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Franklin, Ralph Reconnaissance Patrols
Ralph C. Franklin went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] before the division [Annotator's...
Maiten, Sidney Redeployment to the Pacific War and Postwar Service and Career
Sidney Maiten sailed on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Catoctin (AGC-5)] back to the United States from Europe after...
Vallas, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Vallas was one of the first pilots to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier. There was risk in the water ahead...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Reflections
Charles Childs felt it was his duty to serve. When he saw how they [Annotator's Note: the Germans in West Berlin,...
Martinez, Benigno Reflections
Benigno Martinez's point of embarkation was through New York. He returned to the United States aboard the aircraft...
Hurley, Wallace Reflections
Wallace Hurley missed his bed most of all while he was in combat. The rain was heavy in France. Foxholes filled up so...
Myers, Julia Reflections
Julia L. Myers remembers the winter of 1944 in Belgium. It was cold and miserable. It was snowy and the bombing of...
Uchida, Togue Reflections
Togue Uchida [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] had a mission to rescue a...
Bertucci, George Reflections
George Joseph Bertucci felt the war improved him because he furthered his education afterwards. He had ambition to do...
Carver, Jack Reflections
Jack Carver thinks the youth of today have no idea of the type of war the Second World War was. The movie is good [...
Guderian, Emmett Reflections
Emmett Guderian's Navy career gave him all kinds of new experiences, from world travel to intense emotions. He...
Banyas, Martin Reflections
Martin Banyas has restricted use of his shoulders as a result of his wartime service [Annotator's Note: as a Marine...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" Reflections
Jerome "Jerry" Riga's most vivid memory was his last flight over Bastogne [Annotator's Note: Bastogne, Belgium]. The...
Compagno, Nicholas Reflections
The Italian campaigns were the toughest part of Nicholas John Compagno's World War 2 experience. Being part of the 36th...
Tadewaldt, Gordon Reflections
Gordon Tadewaldt's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when the USS PGM-1 was caught in a typhoon on their way...
Miller, Rudolph Reflections
Rudolph C. Miller's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being stuck in a boat in a harbor in Virginia. It was...
Fontana, Frank Reflections
To Frank Fontana, going to Paris a week after the city's liberation was the most memorable wartime experience. The trip...
Whitman, Melvin Reflections
Melvin C. Whitman had to figure out how to work with the Army when he landed on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Currier, Al Reflections
The most memorable situation for Al Currier was being trapped on a mountain with no one knowing where they were [...
Mills, Willis Reflections
Willis Mills remembers his work on P-51s [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] at Palawan [...
Arceneaux, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior went into the service as a green, inexperienced young man. During the war, he travelled...
Pogue, John Reflections
John Pogue flew into Holland in a glider as a member of a rifle company. He was under fire there as he was in the...
Reitman, Seymour Reflections
One of Seymour Reitman's most memorable moments of World War 2 was surviving. He was raised in Atlantic City [Annotator...
Staymates, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Staymates had posttraumatic stress disorder but did not know what it was. The memories usually involved some...
Moen, Virgil Reflections
Virgil Clayton Moen did not suffer from post traumatic stress or any other psychological issues after returning from...
Cook, Norman Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee knocks on the table throughout this segment.] Norman Cook served with the 856th...
Powers, Robert Reflections
Robert Powers enjoyed World War 2 more than the Korean War. He had a reason to go in the first war and he enjoyed the...
Fisch, Robert Reflections
Robert Fisch does not feel that Eichmann [Annotator's Note: Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann] originally...
Sarosi, George Reflections
George A. Sarosi suffered nightmares from his stresses. It made him a believer. The bad dreams faded over time. They do...
Johnson, Kaare Reflections
Kaare Allan Johnson's most memorable experience of the war is his jeep accident and the death of his friend. Also, he...
McCalla, Anna Reflections
Anna McCalla Noren's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the trip across the Pacific and having to sit in...
Howland, John Reflections
more missions after D-Day and then returned to the United States. He was in Milwaukie on V-E Day and in Louisiana when...
Ridyard, Herbert Reflections
Herbert W. Ridyard benefited from his service and combat all during his later life. It helped him physically, mentally...
Ryan, Richard Reflections
Looking back, Richard Ryan feels that World War 2 changed the United States in a bad way. Young people today do not...
Collie, C. Reflections
C. Charles Collie remembers the typhoon of 18 and 19 December 1944 as being his most memorable experience in World War...
Richards, Richard Reflections
Richard Richards never knew what he was going to be doing until he was in the middle of it. [Annotator's Note: Richards...

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