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For Henry Phillips Sicily was a cake walk. They landed in Palermo from a big transport. The Germans used aircraft...

John Lawler never doubted the United States would win the war, but did not know how long it would take. He received...

Ralph “Bud” Ginrich made a few friends in the prison camps [Annotator’s Note: he had been captured at Sidi Bou Zid,...

During the second Truk raid Alex Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group of...

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

William Blanckenburg had an upper middle class upbringing, but they struggled during the Depression. Blanckenburg was...

[Annotator's Note: Norman Kinsey arrived home from Europe in October 1945.] He drove down to Baton Rouge [Annotator's...

Jim Stumpfa sang the US Coast Guard song while they were marching. He enjoyed the exercise. He did not like the middle-...

Roger Shaw was changed by World War 2. The war changed the world. Shaw had never been on a boat before, and that was a...

Ralph F. Lafferty did not get to see his brother often, despite being in the same regiment [Annotator's Note: Lafferty...

Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was sent overseas to Scotland and then took a train to Tidworth Barracks in Southern England....

Henry Dubay and his C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft] squadron [Annotator’s Note: 34th...

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