Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
Memoir of Phil Sligar's military service during WWII (B-29 Crewman).
Newspaper article about the B-29 assault on five Japanese cities. This B-29 crew included Phil Sligar.
Ralph recounts his experiences with the Army during WWII, which included a brief stint in the short-lived ASTP program, and fighting through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany before being wounded by a German 88mm gun.
Robert Gerwig's firsthand account of the Japanese surrender at Baguio (CWO, Reporter & Historian).
Robert Hunt was a machine gunner with the 34th Infantry Division, 133rd Battalion, Company M, serving in the European Theater during WWII. Starting in Casablanca, Robert eventually ended up in Italy, moving from Salerno to Cassino and north of Rome.
Robert Kuklis served in the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater of WWII. This memoir details his time from joining the service in 1942, to battle on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa, and reflecting on what he'd been through.
Robert Bowers shares his Army memories from 1942-1945. As part of the 3rd Section, Co. A, 959 Field Artillery Battalion , he arrived in France 15 days after D-Day, and saw combat during the Battle of Bulge, among many other battles.
Rocco Gedaro recalls war experiences that he still thinks about over 50 years later.
LTC Stewart talks about his time serving on a B-17 in the Pacific during WWII as part of the 19th Bomb Group. His recollections include flying into Hickam Field during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and his many missions out of Townsville, Australia.
Instead of heading into combat, the Third Marines are detoured again, this time to New Zealand.
