McLean County Musem of History

Earl Reitan, Professor of History, Illinois State University

World War II Interview Papers Collection

Inventoried by Carol Straka
Summer 2010

Table of Contents

Collection Information

Historical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Box and Folder Inventory

Eckert, Albert, 1^st Army, 99^th Infantry Division of 395^th infantry

Collection Information

Volume of Collection:

Two Boxes.

Collection Dates:

1982-1988

Restrictions:

None.

Reproduction Rights:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the McLean County Museum of History.

Alternative Formats:

None.

Other Finding Aids: None.

Location: Archives.

Notes:

Photos - People
Augstin

Eckert

Collection Information
Volume of Collection:	Two Boxes.
Collection Dates:	1982-1988
Restrictions:	None.
Reproduction Rights:	Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the McLean County Museum of History.
Alternative Formats:	None.
Other Finding Aids:	None.
Location:	Archives.
Notes:	Photos - People Augstin Eckert

Historical Sketch

World War II erupted in September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and ended with Japan's surrender in September 1945. The US, still recovering from the Great Depression, initially remained in isolation as the war blazed in Western and Eastern Europe and North Africa. The Japanese bombing of the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 catapulted the US into war against all the Axis powers in Asia, Europe and Africa. Millions of Americans eventually served in the armed forces during the war.

These are the stories of a few of the surviving U.S. servicemen as captured by students in the history classes of Dr. Earl Reitan at Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Illinois, in the 1980s. Also included are the stories of a few European soldiers, plus civilians in wartime US and Europe. Each paper is based on an in-person interview between the student and the subject.

Dr. Reitan wrote his 2001 book Riflemen: On the Cutting Edge of World War II based on his own experiences and those of his fellow riflemen while serving in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. It is available in the Museum Library Stacks, call number 940.54 REI 2005.

Historical Sketch
World War II erupted in September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and ended with Japan's surrender in September 1945. The US, still recovering from the Great Depression, initially remained in isolation as the war blazed in Western and Eastern Europe and North Africa. The Japanese bombing of the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 catapulted the US into war against all the Axis powers in Asia, Europe and Africa. Millions of Americans eventually served in the armed forces during the war. These are the stories of a few of the surviving U.S. servicemen as captured by students in the history classes of Dr. Earl Reitan at Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Illinois, in the 1980s. Also included are the stories of a few European soldiers, plus civilians in wartime US and Europe. Each paper is based on an in-person interview between the student and the subject. Dr. Reitan wrote his 2001 book Riflemen: On the Cutting Edge of World War II based on his own experiences and those of his fellow riflemen while serving in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. It is available in the Museum Library Stacks, call number 940.54 REI 2005.

Scope and Contents Note
This collection includes copies of nearly 350 student-written papers.

Scope and Contents Note
This collection includes copies of nearly 350 student-written papers.

Lyle Augstin, 1^st Marine Division, 5^th Marine Regiment, 2^nd Batallion, E Company.

Box and Folder Inventory

Please note that a few individuals were interviewed multiple times. Occasional notes in italics are obtained from the interviewee, their family or other records (census, enlistment, casualty, phone) in 2010.

Date	Writer	Subject	Unit	Role(s)	Pre-war residence	Post war--immediate or later	Comments

---		Aaberg, Richard E.	Navy	Post office in US; guard duty, etc.	SD	IL: Bloomington State Farm worker	Map given to German soldiers
1984 Apr 29	Burke, Curtis	Abbott, Harry	5^th Army 614^th Fighter Squad				Viennese occupation. Russians
1983 May 2	Senger, Cary	Adams, Darrell C.	61^st General Depot / XXI Bomber Command		IL: Springfield		Saipan. Saw Enola Gay on fateful day.
---	Caselton, James A	Alfeld, William Woodrow	Signal Corps. At McArthur's HQ; then6^thArmy	Teletype operator- incl at McArthur HQ	IL: Livingston		New Guinea; Philippines; occu-pied Japan. 9pp.
--	Alvarado, Diego	Alvarado, Joseph (Jose')	Air Force	Crew chief; top turret gunner B17, C46 & C47			Europe.
---	Ashley, David A.	Ashley, no first name	---	---	---	---	US servicemen in England Handwritten
1985 May 1	Shaw, Daryl	Aubertine, Horace	---	Civilian: college student	CA		Comments on Japanese inter-ments in US
1987 Jul 30	Cain, Renee K.	Augstin, Lyle	1^st Marine Div / 5^th Marine Reg/ 2^nd Bn/ E Co		IL: Randolph (actually Heyworth)	IL: Shirley. IL State Univ accountant. Per Lyle.	Okinawa. Operation Iceberg
--	Baldridge, Jack	Baldridge, Walt	667 Field Artillery Bn	Vehicle maintenance			Roving unit in Europe.
1988 Apr 29	Bamberg, Bradley M.	Bamberg, Charles E. "Charlie"	9^th Air Force / 362^nd Fighter Gp / 378^th Fighter Squad	Refuel planes from tankers	IL: Freeport cattle buyer & butcher	IL: Apple Creek Own/operate salvage co.	ETO
1988 Apr 22	Kleckner, Chris W	Banks, Roosevelt	45-15^th Quartermaster Outfit		IL: Freeport	IL: attended Illinois State Normal Univ on GI Bill. Teacher & Dean at Freeport High.	One black man's perspective on US army segregation. le Shima, Okinawa
1985 spring	Kozik, John	Barich, John	1^st Infantry Div/ 29^th Infantry / 1^st Bn; 9^th Div Artillery Brig.	Forward artillery observer; Asst battery commander; instructor	IL: Oak Park univ student	IL: Chicago lawyer	No. Africa; Sicily; OK
1987 Jul 30	Barton, Robert R.	Barton, Art	1^st Marine Div / 2^nd Bn	Marine	NY: Brooklyn garage	NY: Brooklyn garage	Guadalcanal
---	Bauman, Chuck	Bauman, Morry	75^th Infantry Div / 289^th Reg	Reconnaissance (LOng Range Patrol)	IL: ? Messenger at Chanute AFB	IL:	ETO
1985 May 2	Brown, Jeff	Beaty, George	102^nd Infantry Div / 405h Infantry Reg /3^rd Bn	Machine gunner	IL: Jefferson County	IL: Marquette Heights. Peoria Caterpillar Employee	France, Germany. Bulge. Stugen Vanginian.
---	Purdy, David	Becker, Russell F	Navy Supply Corps	Dairy food specialist (ice cream & cheese for navy troops)	IL: Mgr of Oak Park Bowman Dairy plant	IL: Crystal Lake	Native Mor-ton Remained in US. Handwritten
1985 spring	Hoerr, Rick	Behrman, Catherine	---	Civilian	Australia (German)	To US-WI: Milwaukee	Jews escape Germany in 1938
1987 Jul 30	Rives, J.	Beutner, Harvey	Navy Pacific Amphibious Div on LCI	Medic		IL: Ill State Univ professor of English	Pacific. Attitudes tow. Japanese actions
1983 May 1	Korasidas, Robert	Bickley, Eric	Navy special Service/Fleet Aircraft Service Squad #6	Produce variety show/Counsel for Defense		IL: Ill State Univ theatre professor	Florida.
---	Angel, Martin	Bishop, Ferman	Navy: USS Lyons attack transport USS Porcupine tanker	Officer	SC	IL: Ill State Univ English professor	Mediterranean. Witnessed friendly fire disaster at Sicily
---	Shook, Lyle	Blackledge, Harold J.	Navy USS Yorktown	Bomb loader		IA: Cedar Rapids	Pacific
1986 May 2	Burton, William L.	Bliming, Dean	Navy LST		IL: Murrayville	IL: Maintenance at Ill State Univ residences	Pacific islands in mid 1945
1986 Apr 30	Boehm, Robert	Boehm, George Karl	German Army	Digging fox holes & anti-tank traps on the Maginot Line age 14	Germany: Eichstatt	US in 1955	Youth Camps. German civilian perspectives
1984 Apr 30	Borland, John	Borland, John W. "Jack"	Army	Basic training instructor; Cryptographer	IL: dairy & dairy farm	IL: dairy	MO. Philippines. Occupied Japan
1982 spring	Prince, Russell H.	Born, Harold	9^th Army / 84^th Infantry Div "Railsplitters"	Machine gunner. supply line.	IN: Evansville engr student at Evansville	IL: IllState Univ physics professor	ETO. POW Stalag II A. Neubrandenburg work camp. 9 pp.
---	Arends, Ross	Born, Harold J.	9^th Army / 84^th Div/HCo weapons squad	Supply tank driver. then machine gunner.		IL: Ill. State Univ Physics professor	POW Germany Stalag 2A & 11B
1985 May 7	Waido, Kent P.	Bristol, Benton K.	Field Artillery Air Force; Corps of Engrs	Instructor, mostly		IL: Normal - probably late in life(phone directory)	US & Philippines
1983 May 5	Doeckel, Linda	Brown, Francis	Air Force 76^th Fighter Squad "Flying Tigers"	Teaching airplane mechanics then airplane maintenance onP40s, P51s, P47s	IL	Il: Milliken then Ill State Univ math professor	China
1985 Apr 23	Powell, Keith A.	Brown, Francis	4^th Army Air Gp / 76^th Fighter Squad / 23^rd Fighter Group	Ground crew chief (plane maintenance) P-40 Warhawks; P-51 Mustangs; P-47 Thunderbolts	IL:	IL: Normal meth teacher at Millikin and then Ill State Univ.	Kunming, China. "Flying Tigers"
1984 May 1	Brown, James	Brown, George R	628^th Field Artillery Bn; medical unit	Phone linesman; Typist	IL: Chicago?		Stateside. 12 pp.
1988 Apr	Thomas, Mark	Bubert, Russ	671 Anti Air-craft Artillery Machine Gun Battery	50 caliber covering air strips	IL: Mason County flower grower employee	IL: Normal GTE employee	New Guinea
1988 Apr 27	Bulgrin,Mark O.	Bulgrin, Mrs.	---	Civilian: young teen girl	WI: Belleville farm girl		Homefront
---	Cahill, Paul	Cahill, Joan	---	Civilian teenager	IL: Chicago south side		Home Front. Butcher's price list. Sheet music
1987 Jul 30	Buscher, John	Callahan, Raymond "Red"	Amphibious DUKW unit	Driver DUKW	IL? Tazewell? At brothers tavern	Tending another bar	Naples & Anzio
1988 Apr 18	Marchese, Steven	Campbell, Eugen Sherell	8^th Air Force / 466^th Bomber Gp / 785^th Sq	Gunner B-24; later gunnery instructor B-29.	IL: Marion but student at So Ill Univ	IL: Rolling Meadows sometime after finishing SIU	Base= Norwich, England. Combat diary attached.
---	Amraen, John	Capasso, John	2^nd Marine Div	Machine gunner		IL: Ill State Univ Milner Library	Kwajalein, Saipan.
1983 Apr 28	Busa, Gary	Capasso, John	2^nd Marine Div / 2^nd Bn		IL: Ill Wesleyan College freshman. From Mt Vernon, NY	IL: Degree at Ill Wesleyan. Worked at Ill State Univ's Library. Married Chenoa woman & settled there.	16 page transcript of interview. Marianas. Saipan.
1988 Apr 23	Schmidt, Paul	Capasso, John	Marine		IL: Illinois Wesleyan freshman		Guadalcanal
1988 Apr 25	Montellano, Eric A.	Carey, Kathleen	---	Housewife	WI: Kenosha	WI: Kenosha	Homefront
---	Karch, Jeff A.	Carver, Joe	87^th Infantry / 334^th Field Artillery / C Co	Forward artillery observer	IL: Lewistown farm work	IL: Attend Bradley Univ. Work for a Peoria power co.	ETO Buchenwald. 9 pages.
1986 May 2	Willner, Merle L	Chaddon, Lyle	Navy	N.A.	IL: Bloomington C&A Railway conductor	IL: Bloomington C&A Railway	Paper is on IL Railroads in WWII
---	Diersen?, Matthew	Christner, Bud	Air Force	Trainer: bombardier, counter espionage	IN: Purdue Univ soph in ROTC	Finished degree. ITT employee	Various US. Nor-den bomb sight.
1985 Apr 20	Churney, Daniel	Churney, Fred	Army 7^th Army	Handling supplies; guard; dispensary.	IL: Streator glass plant worker	IL: Streator	No. Africa, Sicily, Naples, Marseilles
---	Clancy, Robert L	Clancy, Robert L. Sr.	Navy Guavina SS 362	Repair engine, etc.	-		Pacific.
1988 May 1	Coffey, Peter	Coffey, James F. Jr	---	Civilian teenager	IL: Chicago		Isolationism that changed during the war
n.a.	Lear, Darrell	Coit, Bill	28^th Div / 110^th artillery 20^th Div / 112^th artillery		IL: Bloomington,	IL: Bloomington Illinois Wesleyan University	France/Germany
1984 May 1	Haerr, Michael	Comfort, Thomas	Navy: LST	Watch; Communications		IL: Ill State Univ foreign language faculty	Pacific: Palaus, Philippines, Okinawa
---	Comfort, Michael J.	Comfort, Thomas?	Navy LST 687	Communications officer	IL: graduate Northwestern U		Pacific esp Philippines 9pp
--	Conti, Robert	Conti, Marie & friend Rose	---	Housewife	IL: Chicago		Home front including black mkt.
---	Cooper, Tom	Cooper, George L	8^th Airforce / 1^st Air Div / 1^st wing /398^th bomb gp / 601^st bomb squad	Chin turret and togglier (Bombadier) B-17.	--- May be Syracuse, NY, resident per census	NY: Attend Syracuse Univ.	Bombed Germany & Czechoslovakia
1986 Apr 28	Sale, Dan	Corum, Mike	---	Civilian child	England, London	England: History professor -Brighton Polytechnic	London & countryside
---	Long, John	Courtney, William	3^rd Infantry Div?	Infantry lieutenant		IL: Deerfield	France, Germany. POW.
---	Hulseberg, Dennis	Coverdill, Wesley James	Navy USS Alchiba AKA6 USS DePorter	Signalman for amphibious force; destroyer escort; then shore patrol			S. Pacific
---	Craig, Steven	Craig, Earl	Army 29^th Engineer Topographic Bn / C Co	Company clerk in personnel; Sergeant- admin.			Portland, OR Manila, Philippines
---	Cranwill, Kirk	Cranwill, Joseph	33^rd		IL: Ntl Guard Delevan	IL: Pekin Keystone employee	Luzon
1987 Jul	Chandler, Theresa	Crist, Robert	3^rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Div	Reconnaissance		IL: Illinois State Univ professor; PhD on GI bill	France
---	Shattuck, Jason	Crist, Robert	Attached to Patton's 3^rd Army	Reconnaissance	IL: Chicago	IL: Ill State U professor of psychology	ETO.
1988 Apr 25	O'Beirne, Matthew T.	Cross, Samuel	---	Civilian: Childhood	England, London	IL: Galesburg	Incomplete--pages missing.
1983 May 1	Banno, Karen	Crumley, Mrs.	WAVES.Naval Intelligence. Later Bureau of Naval Personnel	Translator (Japanese) in DC; later exit counselor in CA	OH: Ohio State Univ. student		Handwritten paper
1983 spring	Krylowicz, Mark J.	Cunningham, George E.	---	Civilian	LA	IL: Ill State Univ history eventually	Black man's perspective
---	Schafernak, Troy W.	Dailly, Francis Mrs.	---	Civilian, age 10	Scotland: Glasgow	Scotland: Glasgow	Near shipyards
---	Bell, Daniel L.	Daly, Lewis B.	2^nd Marine Div / 8ith Marine Reg / 1^st Bn / B Co /1^st Platoon	Radio operator	IL: Morris. Graduated HS. Part time at dairy.	IL: Morris Federal Paper Board employee	Tarawa Is. Marianans incl Saipan.
---	Keene, William	Davis, F. James	S.S. Oliver Hazard Perry; Comedor; SS Andrew Moore	Radio operator; later teacher.		IL: Ill State Univ sociology professor	Atlantic. Mediterranean. Several stories..
1985 May 2	Shigut, Vicki	Davis, F. James	Armed Guard on Liberty Ship	Radio operator			Atlantic. Mediterranean
---	Smith, Patrick	Davis, James	Navy: Olivier Hazard Perry & Andrew Moore	Radio & signal man; later teacher	IA but student at Wash State U	IL: Ill State Univ sociology professor	Invade Sicily & Italy
1984	Dillman, Christian	Davis, James F.	Navy USS Oliver Hazard Perry	Radio aboard ship. Mathteacher TX.	IA: grad student in WA	IL:	No. Atlantic
1984 May 1	Devine, Patrick	Devine, Hugh	Navy	Clerical - repatriating Koreans	IL: Chicago Loyola student		Occupied Japan
1984 Apr 26	Bredeman, W. Scott	Dieckow, Clyde	Marines.		IL: Bartonville	IL: Bartonville	Philippines. Bataan Death March. Osaka coal miner POW
1986 May 2	Jackson , Rob	Diffenderfer, John	Air Corps / Special Services Div / 364th Bn	Security	IL: Danville	IL: Danville	Oak Ridge TN Drove load to Los Alamos
---	Docherty, David L	Docherty, James F.	Navy USS Denabola USS David W. Taylor DD551 USS Chas R. Ware DD865	Machinist on destroyers & destroyer tender	--	--	N. Atlantic; mostly S. Pacific on David W. Taylor
---	Hamann, Earl	Doherty, John Lawrence	3^rd Army / 26^th Div; later 101^st Reg	Rifleman	IL: small town in Gallatin County
---	Winks, Tim	Donaho, Ellis	---	Civilian policeman	IL: Salem policeman	IL: Salem furniture store mgr	Police stories
---	Warford, Edward B.	Donath, John William	Navy: USS Essex aircraft carrier	Gun director-trainer	IL: Lincoln	IL: Lincoln power co. employee	Pacific
---	Overton, Stephen	Donovan, Irv	---	Civilian youth	IL: Lake Fork	IL: Warrenville	Homefront
1988 Apr 25	Doran, Michael S.	Doran, Roy	69^th Div				Belgium, Germany
---	Jacobs, Jeff	Downey, Shawn	---	Civilian teen	IL: Farmington		MD dad ran field hospital; at just liberated Buchenwald.
1985 May 8	Dragstrem, Peter F.	Dragstrem, Ernest E.	Infantry		IL: Niantic		Anvil, France. Limited info.
1985? May 2	Dugo, Denise S.	Dugo, Joseph R.	Navy	Cryptographer; Public info officer	IL: Chicago	IL: Chicago. Elk Grove Village TV repair	Alaska; Guam
1988 Apr 25	Armstrong, Julie	Dunlap, Robert H. "Bobby"	3^rd Marine Parachute Bn / B Co 5^th Marine Div	Platoon leader. Captain.	IL: Abingdon. Student at Monmouth College		South Pacific. Iwo Jima. 8 pp.
---	Gosewisch, Pat	Easton, Bill	Marine	Drill sergeant; Military Police	MI: Upper Peninsula		US
1985 Apr 23	Wilcox, Jan	Easton, Tobe	---	Civilian lady riveter	CO: rural		WY. CA. AK. Riveter.
---	Comisky, Troy	Easton, William	Marine. MPs	Asst Drill Instructor. MP	MI:	IL: Ill State Univ professor	Camp LeJeune, N.C. / Pearl Harbor.
---	Reeg. John	Easton, William	Marines	Military Police - guard.	OH: civilian at army airfield	MI: Grand Rapids	SC. HI. NC.
---	Gross, Steven M.	Eckert, Albert	1^st Army / 99^th Infantry Div / 395^th infantry / G Co	2^nd Gunner in light machine gun gp	IL: Normal		France / Germany Battle of Bulge See Leifel's book PFCAlbert Eckert
---	Hedstrom, Bob	Eft, Robert	6^th Div / 122^nd 1^st Marine airwing	Air gunner. Mortar operator guide.	IL: Bloomington		Guadalcanal. Okinawa. Malaria.
1983 Apr 24	Stumpf, Susanne	Ehmke, Heinz Erich & wife	German army infantry division	Machine gunner. Later, communication unit	Germany: Wismar	East Germany: Wismar. Policeman. Prisoner. Later, Heilbronn.	Ukraine. France. POW in France- US army kitchen. Handwritten.
--	Kowalkowski, Jeff	Ellis, Mel	78^th Infantry Div / 309^th Reg	Rifleman; mortarman forward observer; cleanup; Water ballet.	IL: Chicago Jr College student	College degrees. Managed daycare company	France & Germany
1988 Spring	Trueblood, Todd	Enos, Newman Isaac "Bud"	3^rd Army/90^th Infantry	Tech sgt	MI: Homer Steel factory		France. Germany. Czech. Belgium.
--	Perlman, Cary	Erenberg, Mike	7^th Div / 3^rd Marine Div.	Confidential clerk			Saipan
---	Erwin, Dave	Erwin, Stan	---	Civilian: teen & farmer	MO: Fairfax farm
1986 May 2	Bacon, LeonR.	Feathers, Al	Air Corps	Pilot			B-17 bomber. Black market
1988 Apr 24	Feinblatt, David	Feinblatt, Harry	Army	Infantry. POW Guard.	Shoe store mgr
---	Bieschke, Tom	Felski, Hadi	---	Worked on war parts production line; husband tool & die shop supervisor		IL: Chicago	Husband Clement Bieschke
---	Gibson, John	Fleming, Carrie	__	Wife of POW in Germany (Gail)	IL: Belvidere	IL: Belvidere farm
---	Chappell, John	Floyd, Walter	9^th Air Force / 323^rd Bomb Gp / 455^th Squad.	Radio operator & machine gunner B-26	CO: Aurora		Based at Earlcombe, England. 6 pp
1983 May 5	Bottrell, George M.	Ford, Raymond	Army Air Corps	Aviator: Ferry B-24 in So. Atlantic. Later B25, B26, A20	IL: Niantic	IL: Cropduster in South. Exhibition shooter. Mortician. Machine repair in Decatur.	Also P39. And, Sub patrols
---	Fornaciari, Jim,	Fornaciari, Earl	27^th Infantry Div	Light machine gunner	IL: Chicago, Finished High S.	IL: Chicago school principal	Okinawa
1988 Apr 25	Rosengarten, Rob	Fox, Joe	---	Civilian: timekeeper for gov't in Washington, DC.	IL born	DC: Washington auditor/adjustor for US IRS; later ret'd to Bloomington IL
---	Daniels, John	Franklin, Charles	13^th Armored Div / 93^rd Cavalry Recon-naissance Squad	Drive armored jeep to scout enemy troops. Police occupied Germany.			Germany.
---	---	Friedhoff, Walter	"15^th Air Force"	Bombadier Navigator support resistance troops & allied agents for OSS	SD: student at Augustana	SD: Univ of SD Later IL: Ill State Univ psychology prof. Also reservist	Brindisi & Liverno, Italy. B24 & B-17
1985 May 7	Malin, Jerry D	Friedhoff, Walter	15^th Air Div	B-24 Crew Leader: Air Support to Intelligence ops		IL: Ill State Univ Psychology Professor	Support Italian & Yugoslavian resistance & secret agents of RAF & OSS
---	Reid, Thomas L.	Friedhoff, Walter	Air Corps	Bomber navigator to support underground resistance in No Italy/Yugoslavia	SD: college student	IL: Ill. State Univ professor
---	Wolinski, Kenneth T	Friedhoff, Walter	15^th Army Air Corps	Bombardier / navigator on B-24 "Black Cats" to support OSS.		IL: Ill State Univ	Base: Brindisi, Italy to reach central/eastern Europe
---	Koss, Tony	Fritzum, Cletus	8th Air Force/ 359th Fighter Div	Crew Chief P-51s.	---		Based in England.
1987 Jul 29	Smith, Linda	Fry, Max	Marine 4^th Div		--	--	Iwo Jima
1984 Apr	August, Laurel	Fuehrer, William	Army Signal Corps	Cryptographer.	MI: Borjne college student	IL: Ill State Univ German instructor	London. France. Germany.
1983 May 4	Barclay, Jean	Fuehrer, William	Army Signal Corps / Radio Intelligence	Cryptanalysis		IL: Ill State Univ languages professor	London, France, Germany
---	Buzzard, Tony	Fuehrer, William	Army Signal Corps / Signal Intelligence Detachment D	Cryptographer	MI: College student	IL: Ill State Univ language instructor	London. France. Benelux. German.
1983 Apr 30	Nonte, Yvette	Fuehrer, William	Signal Corps "Delta" unit.	Crypticanalysis (of radio transmissions, etc.)		IL: Ill State Univ teacher	England. Sicily. Italy. Battle of Bulge.
---	Square, Greg	Fuehrer, William	Army Signal Corps	Cryptographer to analyze enemy traffic	MI: Grand Rapids	IL: presumably Ill State Univ teacher	England, France
---	Maier, Ray L	Gadbury, Leslie	3^rd Marine Div / 9^th Marine Reg / ist Bn / C Co	Machine gunner	IL: Central IL (name appears age 7 in Monticello in 1930 census)	IL: Central IL. Ill State Univ graduate. High school teacher in Monticello area.	Bouganville, Guam, Iwo Jima. Posed for DC Iwo Jima memorial.
1986 Apr 28	Gilliland, Brian	Gilliland, Bernard Stewart	Army AirCorps Quartermaster; 77^th Tactical Reconnaissance Gp	Purchasing supplies & equipment; Clerk - various roles incl aircraft maintenance records	IL: Aledo posts office employee		US; India Burma
---	Wills, Lori	Glocer, Jack	---	Civilian: teen	Poland: Warsaw	US 1949. Central IL eventually.	Jew Auschwitz 3 yr
---	---	Goergen, John	17^th Airborne Div /513^th Infantry Reg	Paratrooper	IL: Bloomington	IL: Normal; State Farm employee	POW. 2 failed escapes. Later at Stalag 4B.
---	Brooks, Robert	Granahan, Lea A.	Army	Chaplain.	PA: Olyphant church pastor	Catholic Priest	Staten Island; France
---	Lach, Michael J.	Green, John	Navy:	Post office on base; later post office on sea plane tender	IL: Springfield post office	IL:	Farigette, ID, base. Later on Salisbury Sound
--	Solorio, Stephen R.	Griffith, Paul	5^th Cavalry		IL: electrical worker for Sanagamon Electric	IL: electrical worker for Sanagamon Electric	Occupied Japan. Acting Provost Marshall.
1984 Apr 27	Grosso, William A.	Grosso, John	---	Constructing the Joliet Ammo Plant. Also ran weld shop.	IL: Kankakee	IL: Kankakee	Plant operations, too. 6 pp.
1984 Apr 27	Haas, Matthew P.	Haas, James J. "Jim"	Navy U.S.. Monrovia. U.S.S. Makin Island	LCV . Load B24s & watch duty. Admiral's Barge.	IL: El Paso	IL: attend Bradley Univ.	Sicily. Patton contact. Tarawa. Guam.
1986 spring	Hass, Thomas J.	Haas, Robert J.	---	Civilian teenager	IL: Forest Park		8 pp.Chicagoland.
1983 May 1	Smith, Darrell	Hall, Harber H.	Air Force	Radar instructor Bombardier B-29	IL: Chicago	IL: Bloomington Politics and real estate	Guam base to bomb Japan Postwar: Berlin airlift pilot
1986 Apr 30	Berg, Steve	Hansen, Oscar	Navy 9th Construction Bn "CBs"	Construction	WA: Seattle carpenter (from ND)		Iceland. HI. Marianas. CA
---	Zogg, Jeff	Harper, John	McCracken	In charge of a wave of boats taking Marines ashore	IL: Ill Wesleyan Univ student	IL: State Farm Insurance employee	Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Liguyan Gulf.
----	Marek, Craig	Hartge, William P. Sr.	Army	Military Police in occupied Germany	IL: Fults high school farm boy		View from US German/Czech farm town
---	Hatcher, Jim	Hatcher, Maurice	60^th Armored Infantry Bn / B Co	Rifleman	VA: Lovettsville Family saw mill		France, Germany, Czech.
1984 May 7	Ternes, Linda	Heffernan, James	Army Intell COI	Military intelligence gathering	IL: U of Ill math graduate	IL: Chicago?	Cairo, Egypt.
1988 Apr 25	Fesser, Dennis	Heil, Wallace	3^rd Army / 7^th Armored Div / B Co (later 1^st5 Armored Div)	Infantryman	IL: Coal miner		France. Germany
---	Heinzinger, Russell	Heinzinger, Richard	---	Civilian: preteen/teenager	IL: Chicago north side		Includes brother Bill soldier at Guadalcanal
---	Haynel, Kevin	Herbert, John per wife Samantha	---	Civilian. Black man.	LA? Work at International Can	LA?	Financial success --job promotions during wartime
1988 April 25	Topping, Beth	Heringer, Luella	---	Civilian: nurse	OR: McMinnville	OR: McMinnville	Married to civilian MD
--	Poundstone, Jeffrey E.	Hicks, Eileen R.	---	Worked at Seneca shipyard briefly	IL: Seneca	IL: Ottawa	Homefront commentary
--	Poundstone, Jeffrey E.	Hicks, William. R.	Army 192^nd Aviation Bn. Then 3^rd Army Ordnance Bn.	Worked on Tanks in Egypt; later ammo driver in Europe	IL: Seneca Worked at International Rubber	IL: Ottawa carpenter & millwright	Dachau liberation. Transcription of the interview.
---	Baumeister, Dana	Hillsberg, Lloyd "Dick"	3^rd Armored Div	Surgical technician	IL: Evanston		ETO. Nordhouse. 5 pp
---	Gebhardt, Randall	Hiltbrand, William		Fighter pilot		IL: Springfield	Based in Britain
---	Conti, Robert	Hirchbach, Manfred	---	Civilian youth.	Germany		Hitler's Youth Corps. Air attacks Filed under Conti.
---	Larson, Richard	Hitzmann, Edward "Eddie"	---	Civilian: shoe factory in US	..
1985 May 2	Bass, Ryan	Hodgson, Vera	---	Civilian mother	England: Richmond	England: Richmond	Wartime London area
1982 May 5	Martin, Jeff E.	Holdridge, Robert		Radio communications & surveillance	IL: Attending Augustana College	IL: IL State Univ. communications professor	France
1988 Apr 25	Holsclaw, David	Holsclaw, Harold "Slim"	Army Air Corps	Repair & maintain trainer planes	IL		South Carolina, & other US locations
---	Hungate, Bill	Holt, John	8^th Air Force	Maintenance crew. Occupation forces.			England, France. Occupd Germany
---	Hood, Edmond	Hood, Edmond & Marlowe	---	Civilian: teenager & child	IL: Champaign IL: Chicago
1987 Summer	Hoss, Eric	Hoss, Frank L.	---	Civilian: child	IN: Crawfordsville farm		Paper also includes Msarsa, Madeleine
1984 spring	Neff, Charles E	Huisman, Hannelore "Honey" nee Eppler	---	Born 1940 in Darmstadt. Later in Russelsheim	Germany	IL: Rock Island	Father was high level engr at Opel. Vivid memories.
1988 Apr 25	Humphrey, ?	Humphrey, Charles	1^st Army	Truck Driver in medic battalion	IL: Crystal Lake		D-day France/ Germany.Nordhausen..
---	Humphrey, Patrick	Humphrey, unnamed	Navy: USS Cowpens	Tend boilers, etc.	IL		Gilbert & Marshall Islands
---	Baker, Michael	Hurley, Nora	---	Civilian Housewife	IL: Chicago	IL: Chicago	Homefront
1985 Spring	Meek, Jill	Ison, Laura	---	Civilian preteen	KY: Kingdom Come		Homefront rural
---	Romanas, Gordon	Ison, Paul Edward	5^th Marines; 1^{st Mar}ine Div /3^rd Bn/ HQ Co			FL: Ft Myers	Okinawa, 1^st wave. Famous photo enclosed.
1983 Apr 28	Daly, Kevin	Jacobsen, James	36^th Infantry Div "Fighting 36^th"	Minesweeping. Battle. Road construction. Train on German bombs.	-		Salerno--in advance wave. Riviera.
1987 Jul 30	Vance, Terri	Jankauskas, Juozas	---	Civilian - his farm was destroyed by both Nazi & Russian	Lithuania: Railroad Master & wealthy land owner	Germany: refugee camp.Then, NE: Omaha.	Lithuania under Nazis & Russian invasion.
1986 Apr 2	Peterson, Scott	Jenne, Loren	Assigned to British	B-25 pilot		IL: Springfield pilot	No Africa & Italy
---	Jackson, John	Johnson, Morris	34^th Infantry Div	Infantryman		Foundryman	No. Italy "mopping up"
---	Jefferson, Yatta P.	Jolly, Thurmon L.	374^th Engineer Genl Service Reg / D Co	Repair roads/bridges Transport ammo.5	IL: Chicagotruck driver	IL: Chicago	In all-black co. France/Germany
--	Jones, Steven	Jones, Norman	---	Civilian: jr. high school student	IL: Pekin	IL: Pekin letter carrier	Served post war.
---	Jordan, Bruce	Jordan, Ruben	3745^th Quartermaster	Drive troop trucks	IL: Chicago store window trimmer	NY: Buffalo then IL: Chicago	Pacific
---	Luzzo, Richard H	Joyce, John	---	Civilian: B&O Railroad	IL: Chicago from County Cork Ireland	IL: Chicago	Opinions on public percep-tions & politics
---	Mangieri, BrianF.	Jozwiak, John	Unassigned; 104^th	Supply & reinforemt; M.P.; infantry	IL: Chicago machinist		Italy. France, Belgium
1984 May 1	Piercy, Phil	Kauffman, "Buck"	Navy Battleship TN; APA Susan B. Anthony. Cargo ship Corvus.	Mechanist Mate	IL: Chenoa		At Pearl Harbor. North Africa. D-day. Philippines, Saipan, Guam, Okinawa.
1986 Apr 24	Staehely, Joanne	Keeney, Leo	Navy USS Wilhott destroyer escort	Control electrical supplier & interior communications	--	--	N. Atlantic; Mediterranean
1984 May 4	Cornley, Henry L. Jr	Keif, Bob	Navy CV19 (USS Hancock?)			IL: Ill State Univ Trainer of Men's Athletics	Russia.No. Africa. Pacific.
1984 Apr 26	Moore, Timothy E.	Kennard, Kenneth C.	Air Force	Celestial navigation trainer	IL: Wheaton College student	IL: Ill State Univ professor of philosphy	Charleston, S.C. Earlier, worked in bomb factory.
---	Albuck, Troy J.	Kennedy, Joanne	---	Civilian: teenager	NY		Emma Willard School for Girls
---	Kenny, James	Kenny, Donald L.	41^st Infantry	US: airport guard Infantryman	IL: Chicago		Australia. New Guinea
---	Engelhorn, Tom	Kilcoin, John	26^th Infantry Div /104^th Infantry Reg Later 9^th Radar Collaboration Unit	Infantryman Later Radar Officer checking B-24s under Lend Lease; Later set up radars		IL: Normal General Electric employee	Paper focuses on Saipan & Pac. islands where set up airfield radars.
---	Kim, Joseph	Kim. Soo	Reserves	Civilian young man	Korea. Garment factory worker	IL: Chicago eventually	Korea during Japanese occupation
1985 May 7	Martin, Mazelle	Klass, Robert	126^th EVAC hospital	Truck driver for evacuation (EVAC) hospital	IL: Princeton	IL: Princeton businessman in air compressors	Jewish. Buchenwald camp. Discrimination.
---	Morgan, Sandy	Kohn, Walter		Civilian: German Jewish teen; then alien in England	Germany: North Balvaria		Persecution in Germany. English farm activity during war
---	Susberry, John	Korobov, Mr & Mrs	---	Civilian children.	Leningrad		Leningrad under siege/blockade.
---	Walsh, James E	Kowelski, Stanislaw	Polish Army		Poland: Krakow	Poland; came to US in 1980s?	POW
1985 Apr 28	Nelson, Todd L	Kowerko, Mariano	Polish Free Army.		Ukraine: near Lvov. Farm.	IL: Normal tailor. First Argentina, eventually US citizen.	Soviet concentra-tion camp. Later Polish Free Army in Italy.
1988 Apr 24	Feinblatt, David	Krvinsky, ?	---	Beautician; Husband mfg quality inspector for Dept of Defense.			Prosperous during the war. Husband named Mr. Dauer. Filed under Feinblatt.
1988 Apr 22	Harbough, Tim	Lacefield, Olous	83^rd Div/ 330^th Infantry Thunderbolt	Squad/platoon leader	KY: McHenry farmhand		France Germany
---	Buck, W.D.	Lacey, Melvin J.	1112^th Cavalry Reg / G Co	Troop scout: varied activities	IL: Bath	IL?	CCC. Pacific. Heavily bombed
1988 Apr 25	Reams, Dave	Landers, Bill	5^th Div / 27^th Reg / L Co	Marine	--		Iwo Jima casualty
1984 May 1	Greer, Brian	LaRock, Sam	202^nd Coastal Artillery; then 5^th Infantry	Rifleman (infantry) Before that, Ntl Guard	IL: Chicago Grocery store mgr		Homefront plus France & Germany
--	Graves, Kent D	LeVert, Edward A.	Army Service Group; attached to 9^th Air Force	Company clerk	IL: Maywood. Bank employee	Retired eventually to FL & WI	Egypt, Sicily, etc.
1984 May 2	Kreiter, Samuel D.	Levine, William P.	Army	Major General Intelligence gathering		IL: Highland Park	ETO. High level questions on politics, strategy.
---	Keim, Bob	Limer, James	OSS	OSS agent	IL: McLean per enlistment & family	IL: Stanford farmer then insurance agt	China India Burma & more.
---	Maten, Luke	Love, Stanley G.	104^th Infantry	Machine gun platoon (30 caliber)	CO: Machinist apprentice		France. Germany.
1988 Apr 25	Richards, Beth	Luerhman, Alfred	German Army conscript	Communication cables; observe shell hits, etc.	Poland: Prussian area	IL: Lake Zurich carpenter. Labored in Poland first.	Eastern front. "Silliest war I'd even seen."
---	Crockett, Doug	Lynche, Edwin	Army	Clerical		IL: Palatine	US.
1985 May 6	Flynn, William L	Lype, Meryl	Air Corps / 17^th Pursuit Squad		IL: per POW record	IL: U of IL degree. Taught history.	Bataan March.
---	Marks, Joseph	Marks, Edward Bernard	Southern Defense Command; 762 Field Artillery Bn	Reporting; Forward Field Observer; MP	IL: Wenona postal clerk	IL: Wenona	Texas; Ardennes, Rhineland, & Central Europe; Belgium
1986 May 2	Cross, Galyn L.	Martin, Will	Navy U.S.S. Baltimore	Seaman on cruiser	IL: Danvers		Pacific. Transport FDR.
1985 May 7	Flood, Thomas C	Martin, Willard F. "Will"	Navy U.S.S. Baltimore	Boats Mate manning guns	IL:		Japan. Plane ditching.
---	Sobotia (sp?), Stephen	Martin, Willard F. "Will"	Navy USS Baltimore			IL: Normal Barbershop operator	Attitudes tow. Germans & Japanese
1984 May 2	Kazienko, Loretta	Maxian, Thomas	Navy USS Card	Sailor	WV: Weirton steel mill mason	WV:	Atlantic No & So
1982 April 22	Callaway, Geoff	McAdams, Robert	---	Aviation navigator	---	---	POW. Stalagluffe #1 in Barth, Germany
1988 Apr 21	Thompson, David	McCowlan, Joe	Air Corps 77^th Pursuit Squad. /20^th Pursuit Gp 20^th Ferry Gp	Airplane mechanic	IL: Lexington	IL: Bloomington auto mechanic	CCC Europe: C-47s
1984 May 1	Smith, Irvin	McCraery, Samuel	1^st Armored Div /		IL: Springfield Allis Chalmers assy line	IL: Springfield clothes store.	No. Africa. German POW. Attempted escape
1988 Apr 25	McGuire, Robert A	McGuire, James R. & wife	---	Civilians : Link Belt salesman & housewife	IL: Oak Park	IL: Oak Park	Homefront
--	McKeen, Mark	McKeen, Chas. A.	70^th Infantry Div / I Co 274 Infantry Reg.		--	--	France: Voghes Mtns. POW Salag 11A & 12B
---	Taglioli, Bob	McShane, John	123^rd Survey Bn	Topographic	--	--	Occupied Japan Oct 46-Apr 47
--	Flaherty, Thomas	McWalter, William	--	Civilian	Ireland: Castlebar in County Cork	Ireland: Castlebar in County Cork	Irish neutrality and war participation
1988 Apr 25	Blair, Joseph W.	Meiner, James E.	44^th Bombardment Gp / 506^th Engr Section	Aircraft maintenance officer in B24 bomber gp	IL: Bradley Univ graduate		No. Africa; France; Germany; Italy; Rumania, etc.
1988 Apr 25	Gurfinkel, Paul	Merriam, Robert A.	84^th Div / 333^rd Reg / 3^rd Bn / kCo		---	FL: Manage car dealership	France. Germany.
---	Buente, Tom	Messerschmidt, Mrs.	---	Civilian married to US citizen	Germany: Frierichsville	Germany then US citizen in 1955	Life in Germany with US husband
1987 Jul 28	Lynch, Kevin	Miner, William D.	31^st Infantry	Advisor to 81^st Philippine Infantry Reg; communications	IL: Table Grove (per on-line "passenger list" of Oryoku Maru)	IL: Charleston: completed PhD at Ind U. Taught at Eastern IL U.	Pacific. Japanese POW. Oryoku Maru. See attach-ed paper. 8pp.
---	Moore, Melinda	Moore, F.T.	Repair Dept E	Repairman- blower & injector for ships			Samar, Philippines.
---	Zehr, Ed	Moscicki, Lucjan	Polish Army; 2^nd Polish Corps; 1^st Polish Corps	Soldier. Then officer. Then medical officer.	Poland: med student & laborer	IL: Fairbury physician after Chgo. 1st got MD in Italy: Bologna	Lithuanian front. Soviet POW Murmansk. Iraq. No Africa. Italy
---	---	Motley, Coey Jackson	95^th Infantry / 377^th Reg.	Anti-tank gunner 57mm.	IL: central IL		France. Details from his letters home.
1985 May 7	Bennett, Julia D.	Motley, Coey Jackson "C.J."	95^th Infantry / 377^th Reg	Anti-tank gunner 57mm	IL: Charleston	IL	France, Germany.
---	Adams, Kim	Moulton, Robert Delos	8^th Army Air Force	Pilot B-24	..		D-day France. Germany
1986 Apr 4	Atz, Terry	Moyer, Robert	3^rd Army /	Bomb disposal unit	Midwest small town		France, Germany. 8 pp.
1987 Summer	Hoss, Eric	Msarsa, Madeleine "Maddy"	---	Civilian: Christian Arab child	Palestine (Israel)		Filed under Hoss, Frank
1986 Mar 25	Mular, Kevin	Mular, Frank	Navy SS Thomas Pollett; SS Daniels	Security on ship assigned to Merchant Marine	IL: Streator work at furniture factory	IL: Streator work at furniture factory	No. Atlantic. Mediterrean.
--	Myers, Donald Matthew	Muntz, Harry II	Navy	Building roads & houses for troops	IL: Canton	IL	Naval Academy extension at Richmond, VA
1984 Apr 24	Upton, Roy A.	Musko, Mike	Navy USS Oglala ; USS Mugford	Fire control officer (adjust gun aim)	IL: southern	IL: U of I electrical engr graduate.	Aboard when Oglala fatally hit
---	VandenBurg, David	Myroup, Cornelius	---	Civilian working at lumber yard & volunteer welder at Pullman (ship bld)	IL: Chicago	IL: Chicago	Lumber yd made bunk beds for Great Lakes Naval
1983 May 2	Dresbach, Jim	Nelson, Robert	Air Force	Bombardier & navigator			Hawaii 7 Dec 1941; D-day. German POW.
1986 May 2	Newquist, Dennis	Newquist, George Calvin	7^th Army	Civilian teenager then M.P. in Germany	IL: Steger	IL: Steger	Mostly civilian
1987 Jul 30	Tucker, Rebecca	Nichelson, Glenn E.	13^th Coast Artillery. 276^th Coast Artillery & Aircraft	Ramming crew.	IL: Girard		FL. BoraBora; Efate; Guadal-canal.NewGuinea. Philippines.
---	Nichols, Chris	Nichols, Helen	---	Civilian			General homefront
1986 May 2	Nitzel, Michael	Nitzel, Paul	33^rd Div of IL Ntl Guard; Americal Div; 62^nd Infantry Training Bn	Rifleman; Mortar Squad & Section Leader; Instructor; Supply Sgt.	IL: Moline cement business	IL: Moline eventually back in concrete business	Australia. New Caledonia. Guadalcanal
1984 spring	Voggetzer, Anthony F	Noren, William L. "Bill"	41^st Div / 163^rd Infantry / 2^nd Bn / E Co	Communications lines Route supply trains	IL: Taylorville		New Guinea. Philippines.
1984 Apr 26	Reljic, Boro	Nyberg, Willard	Marines		IL: Chicago		Guadalcanal
---	Walton, Matthew	O'Dell, Charles	Air Corps	Reconnaissance navigator	--	25 yr Air Force.	Oahu, HI. Life in HI.
1988 Apr 18	Frank, Brian	Obremski, Joseph	35^th Transportation Service Group	Marine engr tech supervising/repairing supply ships	IN: East Chicago	---	Philippines & New Guinea
---	Riley, Timothy A	Olson, Richard L.	Army Airways Communication Commission	Constructing bases; communications system;cryptography			Philippines. New Guinea.
---	Osborne, Craig A.	Osborne, Samuel D.	---	Civilian schoolboy grades 6-9	IA: Cedar Rapids. IL: Peoria during war	IL: Virden commercial pilot
1988 Apr 25	Gifford, Robert	Paden, James	Mobile unit Attached to 3^rd Army's specialized service	Anti-aircraft artillerist	MO:	IL: Danville	England. Battle of Bulge
---	Lemon, Mike	Page, Cornell	Army	Guard war prison. Then clerk.	MI: Detroit factory but from Hillview, IL		Occupying Germany
1986 Apr 20	Pappas, Terry	Pappas, Anthony	Navy USS Lancer's Gold freighter	Navy gunner on merchant ship	IL: Argo	IL: Chicagoland.	No. Atlantic. Mediterranean. English channel.
1985 May 5	Barnes, Richard	Parissi, Angelo		Infantryman			Philippines. Shell shocked forever.
--	Parker, Don	Parker, Dan	Army Air Corps				Iwo Jima (24 days afterwards)
---	Anderson, Wallace	Parkinson, Frank & Keenan, Greta	---	Civilian teen / preteen	England: London	England: London but eventually US	London Blitz
1985 May 7	Loman, Linda	Pasquiloni, Robert "Bobby"	9^th Div / 84^th Field Artillery Bn	Sergeant		IL:	Africa, Europe
1998 Apr 27	Walles, Wayne M.	Patinos, Nicholas T.	Army	Support services in US	PA, Franklin & Marshall College
---	Sartoris, C.	Pavletic, Anna	----	Civilian housewife	IN: Gary. US Steel (husband)	IN: Gary	Home front.
---	Thomsen, Alan	Pearson, Noble	Navy PC580 Hell Horse	Sonar man on subchaser	CA: Los Angeles printer	Printer, carpenter, eventually IL: Chatsworth	Pacific
1982 Apr 27	Hayden, Michael	Pech, Ernie	130^th Infantry (Ntl Guard, Delevan, IL)	Truck driver. Load & unload ships.	IL	IL: central	Molotai, Luzon, Japan.
1985 May 7	Boyd, Randy	Perry, Bill	131^st Infantry / B Co		IL		France. D day +12. Reims.
1985 May 8	Dragstrem, Peter F.	Peter, Mary Elinor	---	Civilian: Illiopolis defense plant worker	IL: Illiopolis		Limited info. Filed under Dragstrem.
---	Petersen, Jim	Petersen, William	ArmyAir Force 93^rd Bomber Squad. Air Transport Command	U-board watch. Radio operator.			Alleutian Campaign.
---	Pletkovich, Thomas P.	Pletkovich, John R.	Navy USS Jacob Jones destroyer escort DE 130	Chief Master of Arms (enlisteds' conduct); defense guns; observer.	IL: graduated Western Illinois Univ IL: Kewanee census	IL: Kewanee	Between US & Europe/Africa
---	Buczynski, Don	Plut, Louis F.	Quartermaster	Supplies	PA: Steelton, Plant security	PA: Steelton.	ETO. Philippines.
1987 Jul 28	Traum, Mark	Poffenberger, Walter	70^th Infantry Div / 30^th Reg / 270^th Co C Medical / BE Bn	Medic	IL: Mt. Carroll bartender	---	France
---	---	Poole, ---	Navy USS Tate attack cargo ship	Aerial gunner. Air patrol, reconnais-sance, maintenance.	---	-- Used GI bill. junior high principal	Guam
1986 May 2	Miller, Margaret	Prewitt, Jesse R. Jr.	531^stEngineer Shore Reg ; 3052^nd Engineer Combat Bn	Assorted line duties; operate bulldozer. Bridge defense; survey & recon.	AR: Tillar. Univ student	AR: Tillar. University student.	Mediterranean & France/Germany 22 pp.
---	Graue, John	Purpus, William	---	Civilian adult.	IL: Clayton?	IL: Clayton	Homefront views
1988 Apr 21	Harris, Joseph	Ramsey, Ray	313^th Wing / 6^th Bombardment Gp /24^th Squadron	Pilot / lead aircraft inspection team	IL: Herscher	IL: Herscher sheriff
---	Reed, Frank	Randolph, Verdun	86^th Army Air Corps Fighter Wing	Sanitation engineer Setup new airstrips & radar, etc.	IL: Springfield area? Sanitation Engr for State	IL: Chatham Sanitation Engr for State of IL	CA. New Guinea, Morotai, Leyte, Luzon 9pp
1986 Apr 26	Thornsbrough, Bruce	Redden, George	2^nd Bomb Troop "Flying Fortress"	Pilot	IL		Italy as base for missions.
---	Richmond, Thomas	Richmond, Wilson	Air Corps	Flight instructor on various; test pilot	IL: Normal pilot training at ISNU	IL: Chanute Field	TX. Some WASPS trained.
---	Richter, Chuck	Richter, Charles H.	Army			IL: Ottawa	Occupying Germany
1983 May 2	Rillie, Jim	Rillie, George	Army	Supply sergeant	IL: Stockton farmer; then ordnance depot		Panama Canal Zone
1985 May 7	Boddy, Edwin	Roche, John Patrick	Army	Medic but also infantryman	OH: Toledo	IL: Chicago business exec.	1^st Generation from France
1983 Apr 28	Drazner, Todd	Rocklin, Morris "Rocky"	3^rd Army / 65^th Infantry Div / 650th Medical Clearing Co	Clear out wounded from battlefields (treat & transport)	--	--	France,Germany, Austria. Dachau. Berchtesgaden.
1986 Apr 30	Miller, Scott	Rodgers, Bob	8^th Air Force	Pilot P-47 Thunderbolt	IL: Sheffield ?	IL: Sheffield farmer	ETO. POW. Stalag Lufte-3, etc. 10 pp.
1987 Feb 4	Rohan, Bryan	Rohan, Rodney	Navy Patrol Bombing Squad 202	Radioman Patrol Bombing Mariner (PBM)	OH: Cincinatti area. Newsppr distribution.	OH: Univ of Cincinnati electrical engr degree	Pacific Islands. "Leemans Demons"
---	Bertelsen, Eric J.	Rosen, Eleanor	---	Civilian: teenager	Germany		Nazi propaganda efforts; citizen awareness; Dresden ruins; Russians
---	O'Connor, Michael	Rosol, James	Army Combat Engineers	Laying mines; building bridges. Occupying Germany	IL: Chicago graduate high school	IL: Elmhurt	France, Germany
1985 May 7	Kimball, Steve	Ross, Mike	Army US; Army Australia independent convict co	Medic\	WI: Milwaukee pre med student	WI: Milwaukee	Pacific
1983 May 4	Mackenzie, Scot	Roth, Stephen L.	German Army	Tank squad	Romania	IL: Colchester MD	Russia/France Very proud
1985 May 3	Gonzalez, Alvin	Rouse, Samuel	131^st Infantry	Prison guard (US) Infantryman	IL ?	IL: Chicago upholsterer	France
---	Luster, Lyndell	Royse, Ernie	Army Anti -Aircraft. Later Combat Engineer Gp.	Operate/maintain power generator for 90mm anti-aircraft guns	IL: central, farm.		Casablanca landing. France/Germany
---	Todd, Steve	Rudd, George	257^th Signal Corps	Stringing communication wires	IL: Peoria	IL: Peoria	Black solder on race relations
198t May 3	Burke, Dan	Rudnicki, John	---	Civilian child	Poland: Rebrentu	US in 1960
---	Rutkowski, Donna	Rutkowski, Raymond S.	Navy 26^th Construction Battalion		IL: Chicago		Guadalcanal Malaria.
1981 May 4	Morton, Michael	Ryan, Gloria	---	Civilian 25 yr old. husband in Army	MO: St Louis? Accountant at dress factory		Home front.
1988 Apr 18	Lang, Don	Ryan, Patrick	3^rd Armored Div / 32^nd Reg / 1^st Bn / A Co	Tank driver & crew.	--		7 mo Egypt with British 8^th Army. Omaha Beach.
---	Gardiner, Donald	Sacks, Donald J.	29^th Div	Supply unit	NY: training as actor	NY. CA. Britich Columbia realty	ETO
1987 Jul 28	Sasek, Thomas	Sasek, unnamed		Clerk.	IL: Univ of IL student	College student	US
1985 May 6	Cargie, Tom	Schellhase, Wilbert	Navy USS Cincinnati cruiser	Ship's clerk	IL: Chicago	IL: Chicago	Father was German nationalist
---	Schatz, Mike	Schmidt, Cecil	2^nd Marine Div/ 2^nd Marines	Machine gunner	NE: farm boy		Guadalcanal. Saipan.
1985 May 7	Hippensteele, Sheryl	Schmidt, Hans	German Army	corporal	Germany: youth	Germany: jeweler. US later.	Italy. Comments on political acts
1983 Mar 4	Stebbings, Phil	Schroeer, Elizabeth	---	Civilian	Germany: near Berlin	Germany: Urm. Then OH: Dayton	German homefront
1985 May 2	Jones, Bert Lee Jr.	Selders, Ross T.	30^th Infantry Div / 730^th Ordnance		IL: Bloomington area	IL: Bloomington area	ETO. Originally Natl Guard in Bloomington
1987 Jul 11	Antal, Todd A.	Seveck, John L.	1^st Marine Div / 1^st Marine Reg /2^nd Bn / F Co	Marine. Combat intelligence scout.	WI: Somers	WI: Kenosha Auto plant - supervisor	So Pacific islands. 7 pp.
---	Schooley, Bob	Sevier, Donald	313^th Wing	Central fire control on B-29s (i.e., set gunsights)		IL: Pekin Caterpillar Tractor Co.	CA. Tinian Is. Hollywood celebrities.
---	Jensby, Thomas A	Shatkus, Walter	Army	M.P. Supply truck driver	IL: Chicago warehouse worker	IL: Chicago plumber. Later Berwyn, IL	India. Ir.
1987 Jul 30	McReynolds, Ralph	Shecter, Irv	106^th Infantry Div 422^nd Bn HQ	Truck driver. Captain's driver	OH: at Ohio State Univ	IL: Quincy shoe store owner	England. France. Belgium Bulge. POW Stalag 4B.
1985 May 9	Kuntzelman, Scott G.	Sheffer, C.B. "Jim"	Army	Cook, Guard, assault forces, occupation		IL: Aurora dry cleaner	Philippines. Tokyo
---	Shelton, Ron	Shelton, Ray	---	Operating engr at power plant for locks	WI: Beloit fab plant worker	IL: Lansing	Panama
1986 May 1	---	Sheperd, Ollie	Infantry	Rifleman		IL: Danville	France. POW Mooseburg.
---	Kaeser, Pete	Shuler, Jim	101^st Airborne Div /306^th Reg / 3^rd Bn / I Co	Paratrooper	CA:	CA:	Normandy; Rhineland; Ardennes; Central Europe
1988 Apr 18	Price, Randall	Shulman, Sol	Guerilla against Nazis;Partisans		Belorussia / White Russia	IL: ISU Chemistry Professor	Started age 13. Belarus
--	Sinde, John A.	Sinde, John J.	Navy: 7^th Fleet Air evacuation Squad 1and Air Maintenance Squad VR10	Radio operator & cryptographer aboard aircraft	IL: Chicago		New Caledonia Mariana Is.
1988 Apr 25	Logsdon, Tracy	Singleton, Fred	43^rd Infantry Div / 103^rd Regiment / Co H; later 649^th Ordnance & Ammunition Co	Water carrier in machine gun crew	IL: Bloomington truck driver	IL: Cowden	Philippines
1986 May 6	Budzius, Christopher A.	Skolek, Sergiv	---	Civilian early adulthood	Rumania	IL: Chicago. Businessman at Texaco Oil	Bucharest Jew during Nazi occupation
1985 May 7	Corso, Robert	Sleightom, John	Army	"busy work" tho trained for combat	IL: Atwater farming	IL: Atwater farming	Brazil
1986 Apr 14	Lathrop, Suellyn	Smith, Herman	11^th Airborne / 511^th Parachute Inf Reg / E Co	Paratrooper. Occupation forces.	IL: Wayne City		Pacific. Honor guard at armistice signing.
---	Wong, John	Soon, Ho Hung	---	Civilian: air raid warden (8 days); translator for Jap.	Hong Kong: student at HK U	Hong Kong: businessman - Hong Kong &Macau	Smuggler for food trade for Macau
1984 Apr 26	Cooney, Michael P.	Sotiros, Alex	43^rd Div / 172^nd Regular Infantry, Co K, 4^th Platoon	Small mortar			Guadalcanal. Munda, New Georgia.
1984 May 1	Anderson, David	Spencer, Charles	Navy amphib-ious supply unit	Storekeeper, recordkeeping	MS	IL: (eventually) Teach at Ill State U	S. Pacific. All black men's unit.
---	Strohl, Willy	Spencer, Charles	Navy amphibious supply unit	Storekeeper	MS: Grenada	IL: Ill State Univ professor	New Caledonia. Guadalcanal.
1988 Apr 10	Chapman, Tom	Sphasia, John	Infantry	Infantryman.	IL: Madison County. Depot employee.	IL: Venice. Owns Granite City drive-in	New Guinea. Philippines.
1984 Apr 26	Starman, Lynn G	Starman, Everett E.	Navy	Drive LCVPs	IL: Quincy		So. France. Landing area tactics.
1985 Apr 15	Talkington, Mark	Stauffer, Karl	Air Force 384^th Bomb Gp / 545^th Squad.	Ball turret gunner B-17	IL: Girard	IL: Girard. Pillsbury Co employee. War bride from England.	Base in England. POW Stalag 17B
1986 April 25	Campbell, Michael	Steiner, Victor	---	Civilian preteen schoolboy	IL: Chicago north side	IL: Barrington MD	Home front from youth perspective
1988 Apr 25	Bailey, Koby	Stevenson, Arthur	Southern Defense Com; Army overseas intelligence	Intelligence - seeking spies, info leaks, etc.	OH: Columbus area. Casket Co salesman	IL: Normal. Casket Co salesman.	TX France / Germany 6pp
1987 Jul 30	Stone, Kevin	Stone, Art	101^st Airborne Div	Battalion Intelli-gence. Exercise wounded soldiers.	IL: Quincy		England. After injury, US hospital.
---	Johnson, Brian	Stonemark, Howard	34^th Div / 168^th Infantry / I Co	Infantry			Tunisia. POW camp near Naples. Stalag IIB
1984 Apr	Tannenbaum, Fred M.	Streeter, C. Edward	Navy: USS Blower (SS-325)	Diesel mechanic on minesweeper & then submarine	IA:	IL: Ill State Univ instructor of commumications	South China Sea/Borneo. Thailand.
---	Hickstein, Jeffrey J.	Streeter, Edward	Navy	Mine sweeper; submarine	IA: Dubuque		Caribbean. Pacific
1985 May 6	Hughes, Colleen	Streeter, Edward	Navy USS Blower submarine	Engine repair	IA: Dubuque	IL: IL State Univ communications professor	Pacific
1984 May 1	Lawrence, Steve	Streeter, Edward	Navy: USS Blower	Engr on mine sweeper; then Engr & gun loader aboard submarine Blower		IL: Ill State Univ Professor of communications	Atlantic mine sweeper; Pacific submarine duty
---	Riddle, Doug	Studeman, Freddie	3946^th Quarter-master Truck Co.	Truck driver. Later truck mechanic	IL: Heyworth per nephew writer.	IL: Heyworth farmer	Iran. China.
---	Sutton, Michael	Sutton, Edsell Scott Jr	---	Civilian farmer	IL: Petersburg farmer	IL: Petersburg farmer	Farming, price controls, taxes, etc.
1988 Apr 25	Frankiewicz, Cindi	Sweeney, Donald	4^th Marine Div / Regimental Combat Team #25	Marine	MA: Greenfield	ME: Kittery	Pacific
---	Vohland, Todd	Tandy, Ralph	5^th Infantry Div / 11^th Reg.		IL: Canton fast food (From Terre Haute, IN)		Iceland. France. The Bulge, Etc.
1985 Apr 4	Durr, Michael	Terinaka, Yoshiko	---	Civilian girl	Japan: Osaka		Civilian per-spective 12 pp
---	Priest, Aaron	Thompson, James A. "Teeny"	3^rd Army / 128th AAA Gun Bn / Battery C	Radar technician	KY: Louisville		France. Pilsen. Dachau Handwritten.
1988 Apr 25	Thoms, John G	Thoms, Margret	---	Civilian: Husband in China with Merrils Marauders	IL: Normal	IL: Normal	Husband caught malaria.
1986 May 2	Osthus, S.M.	Thorp, Ernest	Army Air Corp	Pilot B-17 bomber	Farm?	IL: Wapella farmer and seed co. owner.	German POW 9 mo. Stalag Luft III & Moosburg.
1987 Jul 28	Morris, Laurie	Thorp, Mary	---	Civilian farm	IL: Wapella	IL: Clinton
1984 Apr 26	Tingwall, Daniel	Tingwall, Lois	---	Civilian age 34	IL: Peoria	IL:	Home front
1988 Apr 23	Livingston, Doug	Toti, Evo	45^th Infantry / 3^rd Div "Thunderbirds"		IL: Rockford	IL: Rockford	Italy. POW. Nationalism.
1988 Apr 11	Koestner, Steve	Trapp, Colette Dufour	---	Civilian child; father was German POW	France: Vierzon	France, but later TN: Memphis lawyer's wife.	Underground activities in France.
--	Trompeter, Michael R.	Trompeter, Robert E.	Army Air Corps / 95^th Bomber Squad	Gunner B-17. Waist gunner.	NY: Rochester		Based in England.
1988 Apr 29	Mitton, Michael T.	Tuck, Edward	Army		IL: East Peoria		Oran, Algeria, landing
1988 Apr 25	Brieser, Cynthia	Tunney, Jack	17^th Infantry	Infantry	IL: Mineral	IL: Annawan. Worked at Midland Coal Co in Victoria	CA. Aleutian Is; Marshall Is; Phi-lippines; Okinawa
---	Turner, Kevin	Turner, Dennis	---	Civilian teenager	KS: Wichita farm	KS	Impact on farm community
19988 Apr 25	Luedtke, Diana	Turner, Paul	Merchant Marines	Ship's watch.	IN: northwestern	IN: northwestern. apprentice brick-layer in steel mill	Pacific.
---	Houchin, Kirk	Unger, unnamed	35^th Infantry Div / 320^th Infantry / G Co	Coastal defense; Infantry Platoon sergeant	IL: Coal City gas station att	IL: Coal City garage	West US Coast. France
1984 Apr 27	Dedek, Claudia	Unnamed Chicago schoolgirl	---	Civilian schoolgirl	IL: Chicago		Childhood memories
1985 May 2	Turley, Leanne	Unnamed Los Angeles woman	---	Civilian	CA: Los Angeles		Homefront
---	Wedding, Mike	Unnamed medic	3^rd Army /	Field medic Also interpreter	IL		France. Germany. Bulge
---	Farlette, Chris	Unnamed Philadelphian	Civilian housewife	Work at Frankford Arsenal	PA: Philadelphia	PA: Philadephia ret'd to housewifery
1988 Ap4 25	Friedman, Mike	Unnamed Viennese woman	---	Civilian	Austria: Vienna	Austria: Vienna. Later Argentina.	Nazi & later Russian occupied Vienna. 10 pp.
1986 Apr 4	Schwahn, Larry	Unnamed, Don	Army	Guard Germany prisoners.	--	--	TX, Camp Hood. Disability.
--	Campbell, David	Unnamed, 4 US women	---	Civilian women	IL		Home front
1987 Jul 30	Hershey, Janet	Unnamed, Anna	---	Civilian youth. Completed MD during war.	Germany: Alsace Lorraine	Germany, then US IL: Chicago (married US citizen)	Hitler Youth.
---	Worley, Chuck	Unnamed, Ches	505^th Parachute Infantry Reg	Paratrooper		Munitions plant	Sicily. Salerno.
---	Haveman, Michael L.	Van Der Haveman, Karl	German: SS Panzer Division Wiking	Panzer-grenadier division	Holland: town near German border	AL: owns cotton farm in northern AL	Russian front. 12 pp.
1986 May 2	Pizzato, Barbara	Varner, Ida	---	Civilian girl	Germany: small village		Wartime Germany
---	Healy, Steve	Varner, Iris	---	Civilian young child	Poland: Silesia farm		Stories from her family.
1983 Apr 28	Klemchen, Karen	Varner, Iris Zerbe	---	Civilian: Childhood in Silesia; father = farmer & soldier	Lowenberg, Silesia. Later Dresden refugee	IL: Illinois State Univ. professor	Lowenberg, Silesia (SW Poland).
1987 Summer	Leavitt, Daniel S	Vejr, Frank	Navy Coastal Patrol	Fireman i.e., shipboard engines	IL: Cicero McCook locomotive factory	IL: Cicero area	Whidbey Is, WA. Patrol coast, torpedo practice target
1984 Apr 30	Stutsman, Mark	Vitkevic, John	494^th Bombardment Wing / 865^th Squad.	Pilot B-24	IL: Catlin factory worker		Saipan. Iwo Jima.
1988 Apr 22	Henderson, Philip	Vogel, Michael (orig. Miso)	---	Civilian youngster	Slovakia: Topolcany	IN: Indianapolis	Jew at Auschwitz, etc.
1988 Apr 25	Diestelmeier, Mark	Waggoner, Donovan P.	90^th Infantry Div /	MP platoon. Handled mail, guard duty, direct traffic.		? auto parts supply co.	ETO 9 pp
---	Judy, Eric J.	Waity, Nelson	---	Civilian: teenager	IL: Sheldon	Attended Univ of Wisc during war	Minimal impact on farm area
---	Ryder, Dave	Walters, George E	101^st Airborne / 506^thReg /A Co	Paratrooper	MS: Columbus		D-day. Training & equip't details.
1988 Apr 24	Wiercinski, Karen	Waters, Grace	---	Civilian maid, then wartime garment factory	NY: Harlem Maid	IL: Elgin	One black woman's perspective
1983 Apr 28	Durham, Gesele	Wear, Byron Jr. "Tuc"	Air Force	Gunner in B17s; togglier (nose gunner)	IL: Princeville but at U of IL	IL: Princeville farmer	ETO. D-day. POW Stalag Luft 1.
1987 Jul 30	Moss, Karen	Weber, Elmer Jr "Junior"	101^st Airborne reconnaissance co	Glider			D-day: Utah Beach, Carentan Holland. Bastogne.
1985 May 6	White, Timothy E	White, William	---	Civilian preteen & teen	IL: Chicago	IL: Chicago	Handwritten.
1985 May 7	Whitfield, James	Whitfield, James T.	553rd Anti Aircraft Automatic Weapons Bn				Germany. Used German dentist there.
1985 May	Lomelino, Christopher	Wikowsky, William R.	Navy USS Baya (fleet sub)	Forward engine room: diesel repair	IL: Ellsworth	IL: Ellsworth farmer	Pacific. Known on board as' Whitey'
1988 Apr 25	Heinhorst, Teresa	Willard, Winfred "Win"	11^th Armored Div / 151st Co of Single Supply	Radios & phones	IL: Manito lumberyard worker	IL: Manito lumberyard worker. People's State Bank.	France. Bastogne. Germany. Austria
1988 Apr 25	Klemme, Donald	Wilson , Douglas	Royal Air Force	Originally, radio operator/gunner. Later on ground radio maintenance		IL: Normal Telecommunications engineer	France, No. Scotland, Shetland Is., Sumatra, POW of Japanese
1988 Apr 22	Coppenbarger, Mary	Wingo, Dale	29^th Div / 121st Combat Engineers	Cook then Infantryman	IL: Kenney	IL: Kenney	German POW & work camp
---	Cison, Christine	Wojdyla, Steve & Lotti	---	Civilians, aged 13 & 10 at outbreak	Poland: Wysoka & Spytkowice	Poland	German inva- sion & occupa-tion. 8 pp.
1988 Apr 29	Howe, James	Wood, Clark	2^nd Div Infantry			KY: Univ of Louisville Assistant football coach	D-day: France: Omaha beach inland
1984 Apr 27	DeYoung, Sue	Woods, Dean	8^th Air Force; later 3^rd Air Force	Ball turret gunner in B-17 bomber; later desk/shipping clerk	IL: farm & other labor	IL: Bloomington construction co. Later, General Telephone.	Shooting practice. France, Germany.
1988 Apr 24	Rohman, Dave	Woolsey, William	399^th Reg/ 100th Div/ 4^th Ranger Bn; A Co	Truck driver & motorpool coordinator			D-Day Omaha Beach. Vosges Mtns.
---	Koval, Nick	Workman, Robert	USS Sangamon baby flattop aircraft carrier 5^th Fleet				Guam Okinawa
1985 May 7	Stockton, William D.	Yapel, Bill	28^th Infantry Div	Infantryman.	IL: Virginia University Freshman	IL: Virginia Bank Chairman	France. Captured in Battle of Bulge. Stalag 7B
1984 Apr 26	Lipinski, Larry	Zander, John C.	Navy Air Group 1; USS Yorktown; USS Benington	Radar man	IL: Chicago. Electrical engr		Pacific.
---	---	Zeidler, Bruno	German Luftwaffe; Turkestan Legion	Guard, Radio operator Heavy mortar unit. Officer	Poland: Lodz	Germany: Schleswig Holstein; US in 1952	France, Holland, Prussia.
1983 Apr 28	Getz, Brenda	Zimmerman, Joseph	Air Force	Navigator	IL: U of IL ROTC		Based at Island of Morotai
1988 Apr 24	Feinblatt, David	Zlotnick, ? Feinblatt, Harry	---	Husband infantry; then guarding POWs	Poland, then US		Jews who fled Poland. Poor during war. Filed under Feinblatt.

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