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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 4
Baum's combat command was a reserve command and the 1st 1 into the area at the front of the division.
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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 5
Baum remembers some of the men in his division. He talks about his feelings towards Creighton Abrams.
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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 6
They were supposed to leave around 4 p.m., but they were delayed because the area around Schweinheim had not been secured.
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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 7
Baum remembers when they broke through Schweinheim they were moving pretty fast.
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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 8
At Lohr, they lost their 1st tank from a German Panzerfaust. Baum says they did not have time to think about it, they had to keep moving.
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Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 9
As they got closer to Hammelburg, they were attacked by German Hetzers [Annotator's Note: German light tank destroyer Jagdpanzer 38(t)].
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Baum, Irving Bailing Out and the Nuremberg Laws
Before bailing out of his stricken airplane [Annotator's Note: near Brunet, France], Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a bombardier with the
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Baum, Irving Basic Training to England
On 8 September 1942, Irving Baum entered the service and was sent to Camp Upton in Long Island, New York.
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Baum, Irving Bombed in the Prison Camp
Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was told to put on his clothes and was taken out of solitary [Annotator's Note: after b
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Baum, Irving Captured in France
In 1944, after bailing out of his damaged aircraft, Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a bombardier with the 407th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bomb
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Baum, Irving Closing Thoughts
Irving Baum learned the value of life [Annotator's Note: from his World War 2 experiences]. Everybody needs help someway or another.
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Baum, Irving Combat Bombing Missions
Irving Baum flew seven combat missions [Annotator's Note: as a bombardier with the 407th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air