World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narrative, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe; United States. Army; United States. Army. Special Forces; Special forces...
Interview conducted by Shane Matthews. Raymond Sadoski enlisted in the U.S. Army when he was 18 years old. Sadoski trained with the Horse Calvary at Fort Riley, Kansas at the time when it was still segregated. He served in Northern Africa under...
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; United States. Navy -- Sea life; Destroyers (Warships); United Service Organizations (U.S.);
Interview conducted by Jim Lyko. Richard Hill enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17, with his parent’s permission. Although World War II had ended, he was still anxious to join. He went to basic training at Camp Peary, Va., and from there...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; United States. Army Air Corps; Military -- Leaves and furloughs; War brides -- Australia; Charms
Interview conducted by Vincent Roche. Cavallari was born in Italy near Lake Garda and moved to the United States at age 17, arriving on Thanksgiving Day, 1935. He was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in early 1942. On the day he travelled to...
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Prisoners of war -- Korea (North);
Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Thomas Spada was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950. He had moved to Winsted, Ct from Italy just two years earlier. He went to four months of basic training at Fort Dix, NJ before going to Seattle, Washington...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Parachutes -- Testing -- Equipment and supplies; United States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Interview conducted by Robert Mastroni. Walter Chop was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943, just after graduating from high school. He had previously tried to enlist in both the Navy and Marines, but was told his eyesight was not good...
Korean War, 1950-1953; Ordnance; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narrative, American; Armed Forces -- Officers;
Typed synopsis of Charles Kilgore's video taped interview performed by Eileen Hurst. The 58 minute interview details Charles' training and command experiences in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy; United States. Army -- Officers; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 18th.; Patton, George S. (George...
Typed synopsis of video interview with Edward Kuehn conducted by Jim Lyko. The synopsis describes Kuehn's service time in the Army.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands,...
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Jeanne Marie Christie. The interview documents the time that Hank Riccio spent in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy; Bailey bridges
Typed synopsis of video interview with Joseph A. Hatala conducted by Eileen Hurst. The interview details Hatala's experiences in the army during World War II.
World War, 1939-1945; Bombing, Aerial; Buildings War damage
The Germans bombed Bari, Italy on December 2, 1943. Over one thousand were killed. This photograph shows soldiers and civilians searching for survivors among the rubble.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; V-mail -- 1940-1950; Military hospitals;
A letter written by Joseph J. Menditto to his parents while stationed overseas. In the letter he describes a short leave to Rome and his stay at a hospital in Italy.
