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Albertson, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Albertson remembers meeting the Russians after crossing a river into Germany. The war was still in full blast....
Brooks, James Panama and Italy Tours
James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot] was assigned to the Panama Canal Zone. He was part of a...
Burning LCVP crusing toward Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. Burning LCVP [landing craft, vehicle, personnel] cruising toward a coast. Official caption on reverse: "...
Sunken Allied ships creating breakwater off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. Sunken Allied freighter ships creating a breakwater in the English Channel. Official caption on reverse: "...
Normandy breakwater made from sunken ships, France, 1944
Photograph. Closeup of a breakwater made from sunken Allied ships. Official caption on reverse: "2963 / From: Public...
LCVP cruising toward Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. American soldiers riding in a LCVP [landing craft, vehicle, personnel] in the English Channel. Official...
US servicemen debarking a landing craft off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. American servicemen wading towards a smoke-covered beach, as seen from the deck of a landing craft....
Creek, Roy Preparation for Normandy
Roy Creek thought they were well prepared for Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Schafer, Leon Effects of the War
Leon Schafer is certain the war affected his life afterwards. Number one, he never left his wife. When he got home, he...
Baxter, Lionel Basic Training to Europe
Lionel Baxter trained on howitzers. They went through [Annotator's Note: training] in eight weeks because they were...
Light, Carl Overseas to France
Carl Light had not done much traveling before he went into the service. He adapted to military life really well and...
Schneider, Richard Loss of Schneider's Crewmates
In July 1944, Richard "Dick" Schneider found himself with an extremely painful wisdom tooth. The dentist had a terrible...

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