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On one occasion, Edwin Knight removed a wounded man downhill by following a telephone wire. The wire split and changed...

Adjustment to military life was only difficult at first for Ira Milan; for a couple of weeks he was lonesome, as were...

Paul Fair remembers it was sandy on the beach of New Guinea, then it turned into a jungle. The weapons he used did not...

William Beaman was 18 years old when he participated in his first submarine patrol in the Pacific, and he said he didn'...

Ernest Cowell was first sent to Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], an atoll in the Pacific...

Samuel Malta remembers funny occasions during the war but he also remembers being frightened by the combat. When faced...

Gil Gertner served in the 71st Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) [Annotator’s Note: specialized units which...

The 96th Division [Annotator's Note: 96th Infantry Division] spent Christmas [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944] on...

Benjamin Albert Glusing was on an inspection trip on New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: as part of 39th Military Police...

Gene Alair went into Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen, Philippines, 6 January 1945], the spot...

George Linker entered Manila as part of the 25th Infantry Division. He was a private first class in the infantry. He...

Louise Settles had a date or two in Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Hollandia, New Guinea] and she was very disappointed....

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