Personal Accounts People World War II Wars and Conflicts Twentieth Century By Time Period

• 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.
  
• The Warpath Days, Germany World War II - Excerpts from the memoir by the WWII veteran.
  
• Teen Age Air Warrior - Documents compiled by Eugene H. Hall, a B-17 ball turret gunner in the 401st Bomb Group.
  
• Viewing War From the Nose - B-17 navigator's memoir. Includes photos.
  
• One Soldier Remembers: Charlie Green - Autobiography of an 18-year-old soldier facing difficulties and losses with honesty, clarity, and humor.
  
• Memoirs of World War II - A personal account of by Harold F. Plank who fought on many battlefronts including Pointe du Hoc on D-day and the Battle of the Bulge.
  
• A Soldier's Journal - Selected entries and general description of the personal journal of U.S. Army Sergeant David Rothbart of the 4th Infantry Division in the European Campaign during World War II.
  
• Justin Military Oral History Collection - Collection of biographies, anecdotes, and stories from American participants, organized by service. Includes photo galleries.
  
• Interview with Czech Ace Frantisek Perina - Transcript of a fighter pilot who fought for Czechoslovakia, France, and Great Britain.
  
• 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.
  
• Gaston Eve et les Français Libres - A tank driver's journey from Africa to Hitler's Berghof with photos.
  
• 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.
  
• Bellum Vobiscum - War Memoirs - Memoirs of a Polish civilian caught up in the War.
  
• Sound Files of World War II Stories - True stories of seven people who experienced the horrors firsthand.
  
• Standby, Mark! - Autobiography of naval pilot Lynn R. Forshee. Includes the subject's obituary.
  
• 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.
  
• The Story of Alfred Porsche - Story of a German soldier who narrowly escaped death 24 times.
  
• Secrets and my recollections of World War II - This document contains the World War II memories of Gardner L. Friedlander.
  
• Horrie the Wog-Dog - The diary of J.B. Moody, Private VX13091, tells the story of a dog's adventures with the men of the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete, and Palestine.
  
• War Photos of Mickey Martins - Slide presentation of photographs with information.
  
• William T. Paull - The memoirs of William T. Paull, USMC, in the Pacific Theater.
  
• Capt. Norman J. Kleiss - Battle of Midway - A dive bomber pilot's personal recollections of the battle of Midway.
  
• Pearl Harbor Remembered - A collection of accounts by those who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  
• Pearl Harbor Survivors - Stories of the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, memorials, and a message board.
  
• Ace 1945 - The story of Captain Gordon H. McDaniel including photographs.
  
• 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.
  
• Harmon Buckley: Letters and Photographs - Personal letters, photographs, and articles about my grandfather, 1st. Lt. Harmon L. Buckley, 45th Infantry Division, who was killed in action at Salerno, Italy during World War II.
  
• 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.
  
• Marthe Janssen-Leyder - Belgian secret army operative describes her secret life and work for her local resistance group, the 59th Brigade Geheim Leger.
  
• The Reconciliation - Aftermath of the conflict as experienced by two persons from opposite sides. Includes photos and transcript of interviews.
  
• Wartime News - A quarterly commercial newsletter published in the United Kingdom, featuring the personal reminiscences of the veterans of WWII.
  
• Grandad's War Memoirs - Former Private James Pearce's personal memories of the British 14th Army campaign in Burma 1940-1945.
  
• Marine Ernest Ryan Baker - The personal story of Ernest Ryan Baker, who died on Iwo Jima during WWII.
  
• War Diaries - Stories based on the World War II diaries of Arthur Cope RA (Territorial Army).
  
• 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.
  
• Recollections of WWII - Brief descriptions of small-press memoirs about WWII with pointers on where to find copies.
  
• Camp Clinton - Description of a WWII POW camp in Clinton, Mississippi.
  
• World War II Stories - In Their Own Words - Aims to gather and preserve stories of ordinary people who experienced America's most turbulent period.
  
• Rutgers Oral History Archives of WW-II - A collection of personal accounts from "the men and women who served on the homefront and overseas".
  
• Jeff Badger'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.
  
• Trevor Allen - A former Martin B-26 Marauder crew member presents his stories and correspondence between him and B-26 crews based in England and the Pacific Theater.
  
• A Marine Diary: My Experiences On Guadalcanal - An eyewitness account of the Battle of Guadalcanal from one of the Marines who fought there.
  
• World War II Oral History at Tankbooks.com - Includes a selection of first-hand accounts from veterans who fought in WWII.
  
• HMS Glenroy - Personal account of petty officer John Priscott while serving from 1940 to 1941 in the Mediterranean theatre including photos.
  
• 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.
  
• Only Change is Constant - A German's firsthand account of his life experiences, leading up to and including World War II.
  
• Jeszcze Polska Nie Zginela - Tribute to Wladislaw Swiader, Polish soldier, forced laborer and displaced person, 1939-1947. Includes photos and images of related documents.
  
• 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.
  
• The Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson - Personal correspondence, regimental and personal documents, and galleries of photographs.
  
• B-24 Pilot: Southwest Pacific, 1945 - L. O. Evans' letters to home with photos describing his stay in the Southwest Pacific. Includes recent audio interview with the tail gunner from his crew.
  
• German Resistance in the Third Reich: A Survivors Story - The story of Arnold Hencke, a German citizen, including information and images on Fuhlsbüttel Concentration Camp and Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
  
• One Man's War - A World War II U.S. Navy fighter pilot describes his wartime experiences and shares his photos.
  
• Honoring Sergeant Carter - Information on the life of one of the most decorated black WWII soldiers who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
  
• 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.
  
• Private Art: WWII Letters To and From Home - A collection of letters written by Pvt. Arthur Pranger, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, during WWII.
  
• 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.
  
• George A. Smith, 7th Division - Biography of George Allison Smith, U.S. Army, 7th Division, 49th Field Artillery Batallion.
  
• Olive and Eric, The Web Site - Interactive site featuring letters between a couple in England separated by the war.
  
• Testimonies of Sacrifice - Stories of battles, daily life, and struggles and heroism of ordinary soldiers.
  
• An RCAF Pilot's Story - Memoir of a Canadian Coastal Command pilot involved is anti-shipping and anti-submarine warfare. Also includes action photos of U-Boats sunk and the one that got away.
  
• Civvy Street in World War 2 - True stories of civilian life in wartime England, written by Tom Fletcher and Patricia Hardy, with pictures, newsreel clips and sounds from the period.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• D-Day, Army and Airborne Info - Pictures and links of D-Day. Army and airborne information.
  
• Recollections of Lloyd H Bunting Jr - Memoir including description of a B-24 combat mission to Palau in June 1944.
  
• WWII Memories - Account of a forced march from Poland to Germany in 1945 undertaken by Lewis Edwards (QVR), photographs, war record and POW card. Drawings and photographs of Friederike Pierer from Austria and personal accounts from a variety of former PoWs and service p
  
• 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).
  
• Women of World War II Red Cross Clubmobile - Includes letters, photographs and audio memories of the women of the American Red Cross Clubmobile "Geronimo".
  
• Tribute to Thomas McNabb - A site to pay tribute to Thomas McNabb, JR., F2 USS Indianapolis, CA35, LAS July 30, 1945.
  
• Tusgegee Airmen of WWII - A salute with history and original photos of the famous "Red Tails", Tusgegee Airmen of WWII in Italy.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• World War II Interview, 32nd Division, Red Arrow Division - Personal memories of Henry Brooks, a veteran of 32nd Division.
  
• 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.
  
• Memories of War - A collection of stories from WWII veterans.
  
• USS Velocity - In memory of Eugene E. Eaton. Includes his journal about life aboard the USS Velocity, letters home from navy boot camp, crew rosters, and brief description of three vessels on which he served.
  
  

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