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[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...

When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...

Alfred Dietrick and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry...

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

Erwin Blonder recalls the tactics that the Germans used in France. They would use small scale hit and run tactics. They...

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

Raymond Burchell returned to England [Annotator’s Note: from combat in France]. They were brought to an airfield and...

Once the war ended, the medical doctors left by airplane, leaving no one in charge [Annotator's Note: of the 120th...

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...

After Joseph “Joe” Grossman was discharged from the Navy, he adjusted back to civilian life without difficulty....

Charles Coolidge took sheep into a minefield instead of sending men through it to be sure there were no mines. Early in...

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