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- 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion - Personal page of WWII veteran and POW, accounts of experiences as part of history as well as attempt to unit with other unit members.
airborn3.tripod.com
- 612th Field Artillery Battalion WWII China Burma India - Experiences of the men of the 612th FAB packing artillery over mountains on mules in China, Burma and India In World War II.
hometown.aol.com/randy612th/myhomepage/newsletter.html
- A Marine Diary: My Experiences On Guadalcanal - An eyewitness account of the Battle of Guadalcanal from one of the Marines who fought there.
www.gnt.net/~jrube/index2.html
- Arnhem Story of Escape - An in depth story from one of the many paratroopers who fought in world war two and jumped at Arnhem and lived, fought got caught and escaped.
www3.sympatico.ca/lmtranslations/warstorycover.htm
- B-17 Navigator Memoirs - Contains detailed mission information and personal comments about each mission from James E. Rung's logbook of missions during World War II.
www.geocities.com/missy092869/dad.htm
- Bataan Death March: A Survivor's Story - Personal account of a veteran's World War II experiences on Bataan and Corregidor and the rigors of captivity inflicted by the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.
www.bataansurvivor.com
- Before Taps Sounded - The story of an infantryman in the US 1st Division in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy during World War II.
www.webbuild.net/BeforeTaps
- BellSouth Digital Storyteller - Project offers South Carolina teachers and students a chance to document the living memories of heroes who served the United States in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Information, interviews.
www.knowitall.org/bellsouthdigitalstoryteller
- Bellum Vobiscum - War Memoirs - Memoirs of a Polish civilian caught up in the War.
www.skarbek.com.au/bv
- Bill Boyd - One man's experiences as a U.S. Army Infantryman in Europe during World War 2.
www.thegentleinfantryman.com
- Bill's Web Page WW-II - A white officer serving with a black Engineers Regiment during World War II. Seeds of Hope is a book that shares the letters he wrote home, arranged in chronological order. First two chapters posted.
home.insightbb.com/~wsabel
- Bob's Book: Too Young To Vote - Eyewitness account of the South Pacific battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian as seen through the eyes of Robert L. George.
www.bobbook1.com
- Buck's War - PFC Donald "Buck" Brener served in the U.S. Eight Army Division in World War II from late 1944 until the end of the war. Includes photos of Buck and his buddies and a short description of the Battle of the Huertgen Forest.
members.aeroinc.net/breners/buckswar/index.html
- Camp Clinton - Description of a WWII POW camp in Clinton, Mississippi.
www2.netdoor.com/~allardma/powcamp2.html
- Capt. Norman J. Kleiss - Battle of Midway - A dive bomber pilot's personal recollections of the battle of Midway.
www.burtonia.com/ww2/kleiss
- Clarksburg Ohio WWII Veteran Index - Detailed war stories, research, and oral histories from the 217 World War II veterans of Clarksburg, Ohio (Ross County).
www.geocities.com/clarksburgwwii
- D Company, Royal Rifles of Canada - An account of the company's action during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, from Major Maurice A. Parker's diary.
www.geocities.com/rcwpca
- D-Day, Army and Airborne Info - Pictures and links of D-Day. Army and airborne information.
www.shawnclark.com/Military
- Dad's Flying Stories - A personal memorial to Lt. Colonel Jesse G. Chilcoat, Jr. Offers photos and history.
users.erols.com/viewptmd/Dad.html
- Echoes from the Past - Memoirs of an ex-GI, looking back on his journals written as a young WW2 soldier.
www.worldwar2memoirs.com
- Frank Norris - Memories of World War II - A selection of memories of World War II written by a radar technician serving in the RAF in Italy and North Africa.
www.thenorrisweb.co.uk
- George A. Smith, 7th Division - Biography of George Allison Smith, U.S. Army, 7th Division, 49th Field Artillery Batallion.
www.coretek.org/gsmith
- Grandad's War Memoirs - Former Private James Pearce's personal memories of the British 14th Army campaign in Burma 1940-1945.
www.users.waitrose.com/~grandad
- Guadalcanal Journal - Marine's account of life and death on the island of Guadalcanal.
users.erols.com/jd55/guadalcanal.html
- Hersch Pahl Books - Point Option - Herschel Pahl's career in the Navy's Fighter Squadron Six during WWII.
www.herschpahlbooks.com/pointoption.shtml
- Hidden Histories of World War II - Oral stories of German and Italian aliens relocated and interned in the United States during the war.
members.cox.net/steve.fox
- How I found Granddad's War Buddies from WWII - The story of how one man found his deceased granddad's old war buddies from WW2 - and listened to their stories.
www.mme.tcd.ie/~jbadger/warbuddies.html
- Italy and the Pacific, the 'Forgotten' Campaigns of WWII - Personal experiences of author's relatives in WWII campaigns. Photos, weapons, campaign overviews, message forum, polls.
www.geocities.com/techbloke
- John R. Houser's Combat Scrapbook - "I Never Had It So Good" - the WWII scrapbook of John R. Houser, which includes photos taken while on the front lines.
www.nb.net/~jrh/ww2scrap.htm
- Logbook of Herman Kreipke - WWII ETO logbook of Herman Louis Kreipke, 26th Ordnance, M.M., placed online by his son.
www.indyrad.iupui.edu/public/dkreipke/ww2_log.html
- Lt. Col. Roland H. Vogt - D-Day Veteran - Site dedicated to Lt. Col Vogt and all D-Day and World War II veterans, with collections of his stories, memoirs, and other information.
www.unisrv.net/realheroes
- Luftwaffenhelfer in Hamburg - The story of a 16 year old Flakhelfer (anti-aircraft gunner) who served in a Flak-tower in Hamburg in 1944-45. Illustrated with pictures of the tower during the war and as it is today.
www.gustave-roosen.de/hamburg-e.htm
- Marine Ernest Ryan Baker - The personal story of Ernest Ryan Baker, who died on Iwo Jima during WWII.
iwojima1.tripod.com
- Marthe Janssen-Leyder - Belgian secret army operative describes her secret life and work for her local resistance group, the 59th Brigade Geheim Leger.
noviomagus.tripod.com
- Maurice Poualion - the man with the missing finger - An account of Maurice Poualion's service with the Free French Second Armored Division (2eme DB) of General Leclerc, with links to sites on 2eme DB and the Free French.
home.myaccess.com.au/~marcel/vie-papa/cover.htm
- Memorial to W. Rus Sloan 1920-1944 - Memorial to RCAF navigator serving out of Britain. Information on 434 "Bluenose" squadron, RCAF, Halifax Bombers and family information, letters home.
www3.sympatico.ca/dubuc.rjp/sloanweb
- Memories of War - A collection of stories from WWII veterans.
www.memoriesofwar.com
- Memories of War in the South Pacific - The WWII memoires of David A. Friederich, Coxswain U.S.N.R.
www.geocities.com/TheTropics/7621/navyindex.html
- My Grandfather With the 2nd Division in World War 2 - Daniel P. Huseman gives a brief account of his grandfather's service with the 2nd Division, 9th Infantry Regiment, Company I from 1944-1945, with a history of that Division during World War 2 in Europe.
members.aol.com/dan2vero
- Official website of former Wing Commander R.R. Stanford-Tuck - The life and times of Bob Stanford-Tuck. Chapters detail squadrons and aircraft he was associated with, his opponents and battle reports.
www.stanfordtuck.com
- Olive and Eric, The Web Site - Interactive site featuring letters between a couple in England separated by the war.
www.OliveandEric.com
- One Man's War - A World War II U.S. Navy fighter pilot describes his wartime experiences and shares his photos.
www.geocities.com/pentagon/bunker/6807
- Pearl Harbor Remembered - A collection of accounts by those who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.
www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/personal.html
- Pearl Harbor Survivors - Stories of the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, memorials, and a message board.
www.pearlharborsurvivors.org
- Private Art: WWII Letters To and From Home - A collection of letters written by Pvt. Arthur Pranger, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, during WWII.
www.private-art.com
- Ralph Stobart Robson: Life in the British Royal Navy - Eye witness account of the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Ralph Stobart Robson, Signalman in the British Royal Navy.
www.ralphrobson.co.uk
- Recollections of Women from WWII - Project to collect stories written by women who experienced WWII, including, refugees, women who lived overseas, US veterans, and women on the home front in the US.
www.storiesbywomen.net
- Ronald Mang Memorial - Extracts from military record and photographs of Pilot Officer Ronald Mang, 424 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, killed on bombing mission over Messina, Sicily on July 13, 1943.
www.emmador.com/memorial.html
- Rutgers Oral History Archives of WW-II - A collection of personal accounts from "the men and women who served on the homefront and overseas".
history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/orlhom.htm
- Secrets and my recollections of World War II - This document contains the World War II memories of Gardner L. Friedlander.
freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~memoirs/index.htm#Begin
- Southwest Louisiana Veterans Remember World War II - Stories and photos of Southwest Louisiana Veterans who served in World War II. Veterans tell their story of where they were and what happened to them in the war.
www.booksbynolaross.com/louisianaveterans.htm
- Special Operations Executive - Veteran account about this unit formed at the fall of France in 1940, aimed to train agents in the art of sabotage and subversion.
www.btinternet.com/~m.a.christie/others.htm
- Stories of a B-17 Pilot during WWII - Dedicated to the B-17 "Squawkin Chicken". The author Dewayne Bennett, flew as a pilot the 8th Air Force, 384th Bomb Group, 545th Squadron.
www.angelfire.com/az/SquawkinChicken/index.html
- Story of a Hero - Story of a WWII Jewish Survivor, who served for thirty years in the Soviet Army.
www.novosyolok.com
- The Second World War Experience Centre - Second World War material for study and remembrance, especially personal experiences in the form of diaries, letters, and recorded interviews of those in the armed forces and at home.
www.war-experience.org
- The Warpath Days, Germany World War II - Excerpts from the memoir by the WWII veteran.
www.nt.net/~shermac/warpath.html
- Tiger Moth - Reflections of a pupil pilot, June 1944 - A trainee pilot's reflections on learning to fly a Tiger Moth aeroplane in the Australian Air Force in 1944, accompanied by a photo of a Tiger Moth.
www.geocities.com/tigermoth1944
- Trevor Allen, Martin B-26 Marauder - Trevor Allen presents his stories and corespondence between him and B-26 crews based in England and the Pacific Theater.
www.b26.com/martin_b26_marauder_history/trevor_allen.htm
- Tribute to Thomas McNabb - A site to pay tribute to Thomas McNabb, JR., F2 USS Indianapolis, CA35, LAS July 30, 1945.
www.arlingtoncemetery.com/tmcnabb.htm
- Tusgegee Airmen of WWII - A salute with history and original photos of the famous "Red Tails", Tusgegee Airmen of WWII in Italy.
www.frankambrose.com/pages/tusk.html
- Tweedale's War - The beginning chapters of an R.A.F. signalman's personal memories of the War in the East.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk/janemarshallworld/TweedalesWarPages%201-35.htm
- USMC Peleliu Combat - Tribute to Patrick L. Finelli, a USMC WWII veteran who served at Peleliu, Yap and Ulithi with an underwater demolition team. Includes first-person narrative of wartime experiences and links to general information about Peleliu.
www.pfweb.com/plf-usmc
- Walter McElvain's Letters from World War II - Letters home from an American soldier describing his experiences in the Allied invasion of France and Germany.
www.angelfire.com/journal2/mcelvain
- War Diaries - Stories based on the World War II diaries of Arthur Cope RA (Territorial Army).
www.beyondthedoor.co.uk/wardiaries
- Wartime News - A quarterly commercial newsletter published in the United Kingdom, featuring the personal reminiscences of the veterans of WWII.
www.wartimenews.co.uk
- Will S. Arnett - North Africa B-17 WWII Diary - War diary of Will S. Arnett in a B-17 in North Africa during the Second World War. Provides day to day log and roster.
www.greenshouse.com/Seaton_Diary_files/index.htm
- William T. Paull - The memoirs of William T. Paull, USMC, in the Pacific Theater.
www.sihope.com/~tipi/marine.html
- Wing Ding - Memories of a Tail Gunner - True story of a cook who escaped the rigors of the kitchen and became a tail gunner on a B-17.
www.genecarson.com
- World War II Combat Interviews: Battle of the Bulge - A collection of transcripts from after-action interviews with veterans who fought in the Ardennes Campaign (aka the Battle of the Bulge).
members.aol.com/dadswar/wwiicisv.htm
- World War II Interview, 32nd Division, Red Arrow Division - Personal memories of Henry Brooks, a veteran of 32nd Division.
www.angelfire.com/hi/RedArrowDivision/index.html
- World War II Memoirs - 3rd Infantry Division - Official U.S Army Signal Corp photographs taken by Sgt. William Heller of the 3rd Signal Company during World War II.
www.warfoto.com
- World War II Oral History - A World War II oral history project that contains the oral histories and photos of United States Paratroopers, Rangers, 1SSF, and Glidermen.
www.thedropzone.org
- World War II Oral History at Tankbooks.com - Includes a selection of first-hand accounts from veterans who fought in WWII.
www.tankbooks.com
- World War II Stories - In Their Own Words - Aims to gather and preserve stories of ordinary people who experienced America's most turbulent period.
carol_fus.tripod.com
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