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Barney Old Coyote started flying in December 1943. After he completed his missions, he was able to wait around for his...

The experience of seeing the kids wanting American candy, and the subsequent revelation of the ship that had passed...

Charles Scheffel got married on 27 March 1942. He cut his college hours down so he could go on a honeymoon. Scheffel...

Robert Madison said his "war was basically September of 1944 until December of 1944" when he was wounded. He did not...

The Germans were formidable because of their early conquests like the blitzkrieg [Annotator's Note: method of warfare...

In the 229th Ordnance Transport Company [Annotator's Note: Dietrick stated that he had served in this unit; unable to...

Johnny Ngai says the trouble is that they [Annotator's Note: the Veterans Administration or VA] do not help you if you...

Robert Jagers' daily routine [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS LST-351] consisted of standing a four-hour watch, called...

Hairston operated a Howitzer during the war. He notes that artillery is never really precise. There were a lot of...

Raymond Burchell remembers seeing many young men in the German Army. Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf...

[Annotator's Note: Arthur Smith left his Mediterranean duty and returned to the US from Oran, Algeria.] He landed in...

Edward J. Leonard remembers going into Rome [Annotator’s Note: Rome, Italy]. They had not had any sleep for a few days...

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