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James Pritchett was born in Thomaston, Alabama in 1924, and grew up during the Great Depression. His family "got along...

[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. took part in the Battle of Brest, 7 August to 19 September 1944, Brest, France.]...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Elfriede Clausen what she thought about the Berlin Wall, a concrete barrier...

Harley Harned’s duty was light after this [Annotator’s Note: the war’s end in May 1945] with many opportunities for...

Glen Jostad describes his terrible experience during eight days transit from one Stalag to another. The cramped boxcar...

Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was told to put on his clothes and was taken out of solitary [...

Richard Candelaria thinks it is a shame that the American public did not get to see their 8th Air Force. They were able...

Edward J. Cook was transferred to a Red Cross hospital ship somewhere in France. His arm was amputated because shrapnel...

T. Moffatt Burriss and the 504th stayed in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden [Annotator’s Note: the Allied...

Fred Amram talks about his family members' names starting with the letter M. In 1801, Napoleon [Annotator’s Note:...

Joseph Taliancich remembers they would get a break in between individual battles. When they were going through Rome [...

The fighting around the La Fiere bridge and the village of Cauquigny was intense and Clinton Riddle and his comrades...

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