Treating wounded

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Mittleman, Harvey Overseas to the Pacific
Harvey Mittleman [Annotator's Note: with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, also known as Seabees] was shipped from...
Friedenberg, Bernard oving Through Normandy as a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg and his unit [Annotator's Note: Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st...
Blackwell, David Pacific Assignments and Occupation of Japan
David McKinley Blackwell did not stay in New Guinea long. The terrain was mountainous and covered in jungle. From there...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Tipper, Edward Parachuting into Normandy
Edward Tipper and the troops of the 101st Airborne were very confident about jumping into France. Their training was...
Harper, Douglas Pear Harbor Aftermath
Douglas Harper said the raid lasted two hours, then, when things quieted down, a truck came by asking for volunteers to...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Pearl Harbor Attack
Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Aftermath
Having escaped the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)] as she capsized, Richard Schlink survived the day...
Gafford, Walter Pearl Harbor Attack and Aftermath
Walter Bud Gafford was present on the morning of 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked [Annotator's Note: the...
Gatewood, Otis Pearl Harbor, the Draft and Action in Europe
The ongoing hostilities in Europe and Japan were not discussed in Otis Gatewood's circles until Japan attacked Pearl...
Corson, Eugene Peleliu and Leyte Gulf
Eugene Corson remembers seeing a USO show [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations] in the Russel Islands where...
Martin, Oscar Piercing the Siegfried Line and the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
Oscar Otto Martin took part in the fighting on the Siegfried Line [Annotator's Note: a line of fortifications...
Hazard, Mark Pop Bowers and a Lucky GI
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr.'s wife asking if he had any idea how long he had...
Eisenach, John Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear airplanes flying overhead throughout segment.] While in Occupation Germany, John R....
Horstman, Bette Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Once the war had...
Friedenberg, Bernard Postwar
Bernard Friedenberg passed through Camp Lucky Strike on his way home after the war. He remembers passing the Statue of...
Wisher, Charles Postwar
Charles “Chuck” Wisher reached the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: as a crewman on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very...
Bronstein, Isador Postwar and Occupation of Japan
Isadore Bronstein and the 97th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Bronstein was an assistant BAR man in Company C,...
Ross, George Postwar and Reflections
George Vincent Ross used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Doss, Arles Postwar Entertainment
Arles J. Doss returned to Europe twice. He visited Italy and Germany on one trip. In the Black Forest [Annotator's Note...
Myers, Julia Postwar Life
Julia L. Myers went to Liege, Belgium. They had to clean the windows and scrub the floors of an abandoned hospital they...
Peiffer, Warren Postwar Life
Warren Peiffer had German cooks in the kitchen. He would give them orders. [Annotator’s Note: the Germans were...
Sciortino, Philip Postwar Occupation Duty
When Philip Sciortino and his ship entered Japanese waters, the sea appeared to be completely mined. An invasion of...
Hill, Marvin Postwar Service
When the war ended, Marvin Hill was still serving in the Pacific, and was sent first to Darian, Manchuria to assist in...
Wilkins, Byron POW and Interrogation
Byron Othello Wilkins made sergeant on 3 December [Annotators Note: 3 December 1944] and met the new captain around...
Houdek, Thomas POW Life and Liberation
After a short time at Stalag IV-A [Annotator's Note: in Moosburg, Germany], Thomas Houdek and other prisoners were sent...
Rothenheber, Paul POWs and the End of the War
When transporting prisoners, Paul Rothenheber was put in charge of taking care of them because he spoke German. The...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Prayer and POWs
Josephine Pescatore prayed when Cardinal Spellman gave a talk to a large group of troops before she went overseas....
Clapper, Joe Preparing For and Entering Combat
In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Preparing for Iwo Jima
Samuel Goss sailed [Annotator's Note: aboard USS Bladen (APA-63)] from Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Stix, Charles Preparing to Invade Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Charles Stix served in the US Marine Corps in Company D, 3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine...
Hanson, Wilfred Preparing to Invade Peleliu
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was assigned...
Friedenberg, Bernard Prewar Life to Deployment
Bernard Friedenberg was born on 10 October 1921. He grew up in Atlantic City [Annotator's Note: Atlantic City, New...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Prewar Life to Enlistment
Sara "Sally" Manning was born on 12 June 1925 in the small town of Lock Haven in Pennsylvania. Lock Haven was home to...
Poulson, Ernest Prison Life in the Carpathian Alps
Ernest L. Poulson and the other prisoners were taken to a prison in Bucharest [Annotator's Note: Bucharest, Romania]....
Linquata, Michael Prisoner of War Experiences
Michael Linquata was careful to tend to his wounded as they were marched into a barn that was used by the Germans to...

Pages