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Brown, Roscoe Strafing a Train, Higher Education and Civil Rights
Dr. Roscoe Brown was attacking a train one time. He was leading the squadron [Annotator's Note: 100th Fighter Squadron...
Welch, Darrell Strafing Rommel
Most of the missions Darrell Welch flew were escorting B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Barnes, Alvin Strange and Funny Incidents
Alvin Barnes had coincidental meetings with a childhood friend during the war. He had a friend named Paul [Annotator's...
Dolsen, Frank Stuttgart Mission
Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went on a...
Armstrong, James Stuttgart Mission and Bailout
James Armstrong's final mission to Stuttgart, Germany. When he was awakened for the mission, he didn't know what the...
Armstrong, James Stuttgart Mission Background
James Armstrong continues previous remarks about the need for better fighter escorts. He outlines that after the...
Jackson, Wilbur Submarine Action and War's End
Wilbur Lee Jackson knew the deck gun [Annotator’s Note: five inch, 25 caliber naval gun aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Duty
Herman Prager experienced increasing positions of responsibility as he served on more and more patrols aboard the boat...
Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Duty in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall was born in Lockport, Louisiana. In 1941, he went over to the high school because they did not have a...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Life
Herman Prager would rise from his bunk on the boat depending on which watch he was assigned to perform. If he had the...
Hill, William Submarine Life
William Hill was assigned to the USS Bonefish (SS-223) in the role of the quartermaster. His duty included standing...
Johnson, Jean "JD" Submarine Life
Jean D. "JD" Johnson volunteered for Navy service and was assigned as a radioman on the newly constructed USS Balao (SS...
Andrews, Dennis Submarine Life
While Dennis Allen Andrews served on the USS Plunger (SS-179) and USS Plaice (SS-390) during World War 2, he...
Hill, William Submarine Patrols
William Hill was assigned to the USS Bonefish (SS-223) in the role of the quartermaster. After a very successful first...
Andrews, Dennis Submarine Patrols
In April 1942, Dennis Allen Andrews was assigned as the Electrician's Mate 3rd Class to the USS Plunger (SS-179). On...
Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Patrols in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310)] was 17 years old when he joined...
Rozett, Walter Submarine Pens at Bremen, Germany
On 30 March 1945, Walter Rozett and his group [Annotator's Note: 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Repair Duty
Herman Prager left for United States Navy boot camp in San Diego, California after the Christmas and New Year holidays...
Cummings, John Submarine War Patrols
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings' submarine [Annotator's Note: the USS Gar (SS-206)] sunk some ships and engaged in some...
Taylor, Charles Submarine Warfare to Atom Bomb Testing
Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer. His job was to make sure the plane was...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Successful Missions
Adolph William Amundson's mission on Iwo Jima, Japan was to pick up the wounded and fly them back to a hospital on Guam...
Gulotta, James Suicide Mission on Cebu
[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...
Flynn, David Sunda Strait, Sinking and Survival
The USS Houston (CA-30)'s last battle, David Flynn said, was the Battle of Sunda Straits. [Annotator's Note: The Battle...
Ledford, Robert Supplies and Equipment
During the Anzio campaign [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio; 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944; Anzio, Italy], Robert...
Hull, Lester Supply Situation and Guard Duty
[Annotator's Note: Lester Hull served in the Army as the battery clerk of Battery C, 976th Field Artillery Battalion...
Lebow, Cleatus Supporting Pacific Campaigns
The first island the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approached was Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands], and...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Supporting the Iwo Jima Invasion
After an hour [Annotator's Note: of being stranded during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo...
Galella, Armando Supporting the Marines on Okinawa
Armando Galella's duties changed when he became battalion sergeant major, working at headquarters and answering only to...
Heath, David Surprise Attack
David Heath served on Guadalcanal for six months and ten days. He had a colonel that was sent back to Camp Lejeune [...
Rinas, Bruno Surrender
Bruno S. Rinas believes that had the Americans been given better training and equipment, they would have held out...
Johnson, Erwin Surrendering to the Japanese
Erwin Johnson was involved in the defense of Bataan, Philippines and thought that the Japanese were just going to push...
Frazier, Glenn Surrendering to the Japanese
Glenn Frazier heard Tokyo Rose broadcast to the defenders of the Philippines that no reinforcements were on the way. [...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Survival
Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...
Murphy, Paul Survival at Sea
Paul J. Murphy got into the water which was covered with oil and black tar [Annotator’s Note: he had just abandoned the...
Damiano, George Surviving on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalls an incident where his comrade, Blacky [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], was hit...
Shown, Donald Surviving the Indianapolis Sinking
Donald Herbert Shown picked up a lifejacket from the grouping he found in nets on the boat deck [Annotator’s Note:...

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