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Lloyd Adamson (b. 1920) recalls his youth in Ogden, Utah, and joining the National Guard when he was sixteen. After Pearl Harbor he applied for flight training and ended up flying B-25s and B-17s. Adamson discusses his missions over Europe and his postwar military career. 47 pages.

Scope and Contents Allen (b. 1915) recalls his Montana childhood and entering the U. S. Navy at seventeen. He recalls his first tour of duty from 1932 to 1936 on the light cruiser Detroit. His second tour of duty was from 1936 to 1940. He then served from 1940 to 1954. He served aboard the San Francisco, the Canobus, the Savannah, the ...

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Clarence Allred (b. 1924) recalls growing up in Canada and the western U. S., joining the Marine Corps shortly after Pearl Harbor, and shipping out to the Marshall Islands. He operated an anti-aircraft gun on various islands in the Pacific, including Okinawa, Tinian, and Saipan. 30 pages.

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Allred (b. 1921) served in the U. S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He was in the 246th Engineer Combat Battalion staioned in Salisbury, England prior to traveling to France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He finished his tour of duty with the occupation army in Berlin. 54 pages.

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Robert Allred (b. 1925) was with the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery and served in Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany. He recalls his childhood in rural Utah, and discusses his training prior to parachuting into France. He was in Bastogne when it was surrounded by the German army and describes his experience there. 89 pages.

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Andersen (b. 1920) recalls his boyhood in Denmark and the German invasion when he was a teenager. He was drafted into the Danish army and was a forward observer north of Odense. 54 pages.

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Bilello (b. 1924) served aboard the USS Gosper while in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. The ship, an attack transport, served as a hospital ship off Okinawa. Bilello also recalls postwar trips to Alaska and Siberia. 41 pages.

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Roy Bird (b. 1925) served with the 42nd Infantry Division between 1943 and 1945. His unit was in France and Germany. He was wounded and sent to El Paso, Texas, where he remained until the war ended. Bird also talks about his trips to Europe and military reunions. 41 pages.

Scope and Contents Bryan Blanthorn (b. 1919) of Grouse Creek, Utah, enlisted in June of 1944. He was assigned to the USS Indianapolis in November of that year. He was a gunner and saw action at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He describes the torpedo attack and sinking of the Indianapolis, being in the water, experiences with sharks, the rescue, and being in the hospital in Guam. A second interview with Bryan and his wife, Bobbie, contains more details...