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Leo Terrebonne was sent to Fort Crockett near Galveston, Texas for seven weeks of basic training, after which he was a...

When it was time to go back to the United States, Francis Resta was sent to a tent city at LeHavre, France to wait for...

Tom Quigley recalls how when they were approaching Brest, he saw a soldier who was directing traffic get hit by an 88...

Joseph Lesniewski went into the US Army Air Forces and was sent to California. He was in ten different camps while...

Lyle Bouck did not like the taste of the food. The men were marched to a town east of Losheim and put in the basement...

Arthur Albertson was looking forward to going overseas. He wanted to go to Europe, not to the Pacific. He went to...

Stewart Hihn was born in Baltimore, Maryland in August 1923. His father died when he was only 21 months old, and he was...

On the morning of D plus 4 [Annotator's Note: 10 June 1944], the 90th Infantry Division moved into the area where...

Martin J. Anschau felt he could get killed the first day he was on the front line. He made it though. He cried after...

When the war ended, Edward G. Willette had 60 of the 85 points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a...

Earl Flanagan was discharged in 1946 and returned home to his mother and sister. He found it difficult to adjust back...

Dominic Geraci was drafted in February 1943. His dad did not feel much about his being drafted. His mom was more upset...

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