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Bernard Friedenberg trained for the invasion of Europe after the invasion of Sicily. He landed at Omaha Beach and Gela...

Bradford Clark Freeman had the points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that...

Julia L. Myers wanted to join the Army because of the war. She felt, as a nurse, that it was her duty to care for the...

[Annotator's Note: Henry Langrehr says he landed on a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église, France during the Normandy...

After serving as MP [Annotator's Note: Military Police in the Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon, 116th Infantry...

Edward Shames participated in the battle of Carentan [Annotator's Note: 10 to 14 June 1944]. Shames says that the...

Earl Tweed had to revamp his plans after getting off the beach and reaching high ground [Annotator's Note: Tweed had...

Sam V. Abate left Camp Claiborne [Annotator's Note: in Rapides Parish, Louisiana] for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey [...

Frank Aleksandrowicz remembers that Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] was a great place. Americans were...

Dominic Geraci knew there would be an invasion, but did not know when or where. His was in a replacement unit that...

Joseph Dean Reilly was part of the first replacements to join the 501st [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 3rd Battalion...

James Livaudais toured the third floor of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of The National WWII Museum with multiple...

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