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Ford, Richard Segment 8
Richard Ford was wading through the water on Omaha [Annotators Note: on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944]. An LCI driver came...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 8
When you woke up in the morning, you had to make up your bed and it had to be basically a foot or 2 off the floor. The...
Sherman, Richard Segment 8
Sherman believes that everyone should know a little bit about every theater. Sherman believes that the generosity and...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 8
Freddie Ohr was treated to another huge dinner. The Korean man told him to come down every night around seven. Ohr...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 8
Leonard Spivey was told that the war was over for him and that he would not be fighting again. Spivey gave them name,...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 8
When Delewski resumed firing he had to sit in a different position to fire his gun. The fire had warped the area where...
Noack, John Segment 8
John Noack pitied his copilot because he had to endure that rough take off. They got above the clouds and assembled...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 8
Before the Battle of the Coral Sea , Vejtasa's group got some information on the Japanese base at Rabaul and the...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 8
When they left the ground they were going a little under 80 miles per hour. The ship was making about 20 knots and...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Earnest, Albert J. Segment 8
Earnest tried to get a lead on the cruiser so he could drop his torpedo [Annotator’s Note: after being hit during the...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 8
During this attack there was only one plane lost. As Norman Kleiss was heading back to the carrier he came across...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 8
Munich had a lot of hits because the railroad yards were in the middle of the city. There was a lot of damage from...
Gross, Clayton Segment 9
Clayton Kelly Gross recalled the date he shot the jet down was in April of 1945. The last month of the war they could...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 9
Clarence Anderson's group came across a straggling B-17 and decided to head out to escort it. While they were on their...
Henderson, William Segment 9
Henderson's outfit was hit by enemy fighters pretty heavy on one mission. His plane was not hit. It was a long mission...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 9
Schmedemann doesn't exactly remember where the cannon company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 9
The Laffey was in a rough state. She had been hit a number of times from a number of direction. Everything from the...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 9
Only five men survived from the fight on the hilltop. It was the first time Charles Scheffel was wounded. A German had...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 9
Hairston operated a Howitzer during the war. He notes that artillery is never really precise. There were a lot of...
Earnest, Albert J. Segment 9
The Marines on Midway were a little shook up themselves. Just after they landed, a bomber squadron from the Hornet [...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 9
The next bad thing to happen was when Childers tried to fire at a Zero [Annotator's Note: Japanese fighter aircraft],...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 9
When Norman Kleiss returned he saw a carrier dead in the water. When he checked his YE-ZB he knew he still had a little...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 9
When they [Annotators Note: James Smith and the rest of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] went back to New Zealand, they...
Boitnott, Monty Sened Station
Monty Joe Boitnott did not know his operational situation other than he was to cut the lines to stop the Nazi troop...
Salter, Cary Sent Overseas
Cary Salter went to Florida for flight training. He graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. [Annotator’s Note: Salter...
Aldridge, Fred Service After the Loss of the USS Helena (CL-50)
After the battle [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Kula Gulf on 6 July 1943 during which the USS Helena (CL-50) was sunk...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Service Around the Pacific
Adolph William Amundson was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to train in multi-engine planes. He flew PBY’s [Annotator's...
Halloran, Walter Service between Wars
Walter Halloran returned to Fort Huachuca in Arizona with his wife and child [Annotator’s Note: this was following his...
Blakey, Thomas Service Experiences
Thomas J. Blakey never saw any USO [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations, Inc.] shows. [Annotator's Note: An...
Jarvis, Robert Service in Brisbane
In February 1944, Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th Engineer...
Smithson, Jack Service in Europe
Jack A. Smithson went where the big guns [Annotator's Note: 90mm antiaircraft guns M1/M2/M3; Smithson was in the 124th...
Neilson, Francis Service in Europe and Returning Home
Francis Neilson recalled one mission when one of their engines had gone out over the Adriatic Sea. When the second...
Tate, Gary Service in India
After arriving in India by troopship, Gary Tate rode a troop train from Bombay to northeast India. It was a difficult...
Peterson, Cleveland Service in India
Cleveland Peterson landed in Karachi, India. There was a British airbase with a huge dirigible hanger. The P-40s [...
Moore, Frederick Service in India, Going Home and Discharge
Classified for pilot training, Frederick Moore was transferred from Boston, Massachusetts to California where he...

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