The Men of World War II

by Stephen E. Ambrose

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  Appendix A

  Veterans who contributed oral histories or written memoirs to the Eisenhower Center as of August 13, 1993

  Marion H. Adams

  Robert Adams

  Ray Aebischer

  John L. Ahearn

  Nicholas Aiavolasiti

  Roger L. Airgood

  Harold Akridge

  Lloyd Alberts

  Parker A. Alford deceased

  Bob Allen deceased

  Daniel Allen

  Weldon J. Allen

  Harry C. Allison

  Alfred Allred

  John S. Allsup

  Will Alpern

  Al Alvarez

  Alan Anderson

  Clifford Anderson

  Louise S. Armstrong

  James E. Arnold deceased

  Benjamin Arthur, Sr.

  Earl Asker deceased

  Edward A. Askew

  William A. Atkins

  Carl Atwell

  Theo G. Aufort

  C. R. Ault

  John C. Ausland

  Cyrus C. Aydlett

  Peter P. Bachmeier

  W. Garwood Bacon, Jr. deceased

  Steve Baehren

  Jack Bailey deceased

  Roderick Bain

  Arthur Baker deceased

  Fred J. Baker

  Leland A. Baker deceased

  Ray Ballard

  Charles A. Barbier

  Harry C. Bare

  Jack R. Barensfeld

  Edward Barnes

  John J. Barnes

  Joseph Barrett

  Robert B. Barrix

  W. Arthur Barrow

  Armond Barth

  Farr H. Barto

  Eugene H. Barton

  James A. Batte

  Harold Baumgarten, M.D.

  Sherman L. Baxter

  Jacques Bayer

  Goebel Baynes

  James H. Bearden

  Sam Walter Bears deceased

  Briand N. Beaudin

  Gale B. Beccue

  John A. Beck

  Raymond F. Bednar

  Howard Beebe

  Charles Beecham

  Frank Beetle

  Daniel R. Beirne

  Bryan Bel

  Joe Belardo

  Leo T. Bement

  Donald Bennett

  Ronald Bennett

  Wilfred Bennett deceased

  Arden Benthien

  Max Berger

  William E. Bergmann

  Edward Bergstrom

  I. R. Berkowitz

  Eugene Bernstein

  Edwin J. Best

  Richard Betts

  Bryan Beu

  A. R. Beyer

  John Biddle

  Grandison K. Bienvenu

  Ted Billnitzer

  Dick Bills

  Sidney V. Bingham

  Doug Birch

  Gordon D. Bishop

  Wallace Bishop

  John E. Bistrica

  John R. Blackburn

  Pat Blamey

  Joseph S. Blaylock, Sr.

  Earl Blocker

  Rans Blondo

  Edward C. Boccafogli

  Jeff Bodenweiser

  Robert L. Bogart

  Vernal Boline

  Calhoun Bond

  Letterio R. Bongiorno

  Milton Boock

  John D. Boone

  Everett L. Booth deceased

  Stan Booth

  Stanley Borkowski

  Charles Bortzfield

  Donald E. Bosworth

  Donald G. Botens

  Paul Bouchereau

  William Boulet

  Bill Bowdidge

  Ellis C. Boyce

  Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Boyda

  James C. Boyett

  William Boykin

  Leo D. Boyle

  Bruce D. Bradley

  Holdbrook Bradley

  Felix P. Branham

  James W. Brannen

  John Braud

  Cecil Breeden

  Earle Breeding

  Warren R. Breniman

  John V. Brennan

  William O. Brenner

  Robert (Bob) Brewer

  Michael A. Brienze

  Eugene D. Brierre

  Calvin Bright

  Mrs. Dorothy Brinkley

  Harold E. Brodd

  Geoff W. Bromfield

  Anthony M. Brooks

  John Brooks

  Bob Brothers

  Sam Broussard

  Floyd L. Brown

  John G. Brown

  Owen L. Brown

  Sid Brown

  James J. Bruen

  Roger L. Brugger

  J. Frank Brumbaugh

  August Bruno

  Phil H. Bucklew deceased

  Morris Buckmaster

  David Buffalo

  Nile Buffington

  J. R. Buller

  Tom Burgess

  Ferris Burke

  Ralph R. Burnett

  Dwayne T. Burns

  Major Thomas V. Burns

  Chester Butcher

  Robert Butler

  Nicholas F. Butrico

  Ltc. C. D. Butte

  Pat Butters

  Tom Cadwallader

  Paul Calvert

  Joseph L. Camera

  Bob Cameron

  Donald Campbell

  Herbert Campbell deceased

  Arthur R. Candelaria

  Harold O. Canyon

  Robert Capa

  John C. Capell

  Dr. Aaron Caplan

  George Capon

  Carl D. Carden

  Homer F. Carey

  Elmer Carmichael

  Jim Carmichael

  Harry Carroll

  Gordon F. Carson

  Donald Carter

  Jack Carter

  William A. Carter

  Carl Cartledge

  Kenneth H. Cassens

  Richard Cassiday

  Joseph Castellano

  Coy Chandler

  Sidney S. Chapin, Jr.

  Eugene Chase

  Angelos T. Chatas

  N. J. Chelenza

  Frank Chesney

  Jules Chicoine

  Aubrey Childs

  Carl Christ

  Burton P. Christenson

  Burton Christianson

  Donald C. Chumley

  Arthur Ciechoski

  Richard Clancy

  Elmer W. Clarey

  Asa V. Clark, Jr.

  Richard C. Clawson II

  William Clayton

  Michel M. Clemencon

  Nigel Clogstorm

  B. A. Coats

  Murray Codman

  John Colby

  Lorell Coleman

  John Collins

  Richard H. Conley

  Henry L. Conner

  Ralph E. Cook

  Charles M. Cooke, Jr.

  Willard F. Coonen

  W. R. Copeland

  Ed Corbett

  Jack Corbett

  Tom Corcoran

  Kenneth Cordryr />
  Christopher Cornazzani

  A. H. Corry

  S. Coupe

  Milton A. Courtright

  Jerry Cowle

  Clarence Cox

  Joseph Cox

  James J. Coyle

  Roy E. Creek

  Ralph Crenshaw

  Theodore Crocker

  Dr. Michael Crofoot deceased

  Art Cross

  Russell Crossman

  Robert Crousore

  Jack Crowley

  Tom Cruse, Jr.

  Jack T. Curtis

  Rupert Curtis

  Isadore E. Cutler

  Lord Dacre of Glanton

  Mike Dagner

  Joseph A. Dahlia

  Carlton Dailey

  Robert L. Dains

  Edward Daly

  Gerald Darr

  Charles W. Dauer

  Sam P. Daugherty

  Dave Davidson

  Phillip B. Davidson

  Gary S. Davis deceased

  Robert L. Davis

  Francis W. Dawson

  John R. Dawson

  Joseph Dawson

  Robert Dawson deceased

  Victor J. Day

  William Dean

  William J. Decarlton

  Arthur Defilippo

  Louise Deflon

  Arthur Defranco deceased

  Irish Degnan

  Kenneth T. Delaney

  Robert L. Delashaw

  Vincent J. Del Guidice, M.D.

  Igor De Lissovoy

  Ralph Della-Volpe

  Michael Deloney

  James M. Delong

  John P. Delury

  Richard H. Denison

  William Denton

  Roger Derderian

  Morton Descherer

  Howard R. Devault

  John J. Devink

  Ralph E. Deweese deceased

  Antonia R. Didonna

  Dominic Diliberto

  Gerard M. Dillon

  William T. Dillon

  David Doehrman

  Joseph A. Dolan

  Leo Dolan

  Joseph Dominguez

  Richard Donaghy

  Joseph Donlan

  “Ike” Dorsey

  Joseph Dougherty

  Cliff Douglas

  Dow L. Dowler

  Ralph Dragoo

  Joseph A. Dragotto

  Ronald J. Drez

  James H. Drumwright, Jr.

  Stanley Dudka

  Edward T. Duffy

  Anthony Duke

  Lewis Duke

  John Dunnigan

  Kenneth Dykes

  Jerry W. Eades

  James Eads

  Ted Eaglen

  B. Ralph Eastridge

  Eugene E. Eckstam

  James Edward

  Arlo Edwards

  Donald K. Edwards

  Malcolm G. Edwards

  J. Frank Ehrman

  Thomas Eichler

  James Eikner

  Harry Eisen

  Dwight D. Eisenhower deceased

  Gene E. Elder

  George Eldridge

  John B. Ellery