- Drop Zone Oral History Project
History of airborne and paratrooper units told through personal accounts.
www.thedropzone.org
- Private Art
WWII letters depicting a country's devotion to their GIs and the men's affection for the homefront. A tribute to the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion.
www.private-art.com
- World War II Oral History
Collection of personal recollections of the war.
www.tankbooks.com
- Second World War Experience Centre, The
Includes personal memorabilia such as diary extracts, letters, photographs, and audio reminiscences of men and women who lived through World War II.
www.war-experience.org
- D-Day, Normandy, and Beyond
Honoring the men and women who liberated Europe. Features personal stories, photographs, poems, letters, maps, and more.
www.normandy1944.info
- Rutgers Oral History Archives
Records the personal experiences of the men and women who served on the homefront and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War.
fas-history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/orlhom.htm
- Korea 1935-1955: An Eye Witness
Young Sik Kim's account of his life from 1930 to 1955. Contains photos and excerpts from declassified American, Chinese, and Russian documents.
www.kimsoft.com/korea/eyewit.htm
- George Rarey's World War II Air Force Cartoon Journals
Sketchbook journal from "Dad" Rarey, of the 379th Fighter Squadron. Includes text contributed by surviving members of the squadron.
www.rareybird.com
- Staff Sgt. Bill Heller
Photos and memoirs from Staff Sgt Heller's time in the 3rd Signal Company 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army for the years 1943-1945.
www.warfoto.com
- World War II Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division
Photos and memoirs of S/Sgt. Bill Heller 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Signal Company from 1943-45.
www.warfoto.com
- Marshall Stelzriede's Wartime Story
Experiences of a navigator with the U.S. Eighth Air Force in WW2 Europe.
www.stelzriede.com/warstory.htm
- Memories of War
Records the personal stories and pictures of World War II veterans. All vets are encouraged to tell their story here.
www.memoriesofwar.com
- World War II Living History Project (WW2LHP)
The World War Two Living History Project (WW2LHP) is an ongoing high school educational project designed to collect and disseminate the personal histories of the World War II generation. Stories are compiled by Hudson Falls High School in upstate New York.
www.hfcsd.org/ww2
- Captain George Duffy's POW Page
POW of both the German and Japanese military.
www.usmm.org/duffy.html
- Guadalcanal Journal
One Marine's account of life and death on an island called Guadalcanal.
www.guadalcanaljournal.com
- D-Day account of LTC John G. Burkhalter
Personal account of D-day on Omaha Beach as part of the Big Red One.
www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/D-day.html
- Diary on the U.S.S. Essex CV-9
Featuring stories, video clips, and contributions relating to Jack "Weary" McKnight's service aboard U.S.S. Essex CV-9 from April 27, 1943 to December 16, 1945.
www.sinclair.edu/sec/his103/103d01.htm
- WW2 True Story
Life in wartime England, by Tom Fletcher.
www.macksites.com/PART1.htm
- Ginger's Diary
Account of a 17-year-old American girl living at Hickam Field, Hawaii, at the time of the Pearl Harbor bombing.
www.gingersdiary.com
- Capture of the U-Boat U-505
First hand account describing the capture of a German Uboat.
u505.dnsdata.com
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