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Vernon Baker reviews details of his Medal of Honor actions in Italy on 5 April 1945. He had a big, strong BAR [...

During World War 2, Clifford Smith thought he was on an adventure. He does not consider himself as a hero, conqueror,...

Chester L. Talley was sent overseas and eventually stationed in Foggia, Italy as a radio repairman for the 15th Air...

Robert Tyler Oakes was a radio operator [Annotator's Note: on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in the 340th...

Edward C. Cole and his unit [Annotator's Note: 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division] never stayed in the...

The missions George McGovern flew usually required between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds of bombs, with ten of those bombs...

One night, Anna Maria Giamberardino and a friend decided to go see where the couples would hang out. They saw some men...

Arthur Frangello did not have any issues adjusting to civilian life. He was happy to make it back. Some of his friends...

When Charles McGee first got to Italy, a lot of work was done trying to improve the living conditions. They still...

Freddie Ohr then called his flight up while the next two flights hit the field. They set the whole airfield on fire....

Michael Doi does not recall hearing about the death of President Roosevelt. Doi made a lot of Caucasian friends on the...

In Italy, William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a member of the US Army Air Forces] would only see Italians when he was...

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