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Guidone, Frank Fighting the Japanese
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone served in the US Marine Corps as a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] While...
Boitnott, Monty Final Memories
Monty Joe Boitnott killed groups of men that were mostly Italian with his machinegun at Sened. He also killed Frenchmen...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...
Tipper, Edward Final Thoughts
Edward Tipper had his life improved as a result of his service in World War Two. He received a college education and...
Shaw, Roger Final Voyage
Roger Shaw boarded another ship after his assignment as captain of the army transport. The ship had a radio operator...
Bryan, Donald Firing in anger
When Donald Bryan was going to junior college the US was paying for pilot training [Annotator’s Note: the Civilian...
Phillips, Sidney Firing the 81mm Mortar on the Tenaru River
Sidney Philips remembers the Marines bringing the amphibious tank up the creek from the beach. It was just sitting...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." First Action at Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in Company K...
Marr, John W First Few Hours in Normandy
John Marr served as a 1st Lieutenant and commanded 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,  507th Parachute Infantry...
Hatch, Norman First Night on Tarawa
After Norman Hatch landed with Major Jim Crowe [Annotator's Note: Major Henry Pierson Crowe commanded 2nd Battalion,...
Barrick, Calvin First War Patrol
[Annotators Note: Calvin Barrick served in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Tang (SS306).] On 16 February 1944 the...
Pendleton, Arthur Fishing with the Natives
Arthur Pendleton participated in a lot of covert operations. It was interesting work. Pendleton did not know the...
Hatch, Norman Flag Raising on Iwo Jima
Before the 5th Marine Division landed on Iwo Jima, Norman Hatch assigned all of the men in his camera outfit to various...
East, Clyde Flights After D-Day
After D-Day, Clyde East and the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began to work in a rather routine fashion. The...
Heilbrun, Herbert Flying Combat Missions
[Annotators note. Heilbrun is showing a photograph of Lyle Pearson and himself to the interviewer]. Herbert Heilbrun...
Sanders, Jack Flying out of England
Jack Sanders had the opportunity to take leave in London and some of the other towns of England while he was stationed...
Boitnott, Monty Fondouk and Meeting Patton
Monty Joe Boitnott moved from Kasserine to Fondouk where he fought his first battle with his company. Within a couple...
Leibold, William From Destroyers to Subs
Richard O'Kane gave William Leibold a nice 35mm camera. O’Kane snuck it in the trunk of Leibold's car one day during a...
Barnes, Walter From New Orleans to Anzio
Walter Barnes was born in New Orleans and grew up on Webster Street in the Uptown neighborhood. Life was good for him....
Wichterich, George From Normandy to the Bulge
[Annotators Note: This segment begins with the interviewer asking George Wichterich about the hedgerow fighting in...
Coolidge, Charles From Rome to Southern France
Charles Coolidge passed through Rome and went as far as Roccastrada where the Germans turned and surrounded the...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Further Combat on Okinawa and Getting Wounded
Some days after eliminating the machine gun position, Romus Burgin and his fellow Marines faced another machine gun...
Pierce, Wayne Generals Gavin and Ridgway
Wayne Pierce fought with General Gavin in Normandy. He and the airborne found him to be a god. In terms of Pierce’s...
Roderick, David German Fortifications and the Hurtgen Forest
David Roderick saw German fortifications that were made to look like homes or barns and one town was only made of...
Friedenberg, Bernard Germany
Bernard Friedenberg fought at Aachen, Germany on the Siegfried Line. He was doing the same thing over and over again...
Farley, Daniel Getting Rest, Replacements, and Shot
[Annotators Note: Daniel Farley served in the army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] The German rifle...
Livaudais, James Glider Infantry
James Livaudais was part of the division which was to become the Sergeant York Division—the 82nd Division with about 16...
Milkis, Abe Glider Training
Abe Milkis was deployed initially to Reading, England after leaving his training in the United States. It was quite an...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Hating the Enemy
John Witmeyer led his platoon through a break in a concrete wall out into a wheat field after being assured by an...
Pena, William Heading to Elsenbourne
William Pena’s two sergeants were taken from him after one night and were transferred so he was given a new sergeant...
Quinn, Harry Hedgerow Fighting
Harry Quinn and his buddy attempted to locate the paratroopers the day after the landing [Annotator’s Note: the date...
Reynolds, Harley Hill 609
Harley Reynolds notes that when the sun went down that night fighters would sweep over German positions dropping flares...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" His first Silver Star
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Bell, Elmo Holding the La Fiere Bridge
[Annotators Note: Elmo Bell served in the army as a sergeant in Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Holland
After the 82nd Airborne Division finished combat operations in Normandy, Clinton Riddle and the men of the 325th Glider...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Holland and the Battle of the Bulge
During the invasion of Normandy, Clinton Riddle and most of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment landed in British Horsa...

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