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Raquepau, John Japanese Fighters
They got rid of the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] on Truk [Annotator's Note: Truk...
Sapp, Walter Jets and Nazi Women
Walter Sapp never personally saw a German tank in combat. He could hear them. At the Remagen Bridge [Annotator's Note:...
Baumgarten, Aaron Job Descriptions
During the war, Aaron Baumgarten worried less about meeting up with the Japanese than he was of coming to a bad end...
Freeman, Bradford Joining Easy Company
Between 12 and 15 paratroopers arrived in Ireland with Bradford Clark Freeman, and Winters [Annotator's Note: later US...
Spaulding, Arthur Joining Patton in Combat
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] took off to...
Lochra, Albert Joining the 100th Bomb Group and a Typical Day
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. knew nothing of the Bloody Hundredth [Annotator's Note: nickname for the 100th Bombardment...
Moss, Roy Joining the 36th Infantry Division
Roy Joseph Moss was taken out into the desert and lived in pup tents while patrolling the countryside [Annotator's Note...
Bridger, Harley Joining the 782nd Bombardment Group
Harley Bridger's crew was sent to Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York. They were assigned a new airplane and they...
Aldous, Robert Joining the 90th Bombardment Group
Robert G. Aldous flew from Canton Island [Annotator's Note: Canton Island, Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati] to...
Ridyard, Herbert Joining the 94th Infantry Division
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Infantry Division in Mississippi. The division was going on maneuvers in Tennessee...
Adair, Charles Joining the Army Air Corps
Charles Watkins Adair went into the infantry in the signal corps [Annotator's Note: US Army Signal Corps, after being...
Alison, John R. Joining the Flying Tigers
John Alison flew into China in a worn out P-40 [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft] that was...
Cohn, Marthe Joining the French Army
Marthe Cohn was finally was able to join the French Army in Paris in November 1944 once Poitiers, France had been...
Leopold, Vernon Joining the I&R Platoon
Vernon Leopold joined the I...
Fisher, Clayton Joining the Navy
Clayton Fisher planned to join the Army Air Corps until a friend of his joined the Navy as an aviator. Fisher applied...
Kynett, Gerald Joining the Navy
Gerald Kynett's family started rationing. His father had to get a special waver for gasoline since he was a salesman....
Treen, John Joining the Navy and Interacting with Local Populations
John Treen met a friend at College Inn [Annotator's Note: Ye Olde College Inn Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana] one...
Guderian, Emmett Joining the USS Independence (CVL-22)
Emmett Guderian was told he would not be able to go home before shipping out overseas. [Annotator's Note: Guderian...
Allen, James Joining the USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Within a day of arriving at the submarine base James Allen was given orders to report to the USS Wahoo (SS-238). He...
Horton, Alan Joining UDT-7 and Okinawa
Allen Horton was commissioned out of midshipmen's school in Chicago, Illinois, and proceeded to Scouts and Raiders...
Beaugh, George Journey Overseas, Unit Assignment and Preparing for Missions
George Beaugh recalled that his crew took the Northern route to England. Since the weather was so bad, they had to stop...
Smith, Jacques Jump into Luzon
Jacques Brewster Smith and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Dillon, Gerard Jump School to Normandy
Everybody was scared the first time, and every time they jumped out of an airplane. Gerard Dillon says that if you were...
Shames, Edward Jump Training and the Tennessee Maneuvers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer re-starts the oral history at this point and asks the same questions as in the...
Lesniewski, Joseph Jumping into Holland
Sometime in August [Annotator's Note: August 1944], Joseph Lesniewski and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd...
Bell, Elmo Jumping into Normandy
Elmo E. Bell retired from the US Army as a full colonel. His Mississippi National Guard retired grade is brigadier...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Jungle Fighting
Samuel Spector and OSS Detachment 101 had a main mission of gathering intelligence and destroying the Japanese. They...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Jungle Survival
Samuel Spector was always hungry in the jungle with Detachment 101. The food that was airdropped would not last long so...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Kachin Troops
Samuel Spector thought the Kachin people were diverse. They were from various areas. Some were very smart and others...
Schmitt, Warren Kamikaze Attack
Warren Schmitt witnessed a kamikaze attack on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)}. The attacker...
Guercia, Salvador Kamikaze Attack
Asked about offloading reinforcements for the Army's 27th Division [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Division] at...
Nicholas, John Kamikaze Attacks
John Nicholas experienced Japanese suicide attacks on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Gayety (AM-239)]. A wooden...
Dunlavy, Jack Kamikaze Hit at Okinawa
A kamikaze hit Jack Dunlavy's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Missouri (BB-63)] on 11 April [Annotator's Note: 11 April...
Bethard, Orville Kamikaze Strike on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
The Japanese left so the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] secured from general quarters. Orville...
Bertucci, George Kamikazes
George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) were first attacked by Japanese suicide aircraft in the Lingayen...
Alair, Gene Kamikazes
Gene Alair went into Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen, Philippines, 6 January 1945], the spot...

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