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Price, John The Tank Destroyers
John H. Price, Jr.'s company [Annotator's Note: Company B, 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion] was comprised of three...
Bass, Stewart The TBM Avenger
Stewart Bass flew a TBM Avenger [Annotator's Note: Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber] during the Second World War. He...
Morehead, James B. The Thirst for Blood and Evacuating Java
James Morehead's first combat action was an intercept of bombers determined to destroy the 19th Bomb Group's [Annotator...
Galbraith, Wendell The Toughest Missions
The target for Wendell Galbraith's second mission [Annotator's Note: with the 782nd Bombardment Squadron, 465th...
Porche, Albert The Tuskegee Airmen
Albert Porche served in Italy with the 99th Fighter Squadron. The 99th was issued light training aircraft after months...
Oplinger, Robert The Underwater Demolition Teams
Robert Oplinger and the underwater demolition teams had to blow up enemy beach obstacles and coral reef obstructions...
Frisco, Paul The USS Cushing (DD-797)'s Crew
Paul J. Frisco felt comfortable around some of the officers on the USS Cushing (DD-797). With others, he was not as...
Tacket, Henry The USS Heerman (DD-532) in the Battle off Samar
Henry A. Tacket was a Radioman 1st Class aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532). He was a 1st Class Petty Officer. He would...
Lynch, James The USS Snook (SS-279) to the USS Sea Dog (SS-401)
James Paul Lynch had a wonderful experience on the Snook [Annotator's Note: USS Snook (SS-279)]. They had fine officers...
Johnson, John The War and the State Department
John S. Johnson thought World War 2 brought Americans together. It was pure good against pure evil. Unit 731 was a...
Schaller, Henry The War Ends
Henry Schaller's bomber [Annotator's Note: a Boeing B-17 FLying Fortress heavy bomber] flew at 23,000 feet. It was 33...
Kelley, Archie The West Virginia Torpedoed
Archie Kelley thought much more time was going by than really was [Annotator's Note: onboard the now-torpedoed USS West...
Tatum, John Third Wave on Guadalcanal
John Wesley Tatum was in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division when they landed on...
Monteyne, Joseph Thoughts About the Germans
You could not ask for a better enemy than the Germans. The Germans were very efficient, and Joseph Monteyne [Annotator'...
Heilbrun, Herbert Thoughts of Survival
Herbert Heilbrun did not care which theater he fought in as long as he was a part of the war. He got into training late...
Frisco, Paul Threats to the USS Cushing (DD-797)
Paul J. Frisco and his fellow crewmen were not intimidated by the threat of kamikazes because of their supreme...
Epperson, William Three Days as Prisoner of War
William Epperson found the SS troops he faced at Wingen to be younger than the Germans they had fought prior to that...
Fili, William Three on a Match
On William Fili's first mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] on 5 April 1944, his was the only crew...
Huber, Robert Three Weeks in Holland
Robert Huber's first combat action in Holland was at night. It was a 40 man patrol sent out to capture some enemy...
Foy, John Through France to Belgium
John Foy's division [Annotator's Note: Foy was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th...
Labat, Ubert Through Holland to Belgium
Ubert Labat remembers a time in Belgium when he was scouting and turned a corner to face a machine gun and three...
Marr, John W Timmes' Orchard
Lieutenant John Marr and his group from Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment arrived at an orchard where...
Struble, Charles Tinian
Charles Struble [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force]...
Gackenbach, Russell Tinian
Russell Gackenbach had no idea where Tinian was located when he arrived there. He only knew it was close to Japan. At...
Bale, Edward Tinian
Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [...
Schilling, Ira Tinian
After the island of Saipan was secured, Ira Schilling and his assault engineer squad of 2nd Marine Division remained on...
Baile, Richard Tinian and Fate
[Annotator's Note: Richard Baile served in the USAAF and as a flight engineer on B-29 bombers.] Finally, they got their...
Hammer, Richard Tippecanoe and Cohocton
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. served on the Tippecanoe [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)] which was 480 feet long...
Schilling, Ira To Guadalcanal
Ira Schilling and the 6th Marine Regiment travelled from New Zealand to Guadalcanal on a hot and crowded military...
Smith, Rothacker To the Front Lines
In August 1944, a few months after the landings at Normandy, the US Army high command decided to move the 92nd Infantry...
Morgan, George Tokyo Bay Surrender
George Morgan had the unique experience of entering Tokyo Bay prior to the Japanese surrender. His ship was anchored...
Gross, Herbert Tokyo Tanks
Herbert Gross has a vivid memory of an experience with the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Johnson, Erwin Told He Was Free Again
They walked to the factory with Japanese guards who would turn them over to the factory guards who were Manchurians and...
Gackenbach, Russell Top Secret Training
Russell Gackenbach heard rumors that his 393rd Bomb Squadron was going to move. The rumors were confirmed. [Annotator's...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Torpedo Attack
Herman Prager participated in torpedo attacks on enemy ships. [Annotator's Note: Prager sailed on four wartime patrols...
Vallas, Theodore Torpedo Squadron 7 and Hawaii After
Theodore Vallas was a member of Torpedo Squadron 7 serving as a navigator and bombardier [Annotator's Note: flying from...

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