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Houseman, Donelson "Don" Enemy Tanks and Bad Weather
Donelson Houseman was confident in his training. What worried him was that he did not know where he was. He was taken...
Bowsher, Walter Experiences During the Korean War
Walter Bowsher was at Pusan and then Inchon during the Korean War. He was told to report to a warrant officer for duty...
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Carver, Jack Experiencing Combat
Jack Carver fought face to face with the Germans during the war. They could see each other's faces. It was obvious the...
Boitnott, Monty Faid Pass
Monty Joe Boitnott rested after Sened Station. The groups that were supposed to move toward the port did not make it...
Franzky, Gerhard Falaise-Argentan and Being Captured
[Annotator's Note: Gerhard Franzky served in the Waffen SS as a communications officer in Headquarters, 22nd Regiment,...
DeForest, Harold Fighting a Hated Enemy
In Harold DeForest's platoon there were two squads of machine guns and three squads of mortars. There were about 12 men...
Boyd, Richard L. Fighting a King Tiger
Richard Boyd had been taught that fighting the war was his job. He never gave any thought to the fact that the enemy...
Reynolds, Harley Fighting in North Africa
Harley Reynolds was one of the first people under fire during the invasion of North Africa. Reynolds saw fighting on...
Peterson, Carl Fighting in North Africa and Sicily
At one time in North Africa there was a big tank battle going on. Carl Peterson was up in the mountains and could see...
Reynolds, Harley Fighting in North Africa comes to a close
Harley Reynolds notes that a few of the wounded men were dragging behind. They made it to the trench area. They had men...
Tweed, Earl Fighting in the Hedgerows
Earl Tweed had to revamp his plans after getting off the beach and reaching high ground [Annotator's Note: Tweed had...
Sakato, George Fighting in the Hills in Southern France
George Sakato recalled that they took that hill then had to take a few others [Annotator's Note: during fighting in...
Feldman, Henry Fighting in the Hürtgen Forest
Henry Feldman and the 8th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Feldman was a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Mace, Sterling Fighting Inland on Peleliu
Sterling Mace and his platoon [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Murphy, Thomas Fighting Near Munich
On 18 April 1945 Thomas Murphy was shot. A few days before that happened they were attacked by German infantry...
Durocher, Edmund Fighting on Guadalcanal
Edmund Durocher had been in Headquarters Company but was transferred out ten days before they left New River [Annotator...
Mace, Sterling Fighting on Ngesebus Island
Sterling Mace and Company K, along with Companies L and I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment were told to withdraw...
Jenkins, Samuel Fighting the Germans and Being Captured
Samuel Jenkins does not remember hearing the fire fight in the next town over because of all the shelling in his...
McEnery, James Fighting the Japanese and Malaria
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Farley, Daniel Fighting to the Pointe
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] The 29th...
Guidry, Lewis Final Thoughts
Lewis Guidry thinks it is very important to keep the history of World War 2 alive. A major message is to always try to...
Pierce, William "Bill" Fire Missions on Okinawa
William Pierce recounts the lack of success for the 37mm gun in Europe. He discusses a Marine Medal of Honor recipient...
Malec, Henry First Combat
Henry Malec, along with three or four other men, was transported by truck to his first combat experience. It was very...
Hartzell, Frank First Combat and Losing Friends
Frank Hartzell and his battalion [Annotator's Note: Hartzell served on a machine gun crew in Company B, 21st Armored...
Houston, Jack First Days on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
VanDuzer, Raymond First Months in Combat
Once Raymond VanDuzer and his fellow soldiers cleared the beach they started marching or moved out on trucks. They went...
East, Clyde Flights After D-Day
After D-Day, Clyde East and the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began to work in a rather routine fashion. The...
Laborde, Lucien From D-Day to St. Lo
Lucien Laborde was a regimental adjutant in the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division when he landed in...
Wichterich, George From the 9th Ward to the Army
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with the interviewer and George Wichterich talking about a tank that was knocked out...
Martin, Oscar From the Hürtgen Forest to the Battle of the Bulge
Oscar Otto Martin, being a combat medic, moved around in different companies of the 28th Infantry Division [Annotator's...
Rogers, John Frozen Roads, Chow and Carrying a Tommy Gun
John Rogers recalls that the area they were operating in and out of was Modave, Belgium. Modave was where they lost the...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin General Patton’s Complaints
Benjamin Schleider and 6th Armored Division were advancing into Grostenquin, Germany. The 35th Infantry Division was...
Seltzer, Arthur German Concentration Camps
Arthur Seltzer reached Munich, Germany. The troops could tell the war was coming to an end. That was the location of...
White, Alexander German Occupation and Resettlement of Polish Jews
Although there was a Gestapo presence in their town, Alexander White's father felt it was safe for his family to return...
Lesser, Benjamin German Occupation of Krakow
Benjamin Lesser recalled the early morning in September 1939 when his three story apartment building started to shake....

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