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Much of what William Blanckenburg is talking about is in his book [Annotators Note: Blankenburg authored a book titled...

In Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio, 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944, Anzio, Italy] at night, they [Annotator's...

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

As Lee O. McKinnon was on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Calvert (APA-32)] that had reached North Africa for an...

Of all the ground crew personnel, Edwin Sved recalled only one with whom his crew got close. He told the tale of a...

Charles Coolidge took sheep into a minefield instead of sending men through it to be sure there were no mines. Early in...

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

Raymond Cauble was born in Blue Island, Illinois in February 1918. His father was a carpenter and contractor. He was...

Bryan Compton was born in Watonga, Oklahoma in 1919. He has lived around Watonga all his life and got to see the world...

Wilburn K. Ross had his molars knocked out in France by shrapnel. His company commander had sent him and about eight of...

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

William Leo Spaetgens had his life changed by the Second World War. If a person could not work for something or pay for...

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