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Trindal, Wesley Lessons of the Hurtgen Forest
Wesley Trindal had dreams about the war. He would dream that he was in it again and would keep the barracks awake while...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Prisoner to War's End
On 19 March 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe was on a mission [Annotator's Note: with 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group...
Adams, J. Life as a Bombardier
In late October 1944, Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. was sent to Naples, Italy by ship. The voyage took almost two weeks....
McLaurine, Luke Liberation and Postwar Service
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was liberated on 29 April [Annotator's Note: 29 April 1945]. A pitched battle was fought...
Knese, Benard Close Calls
Bernard Knese remembers that on a mission to Holland or Belgium, one of the planes had to crash land. The pilot and co-...
Carithers, Calvin Embassy Guard
Calvin Carithers was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas in November 1927. He went to school. When he was old enough, he...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Closing Stories and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Some crazy things happened to Bernard B. "...
Albertson, Arthur Fighting in Normandy
Arthur Albertson was looking forward to going overseas. He wanted to go to Europe, not to the Pacific. He went to...
Murphy, Alfred Bad Weather and Last Mission
The fog in England was so bad that Alfred Pierse Murphy ran into a parked jeep on his return to the base from the PX [...
Ornelles, Emory Silver Star Patrol
Emory Maurice Ornelles and the 90th Infantry Division was transferred from the 1st Army to the 3rd Army under General...
Schuman, Russell Great Depression to Wartime
Russell Schuman was born in 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up with an older brother, who later worked an...

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