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Frothingham, Richard Overseas Deployment
In preparing for deployment overseas, Richard Frothingham remembers that the 656th Field Artillery [Annotator's Note:...
Grimes, Vernon Overseas Deployment
Vernon Grimes was sent to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], where he boarded a troop ship....
Reed, Carlos Overseas Deployment
Carlos Reed was sent to New Guinea in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division as a replacement. After the...
Baker, Bernard Overseas Deployment
Bernard Baker went to Fort Lewis, Washington [Annotator’s Note: near Lakewood, Washington], for overseas training. He...
Arst, Paul Overseas Deployment
Paul Arst was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas, for basic training. While there, he did his weapons training on machine...
Cole, Wendell Overseas Deployment
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Schmidt, Philip Overseas Deployment
Philip Schmidt received his orders to go overseas in November 1944. In the year and a half he was at Fort Polk [...
Goyette, Donald Overseas Deployment
Donald F. Goyette boarded the SS John Land [Annotator's Note: USS John Land (AP-167)], a makeshift troop ship, that did...
Heath, David Overseas Deployment and Amphibious Training
David Heath moved to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] and went aboard the USS President Jackson [...
Bornstein, Lester Overseas Deployment and Arriving in Normandy
Lester M. Bornstein was sent to New York for his deployment. He stayed in some barracks for a few weeks before he was...
Kirk, James Overseas Deployment and First Mission
James Read Kirk had never been out of the country before. He went to Bangor, Maine and practiced flying in formations....
Leefe, Guy Overseas Deployment and Flying His First Combat Mission
Guy Leefe, Jr. deployed to Italy in December 1944 with nine other pilots from his flight class but as soon as the...
Lopez, Alex Overseas Deployment and Introduction to Combat
After nine weeks' training, Alex Lopez sailed on the Ile de France [Annotator's Note: the SS Ile de France was a French...
Hustead, Austin Overseas Deployment and Life in England
Upon graduation from armorer's school in Colorado, Austin Hustead was assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, a P-47...
Loring, Bud Overseas Deployment and Shot Down Over France
Bud Loring went from Santa Maria [Annotator's Note: Army Airfield, Santa Barbara County, California] to Colchester,...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Overseas Deployment and Unit Assignment
Lewis Thomas Easterling was put on a luxury liner in July 1944 and enjoyed his passage overseas. His ship landed in...
Golden, James Overseas Deployment to England
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden was assigned...
Hardy, George Overseas Deployment to Italy
George Hardy went on leave after graduation [Annotator's Note: from aviation cadet training at Tuskegee Army Air Field...
Higgins, Malcom Overseas Deployment, Flying Combat Missions and Being Hit by Ground Fire
The first time Malcolm Higgins saw a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] he wondered how...
Gordon, Fred Overseas Deployment, Moving Through France, and Combat in Luxembourg
Fred Gordon and the whole 9th Armored Division was shipped overseas on the Queen Mary to Fort Larkin, England. They had...
Angel, Earl Overseas Duties
Earl Angel and the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] traveled overseas on the USS Edellyn [...
Pugh, Thomas Overseas Duty
Thomas Edward Pugh did not know the Bloemfontein brought American volunteers to China. He did not have duty on this...
Fulton, Joseph Overseas Duty
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] Joseph Fulton Jr. continued training in P-40s [...
Haslett, Revis Overseas Experiences
Revis Haslett initially wanted to join the Marines but went into the Army Air Forces instead. He was working with a...
Beilman, Robert Overseas Fighting the Germans
Prior to being sent overseas, Robert Lewis Beilman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 242nd infantry...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" Overseas from D-Day to London
Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...
Bala, Walter Overseas in England
Walter Bala was stationed at Old Buckenham, England and lived in a Quonset hut with 16 other men. The hut had no...
Sturman, William Overseas to Australia
[Annotator's Note: William Sturman was assigned to USS Copahee (CVE-12) after Navy boot camp.] A CVE is an escort...
Squire, Vernon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was drafted into the Army in December 1942.] Squire was given a week off and then went...
Abate, Sam Overseas to England
Sam V. Abate left Camp Claiborne [Annotator's Note: in Rapides Parish, Louisiana] for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey [...
Douglas, Walter Overseas to England
On 7 December 1941, Walter Douglas recalled that he was sitting in an apartment in Washington D.C. listening to the...
Holmes, Capers Overseas to England
Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr. was assigned to the 467th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 467th Bombardment Group], 8th Air...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Overseas to Europe
Now an Army Air Corps Pilot, Linwood S. Inscoe was shipped overseas to England and waited at an Army replacement depot...
Paege, Harry Overseas to Europe
Harry George Paege, Junior went overseas out of New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York, 1944]. It took eight...
Ross, Hartsel Overseas to Europe
Hartsel Ross sailed for Scotland. He waited two weeks in Scotland while they outfitted his ship and then sailed with a...
Birns, Sid Overseas to Europe
When he completed basic training [Annotator's Note: at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois], Sidney "Sid" Birns was sent...

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