Personal Accounts of World War II in the Yahoo! Directory

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
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
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
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
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
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
Murray, John Thomas
Murray's account of his service in the New Zealand 7th Anti-Tank Regiment and imprisonment in Stalag XVIIIA plus stories from other prisoners.
www.angelfire.com/nd/domneal/powar.html
Captain George Duffy's POW Page
POW of both the German and Japanese military.
www.usmm.org/duffy.html
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
Edward Ardizzone: Diary of a War Artist [read review]
From the Imperial War Museum. Images and entries from Ardizzone's diaries, as well as historical background.
www.iwm.org.uk/online/ardizzone/ardizz.htm
Our Stories: Recollections of Women from WWII
Project which is collecting firsthand accounts from women who lived through the war.
www.storiesbywomen.net
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
Capture of the U-Boat U-505
First hand account describing the capture of a German Uboat.
u505.dnsdata.com
Patrick O'Rourke, Royal Scots Grey, 1917-1996
WWI memoirs of the mounted Cavalry.
homepage.eircom.net/~scotsgreys