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http://airborn3.tripod.com/
Personal page of WWII veteran and POW, accounts of experiences as part of history as well as attempt to unit with other unit members.
http://www.nettally.com/jrube/index2.html
An eyewitness account of the Battle of Guadalcanal from one of the Marines who fought there.
http://www.davidrothbart.com/
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.
http://doralholdings.com/eallen/
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.
http://b-24pilot.cowboyguitars.net/
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.
http://www.bataansurvivor.com/
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.
http://www.skarbek.com.au/bv/
Memoirs of a Polish civilian caught up in the War.
http://members.aeroinc.net/breners/buckswar/index.html
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.
http://www.indianamilitary.org/German%20PW%20Camps/Prisoner%20of%20War/PW%20Camps/Stalag%20IV-B%20Mulberg/Bud%20Bridges/BridgesBud.html
Biographical background and life as a P.O.W. in the German camp.
http://www.burtonia.com/ww2/kleiss/
A dive bomber pilot's personal recollections of the battle of Midway.
http://www.gastoneve.org.uk/
A tank driver's journey from Africa to Hitler's Berghof with photos.
http://www.coretek.org/gsmith
Biography of George Allison Smith, U.S. Army, 7th Division, 49th Field Artillery Batallion.
http://glenroy.freeservers.com/
Personal account of petty officer John Priscott while serving from 1940 to 1941 in the Mediterranean theatre including photos.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/idriessi/wogdog/index.htm
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.
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-interview-with-czech-ace-frantisek-perina.htm
Transcript of a fighter pilot who fought for Czechoslovakia, France, and Great Britain.
http://www.gustave-roosen.de/hamburg-e.htm
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.
http://iwojima1.tripod.com/
The personal story of Ernest Ryan Baker, who died on Iwo Jima during WWII.
http://noviomagus.tripod.com/
Belgian secret army operative describes her secret life and work for her local resistance group, the 59th Brigade Geheim Leger.
http://media-spring.com/haroldplank/Welcome.html
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.
http://www.kemglen.talktalk.net/oliveanderic/
Interactive site featuring letters between a couple in England separated by the war.
http://www.pearlharborsurvivors.org/
Stories of the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, memorials, and a message board.
http://www.private-art.com/
A collection of letters written by Pvt. Arthur Pranger, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, during WWII.
http://www.ralphrobson.co.uk/
Eye witness account of the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Ralph Stobart Robson, Signalman in the British Royal Navy.
http://www.bunting.com.au/vj60/
Memoir including description of a B-24 combat mission to Palau in June 1944.
http://www.recollectionsofwwii.blogspot.com/
Brief descriptions of small-press memoirs about WWII with pointers on where to find copies.
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~memoirs/index.htm#Begin
This document contains the World War II memories of Gardner L. Friedlander.
http://www.angelfire.com/az/SquawkinChicken/index.html
Dedicated to the B-17 "Squawkin Chicken". The author Dewayne Bennett, flew as a pilot the 8th Air Force, 384th Bomb Group, 545th Squadron.
http://teenageairwarrior.blogspot.com/
Documents compiled by Eugene H. Hall, a B-17 ball turret gunner in the 401st Bomb Group.
http://www.privateletters.net/
Personal correspondence, regimental and personal documents, and galleries of photographs.
http://www.war-experience.org/
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.
http://www.b26.com/historian/trevor_allen.htm
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.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tmcnabb.htm
A site to pay tribute to Thomas McNabb, JR., F2 USS Indianapolis, CA35, LAS July 30, 1945.
http://www.frankambrose.com/pages/tusk.html
A salute with history and original photos of the famous "Red Tails", Tusgegee Airmen of WWII in Italy.
http://www.pfweb.com/plf-usmc
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.
http://ussvelocity.yolasite.com/
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.
http://leesbane.tripod.com/
B-17 navigator's memoir. Includes photos.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/mcelvain/
Letters home from an American soldier describing his experiences in the Allied invasion of France and Germany.
http://www.greenshouse.com/Seaton_Diary_files/index.htm
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.
http://www.sihope.com/~tipi/marine.html
The memoirs of William T. Paull, USMC, in the Pacific Theater.
http://www.clubmobile.org/
Includes letters, photographs and audio memories of the women of the American Red Cross Clubmobile "Geronimo".
http://www.7tharmddiv.org/wwiicisv.htm
A collection of transcripts from after-action interviews with veterans who fought in the Ardennes Campaign (aka the Battle of the Bulge).
http://www.angelfire.com/hi/RedArrowDivision/index.html
Personal memories of Henry Brooks, a veteran of 32nd Division.
http://www.warfoto.com/
Official U.S Army Signal Corp photographs taken by Sgt. William Heller of the 3rd Signal Company during World War II.
http://www.tankbooks.com/
Includes a selection of first-hand accounts from veterans who fought in WWII.
http://carol_fus.tripod.com/
Aims to gather and preserve stories of ordinary people who experienced America's most turbulent period.
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