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Clark, Merrill Enemy Fire or Friendly Fire
The Germans were formidable because of their early conquests like the blitzkrieg [Annotator's Note: method of warfare...
Reynolds, Harley The end of the Sicilian campaign and the dreaded Screaming Mimis
Harley Reynolds thinks he was crazy to have assaulted that pillbox by himself. Only four hours before he had learned...
Coolidge, Charles Southern France and Combat Exhaustion
When Charles Coolidge landed in Southern France there was little opposition after the major shelling the Germans took...
Dennis, David Segment 8
David Dennis took basic training with an 03 rifle [Annotators Note: Springfield Model 1903 .30 caliber rifle]. They had...
Leonard, Edward Prewar Life
Edward J. Leonard was born in August 1919. He started working in the stables at age seven. There were horses all over...
Smith, Rothacker Stalag VII-A and Liberation
Before they boarded the train, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners were strip searched. Then, 52 men were loaded...
Smith, Clifford Reflections
Clifford Smith's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when a German horse troop surrendered to his unit [...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Spending Christmas at War
Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War. He spent his first...
Ginrich, Ralph Becoming a Soldier
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary. He had completed basic training just fine. Reaching...
Peterson, Carl Sicily
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Ngai, Johnny Cassino and Training Accidents
The worst part of the fighting for Johnny Ngai was fighting in to Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy]. Rocks and...

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