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Spera, George Combat
George Spera first saw combat in September 1944. He was scared to death. Nobody had previous combat experience...
McGee, Charles Combat Assignments and a Dog Fight
[Annotator's Note: Charles McGee served in the USAAF as a fighter pilot with the 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter...
Varuso, Anthony Combat Duty on a PT boat
Anthony Varuso thought highly of the natives on the island of New Guinea. Even though their clothing was minimal, they...
Montgomery, Dabney Combat in Italy
Dabney Montgomery arrived in Bari, Italy in January 1944. It was the day after a heavy German bombardment. There were...
Madison, Robert Combat in Italy
The troops were on the line along the banks of the Arno River [Annotator's Note: Italy], and Robert Madison was at...
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...
Bostick, Thomas Combat in the Pacific
Before entering the military, Thomas J. Bostick received some training by a World War 1 veteran while in high school....
Renstrom, Keith Combat on Tinian and Getting Over His Hatred of the Japanese
One of the Japanese jumped out of the tank [Annotator's Note: on Tinian] and Keith Renstrom shot him. He was awarded...
Strobel, Clarence Combat Stories
Clarence Strobel’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was serving in the honor guard for General MacArthur [...
Wells, Raymond Coming Home
Raymond Wells was moved to another hospital. While there his wisdom teeth were taken out and he contracted malaria...
Morgenthaler, David Commanding Civlians
David T. Morgenthaler returned to the United States at the end of the war with Europe. He had a 45 day leave [Annotator...
Creek, Roy Commanding Officers
Roy Creek commanded two infantry companies. He commanded E Company, 25th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: Company E...
Ratliff, Rob Roy Communications Training and Overseas Deployment
Rob Roy Ratliff joined the Marine Corps and trained with some of the Navajo code talkers. He received a ten day leave [...
Geldner, Mala Concentration Camp and Liberation
Mala [Annotator's Note: née Gerstner] Geldner was sent to the Oberstadt working camp [Annotator's Note: Comthurey...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Concentration Camps
After Joseph Medicine Crow had spent time in Italy, he returned to southern Germany then went to Poland. It was there...
Kaufman, Luna Concentration Camps in Poland
Luna Kaufman had to pack just one valise for her transfer out of the ghetto [Annotator's Note: the Cracow ghetto was...
Montgomery, Dabney Continuing Education
Dabney Montgomery rode from Berlin, Germany through Paris to join a group of Americans there. They proceeded into North...
Brown, Roscoe Crew Chiefs, the Tuskegee Airmen. Inc. and Postwar Accomplishments
Dr. Roscoe Brown’s crew chief was Marcellus Smith whose nickname was Chow Hound. He was a very dedicated crew chief....
Breen, Vernon Crossing the Atlantic
Vernon Breen says that during the trip across the North Atlantic [Annotator's Note: Atlantic Ocean], the weather was...
Reitman, Seymour Crossing the Danube
After the Battle of the Ruhr Pocket, Seymour Reitman and his division [Annotator's Note: Reitman was a member of...
Muelder, Milton E. Culmination of Service
Milton Muelder had been stationed in London, England until the Allied troops moved into France, after which he was...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Custer's Last Stand
Joseph Medicine Crow had a grandfather named White Man Runs Him. That grandfather was actually the brother of Medicine...
Rice, Darold D-Day Landing
Darold Rice remembers that the night of June 5th they heard the engines suddenly roar louder than they had ever heard...
Aigner, Leslie Dachau followed by Liberation
Leslie Aigner and the other inmates were weak when they entered the camp [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp...
Taffel, Nathan Death March and LIberation
Nathan Taffel and his brother were forced by the Germans to leave their labor camp and begin a death march. The weather...
Altmann, Judith Death March to Bergen Belsen and Liberation by the British
Judith Altmann recalled that it took three weeks, mostly traveling on foot, to move from Essen to Bergen-Belsen. The...
Jones, Johnnie Demanding Equal Treatment at the Draft Board
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior went to Southern University Demonstration High School [Annotator's Note: Southern University...
Sarosi, George Denial, Fear then Resistance
George A. Sarosi's parents were fully aware of what was happening in Germany prior to the war. His father had been...
Cole, Harold Deployed Overseas
Harold Stanford Cole did not experience segregation while he was growing up. When he got into the service, he did not...
Lininger, Schuyler Deployment and Occupation Duty
Schuyler Lininger was sent to the Pacific in August 1945. He was part of the replacement troops coming in for the...
Birnbaum, Stanley Deployment and Return
After Stanley Jack Birnbaum arrived in England, he sailed across the English Channel and arrived in France a few days...
LaNier, Joseph Deployment to Hawaii
Joseph LaNier exited San Francisco toward Pearl Harbor. Everything that LaNier saw when he went into the Navy was new...
Jefferson, Alexander Deployment, Life in Italy, Combat and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Alexander Jefferson traveled overseas on the top deck with White nurses in a group of all Black officers. The White...
Thompson, Willie Deployment, Ranks, and Race
When Willie Wesley Thompson volunteered for the service, the Navy told him he did not have to go because he had bad...
Chandler, Howard Deportation
On 27 October 1942, Howard Chandler was on his way to work when he observed more soldiers in town than usual. [...
Griffith, Ralph Describing Captivity
Ralph Griffith said the worst part of being a prisoner was the uncertainty. They never got any news. They had no idea...

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