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Dominic Della Vedova was born in a coal mining camp called Bear Creek west of Ottumwa, Iowa in June 1919. His father...

Roland Chaisson was in the 1st Division [Annotator's Note: US Army's 1st Infantry Division] in Company B, 16th Infantry...

Norman Raner went home for 30 days and then was transferred down to Hot Springs, Arkansas for R...

Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...

Edward J. Leonard remembers they lost the horses and got armored cars and tanks in their place. They were shipped out...

Hairston was puzzled how in World War I and World War II, African Americans were labeled as being inefficient soldiers...

Lee O. McKinnon stayed in the Navy until 1947. The Navy made good progress. When he first enlisted, there was no Navy...

Harley Reynolds’s 2nd battalion was in Faid Pass when the Germans made an attack to penetrate their lines and take some...

For two or three days, the Germans would stop, shoot at the American troops and then run [Annotator's Note: during the...

Odell Vaughn fought through North Africa and Italy with the 178th Field Artillery Battalion. He was promoted to the...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard was sent overseas [Annotation...

Tokuji Yoshihashi was drafted and went to Camp Blanding, Florida for 17 weeks of basic training. He was trained on...

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