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Kilroy Was Here: Robert Paulson
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Robert Paulson recalls several times when he saw fellow soldiers killed, and a harrowing encounter with some Hitler youths.
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Kilroy Was Here: Verle Maxwell
Korea
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Verle Maxwell describes a close call during his time flying missions over France and Germany. His wife Betty tells of what it was like being at home while her husband was overseas.
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Kilroy Was Here: Walter Sawyer
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Walter Sawyer recalls being a top turret gunner in a B-17 flying missions over Germany, and preparing the bombs to be dropped over the targets.
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Kilroy Was Here: Joseph Rotundo
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Joseph Rotundo remembers his time in an artillery battalion constantly attacking and being attacked by the Germans, and the time he thought a good friend had been killed.
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Kilroy Was Here: Austin Caruso
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Austin Caruso recalls his time as the Captain of a group of forward observers moving through German towns and the many close calls he experienced.
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Kilroy Was Here: Hugh Drake
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Hugh Drake describes his parachute drops into Holland and Belgium, several instances where he found himself alone, and the harsh conditions he had to endure.
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Kilroy Was Here: Claude Woodring
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Claude Woodring recalls the D-Day invasion in which he was in charge of a Bangalore torpedo.
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Civil War
Abner Dunham | Diaries & Combat Logs
The journal and letters of Abner Dunham to his family during the Civil War.
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Al Hunt's WWII Navy Diary
WWII
Al Hunt | Diaries & Combat Logs
Diary kept by Al Hunt describing his time on LCI 226 and LCI 72 during WWII, and landings at Morotai, the Philippines, Tarakan Island, and Borneo.
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WWII
Albert Goldsmith | Personal Accounts
Excerpts from the Chattahoochee Review of Albert Goldsmith’s time on Saipan and Okinawa during WWII.