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Jackson, Donald Segment 7
Jackson applied at Pomona College using the GI Bill. He was accepted and eventually graduated from there. He was still...
De Mers, William Segment 7
It took them 3 weeks to get to Australia in the convoy. When he came home it took 15 days.DeMers never had trouble with...
Mack, Frank Segment 7
When Mack was going into Okinawa in the Higgins boat, he claims he had a vision. It was a vision of his mother. His...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 7
The Germans had no idea what was going on. The worst part of the Battle of the Bulge for Biddle was when his friend was...
Christie, Robert Segment 7
Robert Christie got orders to go back to the United States via a troop ship. The ship was named the Newburn Victory....
Dupuy, Marsden "Pic" Segment 7
Dupuy recalls a certain sense of invincibility that stayed with him. He knew death was around every corner but he kept...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 7
Joseph Diamond was under mortar attack when he was wounded. A mortar shell exploded about 20 yards away and he felt a...
Hawk, John Segment 7
Hawk describes his war wounds from shrapnel and having the pieces picked out of his skin. He describes the results of...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 7
James recalls not having enough sense to be scared. He focused on doing his job and getting it done correctly. He...
Spencer, David Segment 7
David Paul Spencer did not run into problems with anyone except Goring [Annotators Note: German Reichsmarschall Hermann...
Hairston, Joseph Segment 7
Hairston was puzzled how in World War I and World War II, African Americans were labeled as being inefficient soldiers...
Rall, Gunther Segment 7
[Annotator's Note: for the first 35 seconds of this segment Rall is speaking German with someone in the room other than...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 7
Hopkins was aboard the Hornet when they were under attack. It was quite an attack. The first few bombs knocked out the...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 7
After they got away Corbin was told by his adjutant about Colonel Waters [Annotator's Note: US Army General John K....
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 7
After Baptiste left the Solomons he was sent to new construction. He was sent to the hospital because he lost his...
Starnes, James Segment 7
Captain Murray [Annotator’s Note: Captain Stuart S. Murray] was the captain on the USS Missouri. Starnes and Murray got...
Gatewood, Joel Segment 7
They would constantly catch rides until they got to Paris. The third day of travel they ended up in Paris. They ate...
Standifer, Leon Segment 7
The Germans had a lot of horsedrawn equipment. Their tanks were good but they were too well engineered. To get a German...
Zager, Raymond Segment 7
Captain Cochran [Annotators Note: Raymond Zager’s company commander] ordered a crew of four jeeps to head back and pick...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 7
Leisey shook hands with Eleanor Roosevelt in Pago Pago [Annotator’s Note: Samoa] when she came through the hospital he...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 7
Ben Kuroki has been ever so grateful for the fellow Americans who went to bat for him decades after the war. Their...
Lazarick, Len Segment 8
The level of camaraderie began to diminish because they were dealing with different people. If they hadn't gotten...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 8
Ari Phoutrides's only thought of that day [Annotator's Note: a kamikaze attack on 15 to 16 April 1945] was that it was...
Onesi, Anthony "Tony" Segment 8
Onesi never returned to England to see his old base. He has no desire to go back, that chapter of his life is over. He...
Tyler, Kermit Segment 8
Tyler feels Pearl Harbor was a strategic error of the Japanese. Over night people were lining up to enlist. After the...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 8
Yellin's first grandson was born in Japan. His name is Ken. Yellin recalls meeting him for the first time. Ken wanted...
Quintana, Ben Segment 8
Quintana did not talk about the war much when he got home. He did not talk about it with his kids, however with age he...
Bell, Bryan Segment 8
The captain was severely disliked. Bell remembers the captain being in the back all the time and he did not have much...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 8
Schmedemann felt that the enemy they encountered [Annotator’s Note: during the Battle of the Bulge] were far superior...
De Mers, William Segment 8
DeMers met her and they danced, talked, and had a good time [Annotator’s Note: his future wife after returning to the...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 8
John Vessey had just returned from a mission when he was told that a cease fire was going into effect and the war in...
Mack, Frank Segment 8
Mack has had a good life. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for thirty five years. He retired in 1981. His...
Christie, Robert Segment 8
Robert Christie believes that it is very important to document history. Norwich University recently helped build a...
Baynham, James Segment 8
Each compound had a command group to deal with the Germans. This also helped the Germans by having commanders over the...
Hawk, John Segment 8
Hawk estimates that his unit captured around 500 German troops after the engagement for which he was awarded the Medal...
Crain, Joe Segment 8
After the kamikaze hit the ship it was the end of the war for the crew. She came back to the states on her own power....

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