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When Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. received his commission and wings from the Army Air Corps in June 1944, his mother and...

Carl Platkin was in England for a week before he flew his first mission. He went down to a briefing at four o’clock in...

Walter Sapp had been in his foxhole for eight days. He could not stand or walk. Two men lifted him out and he woke up...

Philip Schmidt was born in June 1922 in Alton, Iowa. It was a small town with not much entertainment and few friends....

One morning around 1 May 1945, Paul Bosworth woke up to the smell of coffee which was unusual. He woke up Byron [...

James Flannigan was assigned a heavy 610 [Annotator's Note: SCR-610] artillery radio. His buddy carried the battery...

John Marr served as a 1st Lieutenant and commanded 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry...

Dan Baker’s worst combat moment occurred during his first day in battle outside of Strasburg. A German sniper fired at...

Z. Anthony Kruszewski was 15 years old in 1943. He was in high school in secret because the Germans outlawed schools....

Edward C. Capron Jr. served with the Headquarters Battery of the 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored...

When they left St. Lo, they were in dairy and farming country. The farms were laid out in squares and there were mounds...

Frank A. Wiswall was a bombardier in the 8th Air Force. His worst missions were to Bremen, Germany, dropping bombs on...

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