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Martin Baranek was born in August 1930 in Wierzbnik, Poland, the older of the two sons of his Jewish family. He...

After he was liberated, Anthony Acevedo increased his body weight from 87 pounds to 100 pounds. It took a while for him...

Shirley Guidry was born in Rayne, Louisiana in August 1925. When he was 15 years old, he moved to New Orleans [...

The worst thing [Annotator's Note: about the war] for Lionel Baxter was that after the war was over, he was a guard at...

Harry George Paege, Junior did not think about staying in the Army. He wanted to go to college and be a lawyer. He got...

Wesley S. Mullen underwent basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas. He was assigned to the horse cavalry, but it was soon...

Mason Dorsey was at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia] when he found out he was going overseas. He...

The war ended in Europe, but a lot of people were being shipped out to prepare for an invasion of Japan. Arnold Debrick...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Vernon Ollar was inducted at...

John Lillibridge’s most memorable experience in World War 2 was VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...

David T. Morgenthaler was transferred to the Headquarters and Service Company [Annotator's Note: Headquarters and...

Theodore Vallas was a member of Torpedo Squadron 7 serving as a navigator and bombardier [Annotator's Note: flying from...

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