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David Roderick went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey for 10 days. The men were checked for health and packed everything while...

On one raid, Bernard Smith remembers a plane behind them burst into flames. His first reaction was that it was pretty....

Charles Walker was born on a farm near Sumner, Georgia. When you live on a farm family, everybody works. He did not...

When they left St. Lo, they were in dairy and farming country. The farms were laid out in squares and there were mounds...

John Weinart could only stay scared for so long. He did his best to maintain his excitement and adrenaline. There was a...

During the assault on the port city of Cherbourg, France, John Witmeyer fought through to the end of town after door to...

Robert Rans was placed in a room with three other wounded prisoners of war at the Timisul de Jos prison camp in Timisu...

Leahr and the interviewer talk about fishing.Leahr grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was a chauffeur and his...

Vernon Brantley had communicated with his wife via V-mail [Annotator's Note: Victory Mail; postal system put into place...

Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer. His job was to make sure the plane was...

William Dabney notes that the explosive did not have to be activated before being hauled up with the balloon. They...

Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was taken by train to Frankfurt [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt, Germany] with his crew and...

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