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When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...

Walter Broll saw chaos the next morning after the German attack on the port of Bari, Italy. Live and dead personnel...

Leadership attitudes in Charles McGee's unit helped to form a bond between the men. McGee's first flight was in the PT-...

William Banghart drove a lieutenant in a general’s jeep. This could have led to a court martial. Banghart was in the...

Howard T. Maki found that the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note: the Purple Heart Medal is award bestowed upon a United...

Of all the ground crew personnel, Edwin Sved recalled only one with whom his crew got close. He told the tale of a...

Roger Shaw boarded another ship after his assignment as captain of the Army transport. The ship had a radio operator...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard lived in Gulfport [Annotator’...

Nicholas John Compagno first came under fire while in North Africa and then in Sicily [Annotator's Note: Sicily, Italy...

Raymond Cauble was born in Blue Island, Illinois in February 1918. His father was a carpenter and contractor. He was...

Harley Reynolds notes that by one in the morning they stopped and rested. The next morning they were in position and...

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