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Joseph Motil had a feeling that the soldier he was next to was run over by his own tank. Motil got to England and he...

Robert Eshback went overseas on the USS Wakefield (AP-21), a troop transport ship that traveled alone, and he was...

Late in the war, Otis Gatewood said, there was a lot of propaganda circulating on the front lines. Hitler [Annotator's...

Louis Liberato arrived in Europe around 18 July 1943 [Annotator's Note: 1944]. The LSTs [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship...

Edward Zarger was in basic training with two men who had been in prison for life. They were told if they completed...

The next day, John Mock was flown to Rheims, France in a C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft]...

Jack A. Smithson was not in Europe for too long after the war was over. When he had enough points [Annotator's Note: a...

David Paul Spencer’s first day of combat was not too eventful. There was a pretty decent firefight and his unit had a...

Basic training was normal for Henry Little. His training for building bridges involved alligators and snakes swimming...

Louise Post Ritter recalls the celebrations of VE Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945] and VJ Day...

Harley Harned was born in October 1924 on his grandfather’s farm in Troy Township, Michigan. His father was a streetcar...

Thomas J. Blakey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were in...

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