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Colburn, George Thoughts on War
Being in a hole with Jimmy Grimes when he got shot through the head, and Harrington got his belly split open stands out...
Smith, Arthur Thoughts on War
Arthur Smith did not burden his children with World War 2. It became current in his life as a result of his youngest...
Kolesa, Thomas Thoughts On War and Life
Thomas Kolesa feels he had the best education he could have ever gotten from the Marine Corps. When he got into...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Three Days Aboard a Train
Itka Zygmuntowicz was 15 years old when she was taken to the Nowe Miasto Ghetto. There were outbreaks of typhus there...
Fili, William Three on a Match
On William Fili's first mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] on 5 April 1944, his was the only crew...
George, Carroll Three Ships
Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...
Colburn, George Thrown in the Brig and Going Home
The Chinese would grab people on the streets and hand them over to the Americans if they were Japanese. George Colburn...
Brown, Jules Time in China
Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] was stationed at Shanghai [Annotator's Note: Shanghai...
Levine, Arthur Time in England
In March 1944, Arthur Levine received orders with a replacement group to deploy overseas to Europe. Boarded a ship and...
Geary, Joseph Time Off and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Joseph Geary what he and the men did on their downtime.] The best thing they...
Jordan, James Time Off and Russians
While stationed in Germany [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 333rd Engineer Special Service Regiment],...
Ambrose, Haney Time to Serve
Haney Ambrose was born in 1922 in Baton, Rouge, Louisiana. His father was a carpenter and farmer during the Great...
Rupp, Robert Time Well Spent
There was not much of a question for Robert Rupp about whether to fight or not. He knew a couple people who got...
Pbert, Herman To America and the Army
Herman Pbert was in the hospital as the war was ending. He was told he had done a good job cleaning his own shrapnel...
Reavis, Carrel To Hawaii and Back
Carrel Reavis went from Virginia to basic training on a segregated train. When he went overseas, his ammunition company...
Colburn, George To Hell and Back
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go...
Little, Henry To Korea
Henry Little joined the National Guard after World War 2 ended. He went into the combat engineers and went to Camp...
Cascio, Roy To The Pacific
Roy Cascio's parents were devastated when he was drafted in 1943. He had just turned 18. They were great people and...
Lowry, Robert To the Pacific
Robert "Bob" Lowry and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-538] finally got beached and dropped out of the convoy [...
Muller, Henry Tokyo Rose
2 September 1945 was the official surrender on the USS Missouri. Muller had gone over to watch the Japanese go aboard...
Johnson, Erwin Told He Was Free Again
They walked to the factory with Japanese guards who would turn them over to the factory guards who were Manchurians and...
Kiplinger, Austin Top Secret Meeting Alert
After action in the Marshall Islands [Annotator's Note: Marshall Islands Campaign, 29 January to 22 February 1944,...
Lewis, Donald Torpedoed
Donald Lewis has no memory of the ship's cabin and knows this from his mother's written summary of their trip. [...
Trahan, Clifton Torpedoed and Burned
On the big merchant ships, Clifton Trahan was a fireman and water tender [Annotator's Note: Trahan worked in the engine...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Toughest Mission
Floyd Horne flew a lot of missions before his D-Day missions [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on...
Keller, Jack Toughest Missions and P-51s
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout the interview as he had a stroke and has trouble...
Jameson, William Tour in Italy
William Graham Jameson landed in Italy [Annotator's Note: and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry...
Prince, Robert Touring American Defense Plants
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped liberate the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon, Philippines on 30...
Roed, Harold Trade School
Harold Roed knew he would be going into the service once the war started, just not when or how. His father worked for...
Snyder, Kenneth Trading Booze for Lumber
In a battery of 120 men [Annotator's Note: Battery D, 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion], they had to set up their...
Bosworth, Paul Trading Cigarettes for Potatoes
Paul Bosworth was in Nuremberg [Annotator's Note: Stalag XIII-D Nürnberg Langwasser, Nuremberg, Germany] for a week and...
Debrick, Arnold Train Ride Across France
Arnold Debrick would try to do just about anything. They were proceeding across France on a train and Debrick and a...
Lochra, Albert Training
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr.'s father had been in World War 1. His brother went overseas on the Aquitania [Annotator's Note...
Race, John "Jack Race" Training Afghan Airline Pilots
John T. "Jack" Race does not know how his war experiences influenced his postwar career, except to say that even though...
Drake, Betty Training and Assignment
Betty Sue Drake went to paymaster school after basic training and was sent then to Washington [Annotator's Note:...
Saylor, Herbert Training and Deployment
Herbert Saylor was drafted shortly after graduating from high school. His father and sister brought Saylor to the train...

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