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Vernon Grimes wanted to protect his rank, so he joined the Reserves after the war and was called up for the Korean War...

Jack A. Smithson went where the big guns [Annotator's Note: 90mm antiaircraft guns M1/M2/M3; Smithson was in the 124th...

W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] which hit a mine not far the...

Seymour Reitman was near Aachen, Germany, which was the first German city taken by the Americans. From there, he...

Winnecken Gerhard joined the German Army in October 1942. His camp was at Verdun near Metz. Verdun was a walled city...

The mission that sticks out the most to Bob Goebel was flown on 18 August [Annotator's Note: 18 August 1944]. There was...

[Annotators Note: This segment begins with the interviewer brushing off Robert Murphy’s coat]. After the big battle on...

[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein remembers when...

Manfred Bahman and his family fled Dresden [Annotator’s Note: Dresden, Germany] after the Allies had destroyed the city...

John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...

Frank A. Wiswall was a bombardier in the 8th Air Force. His worst missions were to Bremen, Germany, dropping bombs on...

[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Gerald “Gerry”...

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