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Dominic Geraci knew there would be an invasion, but did not know when or where. His was in a replacement unit that...

Bernard Ellenberg's [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division as a typist for the Stars and Stripes,...

[Annotator's Note: Can hear muffled chatter throughout this segment.] Monroe "Tex" Combs Monroe received orders to jump...

Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal recalled his first time jumping out of the plane was exciting and apprehensive....

Johnny Allegrezza remembers they [Annotator’s Note: members of his unit, the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry...

William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was on the beach [...

W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] which hit a mine not far the...

Remarkably, Bernard Marcantel claims, he went through three basic trainings: after Camp Fanning, in Texas, he was...

When they finally stopped they were a couple feet away from a hut. The next morning there were people working on the...

Jerry LaMura received his basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on artillery. They were being trained as replacements....

David Oreck was in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He and many others had never...

Raymond VanDuzer shipped out for England aboard a former luxury liner. There were no available troopships so these...

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