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Edward LaPorta and the other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] did not hear them [Annotator's Note: the German...

Nicholas Ventura, Sr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey in June 1923 and spent some of his youth in Scranton,...

Charles McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919. After third grade he moved to Illinois. He also spent some time in...

Barney Hajiro was involved in major combat prior to the battle of 29 October. [Annotator's Note: On 29 October 1944,...

Roger Shaw made a big mistake in his first opportunity as a ship's captain. He was assigned to an Army transport and...

Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. learned the war had ended by radio. The ships were having a big time and celebrating. The weird...

Jack Cohen had a speaking engagement at a school, and a child asked him what was the important thing that kept him...

David Dennis does not recall when or how he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor but does recall hearing that the...

Fred Topel went from Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] to Leghorn [Annotator's Note: Leghorn or Livorno, Italy] and...

Gowan Duffy remembers the waters were still rough from the storm the day before. As they hit the shore [Annotator’s...

Harley Reynolds notes that when the sun went down that night fighters would sweep over German positions dropping flares...

[Annotator's Note: video begins with 19 seconds of silence then begins abruptly with Baker in mid-sentence.] Vernon...

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