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When Edward LaPorta landed in Oran all he could see was the German fortress which had two giant spotlights shining out...

After the combat that Charles Radford initially saw, a feeling of hatred began brewing towards the Germans. The fact...

Reneau Breard took part in the invasion and fighting at Anzio [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Anzio, Italy; 22 January...

Avon is 60 miles south of Mitchell, South Dakota. George McGovern spent the first three years of his life in Avon. He...

After high school, Ralph F. Lafferty went mountain climbing with his brothers. During that summer, he worked at a ranch...

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

In September 1943, Harold Ashton's squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 21 (VP-21)] was sent to England. On the...

Frank Finklang was born in April 1924 in Saint Louis [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri]. He served with the...

Erwin Blonder had no idea who was trying to rescue them, but as soon as the 442nd [Annotator's Note: 442nd Regimental...

James Read Kirk got out of the war as a staff sergeant in September 1945. He immediately went to college. He used the...

Darrell Welch is a fifth generation Texan born in Center City, Texas [Annotator's Note: in March 1918]. He moved West...

The Germans brought Dominic Frank Poliseno and his fellow prisoners to a camp in Brandenburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag...

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