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Vernon Brantley was at Camp Polk, Louisiana [Annotator's Note: now Fort Polk, Vernon Parish, Louisiana] for maneuvers...

[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon had been sent to deliver a message to US Army Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Timmes to...

Jack Wilt grew up with his German great-grandparents and knew some German. However, when he reached Nuremberg, Germany...

Hillman James Prestridge was born in September 1924 in Cragford, Alabama, a small town of about 400 people. He had one...

Ed Rendelman found that just surviving the war was the best experience he had in the combat. Seeing those wounded...

Clinton Gardner witnessed a huge explosion at 5am in the afternoon [Annotator’s Note: on June 6th, 1944 Normandy D-Day...

David Roderick went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey for 10 days. The men were checked for health and packed everything while...

[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...

Andrew A. Rooney was with the 17th Field Artillery [Annotator's Note: 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 13th Field...

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

Bill Schwartz was born in June 1924 in North Plainfield, New Jersey. His family moved around, but he considers...

Henry Armstrong trained in artillery. He was six feet two inches tall. When they boarded the train after basic training...

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