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Reynolds, Harley Kasserine Pass
Harley Reynolds’s 2nd battalion was in Faid Pass when the Germans made an attack to penetrate their lines and take some...
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...
Reynolds, Harley Landing at Omaha Beach
Harley Reynolds and his unit were given a specific assignment. The planners were aware that their beachhead was...
Reynolds, Harley Landing at Sicily
Harley Reynolds and his unit trained for Sicily on an incredibly rocky shoreline. The shore they actually landed on in...
Dabney, William G. Landing on DDay
William Dabney and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion flew their balloons from the ships. Dabney was responsible for...
Quigley, Tom Last Day in Normandy
Tom Quigley remembers watching as the two platoons before his made their way down the hillside, through some fields,...
Wichterich, George Last Weeks of the War
[Annotators Note: George Wichterich served as a platoon sergeant in the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 30th Infantry...
Pendleton, Arthur Latrines and Enemy Bombings
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Shaw, Roger Leaving the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw arrived in Bahia, Brazil aboard the SS . He had met some associates previously in Bahia, but he discovered...
Trindal, Wesley Lessons of the Hurtgen Forest
Wesley Trindal had dreams about the war. He would dream that he was in it again and would keep the barracks awake while...
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,...
Marr, John W Manoir La Fiere
John Marr landed in water up to his armpits on D Day after the jump [Annotators Note: into Normandy] and immediately...
Reynolds, Harley Meeting the Germans head on
Harley Reynolds notes that by one in the morning they stopped and rested. The next morning they were in position and...
Livaudais, James Merderet Combat
James Livaudais saw a man named Oseroff killed. That was the first combat death that Livaudais witnessed. He merely...
Pendleton, Arthur Military Records and Washing Machine Charlie
When Arthur Pendleton was on the ridge he recalled a shell from a Japanese naval gun landing in front of them. The...
Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Anzio
For Charles Coolidge, success [Annotators Note: success in combat] continued in Italy. His unit [Annotators Note:...
Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Rome
Charles Coolidge recalls the weather at Monte Cassino as being cold and rainy. Coolidge feels that had they gone with...
Reynolds, Harley More stories from Sicily
Harley Reynolds went through the town of Troina but did not fight there. Company F ran into most of the resistance...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Mortain
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Boitnott, Monty Moving to the Mediterranean
Monty Joe Boitnott was at a bomber base in Algeria. There were no air bases in Tunisia because almost all of the bases...
Addison, Robert A. New Georgia then going home
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison was a member of the US Marine Corps 1st Raider Battalion.]After Bloody Ridge they went...
Bell, Elmo No Audio
[Annotator's Note: due to a technical problem, audio for this segment was lost].
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Normandy
Clinton Riddle and his comrades in Company B were wrestled from their sleep in the early predawn hours for breakfast on...
Wichterich, George Normandy
When George Wichterich got in [Annotator’s Note: in the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 30th Infantry Division] he was...
Pierce, Wayne Normandy Combat
Wayne Pierce had no idea of what was happening with A or B Companies while he was with Sanford and the remnants of C...
Tipper, Edward Normandy Preparations
Edward Tipper was on detached service with another company in Southern England during the preparatory phase to the...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Normandy to England
The fighting around the La Fiere bridge and the village of Cauquigny was intense and Clinton Riddle and his comrades...
Pierce, Wayne Normany Action
Wayne Pierce and his battalion had received orders to advance earlier in the evening in the woods adjacent to the...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" North Africa to Italy
Once the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment arrived at Casablanca, Morocco and set up camp, Clinton Riddle and his comrades...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Omaha Beach
[Annotators Note: this segment begins with the interviewer asking Franklin Denius to give a statement in a certain way...
Friedenberg, Bernard Omaha Beach and Hedgerows
Bernard Friedenberg trained for the invasion of Europe after the invasion of Sicily. He landed at Omaha Beach and Gela...
Guarnere, William Operation Market Garden
[Annotators Note: William Guarnere was a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Pierce, Wayne Overseas Deployment
Wayne Pierce was the Supply and Transportation Officer when his Battalion left Fort Bragg. The regiment travelled by...
Rice, Darold P-47 and Shelling
Eventually the German fire lifted, and Darold Rice and his men moved on. They later caught a German convoy at a bridge...
Marr, John W Paratroopers on D Day
After paratrooper John Marr unexpectedly landed in deep water after his jump into Normandy on D Day, his first priority...

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