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Ray, Sammy Ornithology Mission
Prior to shipping out, Sammy Ray's professor and advisor from Louisiana State University, Doctor Lowry, put him in...
Dendy, Lloyd Oro Bay and the Natives
Lloyd Dendy thinks that they shot several [Annotator's Note: Japanese] aircraft down while on Woodlark Island. There...
Leaming, Jack Osaka POW Camp
In mid 1942, Jack Leaming and approximately 60 other prisoners of war, POWs, were transferred to a camp in Osaka. The...
Edwards, Marvin OSS in Copenhagen
After Germany surrendered, Marvin Raymond Edwards worked with the OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services;...
Auerbach, Herbert OSS in the Jungle
Herbert Auerbach worked with the Burmese ambushing the Japanese. On many occasions the troops would just spray an area...
Edwards, Marvin OSS War Missions
Marvin Raymond Edwards [Annotator's Note: with the 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Schmitt, Warren Out of college and into the army
Warren Schmitt was born on 18 March 1921 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He had a younger brother named Gene who also served in...
Staymates, Arthur Over the Cliffs on D-Day
Arthur Staymates had crossed the beach and felt he had reached safety when he made it to the cliffs [Annotator's Note:...
Bassett, Billy Overseas
Billy P. Bassett was assigned to the 11th Armored Division soon after receiving his wings [Annotator's Note: in the...
Martin, Burnia Overseas and Final Mission
Burnia Martin's unit [Annotator's Note: 547th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was based...
Krause, Joseph Overseas and First Mission
Joseph Krause was stationed in Washington State while he continued his training to be a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing...
Jameson, Andrew Overseas and Hitting Normandy
Andrew George Jameson's mother was born in Greece and had taken him there several times. Going overseas from Fort Meade...
Duncan, Reginald Overseas and into France
Reginald Duncan had left his bride in Connecticut and boarded a ship to England. He and his unit [Annotator's Note:...
Osgood, Edgar Overseas and Joe Kennedy
Edgar De Pue Osgood and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Bombing Squadron 111 (VPB-111)] were in Florida when...
O'Donnell, Joseph Overseas and Shot Down
Joseph O'Donnell was told he was going overseas by Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...
Creekmore, Thomas Overseas Deployment
Thomas Creekmore went overseas [Annotator's Note: in 1945], and he was an eager beaver. His pilot [Annotator's Note: in...
Ryan, John Overseas Deployment
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] As an engineer, John Ryan helped build Bailey...
Wade, Nelsyn Overseas Deployment
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade went to Norfolk, Virginia, where he picked up his ship. The ship held four LCMs [Annotator's...
Smith, John Overseas Deployment
John Smith's journey overseas began in San Francisco, California in early June and ended in Brisbane, Australia in July...
Allen, W. "Bill" Overseas Deployment
W. P. “Bill” Allen was stationed at a base hospital at the naval facility in Millington, Tennessee. In February 1944,...
Rinas, Bruno Overseas Deployment
Bruno S. Rinas embarked from San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. He visited Alcatraz [...
Ashton, Harold Overseas Deployment
In September 1943, Harold Ashton's squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 21 (VP-21)] was sent to England. On the...
Stent, Frederick Overseas Deployment
Going into the Pacific took 19 days, zig-zagging [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-submarine maneuver], in a three-ship...
Woolf, Basil Overseas Deployment
Basil Woolf was ordered to wear tropical gear for deployment. He boarded the Queen Elizabeth in Scotland and five days...
Pritchett, James Overseas Deployment
A boyhood friend who was to meet James Pritchett for his graduation crashed and burned while giving night flying...
Dixon, Richard Overseas Deployment
Richard Tempus Dixon was assigned to the USS YR-69 [Annotator's Note: non-self-propelled floating workshop YR-69, in...
Johnson, Alfred Overseas Deployment
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. was sent to Camp Gordon [Annotator's Note: now Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia] to prepare for...
Zuras, Nicholas Overseas Deployment
There were a lot of submarine threats on Nicholas J. Zuras' transatlantic journey to Plymouth, England, where he stayed...
Cupina, John Overseas Deployment
John J. Cupina enjoyed being in England. He traveled to London a couple of times and remembered the buzz bombs [...
Reitman, Seymour Overseas Deployment
Seymour Reitman spent some time preparing his equipment for his overseas departure. The weapons had to be put in a...
Graff, Richard Overseas Deployment
Because of his education, Richard Graff worked in the company [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion,...
Anderson, Howard Overseas Deployment
Howard Anderson finally had enough training and was assigned to an 11 man crew. His commander had flown many different...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Overseas Deployment
Robert W. "Doby" Gibson left Camp Myles Standish in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] on the troop ship...
McConnell, Trist Overseas Deployment
Julian Trist Bringier McConnell first went to Cuba before heading to the Panama Canal [Annotator's Note: Panama]. While...
Gross, Herbert Overseas Deployment
Herbert Gross and his fellow bomber crewmen received their plane in Kansas for ship out overseas. It was a desert paint...
Vater, Joseph Overseas Deployment
Joseph Vater traveled from San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] to Hawaii then to Manila [...

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