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Peter Du Pre turned down his next deferment and joined the service. His three brothers were already in the service....

William Pena remembers how his battalion commander was a gung-ho, brave, and tall man who refused to stay at the rear...

During the actions that led to George Sakato receiving the Medal of Honor, he wondered what he was doing here and why...

Elmer Knudsen's first combat was at Fort Driant, about a week after he got off the boat in France. It took him about a...

Charles Scheffel located the headquarters of the 39th Infantry Regiment. He reported to the colonel who was glad to see...

Lou Brissie's father really wanted him to finish college. Mr. Mack [Annotator's Note: Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., or...

Joseph J. Drake fought all the way through to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia [Annotator's Note: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic...

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

William Burrus used the G.I. Bill to attend the University of Alabama [Annotator's Note: in Tuscaloosa, Alabama]. The G...

Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld had a horrible experience in the English Channel. He, along with many other troops, got very...

James Jordan was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in February 1927. He went to a military academy at 15. He had no...

Joseph Lesniewski and Ed [Annotator's Note: Private Edward J. Joint] took off and were looking for more people. It took...

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