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The war changed John Luckadoo’s life pretty drastically. He matured rapidly when faced with going out every day and...

[Annotator’s Note: A dog panting is audible in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was born in December...

Lewis Thomas Easterling was put on a luxury liner in July 1944 and enjoyed his passage overseas. His ship landed in...

After the war ended in Europe, being transferred to the Pacific was kind of voluntary. Joseph Alter had made a...

Fred Hirsekorn's unit [Annotators Note: Company C, 25th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division] had a tough time at...

James Jordan was lucky. He married a wonderful girl from Scranton [Annotator's Note: Scranton, Pennsylvania]. She...

Henry Schaller received his pilot's wings in 1944. After he graduated, he was a second lieutenant. He could not hear...

Cecil J. V. Newton was born in March 1925 on a family farm in Highlands, Texas. He was an only child. His father was a...

Richard Boyd returned to his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion] and was sent...

Walter Sapp went to Camp Walter, Texas for basic training. He did not want to be drafted and did not want to go into...

After Kaare Allan Johnson's unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...

Robert Spint saw a concentration camp and had opinions of the Germans. His grandfather was from Germany and was injured...

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