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Howard, Taylor Combat in Italy
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard was sent overseas [Annotation...
Smith, William S. Becoming a Forward Observer
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 1st Infantry Division] was in charge of a truck and the ammunition...
Van der Pool, Ivan Experiences in North Africa
Ivan Van der Pool's unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division]...
Dietrick, Alfred Training in Africa
In the beginning, Alfred Dietrick would go to the movies before going overseas and the Germans looked invincible. The...
Field, Richard Reflections
The war changed Richard Field. Field was used to being away from home but nothing prepared him for combat. After he...
Lafferty, Ralph Mountain Training
At Camp Hale [Annotator's Note: Camp Hale, Colorado], Ralph F. Lafferty learned rock climbing, how to climb mountains,...
Blonder, Erwin Repelling German Attacks and Marty Higgins
Erwin Blonder recalls the tactics that the Germans used in France. They would use small scale hit and run tactics. They...
Reynolds, Harley Preparing for Normandy
Harley Reynolds and his unit disembarked from Sicily near the beach where they landed. There was a convoy on the way...
Della Vedova, Dominic North Africa
From Enniskillen [Annotator’s Note: Enniskillen, Ireland], Dominic Della Vedova’s unit [Annotator’s Note: Company D,...
Pickens, Olin Postwar and Reflections of the War
Olin Pickens dealt with nightmares for years after his time in captivity as a prisoner of war, often dreaming about...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 3
When Charles Scheffel became a platoon leader, he used all of the ammunition that they could teaching his men about...
Dennis, David Segment 10
They [Annotators Note: David Dennis and his fellow POWs] had been given their parcels [Annotators Note: Red Cross...

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