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Wise, Curtis Prewar Life to Basic Training
Curtis Winfred Wise was born in September 1919 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Growing up there was great. It was a mill...
Kent, Edward Reflections of the War
Edward F. Kent would like to tell younger people to listen to what other people have to say. He believes that World War...
Malta, Samuel Adjusting to Civilian Life
Samuel Malta and the men in combat were just kids who were 18 or 19 years old. The combat troops felt they were...
Radice, Gerard Invasion on Attu Island
[Annotator's Note: Gerard V. Radice took part in the Battle of Attu, 11 to 30 May 1943, Attu Island, Aleutian Islands,...
Winter, William Training African American Troops
William Winter assumed that after finishing OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school] he would be sent to an...
Wieland, Kenneth Training to Invade Japan
Kenneth Wieland does not remember too much about his basic training but recalls there was a lot of marching and time on...
Sacks, Abraham Combat in the Pacific
In December 1942, Abraham Sacks [Annotator's Note: with the 158th Infantry Regiment (Separate)] was transferred from...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 7
The B-29s carrying the second atomic bomb were overhead circling Yawata. The crew of the B-29 carrying the bomb was...
Angel, Earl Overseas Duties
Earl Angel and the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] traveled overseas on the USS Edellyn [...
Dearman, Alfred Closing Thoughts
Since Alfred Dearman did not participate in World War 2, his most memorable experience was being at Sugamo Prison [...
Paret, Peter Education at the University of California at Berkeley
After high school in San Francisco, California, Peter Paret entered the University of California at Berkley. He...
Geiger, John The First Mission
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: a member of the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit known as the Alamo Scouts]...

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