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When the draft began in 1942, everyone from the ages 17 and a half to 35 years old had to sign up. Roberto "Bob” Ruiz...

Dominic Geraci was drafted in February 1943. His dad did not feel much about his being drafted. His mom was more upset...

[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...

John Singlaub was trained by the British Special Forces. Some of the training included assuming an artificial...

Jack Wilt grew up with his German great-grandparents and knew some German. However, when he reached Nuremberg, Germany...

In 1943, William White Brainard joined the Army Air Corps because he lived close to Morrison Field [Annotator’s Note:...

After he was liberated, Anthony Acevedo increased his body weight from 87 pounds to 100 pounds. It took a while for him...

Justus Rosenberg [Annotator’s Note: interned by the Vichy Regime, faked an illness to get out of the detention center,...

Harley Reynolds was one of the first people under fire during the invasion of North Africa. Reynolds saw fighting on...

Chester Brewer joined the Army Air Corps and was sent to Midland-Odessa [Annotator's Note: Midland-Odessa, Texas] and...

The training at Tuskegee was rigorous. There was a lot of hazing. Leahr believes that they were trained as good as...

Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham] recalls when his battalion left Hill 30 [Annotator's Note: in...

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