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Weymouth, Ralph Air Group 16 and the Second Raid on Truk
When Ralph Weymouth left Guadalcanal he returned to the United States. He was flown to Noumea where he boarded the SS...
Auerbach, Herbert Allied Troops in Burma
While in Burma, Herbert Auerbach saw American transport aircraft resupply Allied troops with airdrops. Bags of rice...
Brooks, Curtis Arrival of the Americans and the Deaths of His Parents
Curtis Brooks knew the Americans were approaching the Philippines. In 1944, the Japanese military posture in the...
Kopp, Alois Arriving in Burma and Survival
Alois Kopp escaped from a sinking Hell Ship and swam to the beach on Burma only to be recaptured by the Japanese. The...
Callender, Alvin Assigned to the CBI
After a 30 day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], during which Alvin Callender...
Ernest, Malcolm Bataan Before the March
The VA [Annotator's Note: Veterans Administration] had their headquarters in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans...
Steele, Ben Bataan Death March and Imprisonment
Ben Steele had not eaten in three days when he was captured. He was captured after walking out in front of an enemy...
Moret, Vernon Battle of Saipan
Vernon Henry Moret's division [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Battle of Saipan
Fortunately, the boat Michael Mervosh was in did not get hit [Annotator's Note: by Japanese artillery fire during the...
Mace, Sterling Becoming a Marine
Sterling Mace was born in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. He attended school there and played varsity...
Kopp, Alois Becoming a Pharmacist Mate and Postwar Career
Alois Kopp was in Pocatello, Idaho in the Civilian Conservation Camp when the Navy recruited him. He was sent to San...
Cahoon, Robert Becoming an Airman and Overseas Deployment
Robert Cahoon was drafted into the Army on his 21st birthday. When he reported to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near...
Underwood, Antoinette Becoming an Army Nurse
Antoinette Underwood signed up for the Army a day or two after Pearl Harbor. She had to go to West Point for an...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Becoming the Strafing Saints
They [Annotator’s Note: Charles Borders and his fellow pilots in the 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st...
Steele, Ben Before the Surrender
While working on a road, Ben Steele would see men covered with mosquitos. They did not have mosquito nets to sleep with...
Jackson, William Biak and Island Hopping
William Jackson joined the 55th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak,...
Smith, William J. Bomber Crews and Aircraft Names
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was flying bomber missions out of Durand Airfield or 17 Mile Drome near Port Moresby,...
Buchert, Cyril A. Bombing Missions
Cyril Buchert found that the typical targets were hangers and airfields with their airplanes. [Annotator's Note:...
Schilperoort, Clarence Building the Railway of Death
Clarence Schilperoot remained in Jakarta [Annotator's Note: at that time called Batavia] until October [Annotator's...
Balaza, Charles Cabanatuan Prison
As Charles Balaza prepared to enter Cabanatuan, he had access to a water pump and filled his canteen. The Japanese said...
Bollich, James Camp O’Donnell
James Bollich was only able to get water from one place [Annotator's Note: in the Camp O’Donnell prisoner of war camp...
Jackson, Arthur Cape Gloucester
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson served in the US Marine Corps as an automatic rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion,...
Pendleton, Arthur Cape Gloucester
Cape Gloucester was a rough campaign for Arthur Pendelton. They captured prisoners. Some of the fellas that had lost...
Taylor, Robert Cape Gloucester Then Home
Robert Taylor made the landing [Annotator's Note: on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea] on LSTs [Annotator...
O'Leary, Frank Cape Gloucester, Pavuvu and Home
Frank H. O'Leary and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]...
Dendy, Lloyd Casualties on New Britain
Lloyd Dendy and another man were on the side of a bomb crater and got blown out of their foxhole. They both vibrated...
Lippman, Robert Clarifications
Basic training for Robert Lippman was in Miami Beach, Florida. He learned to salute, and dress right. He thinks he went...
Peterson, Cleveland Combat in India
When Cleveland Peterson arrived in India there was a culture shock. There was also a physical shock as many of the men...
Gallo, Peter Combat in the Pacific
The first move Peter Gallo made with the unit [Annotator's Note: 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was to...
Wells, Raymond Coming Home
Raymond Wells was moved to another hospital. While there his wisdom teeth were taken out and he contracted malaria...
Sullivan, George Coming Home
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was a prisoner of war of the Japanese and was working as slave laborer on the...
Cristiano, Nick Con Man in the Prison Camp
Nick Cristiano was shot down on 15 April 1945. He was in prison for five and a half months [Annotator's Note: he was...
Pavlovich, Theodore Contracting Malaria and the Invasion of Linguyan Gulf
Theodore Pavlovich discussed the effectiveness of the weapons he used during his time as an infantryman. He also...
Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Gantz, Walter Death Train from Bergen-Belson and Treating Survivors
Later on, they [Annotator's Note: Walter "Babe" Gantz and the 95th Medical Battalion] moved into Germany where they...
Lininger, Schuyler Deployment and Occupation Duty
Schuyler Lininger was sent to the Pacific in August 1945. He was part of the replacement troops coming in for the...

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