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Squire, Vernon Landing on Omaha Beach
One day, Vernon Squire looked up and the sky was covered with airplanes; bomber, fighter, and glider formations. He...
Cassady, William Shipped Overseas
William Cassady was assigned to the ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Frederick Funston (APA-89)] in 1943. They went into...
Cresswell, Constance War's End in Europe
There was excitement at Constance Cresswell's officers' club when Glenn Miller [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces...
Brown, Roscoe Growing Up in Washington D.C. and Becoming a Fighetr Pilot
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown was born in Washington D.C. and lived there for the first 17 years of his life. Washington D.C. was...
Hartman, Joseph Invading Normandy
Joseph Hartmann remembers that by 6:30 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" England to France
Erico J. Catalano enjoyed being in England and meeting the local people. It was very pleasant. When the infantry troops...
Bassemir, Robert Becoming a Soldier
Robert Bassemir was drafted in the spring of 1943. He was sent to Long Island [Annotator's Note: Long Island, New York...
Raaen, John Preparing for D-Day
John Raaen found England to be great duty in preparation for the invasion. It was apparent that the equipment buildup...
Williams, Robert Anniversaries and The National D-Day Museum
[Annotator's Note: Robert L. Williams is a World War 2 veteran of the 101st Airborne Division and jumped into Normandy...
An explosion in the water off the beaches of Normandy just after D-Day in June 1944
An explosion in the water off the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. "Coast of Normandy 6/6/45 [Cataloger's Note: correct...
The USS Tide (AM-125) sinking after being mined just after D-day in Normandy in 1944
The USS Tide (AM-125) sinking after being mined just after D-day, two other intact ships also visible. "USS Tide AM125...
U.S. troops practice landing and broaching shore defenses in preparation for D-Day on English coastlines in 1944
389.Photograph. "File No: 231,231 June 6, 1944 Up Grade to Victory Symbolizing the up-hill fight the Allies have had,...

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