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Hawk estimates that his unit captured around 500 German troops after the engagement for which he was awarded the Medal...

Maud Dahme was born in January 1936 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Her mother came from Germany where she met her...

The mission for which Henry Sherman Fouts was awarded the DFC [Annotator's Note: the Distinguished Flying Cross, or DFC...

James Livaudais was part of the division which was to become the Sergeant York Division—the 82nd Division with about 16...

Robert C. Engel was born in Summerdale [Annotator's Note: Summerdale, Alabama]. He was birthed by a neighbor he called...

After World War 2, Daniel Altman served in Nuremberg [Annotator’s Note: Nuremberg, Germany] and guarded the Nazi...

[Annotator's Note: Darrell D. Gust served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...

Vernon Alexander was sent to Fort Hood, Texas for his basic training. It was known as North Camp Hood at the time that...

As the Germans retreated, they laid mines along the roads. John Kerner put sandbags on the floors of the jeeps. They...

On 16 December 1944, the Germans started the biggest battle of offensive fighting in the world's history, the Battle of...

Warren Peiffer’s parents could speak German. He had to go overseas. [Annotator’s Note: Peiffer was stationed in England...

Harry C. Quinn, Jr. was born in 1925 near Brookhaven, Mississippi in Lincoln County. He grew up on a farm during the...

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