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Burrus, William Cold Weather and Patrols
William Burrus first experienced combat at the Moselle River [Annotator's Note: near Koblenz, Germany on 14 March 1945].
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Burrus, William Crossing the Rhine
William Burrus went from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to Southampton, England [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1944].
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Burrus, William Door-to-door Combat
William Burrus and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division] crossed the Mosell
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Burrus, William English Ship and SS Troops
William Burrus shipped overseas to Europe on a slimy, English boat [Annotator's Note: 17 October 1944].
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Burrus, William Last Thoughts
The horror of crossing the Rhine River [Annotator's Note: Germany] is the one thing that stands out the most in the memory of William Burrus.
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Burrus, William Meeting General Patton
They started fighting from town to town.
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Burrus, William Only 20 Years Old
William Burrus was only 20 years old when he returned from the war. You have to do what you do, and it is all you can do.
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Burrus, William Plauen and Germans
William Burrus was going through Plauen [Annotator's Note: Plauen, Germany] when he met a young German girl. It was a shocker.
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Burrus, William Prewar Life and Drafted
William E. Burrus was born in Birmingham, Alabama in February 1926. He had one brother and two sisters.
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Burrus, William Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: Ths interview clip starts mid-question regarding the Siegfried Line, the German defensive line in Europe, built in the 1930
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Burrus, William The G.I. Bill
William Burrus used the G.I. Bill to attend the University of Alabama [Annotator's Note: in Tuscaloosa, Alabama]. The G.I.
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Burton, Windom Becoming a Sailor
Windom Joseph Burton went into Navy boot camp in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia] and was then sent for advance training at Jacks