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Burton Johnson remembers when he heard of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Harry Truman was not a surprise as...

Hanna wanted to return to the US through San Francisco but ended up coming in through Seattle.He was sent to Madigan...

Paris Tognoli wonders how he made it. He pondered that many times in his life. He got to go home. When he landed in the...

Peter Dipol recalled that most of the patrols [Annotator's Note: which he went on while serving with the 108th Engineer...

Monroe Scherer was shipped from Saipan to Guam [Annotator's Note: both in the Mariana Islands] for a few days before...

Judge James Gulotta was born in November 1923 and grew up in New Orleans. He went through the depression years which...

Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered. He wanted...

Richard Lafleur went to Fort Riley [Annotator's Note: in Geary and Riley Counties, Kansas] for basic training after...

Albert Simon went to school until to the seventh grade. He had to go to work on the farm in the third grade. He had to...

Peter Gallo was in the construction division in the CCC [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation Corps] before going...

Marvin Martin [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 3475th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company] was sent to a...

Andrew Leblanc was shipped to the Philippines. He lived in a pup tent [Annotator's Note: also called a shelter-half,...

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