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Tom Quigley and his men watched their comrades try and make their way up Hill 192 under heavy German fire, and saw a...

Angelo Joseph Spinato went to Camp Maxey [Annotator's Note: in Lamar County, Texas] and all of the men had to stand in...

John Singlaub wanted to be a regular Army officer after the war ended. He immediately applied for the integration of...

Don Carter's most memorable experience of World War 2 is the invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...

Edward J. Manzi’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing a lot of dead bodies. He fought because he was...

On 20 October 1942, Robert "Bob" Rickel began his military experience at Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: in Trenton, New...

Alan Moskin did his Army basic training in Florida, went home on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for...

Ray Garcia enlisted in November 1942. He had been tested for the aviation cadet program for the Army Air Force prior to...

Each crew had a tent to themselves. In the 483rd Group [Annotators Note: Bombardment group] there were about 20 tents....

Curt Simmons was in New Orleans on VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day]. In order to get discharged, the...

Edward Thomas Toole wanted to join the Naval Air Force but he could not make it. The Navy appealed to him more than any...

Currey didn't agree with the non-fraternization rule. There were apparently military fears that the Germans would...

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