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Leonard Lomell remembers that the Battle of Normandy lasted for two and half months. As the beachhead grew to be larger...

Robert Swift was drafted. He received his draft notice before he turned 18. He was a medic in the 71st Division [...

During the first attack the Germans walked toward Milosevich's position. No tanks were sent at them for fear that they...

The first dead people John H. Price, Jr. saw were Germans and that had little effect on him. They could hear field...

Victor Fienup and his crew [Annotator's Note: in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...

John Kerner was with Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] as he crossed France....

[Annotator's Note: John Paul served in the US Army Air Forces as a pilot flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...

Russell Van Matre [Annotator's Note: assigned to G-2, military intelligence, US Army 2nd Infantry Division] continued...

John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper with the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 504th...

Carl Platkin was in England for a week before he flew his first mission. He went down to a briefing at four o’clock in...

Norman Weber’s family returned to Germany despite his father wanting to stay in America forever. Weber’s parents had...

Lowell Brueland had a normal flight training. He graduated in September 1942 and was assigned to the 20th Fighter...

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