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Ganitch, Michael Okinawa and Bikini Atoll
Michael Mickey Ganitch and the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) sailed past Japanese held islands en route to Okinawa. The ship...
Hammond, Robert Overseas Deployment
Robert Hammond had to deal with his own health when he was on leave in Philadelphia. He had an appendectomy, and while...
Morgan, George Pacific UDT and Okinawa
George Morgan returned to Fort Pierce. [Annotator’s Note: Fort Pierce in Florida was the training base for the...
Singlaub, John Parachute Designs
John Singlaub compared British to American parachutes. The British chute was different in many ways compared to the...
Harvey, William Patrolling for U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico
William Harvey served on a converted yacht named the USS Onyx (PYc-5). Onyx was 125 feet long with two diesel driven...
Brooks, Curtis Pearl Harbor and Manila
The American School basketball team went to Baguio, Luzon, Philippines for a game against Brent School on 5 December...
Altmann, Judith Persecution at the Hands of the Hungarians
Judith Altmann was the last of the Bohrer children at home. Earlier, she might have left with the Kindertransport, but...
Fisch, Robert Political and Personnal Dichotomies
Robert Fisch recollects that the American Secretary of War during the Vietnam War was a war criminal. If America had...
Laubner, William Postwar
William Laubner never flew after the war. A P-38 [Annotator's Note: Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft] could...
Skaggs, Jack POW in Osaka
Jack Skaggs was transferred from the Kiangwan POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp to Osaka, Japan in August...
Skaggs, Jack POW Life
Jack Skaggs saw several POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] accidentally killed by the electrical wire surrounding...
Raaen, John Preparing for D-Day
John Raaen found England to be great duty in preparation for the invasion. It was apparent that the equipment buildup...
Gaffney, James PT Boat and Crew
James Gaffney reviews the crew and officers of the PT Boat he served on in World War II. Some were good and some not so...
Lee, Lewis Reaction to the Enemy
Lewis M. Lee, Sr. said the Americans were bitter about the Japanese attack, and when they were hunting for them around...
Myers, Jr., William Ready for War Patrol and VJ-Day
After training and before being assigned to a submarine, William Myers, Jr. was part of a relief crew. His job was in...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Reflecting on the Generals
Benjamin Schleider explains that when the 6th Armored Division was on an exploitation mission they would have an...
Peters, Madeleine Reflections
Madeleine Peters discovered going to the store without having to stand in lines was one of the first noticeable changes...
Raaen, John Reflections on D-Day
John Raaen witnessed nothing but military success during the Normandy invasion. They succeeded in relieving the 2nd...
Cale, Sterling Return to Hawaii, Marriage, and Deployment to Korea
Sterling Cale returned from the various Pacific islands where he was stationed to Honolulu and the hospital at Fort...
Malta, Samuel Returning Home
Samuel Malta and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division]...
Gross, Eva Reunion and Return Home
Eva Gross was reunited with her very ill mother in Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: after the British liberated the...
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...
Vaadi, Eugene Shot Down
Eugene Vaadi was assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group and flew 19 missions over Europe hitting Berlin, Nurenberg,...
Ciotta, Angelo Shot on Iwo
They [Annotator's Note: Angelo Ciotta and the rest of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine...
McConn, John "Jack" Silver Star
John McConn was awarded his Silver Star medal as a result of his actions while his unit was capturing a German town....
LaPorta, Edward Slave Labor and Sabotage in Reggio di Calabria
Edward LaPorta was placed in a camp near Reggio [Annotator's Note: a camp near Reggio di Calabria, Italy after being...
Zeringer, Harold Taking Command of USS PC-466
Harold Zeringer joined the 466 [Annotator's Note: USS PC-466] which was a warship of the first magnitude. Zeringer had...
Mesken, Lorraine The Difference a Day Made: 7 December 1941
Lorraine Mesken remembers the Sunday that Pearl Harbor was attacked [Annotator's Note: Sunday, 7 December 1941] started...
Oreck, David Thoughts on Circumstances of Battle
David Oreck was in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He and many others had never...
Grapes, Opal Treating Combat Wounded
Opal Grapes saw the first patients arriving by midmorning or noon [Annotator’s Note: on D-Day, 6 June 1944]. The...
Cale, Sterling Treating Wounded on Guadalcanal
Sterling Cale was assigned to the 1st Marine Division right after Pearl Harbor. He did not have a proper Marine uniform...
Blonder, Erwin Trench Foot, Patton, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Erwin Blonder was sent to a hospital in Illinois for his trench foot. He remembers another incident regarding his...
Morgan, George UDT Training
George Morgan was given a physical and sworn into the Navy along with many other men on Church Street. [Annotator’s...
Frisco, Paul USS Cushing (DD-797)'s Wartime Experiences
Paul J. Frisco was aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Cushing (DD-797), during World War 2. He was impressed...
Wilson, Donald USS Vincennes (CL-64)
Donald Wilson took the train across country from San Francisco to Quincy, Massachusetts to report aboard the cruiser...
Mayes, Robert Varied Observations
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks questions about life in the field.] Robert Mayes lived two people to one pup...

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