Tank warfare

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Boitnott, Monty Kasserine Pass and War's End
Monty Joe Boitnott thought the strategy was ill advised at Kasserine Pass because they knew the enemy was coming. They...
Wells, Raymond Landing at Salerno
On 1 April 1943 Raymond Wells boarded a troop train to New York where they went aboard a ship. His brother Irwin, who...
Marr, John W Lessons from La Fiere
For John Marr it is paramount to relentlessly train military leadership based on the lessons learned from failed...
Marr, John W Levy's Outpost
After Lieutenant John Marr and the rest of Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment crossed the La Fiere causeway,...
Wells, Raymond Life After War
Raymond Wells retired from the service in June of 1983. After retiring, Wells moved to Fort Worth, Texas but eventually...
Livaudais, James Merderet Combat
James Livaudais saw a man named Oseroff killed. That was the first combat death that Livaudais witnessed. He merely...
Morgan, George Normandy
George Morgan left Fort Pierce after a month and a half along with two dozen other men. [Annotator’s Note: Fort...
Rendelman, Ed Normandy Hedgerows
Ed Rendelman and his battalion [Annotator’s Note: 2nd Battalion, 359th Regiment, 90th Infantry Division] immediately...
Weller, James North Africa and Sicily
James Weller landed in North Africa on 9 November 1942 while the Vichy French were still in combat with the Americans...
Roderick, David Opening the Falaise Gap and Liberating Paris and Moving through France
David Roderick had to keep the lane open in Cherbourg for Patton and the 3rd Army. He also helped stop Hitler’s counter...
Moore, Charles Operation Market Garden
Charles Moore and his outfit flew many supply runs into France. [Annotator’s Note: Moore had returned to England with...
Seltzer, Arthur Preparing for D-Day
After landing in Glasgow, Scotland, Arthur Seltzer took a train down to a town near Liverpool called Congleton Cheshire...
Hirsekorn, Fred Promoted to Tank Commander
Fred Hirsekorn's first combat was in the Vosges Mountains. They moved so much and so fast that they all lost track of...
Marr, John W Reinforcements
After darkness fell, Lieutenant John Marr began to lead the 1st Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment back to...
Hirsekorn, Fred Retreat from Rittershoffen
Fred Hirsekorn's unit [Annotators Note: Company C, 25th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division] had a tough time at...
Farley, Daniel Saarlautern to the Battle fo the Bulge
[Annotators Note: Daniel Farley served in the army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] Farley was hit in...
Rogers, John Segment 1
John Rogers was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. He went to college in Indiana then got a job as a recreation...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 1
[Annotator's Note: Interview begins mid-discussion with brief mention of the Malmedy Massacre, the massacre of 84...
Tenney, Lester Segment 1
Tenney joined the National Guard in November of 1940. He joined to get his year of service completed before the draft...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 1
Corbin discusses the Battle of the Bulge, the Hammelburg Raid, and the book The Longest Winter [Annotator's Note: The...
Zawada, Robert Segment 10
They crossed the river at Burgson to continue moving towards the camp [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as...
Pomroy, Frank Segment 10
Pomroy went back to get the wounded Marvin Hattan who was screaming and moaning from his wounds [Annotator’s Note:...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 10
Baum was sickened by the sight and the situation. He had to regroup his men and come up with a plan to get back to the...
Deen, Braswell Segment 10
The second day they were run out by the Japanese again [Annotator’s Note: On Okinawa, April 1945]. Deen notes that it...
Zawada, Robert Segment 12
Zawada said the POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] did not look that bad. He remembers that there were about...
Scheffel, Charles "Charlie" Segment 15
Charles Scheffel located the headquarters of the 39th Infantry Regiment. He reported to the colonel who was glad to see...
Sakato, George Segment 2
The 442nd RCT and 100th Battalion came together in Naples and that is when Sakato joined E Company. After camping at...
Rogers, John Segment 2
John Rogers unit was stalemated for days in different places. St. Lo in particular was a tough assignment. They had a...
Akins,Robert Segment 2
[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Martello, Dominic Segment 2
During the invasion, Martello remembered going down the rope ladders while the waves were around 35 feet high. You had...
Ehlers, Walter Segment 2
The 3rd Infantry Division assimilated all of its regiments into the 3rd Division's headquarters at Fort Lewis,...
Sakato, George Segment 3
Sakato recalled that they took that hill finally and had to take a few others [Annotator’s Note: during fighting in...
Laborde, Lucien Segment 3
Lucien Laborde was a regimental adjutant with the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division when he landed in...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 3
Theodore Finkbeiner and the paratroopers he was with started heading toward Gela. Whenever they heard shooting they...

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