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Forcinella, Frank Battle of the Bulge
Frank Forcinella only heard about what the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German...
Alter, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Alter first used his personal weapon on a patrol. He was a reconnaissance officer for his battalion [Annotator's...
Blakey, Thomas Battle of the Bulge
Thomas J. Blakey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were in...
Sivak, Steve Battle of the Bulge
Steve Sivak [Annotator's Note: a supply clerk in the 72nd Publicity Service Battalion, 3rd Army] made his way from...
Floravante, Emile Battle of the Bulge and Hurtgen Forest
Alfred Anthony Alvarez's unit [Annotator's Note: 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division] was given a new...
Fiore, Dominick Battle of the Bulge and Malmedy Massacre
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Dominic Fiore already in conversation with the interviewer.] Fiore's...
Wilson, Donald Battle of the Marianas, Flight Training, War's End and Postwar Service
Donald Wilson and the USS Vincennes (CL-64) participated in the shore bombardment of Saipan and Tinian during the...
Levy, Stanley Becoming a Cryptographer
On 7 December 1941, Stanley "Stan" Levy was sitting on the floor of the family home reading the newspaper and listening...
Richard, Martin Becoming a Flight Engineer and Overseas Deployment
When Martin Richard was inducted into the service, he could choose his branch of service. You could not volunteer, you...
Winestone, Ted Becoming a Marine
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish-Jewish refugee] did not talk much about his war experience with his new peers...
Lepore, Louis Becoming a Marine
Louis R. Lepore joined the Marine Corps in September 1942 and retired in May 1971 after 29 years of service. Lepore...
Welch, Darrell Becoming a P-38 Pilot
Darrell Welch trained on twin engine aircraft. He was flying bombers in flight school and assumed he was going to be a...
Kopp, Alois Becoming a Pharmacist Mate and Postwar Career
Alois Kopp was in Pocatello, Idaho in the Civilian Conservation Camp when the Navy recruited him. He was sent to San...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Becoming a Sailor
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson enlisted in the Navy and was sent to a ship in the Hudson River to train on. He was supposed...
Cuniff, Claude Becoming a Sailor
Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior was assigned to the USS General G.O. Squier (AP-130) out of San Francisco [Annotator's...
Murphy, Paul Becoming a Sailor
Paul J. Murphy was born in Chillicothe, Missouri. He graduated from high school in 1943 and was immediately drafted...
Befera, Victor Becoming a Sailor and War's End
Victor Befera learned of and passed the V-12 [Annotator's Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to 1946]...
Buckley, James Becoming a Senator
James Buckley went back to his normal work [Annotator's Note: after running and not getting a political seat in New...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Becoming a Soldier
R.M. Wilkes was born in July 1923 in Georgia. His father was a pharmacist in the small town of Cobbville [Annotator's...
Ginrich, Ralph Becoming a Soldier
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary. He had completed basic training just fine. Reaching...
Cowell, Ernest Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
When Ernest Cowell was in high school, his friends started being drafted. One boy was a tanker [Annotator's Note: part...
Haynes Sr., James Becoming a Soldier and Overseeing POWs
James E. Haynes Sr. was inducted into the US Army at Fort Jackson [Annotator’s Note: Fort Jackson in Columbia, South...
Winestone, Ted Becoming an American
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish Jewish refugee] was placed in a DP camp [Annotator's Note: displaced persons...
Christiansen, Ejnar Becoming an American Citizen
After the war ended, Ejnar Christiansen returned to Denmark to visit his family for the first time in over six years....
Bolin, George Beginnings of Browns Shipyard
Starting about 1940, Brown Shipyard [Annotator's Note: Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas] began as a result...
Sandoz, James Being a Cajun in the Army
Being a Cajun [Annotator's Note: a member of self-contained communities in southern Louisiana of French Canadian...
Henry, Margaret Being a Journalist
Margaret Brewer Henry is from Atlanta, Georgia. She double majored in Spanish and Journalism when she was in college....
Jordan, Bryce Being a Weekend Warrior and Last Flights
Bryce Jordan was discharged from active duty in the US Air Force in 1954 and returned to the Air National Guard....
Dixon, Leon Being Black in Europe
While in Europe, Leon Dixon was treated wonderfully by the Europeans, way better than he was treated in the United...
Roxandich, George Being Captured
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: with the 104th Infantry Division] was at a reunion when a fellow veteran...
Scherer, Monroe Being Drafted and Becoming an Engineer
Monroe Scherer had lost a year of studies due to illness as a child. When he turned 18, he was still in high school. He...
Moskin, Alan Being Drafted and Enduring Racism
Alan Moskin was drafted out of Syracuse [Annotator's Note: in Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York]. He went into...
Blake, Christopher Being Homosexual in the Military
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Angst, Lawrence Being Part German
Lawrence Angst was born in July 1923 in Barberton, Ohio. His mother and father were young and struggled through the...
Hyland, Everett Being Severely Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and was aboard...
Zoltz, Hana Being Successful in America
Hana Zoltz came to America by herself to join her sister. Upon arriving, she immediately went to work in a factory. She...

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