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Flannigan, James Entering Germany and Hurtgen Forrest
On arriving in Germany on 15 September 1944, James Flannigan remembers entering a farmhouse and with some not so gentle persuasion, the Belgian vol
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Flannigan, James Life, Enlistment and Boot Camp
James Flannigan was born in Detroit, Michigan, an only child of parents and grandparents who were big time cattle dealers.
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Flannigan, James Military Decorations
By the time James Flannigan got home in June 1945, his gear had already been shipped to Fort Lewis, Washington. He was mad.
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Flannigan, James Occupation and Return to the United States
From Dachau [Annotator's Note: the Dachau concentration camp complex in Dachau, Germany], James Flannigan went to Gunzenhausen, Germany.
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Flannigan, James Recollections of Equipment, Normandy and Cherbourg
James Flannigan was assigned a heavy 610 [Annotator's Note: SCR-610] artillery radio. His buddy carried the battery case.
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Flannigan, James Refletions
James Flannigan said the war made him older and settled him down. It made him appreciate his parents and his grandmother.
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Flannigan, James Staging in England
Remembering his stay in England, James Flannigan said he had a sergeant who had been in World War 1, an old man they called "Pop." Once,
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Flannigan, James Storming Normandy, A Bronze Star, and Fighting On
When he landed in Normandy with Battery A, 29th Field Artillery Battalion [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 29th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th In
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Flannigan, James The Hurtgen Forest and the Distinguished Service Cross
Asked to recall his worst memories of the Hurtgen Forest, James Flannigan replied, "The day I went in, 'til the day I came out." It
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Flannigan, James Unit Assignment, Overseas Deployment and Combat Duties
James Flannigan was sent to Camp Carrabelle, Florida [Annotator's Note: after completing basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma] where he lived
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Fleischer, Dave Postwar Life
Dave Fleischer had a friend with whom he went to enlist. His friend went into the Navy, but Fleischer wanted to enlist in the Army.
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Fleischer, Dave Prewar and Family Life
Dave Fleischer had one older brother, Gilbert. He tried to enlist in the Army, but was initially rejected because he had a heart murmur.