Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
The groups below represent organizations / units and their members that Witness to War has done multiple interviews with. We appreciate their service, and the support they continue to provide to Witness to War and our mission. As a ‘Thank You’ to these groups, we have created personalized pages dedicated to them and their members.
The 29th Infantry Division first saw combat in France during World War I. During the final months of the war, it was part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, during which it advanced through heavily defended German lines and knocked out hundreds of artil...
The 2nd Armored Division first saw combat during World War II. Commanded by General George S. Patton, the division landed in North Africa during Operation Torch and fought against Rommel's elite Afrika Korps. The division then landed in Sicily, where...
The 3rd Infantry Division first saw combat during World War I. While in France, it fought with valor in the Second Battle of the Marne. While French units on both sides of the division retreated, the men of the 3rd Infantry Division held their lines ...
The 3rd Marine Division first saw combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After finishing its in-theater training on Guadalcanal, the division took part in the Battle of Bougainville, and Marines from the 3rd Marine Division helped secure ...
The 4th Infantry Division first saw combat during World War I. During the St. Mihiel Offensive, the division took over a stretch of line previously occupied by the French, and then was able to launch an attack and quickly knock out the salient around...
The 66th Infantry Division was activated in April of 1943. Known as the "Black Panther Division," the unit arrived in England in November of 1944. Moving from England to France in December of that year, a transport vessel carrying many soldiers from ...
The 82nd Airborne first saw combat on the Western Front during World War I, where it served with distinction in St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest. Its first action in World War II was in Italy, where it made parachute landings in both Sicily and Sale...
The 88th Infantry Division was in service during WWI, WWII, and the Cold War. During WWII, the 88th Division served in the Rome-Arno, North Appenines, and Po Valley campaigns, and by the end of the war had accumulated 344 days in combat. As part of t...
The Eighth Air Force, or "Mighty Eighth," has served with outstanding gallantry from its founding in 1942 to modern times. In 1942, the VIII Bomber Command was activated in Savannah, Georgia, and quickly began transporting men and material, such as B...
