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Francis J. Cook went from England to France in late September or early October 1944. The 106th [Annotator's Note: 106th...

Robert Bassemir was drafted in the spring of 1943. He was sent to Long Island [Annotator's Note: Long Island, New York...

Harley Reynolds’s company came across some German collaborators who had killed themselves once they realized the...

When Francis Neilson got back to the United States, the war with Japan was still raging. He had a ten day furlough [...

Aase Geiger and her family were able to go to their summer home under German occupation. They had rations but since her...

James Alspaugh's company [Annotator's Note: in the 102nd Infantry Division] was assigned to help in the kitchen [...

John Witmeyer went to enlist in the United States military the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 8...

Francis J. Cook remembers the Germans treating GIs harshly in the camps. Food was sparse. He lost about 60 pounds in...

Robert Bassemir was in a large battle for the first time. After a couple of weeks, the men [Annotator's Note: Company I...

For Harley Reynolds, it was extremely emotional going back to Normandy for the first time. Reynolds and the honorary...

Although Francis Neilson was a war veteran, he was not yet 21 when he got out of the armed services, and couldn’t get a...

Aase Geiger was a girl scout. She had been at a meeting and as she was biking home, people were laughing and smiling....

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