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Hoff, Donald Transfer to the Saratoga
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Hatch, Norman Transferred to the 5th Division
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] moved up to the next island because there...
Spaulding, Arthur Transition to Civilian Life
Adjusting to civilian life was not easy for Arthur Spaulding, but there were so many others in the same situation. They...
Saunders, David Transporting Loads and Contracting Dysentery
[Annotator's Note: David R. Saunders joined the Merchant Marine and during a port call in Egypt he contracted Bacillary...
Harris, Carroll Treatment and Discharge
The first treatment Carroll Harris received was heat lamps on his legs. However, his legs and feet began blistering, so...
Blonder, Erwin Trench Foot, Patton, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Erwin Blonder was sent to a hospital in Illinois for his trench foot. He remembers another incident regarding his...
Lejeune, Lawrence Trip Around Australia and New Guinea
Lawrence John Lejeune was a Merchant Marine sailor on a liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced...
Wilson, Adolph Troops on Iwo Jima and Going Home
Adolph Wilson was a platoon sergeant on Iwo Jima but acted as a lieutenant after the officers were wounded or killed....
Duncan, Reginald Twice Wounded and Performance of Troops
Reginald Duncan was wounded twice during his time in Europe but refused to receive the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note:...
Harris, Rufus Typhoon and Atomic Bomb
The biggest problem on Rufus Harris' ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Miami (CL-89)] was a typhoon [Annotator's Note:...
Lebow, Cleatus Unions and Reunions
Cleatus Lebow believes that, although the contents of the crate they carried to was top secret, speculation among the...
Clancey, Michael Unpopularity of the Vietnam War
Michael Clancey felt anger about the ambushes carried out on American convoys [Annotator's Note: in Vietnam during the...
Glass, Jack USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was the end of Jack Glass' combat tour. They finished up the Marianas operation then...
Buell, Harold "Hal" USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-12)
Harold Buell did two combat cruises with two different squadrons aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6), the "Big E." She was...
Burton, Windom USS Enterprise (CV-6) Attacked
Windom Joseph Burton was aboard the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] when it was hit by enemy...
Memory, Frank USS Gato (SS-212) and Postwar
Frank George Memory was a crewman on a submarine [Annotator’s Note: USS Gato (SS-212)]. The boat was about 300 feet...
Rupert, Gerald USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
Gerald Rupert was scheduled to go to the Pacific prior the dropping of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Samuelson, Jack USS Louisville (CA-28)
Jack D. Samuelson was assigned with two other officers [Annotator’s Note: he was newly assigned to the USS Louisville (...
Wilson, Donald USS New Orleans (CA-32) and the Battle of the Coral Sea
Donald Wilson reported to San Francisco for duty assignment at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS New Orleans (CA-32). The...
Rorschach, Robert USS Pickaway (APA-222)
Robert L. Rorschach was a member of the radar crew on the Pickaway [Annotator's Note: USS Pickaway (APA-222)] which was...
Newsom, James USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
James Newsom was assigned to the USS Sarsfield (DD-837) in New York. The Sarsfield was larger than his previous...
Zeringer, Harold USS SC-1011
Harold Zeringer had a great ship with the Submarine Chaser 1011 [Annotator's Note: USS SC-1011 was a SC-497 class...
Spaulding, Arthur V-E Day and Home
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]...
Symons, John Various Reflections
In China, John Symons had one slit trench to take cover in in the event of a Japanese attack. One guy jumped in, hit...
Halloran, Walter Vietnam War
Walter Halloran packed up and left his family to serve his first tour of duty in Vietnam. He was not alone in pondering...
McCowen, William Vietnam War and Cold War Experience
After World War 2 and the Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 to 1953], William McCowen served in the Vietnam War. He...
Burnett, Marshall Visiting His Dying Mother and Postwar Life
Marshall Burnett boarded a train at Grand Central Station [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York] bound for Meridian...
Severance, Dave Vivid Memories, Occupation Duty and Service in Later Wars
Besides the flag raising, Dave Severance's most vivid memory was the loss of troops. They knew that the Japanese were...
DeForest, Harold VJ Day and Going Home
Harold DeForest was on Leyte on his way back to the 37th Infantry Division when the atomic bomb was dropped and the war...
Kneflin, Charles VJ Day and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Carruth, John VJ-Day to the Philippines
Towards the end of World War 2, John Carruth, serving in the Navy, was sent to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note:...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Waiting to Go Home
When the war was over, Leslie V. Freeman was pulled back to a rest area. They came up with the point system [Annotator'...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Wanting to Kick Doolittle
Nobody on Omer Van Huylenbrouck's plane was ever wounded by flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire] as far...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" War and Aftermath
Lydia Grant witnessed the attack on the American facilities at Pearl Harbor firsthand. The Japanese strafed the...
Goyette, Donald War Comes to a Close
After rejoining his unit [Annotator's Note: 869th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 21st Bomber Command,...
Spera, George War Ends
George Spera and the 102nd Infantry Division got to the Elbe River about 24 April [Annotator's Note: 24 April 1945]....

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