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Edward G. Willette's son talked with someone familiar with that particular battle [Annotator's Note: battle at the Mark...

Carl Light and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division] captured...

Richard Ford was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on the Great Lakes. He had two sisters and was the youngest one in the...

Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force out of...

Alex Carter Sr. went to boot camp in Norfolk, Virginia. He wanted to go to Vicksburg, Mississippi for welding school,...

According to Thomas Payn, the Atlantic convoys were under attack from E-boats [Annotator's Note: German Schnellboot or...

Paul Hissey was sent to Northern Texas for basic training for six weeks. He remembered the terrain to be very flat. He...

Johnnie A. Jones, Senior [Annotator's Note: in the 494th Port Battalion, 6th Engineer Special Brigade] was in the...

[Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2. He was in the Jungvolk...

Erico J. Catalano was sent to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for training. The new recruits were immediately put on guard duty...

Samuel W. Smith wanted to join the Air Corps as an aviation cadet. In 1942, Smith convinced his mother to sign his...

Jospeh Armanini went to gunnery school while still Stateside. He describes the bombardier's responsibilities while...

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