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Baul, Henry Overseas Deployment
After completing basic training, Henry Baul was allowed to return home for leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized...
LeBlanc, Andrew Overseas Deployment and Postwar Life
Andrew Leblanc was shipped to the Philippines. He lived in a pup tent [Annotator's Note: also called a shelter-half,...
Fulco, Joseph Overseas Deployment, Patrols and Senior Officers
After training in Wisconsin, Joseph P. Fulco was shipped overseas. He departed on the RMS Aquitania. The trip was the...
Barger, Joseph Overseas Duty in the Pacific
Joseph Barger was assigned as a machinist’s mate in the engine rooms aboard the USS LST-716. After amphibious training...
McCowen, William Overseas Experience
William McCowen was assigned to a P-61 Black Widow [Annotator's Note: Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter aircraft...
Melancon, Addy Overseas in Europe
Addy Melancon was sent overseas to England to join the 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division. He...
Batty, William Overseas in Europe
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear a dog panting in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was assigned to the 58th...
Scoppa, Carmen Overseas in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Carmen Scoppa is in a hospital and voices can be heard in the background throughout the interview.]...
Harrison, William Overseas in the Pacific
After completing his Merchant Marine training, William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was sent to Miami, Florida. He then...
Velfling, Jacob Overseas in the Pacific and War's End
Upon arrival in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in June 1945, Jacob Velfling, Jr. and the rest of his...
Leopold, Vernon Overseas Service
Vernon Leopold and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was trained as bombardier-navigator on the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber. His crew...
Asbury, Richard Overseas to England
Richard Asbury graduated from Mariana, Florida [Annotator's Note: Marianna Army Airfield] and went to Hamilton Field,...
Luers, Harold Overseas to Europe
Harold Luers served in the 85th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Regimental Headquarters, 347th Infantry Regiment,...
Geller, Robert Overseas to Europe
After training in the Army, Robert Geller boarded a ship to Liverpool [Annotator’s Note: Liverpool, England] as a...
King, William Overseas to Europe
[Annotator's Note: William King was trained to repair and maintain communications equipment at Camp Crowder, Missouri...
Carlson, Donald Overseas to Play Basketball
After basic training, Donald Rudolph Carlson was shipped to Fort Bliss, Texas for training in an anti-aircraft battery...
Kough, Edward Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
Riggs, William Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Someone off camera interjects at various points.] As his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Suwannee (...
Annas, Floyd Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Annas was training for air sea rescue at Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base, in Biloxi...
Davis, Arthur Overview of Career
Arthur Davis was born in March 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Tulane University, he was an...
Symons, John P-51s and Going Home
John Symons started out with P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft]. Chennault [Annotator's...
Stroud, William Pacific and Back Home Again
William Scott Stroud and his crew carried out 39 strategic bombing missions. [Annotator's Note: Having been shot down...
Blackwell, David Pacific Assignments and Occupation of Japan
David McKinley Blackwell did not stay in New Guinea long. The terrain was mountainous and covered in jungle. From there...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Banyas, Martin Pacific Combat and War's End
Martin Banyas enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 because he liked the fighting Marines. The first job for his ship [...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Pacific Duty
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roy Boreen was stationed at the Section Base until 1943. After that, he was sent to...
Spaetgens, William Pacific Duty
William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...
Romano, Joseph Pacific Invasions and War's End
Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...
Schmetzer, Charles Pacific Tour in the Navy
After twelve weeks of training in Gulfport [Annotator's Note: Gulfport, Mississippi] Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was sent...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Paradise in the Philippines
Wilbur Thomas was assigned to supervise and maintain all the utilities including the pipeline, water, electricity, and...
Baul, Henry Parents
When he was discharged, Henry Baul took a taxi from North Carolina to Washington D.C. He returned home to his family,...
Ammerman, Gale Paris and Postwar Life
During Operation Varsity [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel, Germany], the glider pilots of one...
Fallon, John Paris Before Home
John T. Fallon had to wait to go home. He had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a...
Towle, John Paris Then Home
John W. Towle was given a jeep ride after leaving the Bovary family and arrived in Paris at the 15th Air Force...
Oldberg, Nils Patrol in the Philippines
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone in the background that is assisting the interviewee in answering the interviewer’s...

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