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Olin Pickens dealt with nightmares for years after his time in captivity as a prisoner of war, often dreaming about...

In September 1943, Harold Ashton's squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 21 (VP-21)] was sent to England. On the...

Lawrence Yatsu went to Naples then continued on to Milan. Yatsu does not recall much of his first night in combat. The...

When Edward LaPorta landed in Oran all he could see was the German fortress which had two giant spotlights shining out...

During the invasion of Normandy, Clinton Riddle and most of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment landed in British Horsa...

Freddie Ohr was born in Portland, Oregon in 1919. When he was four years old they moved to Idaho where Ohr grew up. Ohr...

Jack Cohen finished high school and his father wanted him to study cosmetic chemistry in order to take over the family...

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] retreated about eight or ten miles...

Harley Reynolds remembers artillery fire coming in from one of the supporting ships out at sea. The shells came just...

In May 1944, Walter Henry Barton's regiment [Annotator's Note: Barton was a member of Cannon Company, 361st Infantry...

Chester L. Talley was on a fighter base in Foggia [Annotator’s Note: Foggia, Italy]. He also remembered when he heard...

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