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Raymond Mabarac was born in January 1922 and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He was the second of four sons. His father...

Somewhere around May [Annotator's Note: May 1944], the training became more intense, and Cosmo Uttero knew something...

After induction into the Army, Norris Waddill went to Camp Crowder, Missouri for his basic training. Basic training was...

The men of the 506th [Annotator's Note: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division] were sent to...

Thomas J. Blakey never saw any USO [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations, Inc.] shows. [Annotator's Note: An...

The Germans were trying hard to get back to the American side to get away from the Russians and Frank Forcinella felt...

Walter Trauner went through a line and was told he would be in the Army. He wanted to fly. Basic training was on tank...

Henry Langrehr returned to the United States and got a 60 day furlough home. He met his parents and he got married...

After the Battle of the Bulge they went into combat in Germany where John Caponigro was wounded again. After being...

Frank Fontana and the 500 men in his outfit reached Paris one week after it was liberated. They went to Le Bourget...

Around the end of 1942, John T. Fallon went to Engineer OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school]. He graduated...

[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Upon receiving his...

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