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Hatala, Albert Combat at Cassino
Albert Hatala and his family left Czechoslovakia when he was young and does not recall if they kept in touch with their...
Jones, Johnnie Combat Decisions on D-Day
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior [Annotator's Note: in the 494th Port Battalion, 6th Engineer Special Brigade] was in the...
Becker, Irving Combat Experiences
Irving Becker never talks much about his combat experiences, unlike some people who talk about their battlefield or...
Porter, Allen Combat in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Coughing can be heard throughout this segment.] In November 1944, Allen Porter [Annotator's Note: in...
Waldeck, Frank Combat in Europe
Frank J. Waldeck [Annotator's Note: in Company C, 1st Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division]...
Acker, Charles Combat in Europe
Charles Acker [Annotator's Note: of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division] shows the...
Cheever, Lawrence Combat in France and Return Home
[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times.] Larry Cheever [Annotator's Note: with the...
McCool, William Combat in Germany
William McCool and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry...
Evans, Donald Combat in Sicily
The sky was full of German planes and right before it got daylight, Donald Evans was on deck and could see the Italian...
McKinnon, Lee Combat in the Mediterranean
As Lee O. McKinnon was on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Calvert (APA-32)] that had reached North Africa for an...
Davis, Jack Combat Life in the Field
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Combat Medic
Maurice Zolkower was told he would receive a helmet with a Red Cross on it and be transferred to the 92nd Mechanized...
Brueland, Lowell Combat MIssions
Lowell Brueland became Senior Flight Leader before the Normandy D-Day invasion. He had the opportunity to become the...
Brooks, James Combat Missions
For James "Jim" L. Brooks' [Annotator's Note: a pilot with 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force]...
Baum, Irving Combat Missions and Shot Down
The exact date that Irving Baum got to England [Annotator's Note: as a bombardier with the 407th Bombardment Squadron,...
Smith, Thomas Combat on Tinian
Tinian was only about nine days [Annotator's Note: Battle of Tinian, 24 July to 1 August 1944, Tinian, Mariana Islands...
Wilson, Paul Combat Reflections
Paul Wilson joined the 17th Airborne [Annotator's Note: Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
Kitts, James Combat to Race Car Driver
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Albert Kitts what it was like to be in combat for the first time.] It was...
Foster, Robert Combat, Fear, and Death
The first time somebody shoots at you, the bullet pops when it goes past your head. Robert E. Foster remembers that...
Cart, William "Bill" Coming Home
William Cart returned to the United States in January 1946. If Cart was going to be in a dogfight, he would have...
Goodwin, Kenneth Coming Home
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin finished his part of the history [Annotator's Note: of 185th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry...
Sullivan, George Coming Home
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was a prisoner of war of the Japanese and was working as slave laborer on the...
Buckner, Jack Coming Home
After being promoted to captain and finishing his last bombing mission, Jack Buckner left his group [Annotator's Note:...
Angst, Lawrence Coming Home and Postwar Life
Lawrence Angst was very anxious to get back to school after the war. He got his degree on the G.I. Bill. He became a...
Fogg, Floyd Coming Out Alive
The second and final time Floyd Fogg was wounded, the Marines were taking Hill 515 for the fifth time. They were...
Clausen, Elfriede Coming to America
Living in West Germany was very different for Elfriede Clausen [Annotator's Note: from living in East Germany under the...
Grunte, Leon Coming to America
Leon Grunte ended up in London, England and started training to be a nurse. He wanted to stay there. London was fun. He...
Bloch, Itka Coming to America
Itka Bloch waited a long time to come to America. She likes America very much. She had a choice and picked America. You...
Bolster, Elisabeth Coming to America
Elisabeth Bolster and her husband left Bremerhaven for America. There were four tier bunk beds on the ship. There were...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Coming to America
In 1961, Ivan Bodis-Wollner visited his girlfriend and applied to go to medical school in the United States. Cornell...
Cowan, John Commissioned Twice
John L. Cowan went on active duty in February or March 1945. He was at MIT [Annotator's Note: Massachusetts Institute...
Maxwell, Robert Commitment to Veterans Affairs
Robert Maxwell stays busy representing veterans. He is committed to a local memorial for them. It lists names of men...
Spielberg, Arnold Communications Expert
Arnold Spielberg was not depressed or unhappy being a communications guy [Annotator's Note: in the 490th Bombardment...
Armstrong, Henry Communism and Integration
Henry Armstrong never got concerned about Communism after World War 2. He had faith in his country that we would not be...
Sarosi, George Communism in Budapest
George A. Sarosi grew up hating the Russians. He did not hate the Germans as much because they were more remote. The...
Sarosi, George Communism versus Freedom
George A. Sarosi, like everyone else in Hungary, had a dossier that contained general information such as his...

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