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John Raaen found England to be great duty in preparation for the invasion. It was apparent that the equipment buildup...

Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec's sister wanted to study medicine, but it was not permitted at the time and...

Leonard Jindra could not tell where he was but he stayed up that first night after landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day;...

Marvin Raymond Edwards and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear a dog panting in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was assigned to the 58th...

Clinton Riddle and his comrades in Company B were wrestled from their sleep in the early predawn hours for breakfast on...

Warren Peiffer’s parents could speak German. He had to go overseas. [Annotator’s Note: Peiffer was stationed in England...

Richard Gibian thought the ground fire was dangerous. When flying to and from a target, pilots flew in an "S" motion to...

Edward G. Willette and his division [Annotator's Note: Willette was a mortarman in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 413th...

On 13 December [Annotator's Note: 13 December 1944], Seymour Reitman's regiment [Annotator's Note: Reitman served as a...

Curt Simmons was a member of the US Navy Armed Guard. He was born on a farm outside of Walters, Oklahoma and was a farm...

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