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Frank Mancuso was born and raised in the 9th ward of New Orleans and attended C.J. Colton High School. His father died...

William McCowen [Annotator's Note: in pilot training in Texas after the war] was on the honors committee in the cadets...

When Charles Scheffel became a platoon leader, he used all of the ammunition that they could teaching his men about...

Joseph Hairston ended up going to artillery school. The rest of the Army was segregated, however, OCS [Annotator's Note...

Robert Jagers was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1922. His father passed away when he was 11 and he and his mother...

William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was in the Battle of...

Walter Barnes did not see much of a change in New Orleans when he returned after the war. Before the war he and his...

Robert Ledford wanted to join the Army because he wanted to be on the ground fighting the enemy. When he heard the...

William Edwin Howard was born in Grand Island, Florida on his grandfather's farm in July 1924. He fished there on Lake...

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

[Annotator's Note: George Sichler was assigned to the 45th Infantry Division when it was formed.] He had been training...

While Harry Boughman was on leave in the United States, the war ended in Europe. He was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas...

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