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William H. Larson was born in December 1917 in Fremont, Nebraska. His parents were second-generation Scandinavians. His...

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...

Edward C. Capron put together five reunions for his fellow veterans. He also helps veterans get medals that they...

Word of the German surrender reached Don Carter. The end of the war signals its most dangerous phase as, although the...

Charles Scheffel notes that had anyone else been there they would have done the same thing. There are people fighting...

Mort Walker was just getting going in college when he got his draft notice. Walker thought the Army was a great...

When Cosmo Uttero got home, he joined the VFW [Annotator's Note: Veterans of Foreign Wars]. There were hundreds of...

Herbert W. Ridyard was called up for service on his birthday, 6 July [Annotator's Note: 6 July 1943]. He had previously...

Dan Baker crossed the Rhine River at Worms over a pontoon bridge. They waited on the German side for two weeks before...

The Germans opened up fire on Paul Wilson and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,...

William Pena recalls how they arrived near the Ardennes and had an interaction with some German officers who were...

Maurice Zolkower was born in February 1921 in New York City, New York. It was very nice growing up there. He grew up in...

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