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The Germans were formidable because of their early conquests like the blitzkrieg [Annotator's Note: method of warfare...

Gerard Halpern landed at Anzio in April [Annotators Note: April of 1944] and was assigned to his new squad. They were...

Vernon Baker retired in Idaho. One day he got a call from Professor Gibran at Shaw University. He asked what Baker knew...

Edward J. Leonard was born in August 1919. He started working in the stables at age seven. There were horses all over...

Frank Mancuso adopted a 20 month old girl from Ludwigsburg with his wife while in Germany. When his father in law...

F.M. Richard Simons did not smoke and gave his daily cigarettes away. So many people in World War 2 were given free...

Before they boarded the train, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners were strip searched. Then, 52 men were loaded...

John Vessey goes by Jack. His father was John and his son is named John and his grandson is named Jack. They all...

Walter Henry Barton had no problem transferring from a soldier to a civilian. His most memorable experience from World...

Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 1st Ranger Battalion] were sent out again...

Ralph “Bud” Ginrich crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary. He had completed basic training just fine. Reaching...

Edward LaPorta does not recall the date he was captured at Kasserine Pass in North Africa. He believes that the reason...

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