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Addy Melancon was born on in July 1922 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana on a farm. His family raised cattle, hogs, and...

Robert W. Paschal’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his plane was shot up on a mission. He fought...

While waiting to go home, Gordon Higgins drove a jeep and an ambulance. He also ran a "pro station," where soldiers...

His experience in the military had a maturing influence on Phillip Candella. He was from a small town [Annotator's Note...

[Annotator's Note: Lloyd Burns was a prisoner of war in Oflag XIII-B in Hammelburg, Germany and escaped during the...

John T. Fallon and the men [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] had to make...

In late April 1945, Donald E. Casey [Annotator’s Note: whose Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was shot down...

James Jordan returned to the United States in December 1946. They took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of...

Joseph Brannan returned to Melville, Rhode Island as a PT boat instructor [Annotator's Note: at the Motor Torpedo Boat...

Soon after joining the 1st Infantry Division, Ralph Sykes became charge of quarters. One night, while typing a letter...

Going into this invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] was not...

Cary Salter went to Florida for flight training. He graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. [Annotator’s Note: Salter...

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