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Gomez, Hewitt Routine Missions
Hewitt Brian Gomez's routine missions were to transport secret agents behind enemy lines to help the resistances in...
McCowen, William Routine Missions
After World War 2, William McCowen served in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 to 1953]. Besides a mission that...
Roy, William Roy's Films of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Midway
[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of motion pictures clips he captured during the Battle of Midway in...
Pratt, Robert Running Supplies
[Annotator's Note: Audio popping sounds can be heard throughout this segment.] Robert W. "RW" Pratt, assigned as the...
Morris, Joe Rural Life to Marine Corps
Joe Morris was born in Daisy, Georgia in September 1925. Two years later, he and his family moved to Jacksonville [...
Gerhard, Winnecken Russia
Winnecken Gerhard was in Russia for some months as a replacement in the Sixth Army. That Army was eventually destroyed...
Karle, Isabella Safety Measures
Isabella Karle said that certain measures were taken to insure against radiation sickness, including the daily...
Ricks, Howard Saipan
Howard Ricks and the 4th Marine Division [Annotator's Note: Ricks was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 20th Marine...
Moore, Hilar Saipan
Hilar Moore sailed from San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Bale, Edward Saipan
Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...
Brukman, Jack Saipan
Jack Brukman found everything to be out of whack for them when they arrived at their destination [Annotator's Note: the...
Scales, James Saipan and a Memorial Service on Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was the battalion executive officer of the 1st Battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 23...
Raquepau, John Saipan and Philippine Sea
The major air base in the Gilbert [Annotator's Note: Gilbert Islands] and Marshall Islands was at Truk Island. John "...
Killilea, Kenneth Saipan and Tinian
Kenneth Killilea and the 4th Marine Division left Maui to invade the Japanese island of Saipan. It was a disaster from...
Sichler, George Salerno and Anzio
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Sichler how their second landing, at Salerno, Italy on 9 September 1943...
Howland, Gilbert San Francisco to India
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] Gilbert H. Howland was getting the news of what...
Garbo, William Santa Maria Mountains
In total, William Garbo and the men of G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment spent about a month in the village...
Kelley, Archie Saturday Night Poker, Sunday Morning Torpedoes
On that Saturday [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1941], Archie Kelley's uncle Bruce [Annotator's Note: US Navy Commander...
Lee, Edward Saved by a Miracle
The newly commissioned USS Cavalier (APA-37), with Edward Lee Allesandro aboard, picked up Seabees [Annotator's Note:...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Saving the German People
[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was a pilot during the Berlin Airlift in Germany.] The first time he landed, the door...
Cart, William "Bill" SB2C Helldiver and Chip
[Annotator's Note: William Cart was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 231 (VMSB-231) on Majuro Atoll, Marshall...
Leaming, Jack SBC-3 Helldivers
Jack Leaming graduated from radio school on the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] as part of K...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" SBD Dauntless or the SB2c Helldiver
James Ramage was not pleased with the results [Annotator's Note: the results of the US Navy's attack on the Japanese...
Hayward, David Scariest Mission
David K. Hayward's first mission [Annotator's Note: 8 April 1943 with the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment...
Casey, Donald Scary Mission
Donald E. Casey served as a navigator for the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Kimbolton, England flying B-17s...
Rickel, Robert Scary Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel went on a mission to Anklam [Annotator's Note: Anklam, Germany with the 524th Bombardment Squadron...
Bala, Walter Scary Missions
During the mission of 10 January [Annotator's Note: 10 January 1945], Walter Bala's plane was returning to base when it...
Schneider, Tony Schneider's Experiences in the Battle of Midway
As a pilot in VB-6 [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6)], Tony Schneider sailed aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6...
McCowen, William School Boy to Air Force Gunner
William McCowen was born in 1926 in Elmsford, New York. His family moved around frequently because his father worked...
Rickel, Robert Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission
In August 1943, Robert "Bob" Rickel went on his second mission, the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission [Annotator's Note:...
Holt, Thomas Scotland, North Africa, and Capture
Thomas Michael Holt's Ranger training was arduous [Annotator's Note: the 1st Ranger Battalion]. Darby [Annotator's Note...
McEwen, Richard Scott-Paine Designed PT-Boats
Describing PT-371 [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boat], Richard McEwen said that it had a big "day room" up front,...
Livaudais, James Screw Ups
James Livaudais remembers some of the men in his company who were not exactly the best soldiers. One was named James...
McDowell, Bowdre Sea Duty and Intelligence Work
Bowdre McDowell went home for three weeks [Annotator's Note: following the end of the war] and then returned to the...
Lynch, James Sea of Japan and Atomic Bomb Use
James Paul Lynch and his unit [Annotator's Note: the USS Sea Dog (SS-401)] left one submarine there [Annotator's Note:...
Lindquist, Donald Sea Training and U-505
Donald Lindquist, after joining the US Merchant Marine, was on the initial voyage of the SS Sapa Creek (MC hull 544) to...

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