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View of underside of an American bomber as seen from another bomber below. Somewhere over Europe. Circa 1944-45

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

For John Witmeyer, every day in combat brought a new story, and Witmeyer served over 200 days on the front lines as a...

On D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Myron L. Guisewhite flew...

George Roberts knew the losses were severe when flying over Schweinfurt because he could see them [Annotator's Note:...

They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] started on their way to Paris but...

Basil C. Hoehn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: with the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] moved into Germany after...

Perry Kerr was born in Texas in 1925. He grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a global...

Hannan gives some background about his life in prewar Italy. He explains the attitude of the German youth and of an...

Between high school and college, Christa Schneider worked as an au pair in Britain. She cared for the three children of...

Earl Flanagan recalled his voyage overseas as enjoyable. It reminded him of rollercoasters which he loved. He did not...

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