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Herbert Fontenot went to Camp Wallace, Texas for Navy boot camp. He had no problem with the weather but wearing boots...

Samuel Lombardo received the Silver Star for advancing on a hill under enemy fire. His men hit the ground when the...

A couple of months after Lodz [Annotator's Note: Lodz, Ploand] was taken, all the Jews were put in the Lodz Ghetto....

Bernard Hillenbrand did not have difficulty adjusting to civilian life and never had bad dreams, battlefield fatigue,...

John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: in the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Separate)] was shipped out to...

John Singlaub lectured around the country after his career in the United States Army. He had two major themes. One...

There were four phases to Victor Fienup's flight training. Preflight was ground school for two months, primary was half...

William Meyer was born in Memphis, Tennessee in July 1926 and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He had two younger brothers....

James "Jim" Geisler reached England [Annotator's Note: in November 1944] and then spent time in France, Belgium and...

Carrol Joy was born in Morris County about 25 miles south of Manhattan, Kansas in 1920. He had one brother and one...

Donald G. Watson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 271st Engineer Combat Battalion, 71st Infantry Division] crossed the...

Jones Quincy Adams, Jr.'s most memorable experience during World War 2 was his third mission because he was a brand-new...

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