Audio oral history interview with Don Wensink about his experience as a mechanic in the U.S. Army's 4th Division, Company M in the European theater during World War II. Included are his stories of landing during the Allied D-Day invasion, being under the command of General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,…
Video oral history interview with Stephen Tretinik about his experience serving as a signalman in the U.S. Navy aboard Liberty ships during World War II. Included are his stories of signalmen's training, working on Liberty ships, and travelling through the Suez Canal. Recorded December 6, 2003 for…
Video oral history interview with John Huebner about his experience serving as a private first class in the U.S. Army in the European theater during World War II. Included are his stories of basic training and delivering supplies across Europe. Recorded July 19, 2003 for Dr. Walter Grunden's World…
Video oral history interview with Iva Yoder about her experience serving as a U.S. Army nurse in the North African and European theaters during World War II. Included are her stories about training in the U.S.; transport to Oran, Algeria; setting up hospital in Naples, Italy; and her trip home from…
Video oral history interview with Robert Wright about his experience as a techinical surgeon in the U.S. Army's 500th Airborne Division during World War II. Included are his stories parachuting into France during the Allied D-Day invasions, parachuting into Holland, and moving across Europe aiding…
Video oral history interview with Melvin Wagner about his experience serving in the U.S. Marine Corp in the South Pacific during World War II. Recorded in the fall of 2002 for Dr. Walter Grunden's World War II history course in the Department of History at Bowling Green State University. Interview…
Video oral history interview, with Dr. Bernard Sternsher, retired Bowling Green State University history professor, about his experience serving in the U.S. Navy in the European and Pacific theaters during World War II. Included are Dr. Sternsher's stories on sinking in the Atlantic onboard the USS…
Video oral history interview with Lewis Speece, Jr. about his experience serving in the U.S. Marines in the Pacific theater during World War II. Included are his stories of combat on Okinawa, Japan as a tank operator and being part of the U.S. occupation force in China. Recorded November 27, 2002…
Video oral history interview with James Snyder about his experience serving as a baker in the 3009th U.S. Army Bakery in the European theater during World War II. Included are his stories of travelling to England, baking on the front lines, and his discharge and return home. Recorded for Dr. Walter…
Video oral history interview with Bob Walter and Ed Russell about their experiences serving in the U.S. Army in the European theater during World War II. Walter shares his stories of basic training, combat in the Battle of the Bulge, and being discharged from the Army. Russell describes serving in…
Video oral history interview with Steven Voytilla about his experience serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a prop sergeant in the Pacific theater during World War II. Included are his stories of surviving a Japanese kamikaze attack, taking troops ashore in battle, and working on bases in the…
Video oral history interview with Robert Zimmer about his experience as a tech sergeant in the U.S. Army in the European theater during World War II. Included are his stories of combat in France and Germany, being part of the U.S. occupation force in Germany, and the trip home to New York at the end…
