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Peterson, Carl Red Wine and Helping Others
When Carl Peterson was in the service the guys he served with would get together and have fun. In Sicily they had a...
Gilbert, Lawrence Preparing for Combat
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert was sent overseas. His passage lasted four days then he landed in Casablanca [Annotator'...
Clark, Merrill Reflections
Merrill J. Clark thinks it is important from an educational standpoint that the museum [Annotator's Note: The National...
Smith, Rothacker Overseas to Italy
After two different assignments on quartermaster duty in the United States, Rothacker Smith finally joined his...
Cravens, Rudy Overseas Deployment
Rudy Cravens remembers the ship he deployed on had to zig-zag [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-submarine maneuver] and...
Halpern, Gerard The US had to be in World War 2
Gerard Halpern feels that the United States could not have avoided taking part in World War 2. The United States had...
Barfoot, Van The CCC, Joining the Army and Fighting in Sicily and Italy
Van Barfoot first served with the 1st Infantry Division after he enlisted at Fort Benning, Georgia. With the 1st...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Judge Advocate General
Much of what William Blanckenburg is talking about is in his book [Annotators Note: Blankenburg authored a book titled...
Smith, Clifford Entrance into Service
[Annotator's Note: A dog barks in the background throughout video.] Clifford Smith was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 6
Wilburn K. Ross stayed behind because he felt that he was able to stop the Germans. He had confidence in his ability to...
Gilbert, Lawrence Being a Prisoner of War
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert was put on a work detail building houses on a Jewish cemetery. They used the tombstones...
Ginrich, Ralph Prisoner of War--POW
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich made a few friends in the prison camps [Annotator’s Note: he had been captured at Sidi Bou Zid,...

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