyte
As a few days had past, Edward E. Boyles and his platoon [Annotator's Note: at the time, Boyles was serving as a...
Dabney, William G. Inland from the beach
William Dabney notes that the explosive did not have to be activated before being hauled up with the balloon. They...
Geist, Lloyd Interaction with Locals and Shooting Down a Plane
Lloyd Geist learned the art of bartering by trading a fifth of whiskey for a BMW [Annotator's Note: Bayerische Motoren...
Jagers, Robert Interactions with Civilians and Soldiers
Robert Jagers probably made 25 to 30 trips across the Channel [Annotator's Note: the English Channel aboard the USS LST...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Internment of Japanese-Americans and Having Relatives in the Japanese Army
In January or February 1942, President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt] signed Executive Order...
Brooks, Morton Into Battle and Captured
At the time of his overseas deployment, Morton Brooks had little knowledge about the German treatment of Jews, except...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Into Germany
After the Battle of the Bulge, Edward "Babe" Heffron continued fighting into Alsace-Lorraine then Dusseldorf and on to...
Davis, Jack Into Germany and Wounded
Art Williams [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to verify identity] from Kentucky told Jack Davis they had to...
Eshelman, Raymond Into the Pacific
Ray Eshelman was in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] and went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Crump, Ralph Introduction to a Career in Maritime Engineering
After he graduated from high school, Ralph Crump opted against college, because he considered it a low-cost recruitment...
Smith, Louis Introduction to Combat
Louis Smith recalled that he was inducted 26 February 1943, wounded on Iwo Jima 26 February 1945, and quit smoking...
Harris, Carroll Invading Attu
At three in the morning [Annotator's Note: of 11 May 1943], Carroll Harris disembarked from the submarine one mile from...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Invading Iwo Jima
Samuel Goss practiced at Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands aboard the USS Bladen (APA-64)]. He...
Pryor, Frank Invading Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor combated loaded his troopship in Hilo, Hawaii. The fleet came together at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Curley, Walter Invading Iwo Jima
On 19 February [Annotator' Note: 19 February 1945], Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the...
Stewart, Roy Invading Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart was a replacement in the 4th Marine Division. The unit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Whitman, Melvin Invading Peleliu
On the way to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau], Melvin C. Whitman crossed paths with a Navy ship that...
Schafer, Leon Invading Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was assigned to the Tank Landing Ship, USS LST-502 for the invasion of Europe.] Because...
Buckley, James Invasion at Okinawa
James Buckley's first landing [Annotator's Note: as a Deck Officer on the USS LST-1013] was on Leyte during the return...
Haslauer, Warren Invasion of Bougainville
Warren J. Haslauer took one trip to where the Baa Baa Black Sheep [Annotator's Note: "Baa Baa Black Sheep", later "...
Maymon, Paul Invasion of Italy and Southern France
After defeating the enemy in Sicily [Annotator’s Note: Sicily, Italy], Paul Maymon [Annotator’s Note: with the 17th...
Campbell, Donald Invasion of Iwo Jima
The USS LST-809 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] spent 60 hours unloading its cargo of men, aviation fuel and...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Kwajalein
In January 1944, Philip Nelson was training on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in San Diego [Annotator’s...
Marovelli, Robert Invasion of Morotai and the Loss of PT-368
The invasion of Morotai had been building up, and Robert Marovelli's ship joined the convoy going to battle. General...
Guisewite, Myron Invasion of Normandy
On D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Myron L. Guisewhite flew...
Whitman, Melvin Invasion of Okinawa
The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Campbell, Donald Invasion of Okinawa
From Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Donald Campbell and the USS LST-809 prepared for the invasion of...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Invasion of Peleliu
For the invasion of Peleliu, Charles Womack and the other Marines transferred off the ship into amtracs [Annotator's...
Hughes, Lowell Invasion of Salerno
Lowell Hughes was part of the invasion of Sicily in July 1943. His primary duty as part of the 120th Engineer Combat...
Spaetgens, William Invasion of Sicily
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) converted their Liberty Ship to a...
Hatch, Norman Invasion of Tarawa
When the 2nd Marine Division shipped out from New Zealand only the battalion commanders knew the specifics of the...
Bale, Edward Invasion of Tarawa
Edward Bale and his Marine Corps Medium Tank Company were told that the enemy resistance on the island of Tarawa would...
Schilling, Ira Invasion of Tarawa
Ira Schilling and most of his comrades in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment changed a great deal after the...
Radice, Gerard Invasion of the Marshall Islands
Gerard V. Radice and his division [Annotator's Note: 7th Infantry Division] left Attu [Annotator's Note: Attu Island,...

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