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After World War 2, Kaare Allan Johnson did not want to stay in the service and was discharged from the Army. He worked...

Russell Van Matre [Annotator's Note: who had served in the 2nd Infantry Division in Europe, discharged in October 1945...

William Kracov [Annotator's Note: as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd...

As a child, Christa Schneider said, living in the middle of the war zone was "terrifying." The roar of the airplanes...

Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. bailed out of his B-17 [Annotator's Note: a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber named “...

James Livaudais received replacements prior to the Battle of the Bulge. [Annotator’s Note: in December 1944] One...

Carl Platkin usually went to London [Annotator’s Note: London, England] alone because he had a couple of girlfriends...

Robert G. Frey crossed the Rhine River in March [Annotator's Note: March 1945]. The Air Force had taken out most of the...

Food was extremely scarce for Hugh Colbert and his comrades in German prison camp. Morning rations consisted of a half...

Jack Rolfson remembered there was a time when his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd...

[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Johannes Aalders speaking mid-conversation.] It was like the Germans were not...

Irving Becker remembers a funny incident as his most memorable event of the war. It involved some comrades and women at...

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