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Dabney, William G. The scene on the beach
William Dabney and his unit dug into the sand as soon as they landed on the beach. They could not move inland until the...
Chandler, Howard Auschwitz Kapo
Shortly after arriving at Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp complex in German...
Pigott, Joe Early Life, Entrance Into Service and Deployment
Joe Pigott was born in 1925 in Cybur, Pearl River County, Mississippi and grew up during the Great Depression. He said...
Higgins, Gordon Early Life and the Draft
Gordon Higgins was born in February 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut, one of two sons who lived with their mother and...
Baumgarten, Harold Preparing for D-Day
In late April [Annotator's Note: April 1944], they [Annotator's Note: Harold Baumgarten and the rest of the 29th...
Smith, Bernard Back in the United States
When Bernard Smith got back to the United States, he was interviewed and told he had a choice of schools where he could...
Beckman, Kenneth Prewar and Initial Training
Kenneth Beckman was born in August 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was raised in Northampton, Massachusetts where...
Knese, Benard Photograph Discussion
Bernard Knese asks about the bricks at the museum [Annotator's Note: The National World War II Museum in New Orleans,...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Early Life and the Draft
Seymour Mermelstein was born October 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the oldest of three children born to Jewish...
Kofsky, Bernard Bombing Missions in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Video glitches several times throughout this segment.] Bernard Kofsky enlisted in the Army but...
Peters, Bernard Postwar Life
Bernard Peters lost his hearing completely in one ear so he had to get out of the service. He went to work for a...
Roderick, David D-Day Morning and Taking the Quenneville Ridge
David Roderick experienced a lot of shelling and artillery and snipers when he landed. D Day began at 6:30 in the...

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