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Thomas, A.C. War's End
A.C. Thomas thought the German soldiers were too young. Most of them were teenagers. He was in Germany when the war...
Holmes, Capers Bombing Missions in Europe
Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr. experienced enemy fire returning from a bombing mission to Hamm, Germany on 22 April 1944....
Kalil, Louis Segment 12
Kalil mentions that it was quite an ordeal flying back to the United States because one of the engines caught on fire...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 5
On trip after the winter weather started to move in, they were briefed to a 50 knot head wind. They were in formation....
Redmond, Leroy Prisoners and German Jets
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Beeghly, Donald Reflections
When Donald Beeghly got home from the war he did not know what he was going to do. There was a farmer down the road...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 2
They thought they were going to head back to the United States. They practiced close order drill. On the 16th of...
Grapes, Opal Service in England
Opal Grapes arrived in Scotland after about a five day voyage from the United States. She then traveled by train toward...
Brannan, Joseph Becoming a Sailor
Joseph Brannan was sent on a train to San Diego, California for boot camp after he enlisted in the United States Navy....
Johnsen, Erik Final Thoughts
Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. Thinking about the war, he says that during it he...
Hartman, Joseph Invading Normandy
Joseph Hartmann remembers that by 6:30 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...

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