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Doi, Michael Segment 4
While Michael Doi was overseas his family and everyone he knew from Oxnard [Annotators Note: Oxnard, California] was...
Christie, Robert Segment 4
Robert Christie was in combat for a few weeks before his tank was hit. They had to bail out of their tank. He was not...
Dennis, David Segment 4
David Dennis went with his unit to New York where they got on the Queen Mary. Teddy Roosevelt was the commander of the...
Greer, Richard Segment 4
Richard Greer experienced some bayonet fighting during the Battle for Henderson Field but more so at Point Cruz. They...
Crain, Joe Segment 4
When Crain got a chance to examine his boat he noticed there were about 50 to 75 marks in the steel where bullets had...
Kawamoto, Yukio Segment 4
[Annotators Note: Yukio Kawamoto served in the army as a Japanese interpreter with the 37th Infantry Division in the...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 4
They were told that they had to march about 60 miles [Annotator’s Note: as American prisoners of war in Poland]. Corbin...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 4
One of the pilots in Hanna's squadron was sent along with Hannas group to command the army enlisted men.On that day...
McKee, Ralph Segment 4
McKee and Whitsell were moved to a woman's home until arrangements were made to travel to Paris via train. He was...
Bailey, Herman Paul Segment 4
Bailey was assigned to unloading ships. When he wasn't unloading ships he was walking around. He couldn't stay still....
Gatewood, Joel Segment 4
Off in the distance they could hear dogs barking. They knew that they were being searched for. They were sitting around...
Martello, Dominic Segment 4
A lot of times they would go at night and capture a German guard on guard duty and put a bayonet to him. Then you'd...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 4
Deploying overseas was the first time Stegmeier had ever left the country and it was interesting for him. When they...
Lazarick, Len Segment 5
When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...
Chaisson, Roland Segment 5
Chaisson volunteered for the army when he was 17. He didn't like the navy and the Marine Corps sounded too tough for...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 5
Lyle Bouck and Slape [Annotator's Note: US Army Sgt. William Slape] went back and got the platoon members who were to...
Baker, Vernon Segment 5
Vernon Baker arrived in Italy on around 28 June 1944. His Medal of Honor action did not happen until the following year...
Jackson, Arthur Segment 5
Arthur Jackson was in the hospital in Noumea, New Caledonia for three or four weeks before being shipped back to the...
Phillips, Henry Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Henry Phillips served in Company M, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.] By...
Brissie, Lou Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Lou Brissie served in the army as an infantryman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 5
The 24th [Annotator's Note: 24 December 1941] was the same; no water and no food. They could barely talk. On the...
Hochadel, Joseph Segment 5
Joseph Hochadel landed in the second wave at Anzio and they unpacked their aid station into a jeep. They commandeered...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 5
The Gothic Line goes all the way across Italy. The area where Mancel Kirk and his Company G, 168th Infantry Regiment...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 5
John Vessey learned a lot from his 34th Infantry Division leaders. His experience in North Africa colored his outlook...
Greer, Richard Segment 5
To Richard Greer the staff NCOs in the weapons company were the heroes. They had a lot of old staff NCOs that they...
Disanza, William Segment 5
William Disanza was happy to straighten the propeller issue out and get a new one back on. That was an experience they...
Akins,Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Kawamoto, Yukio Segment 5
As far as Yukio Kawamoto could tell he did not experience too much racism or ill feelings towards him. Most of his...
Corbin, Robert "Bob" Segment 5
The Germans had diverted two divisions to deal with this salient in their rear echelon. They did not know what these...
Bailey, Herman Paul Segment 5
On the 16th [Annotator’s Note: 16 May 1945 on Okinawa] Bailey moved out but got pinned down again and took cover in...
Standifer, Leon Segment 5
One could fire automatically from the hip. The M-1 could get muddy, wet, and whatever else and it would fire. The...
Martello, Dominic Segment 5
Martello recalled having to carry a wounded German soldier after being captured. He had been shot. Martello fell down...
Ehlers, Walter Segment 5
Ehlers moved his squad up the hill to the trenches [Annotator’s Note: during D-Day Normandy 6 June 1944]. They fought...
Doi, Jimmy Segment 5
Jimmy Doi stayed in the army until 1949. He had reenlisted as a quartermaster because he did not want to be in the...
Baker, Vernon Segment 6
Vernon Baker continues to describe his Medal of Honor actions in Italy. He began cutting wire on the hill. The wire was...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 6
Theodore Finkbeiner and his company [Annotators Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...

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