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The men were glad to see their commander Lyle Bouck come in and replace their original platoon leader. None of the men...

Vernon Alexander had never been on a big boat before his overseas deployment. The troops were stacked five deep in the...

Victor Fienup [Annotator's Note: an American prisoner of war] was taken to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: in Sagan...

William White Brainard [Annotator's Note: who served as a radioman on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in the...

Philip Whitman first flew in June 1943. It was very difficult for him, but he blamed his instructor. He could feel his...

Robert Eshback believes that the war was a good experience for a lot of men; for him, it wasn't good. It took a lot of...

Gerald Auerbach was born in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York] in 1924. Because of the Great...

John Steven Getway [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper with the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 504th...

Henry Heim was born in April 1921 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania. He had three brothers and two sisters. He was the oldest...

Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...

When they got to the Marshall Islands they had to go over the side of the ship; that was a hard thing to do. He did not...

William Kracov entered Austria [Annotator's Note: near war's end as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion...

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