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Edward LaPorta was a member of the 1st Armored Division. The first tanks they had overseas were riveted together. They...

Rothacker Smith and his comrades in the 366th Infantry Regiment prepared for combat and formed up in the city of Barga...

Van Barfoot recalls difficult times when they landed in Southern France. He was a platoon leader and had been promoted...

Edward J. Leonard remembers going into Rome [Annotator’s Note: Rome, Italy]. They had not had any sleep for a few days...

Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War. He spent his first...

Theodore Finkbeiner does not know why his unit was pulled out of its positions. When they moved into their new...

Clifford Smith's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when a German horse troop surrendered to his unit [...

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

Dominic Martello learned that when going fast in the sand, the wheel of the half-track could be turned, but the force...

The worst part of the fighting for Johnny Ngai was fighting in to Cassino [Annotator's Note: Cassino, Italy]. Rocks and...

F.M. Richard Simons only regrets losing good friends. He is an only child. His parents divorced. His mother got rid of...

T. Moffatt Burriss spent two and a half years overseas. The Waal River crossing [Annotator’s Note: during Operation...

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