Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
Collection of items from Lt. John Huneycutt from WWII, including squadron photos, a hometown news article, and a mission report that gives a description of John destroying a Japanese bomber. Lt. Huneycutt flew 2 planes; Anxious Ann and Cookie's Nookie.
The order issued to the Germans for complete surrender, effectively ending WWII on the European front.
John M. Skrzypiec's Navy Log dated from 12/29/41 to 5/28/52
John M. Skrzypiec's Navy Log dated from 12/29/41 to 5/28/52
Former Army PFC John Giovanni recounts the stories from his time in the Army in Europe and Northern Africa.
Former Navy Seabee Joe Garofalo tells the story of his time in the 121st Battalion in the Pacific on the islands of Saipan and Tinian, among others.
During duty looking for Japanese combatants in the Philippine jungles after the Japanese surrender, Leo Goldner almost accidentally orders the destruction of huts occupied by hiding Jews.
Mr. Goldner describes a trip when he was supposed to return home, but instead, his ship was re-routed to the Aleutian Islands to help another ship. The exposure to cold weather caused many of the men to get sick, but Goldner nursed them back to health.
Leo Goldner is working in an Army Replacement Depot when he disobeys regulations resulting in an interesting move to the Pentagon.
Mr. Goldner relates his culture shock upon arriving in New Guinea and then the Philippines, and a time when he lived with a Chinese family to avoid the awful living quarters in a bombed out building.
