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Fred Arthur Balfour went into service in 1944. He went to Electrician Mate's school in Bainbridge, New York. They...

The Red Ball Express hauled the troops around and it was almost completely made of black drivers. When they got ready...

Barrage balloons floating above Allied ships moving toward Normandy on 6 June 1944. "File Number: 231247. Released:...

Heywood Mason crossed the Atlantic to Europe in a big convoy. They were not hassled by submarines and torpedoes as the...

A tech sergeant [Annotator's Note: stationed with Irvin Kennedy in the 401st Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment...

On 2 October [Annotator's Note: 2 October 1944], Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th...

The weather was rough when Joseph Alter crossed the Channel [Annotator's Note: the English Channel on 6 June 1944]. It...

John Marr landed in water up to his armpits on D Day after the jump [Annotators Note: into Normandy] and immediately...

Bernard Friedenberg and his unit [Annotator's Note: Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st...

Leon Waldman was able to take leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] after 25...

Gilbert Clift was at Camp Maxey [Annotator's Note: in Paris, Texas] for weeks without any idea where they were headed...

Joseph Geary believes that history repeats itself and it is important for young people to understand what has happened...

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