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Henry Feldman reached France during the hedgerow fighting [Annotator's Note: he landed in Normandy on 4 July 1944]. His...

Chester Brewer flew with the 8th Air Force. His crew was from all over the United States. He flew with the 3rd Division...

Lynn Compton had his orders changed so he could play baseball in Paris. He would look around for facilities for the...

Willard Haul "Jack" Coop joined the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in January 1945...

When he arrived in France, Arles J. Doss went to Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France], which had been totally...

Getting into Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany] was the worst...

Lyle Bouck did not like the taste of the food. The men were marched to a town east of Losheim and put in the basement...

Paul James Grubb became a better person through his wartime experiences. He was glad to be alive because there was good...

Leonard Gaj hit the ground quickly when he jumped [Annotator's Note: on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...

[Annotator's Note: There is a buzzing sound throughout this clip.] Newell Bertram Woodworth was born in June 1923 in...

John J. Connelly was born in Newark, New Jersey in January 1925 as the youngest in a family of eight children and grew...

Chester Lee Strunk was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan in December 1922. His father was a foundry worker. It was tough...

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