Armstrong John USN
Posted on 30 July, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, A
27 August 2019 This bio is being written by Larry Martin by notes and memory. I never met John Armstrong of Kirtland Ohio. I only talked to him by phone in March of 2014. John was born is 1922. John enlisted in the Navy in 1942. Went to corpsman school at the completion of school […]
Robert Applegate USN
Posted on 30 July, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, A
This biography of Robert Applegate USN is being written by Larry Martin in February 2020 from memory and some notes I took in 2014. As well as my DVD interview of Bob, he is on DVD from Jackson TV (JTV) in Jackson Michigan in a interview that JTV asked me to see if many […]
James Alexander USMC
Posted on 30 July, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, A
THESE NOTES ABOUT JIM ARE VERY SHORT. ALL OTHER WRITTEN ENTRIES ON THIS COMPUTER LIST ARE MUCH LONGER WITH MORE DETAIL. This computer entry of Jim Alexander USMC is being written by Larry Martin 2020 from notes taken in about 2010 during his DVD interview at his home in Zephyrhills Florida. Jim was born in […]
Harry Abbott
Posted on 30 July, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, A
Typed September 27, 2019 Page 79 Notebook 3 Harry Abbott: Harry passed away December 2014 PT Squadron 24 Boat 336, reported to Papua New Guinea in February 1944. Bud saw a native woman breastfeeding a baby on one breast and a pig on the other while he was on the boat. The 337 went out […]
World War II Interviews
Posted on 2 February, 2014 by Larry in Veterans By Name, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z
Alexander, James USMC Bar-Man Andrews, Rev. Army Inf. France Angier, Francis B-17 Pilot 33 Missions Angier, Francis B-17 Pilot POW Bahlau, Fred 101st Airborne Bakker, Amy Java under Japanese rule Bavier, Don Army POW Japan Beal, Harold USN Omaha Beach 12 Hrs. D-Day Black, Bob 82nd Airborne 4 combat jumps Bleil, Eugene MD Bataan Death […]
Angier, Francis
Posted on 4 October, 2012 by tom in Veterans By Name, A
J. Francis Angier born in 1923. I interviewed him twice because he had such an interesting story and told it so well. The first hour of the interview we discussed his training in the US to become a B-17 pilot. He was sent to England after training where he was attached to the 8th Air […]
Andrews, Rev. E.B.
Posted on 4 October, 2012 by tom in Veterans By Name, A
Rev. E.B. Andrews, was in the 103 Inf. Div. 411 Reg. Intelligence and Recon Platoon. He was an infantryman in France in 1944 and fought in the Voeges Mts. Sgt. Andrews is the only man of the 105 men that I have on DVD who volunteered to go to the Pacific Theater of Operations when the War in […]
Alverez, Tillie
Posted on 4 October, 2012 by tom in Veterans By Name, A
Ms. Tillie Alverez was born in 1919. She enlisted in the US Coast Guard and was stationed in Washington DC at the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
Alexander, Jim
Posted on 4 October, 2012 by tom in Veterans By Name, A
Jim Alexander, born Mar. 1917. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps 4th Div. 23rd Reg. 2nd Battalion, F Co. Jim was a BAR man, which stands for Browning Automatic Rifle. It was a 30cal. automatic rifle and was very heavy, about 20 lbs. without ammo. Jim was at a very little known tragedy in […]