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  • Engmann, Larry Breakout of War

    Larry Engmann was born in February 1925 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of six children.

  • Engmann, Larry In the Navy

    Larry Engmann received his draft notice and reported to a warehouse in Chicago [Annotator’s Note: Chicago, Illinois] for a medical physical in June

  • Engmann, Larry Reflections on the War

    [Annotator’s Note: The sound and video not synced throughout this segment.] Larry Engmann’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when the c

  • Engmann, Larry Sub Chaser School

    Larry Engmann served as a seaman and deck hand in the Navy and was assigned to the USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156).

  • Engmann, Larry USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156)

    [Annotator’s Note: Interviewee plays with paper throughout this segment.] Larry Engmann served as a seaman in the Navy and was assigned to the USS

  • Engmann, Larry War's End

    Larry Engmann was on the USS PC-1193 when he heard about the end of the war in Europe [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945] an

  • Epperson, William Anzio

    William Epperson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division] were loaded on s

  • Epperson, William Anzio Beachhead

    William Epperson received two Purple Hearts for being wounded. Epperson felt strongly that women in the service would not be a good thing.

  • Epperson, William Awarded the Bronze Star

    William Epperson was awarded the Bronze Star for his action in Soye, France [Annotator's Note: Soye-en-Septaine].

  • Epperson, William Becoming a Soldier

    William Epperson reported to Camp Wolters [Annotator's Note: in Mineral Wells, Texas] and found that many of the men were very intelligent peo

  • Epperson, William Dachau

    William Epperson saw the concentration camp at Dachau while he was stationed in Munich.

  • Epperson, William Early Life

    William Epperson was born in Trinity, Texas in 1923. The population of the city of his birth had not grown over a 50 year time span.

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