The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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They were not really Russian soldiers, but they were of Ukranian descent. Standifer called them Russians. If the...

Raymond Zager drove into the compound [Annotator's Note: Gunskirchen Lager Concentration Camp in Austria]. There were...

Crump was lucky making the transition from military to civilian life. He had worked in the shipyards prior to military...

When Richard Cole returned to the United States he was stationed at an aircraft manufacturing plant. As the planes...

Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. bailed out of his B-17 [Annotator's Note: a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber named “...

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

Ehlers served in Company L and Company C of the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He enlisted in October...

The Marines on Midway were a little shook up themselves. Just after they landed, a bomber squadron from the Hornet [...

To John Witmeyer, his ability to so vividly remeber his experiences in combat, including details like names, is both a...

Monroe S. Wolyn was led down to the shore by the flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire] battery. There...

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