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Vernon Alexander had never been on a big boat before his overseas deployment. The troops were stacked five deep in the...

Wilford E. Hastings was born in Braggadocio, Missouri in July 1923. He grew up in the area. Family life was tough for...

Kenneth H. Bailey and his future wife did a lot of talking about the war before he was drafted. In England, they...

When the war ended in Europe, Homer Cole was sent to Alexandria, Louisiana to begin training on B-29s [Annotator's Note...

Before Donald Evans and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] got to go on the...

Donald E. Casey [Annotator’s Note: whose Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was shot down over Hamburg, Germany...

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

Hana Zoltz has always had a difficult life. Even in American, life was tough. She saved her money by not eating or...

Donald Lewis was born in April 1934. In 1939, Lewis was five and on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic. His mother...

William Colgan served overseas with the 79th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force and flew in P-40s [...

Around 1 or 2 January 1945, Warren Bowersox and the 274th Infantry Regiment [Annotator’s Note: of the 70th Infantry...

Seymour Mermelstein attended basic training in Miami Beach, Florida. He was then sent to automotive school. He went to...

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