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Jeffrey, Wallace End of War
Wallace Jeffery was near the Buchenwald concentration camp when the war ended in Germany. The camp had been liberated...
Bornstein, Lester End of War and Reflections
Lester M. Bornstein could not believe the war was over. He had been in the Army for two years. His unit [Annotator's...
Scholl, Richard Endless Combat and Cannibals
Richard Scholl was in some of the dirtiest fighting in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf,...
Fili, William Enemy Fighters and Crew Losses
Enemy fighters would come from all directions at the bombers. William Fili says they would dive fast and then turn away...
Baum, Irving Engineering The Great Escape
When tunneling Tom, Dick, and Harry [Annotator's Note: Tom, Dick, and Harry were the codenames for the tunnels being...
Tipper, Edward England
Edward Tipper completed his paratrooper training in the United States and shipped out for England. Before going aboard...
Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Landrum, Thomas England and France
The British treated the American soldiers, including Thomas Landrum, very well. The French did too. There were...
Joy, Carrol England and France
Carrol Joy moved from England to France in July [Annotator’s Note: July 1944]. Afterward, his squadron would be in...
Neighbors, Lysander England and War's End
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors [Annotator's Note: stationed in Duxford, England with the 14th Fighter Group] serviced P-47s [...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" England to France
Erico J. Catalano enjoyed being in England and meeting the local people. It was very pleasant. When the infantry troops...
Foerster, David England, the Azores and North Africa
David Foerster was in England for a short time. He had an uncle who was a colonel in the Army Signal Corps. His uncle...
Edwards, Marvin English Base and First Mission
Marvin Raymond Edwards and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
von Frisch, Alvin Eniwetok and Leyte
Alvin von Frisch departed Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,...
Hardy, George Enlisting as an Aviation Cadet
George Hardy's father persuaded him to not join his brother in the Navy because of the race problem. He would be...
Lawler, John Enlisting in the Air Corps
John Lawler was born in September 1921 in Baltimore [Annotator's Note: Baltimore, Maryland] with three brothers and...
Kiefer, Keith Enlisting in the Air Force
Keith Kiefer was not sure that college was the right path for him. He considered going into the service. He and two...
Ebersole, William Enlisting in the Army Air Forces
William Ebersole was born in September 1924 in Arcadia, Florida. He graduated from high school there in June 1942 then...
Balaza, Charles Enlisting in the Army and Deploying to the Philippines
Charles Balaza enlisted [Annotator's Note: in the Army] on 12 February 1940 prior to the entry of the United States in...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Enlisting in the Marine Corps
Archibald Rackerby joined the Marine Corps on 27 December 1941 and went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note:...
Colburn, George Enlisting in the Marine Corps
On 11 July 1944, George Colburn and two others went into the Federal building in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston,...
Toole, Edward Enlisting in the Navy
Edward Thomas Toole wanted to join the Naval Air Force but he could not make it. The Navy appealed to him more than any...
Duffy, Gowan Enlistment
Gowan Duffy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in December 1920. He would bounce from one job to another because they...
Edwards, Marvin Enlistment
Marvin Raymond Edwards enlisted because he felt he would be drafted, and he wanted to select the Air Force. He had...
Wolff, Robert Enlistment
Robert Wolff had his first flying experience when he was 10 or 12 years old. He used to make model airplanes for fun....
Peters, Bernard Enlistment
Bernard Peters was sent to Kern, Utah for basic training. They were in tar paper barracks. They went through a...
Trotter, Bernice Enlistment
Bernice Trotter had graduated high school and she was working for an insurance company. It was a one-woman office....
Meikrantz, Frances Enlistment
Frances Meikrantz was with a girl from school. They talked a lot and looked into everything [Annotator's Note: branch...
Smith, Samuel Enlistment
Samuel W. Smith wanted to join the Air Corps as an aviation cadet. In 1942, Smith convinced his mother to sign his...
Hussey, William Enlistment and Assignments
When William Hussey graduated from high school he was too young to enter the Naval Academy, so he signed up for the...
Harold, Paul Enlistment and Deployment
Harold Paul wanted to join the Air Corps [Annotator's Note: the US Army Air Corps, later the Air Forces] as an aerial...
Cart, William "Bill" Enlistment and Flight School
[Annotator's Note: William Cart was a student at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston,...
Hayward, David Enlistment and Flight Training
David K. Hayward decided to enlist [Annotator's Note: in February 1942] and do something attractive to him instead of...
Harris, Oran Enlistment and Heading Overseas
Oran Harris was 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was returning from Sunday school when a man called out...
Weller, James Enlistment and Normandy
James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine. The submarine...
Sparacino, Paul Enlistment and Nuclear Tests
Paul Sparacino was born in July 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana. His father drove a log truck. They moved to Alexandria,...

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