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Edward J. Leonard was in a National Guard unit that was federalized. They put out a call for volunteers. Leonard had a...

Walter Ehlers' life didn't end with his military service. He spent 29 years working for the Veterans Administration....

Vernon Baker continues describing his Medal of Honor actions in Italy in detail including what he was wearing. When he...

Togue Uchida found a job at a photography studio after he returned home from Europe. His first job was to photograph...

Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and...

The horrible times for F.M. Richard Simons were mortars and trying not to fall asleep in his foxhole. Once, they heard...

The Italian campaigns were the toughest part of Nicholas John Compagno's World War 2 experience. Being part of the 36th...

At Kasserine Pass Edward LaPorta was set up at about the middle of the pass. They were on an outpost and there was a...

Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] moved about 20 miles a day once they were in France...

William Blanckenburg was met by a lieutenant colonel who knew that Blanckenburg was married and was an older fellow....

Replacements do not have a choice. Johnny Ngai was in the Pioneer Platoon [Annotator's Note: Pioneer Platoon,...

Walter Barnes and his fellow infantrymen did a lot of walking. Some of the men were not used to walking that much and...

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