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A lot of men are killed because of carelessness. You get tired of lying in a hole. A cook got drunk and was then sent...

Once James O. Evans completed all his training, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and sent to Fort Meade,...

After basic training, Leslie V. Freeman went on maneuvers near Sacramento [Annotator's Note: Sacramento, California]....

John Bache-Wiig, Jr. and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry...

John W. Towle volunteered for the service. He had been attending the University of Tennessee but had a wreck and was...

Franklin Denius had taken artillery training in the ROTC at the Citadel and wanted to be in the artillery. He got his...

Donald E. Casey served as a navigator for the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Kimbolton, England flying B-17s...

Jack Sanders took off unusually early on the day of the Normandy invasion [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944]. It was...

Lewis Guidry had difficulty leaving his wife and son when he entered military service. He had moved them in with her...

Otis Barnes was born in Texas. He grew up when times were tight. His father was able to raise vegetables. Times were...

Robert W. McDonald [Annotator's Note: serving in the US Army Air Forces] went overseas in October 1943 on the Argentina...

During his service in Europe, Russell Schuman was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...

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