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Walker, Charles Navy Service to Korean War
[Annotator's Note: Charles Walker enlisted in the Navy in January 1945.] He went into the V-5 Program [Annotator's Note...
Hill, Wayne Entrance into Service
Wayne O. Hill thought it was his patriotic duty to go to war. He had to join the Army because of his eyesight. He...
Cottrell, Edwin Training to Be a Pilot
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] In February 1943, Edwin B....
Knudsen, Elmer Becoming a Soldier
Elmer Knudsen was born in February 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Camden, New Jersey. He had a...
Adams, J. Bombardier School and Mission Protocols
Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. was sent to Santa Ana, California for classification [Annotator's Note: after completing pre-...
Dorsey, Mason Occupation Duty
Mason Dorsey was part of the occupation force. That was nice. After the war, he was the PX [Annotator's Note: post...
Dillon, Gerard Readying for the Rhine River
Gerard Dillon and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th...
Motil, Joseph Anecdotes from Combat
Joseph Motil put the charge right against the door so it blew it in. There was a flame thrower operator with their unit...
McCarthy, George Prewar Life to Reuniting with Fellow Prisoners
George W. McCarthy was a senior in high school and with friends when he found out about the Pearl Harbor attack [...
Buckner, Jack Autopilot and the Norden Bombsight
As the war progressed, the air support was hit and miss for Jack Buckner and the other bomber crews [Annotator's Note:...
Boitnott, Monty Anzio to Monte Cassino
Monty Joe Boitnott was on tour [Annotators Note: on an overseas tour of duty] for 16 months. The only member of...

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