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As a kid, Edwin Sved was interested in model airplanes and flying. He remembers how overwhelming it was to see the new...

Van Barfoot first served with the 1st Infantry Division after he enlisted at Fort Benning, Georgia. With the 1st...

The Germans pulled back because they did not know how strong the Americans were [Annotator's Note: during Operation...

[Annotator's Note: Joyce Sherman completed Nurses training and enlisted in the Army on 1 June 1943.] It was wartime and...

Raymond Cauble won an airplane ride in 1935. Cauble volunteered for the service due to patriotism. He says he would...

LSTs [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] do not normally land on a beach unless the beach is secure. Robert Jagers...

William Leo Spaetgens was pulled out of the Navy Armed Guard in January 1945. Many men were removed from that service...

Alfred Dietrick was born in 1921. [Annotator's Note: The tape breaks as Dietrick is giving his birthdate]. [Annotator's...

Alfred Dietrick was federalized [Annotator's Note: from the Texas Army National Guard to the 36th Infantry Division] on...

[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.] On...

Roger Shaw made a big mistake in his first opportunity as a ship's captain. He was assigned to an Army transport and...

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