World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy; United States. Army. Infantry; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945; Dachau (Concentration camp);
Interview conducted by Robert Mastroni. Ralph Martire enlisted in the U.S. Army just after graduating high school in 1943. He went to Texas for basic training and advanced infantry training. He joined the 90th Infantry Division, and shipped out...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews;Corsair (Fighter plane); United States. Marine Corps -- Aviation;
Interview conducted by Leslie Koons. Wallace A. Kline joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944 while living in New Haven, Ct. He went to basic training at Parris Island (S.C.) which lasted for 3 months. He was then transferred to Quantico, Va. To...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island; Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944;
Interview conducted by Katherine Jenks. Raynald E. Bergeron joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, and went to Coddington Point, RI for basic training. His training was very short, and he was almost immediately assigned to the U.S.S. Denver, a cruiser...
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; B-29 bomber;Johnson Controls, Inc.; United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command.
Interview conducted by Gregg Cerosky. Ronald M. Williams enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after dropping out of high school on his 17th birthday. He went to Sampson Air Force Base for basic training, which consisted of mainly classroom learning. ...
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Women and the military; United States. Air Force;
Interview conducted by Marcy Campbell. Margaret Sangster enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951, because there was a lack of jobs in the area in which she lived. She went to basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas, where the women stayed in a...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy; Prisoners of war; Flight crews;
Interview conducted by John Schuller. Floyd W. Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in early 1943, while in his first semester at college. He went to basic training in Miami Beach, Fla. where the barracks were in a large hotel. Smith was...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Basic training (Military education);
Typed synopsis of video interview with Albert "Buzz" Holmes conducted by Tom Bienemann. The interview covers Holmes time in the military from the draft until discharge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Queen Mary (Steamship); B-17 bomber; United States. Air Force -- Aviation mechanics;
Typed synopsis of video interview with Louis Miklos conducted by Robert Mastroni. Miklos describes his time in the U.S. Army Air Corps/Force during World War II.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China; Cryptography; Morse code
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Martha Campbell. The interview describes Carlton's service time during World War II, while he served in the Army Air Force.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; United States. Marine Corps -- Infantry.;
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Daniela Signorello. The interview covers the service time of Nicholas Byrne Jr., who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
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.
Laos. Royal Lao Army; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Lao; Concentration camps; Pathet Lao;
Typed synopsis of video interview with Champa Nankati conducted by Eileen Hurst. The interview describes the time Nankati spent in prison camps after the Vietnam War.
