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Charles Scheffel was born in Eden, Oklahoma in 1919. His father was an illegal immigrant from Sweden and passed away...

During the overseas voyage Frank Mancuso was in charge of checking the tie downs, therefore he had privileged access to...

[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout the segment.] In the fall of 1943, George...

Robert Jagers landed on Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach, Normandy, France aboard the USS LST-351 on D-Day; the...

Joseph “Joe” Grossman enlisted in the Navy in June 1944 because he liked water. He was sent to basic training at...

Odell Vaughn and the 178th Field Artillery Battalion boarded an LST, Landing Ship Tank, vessel in England. The...

During Alfred Dietrick's month off the front lines, something happened he has never spoken of. After they went back...

Arthur Smith and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 13 (MTBRon 13)] set up their shore base in...

Merrill J. Clark dug a small hole to take cover in [Annotator's Note: he was on Mount Belvedere in Italy with Company K...

Richard Field and the other men of 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion had to buy scarves and jackets from the armored...

[Annotator's Note: The interview begins in a room with airplane model and other memorabilia around. It sounds as if...

Since there was a war, Robert Madison said, he was grateful that he got to serve, even though there was discrimination...

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