The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...

[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...

George Kays had completed five years of service and had a wife and child at home. He was sent a telegram in Germany...

James Craig was a corporal and knew shorthand. A commanding officer wanted him to be his secretary. Craig did not want...

Leonard Gaj enlisted in March 1943 because he thought it was his duty to protect the United States of America. It was...

After the D-Day related transport flights, Robert Harris was assigned to a mission that never transpired. His...

Calvin Moret accumulated about 250 hours in cadet training. He would go on to have about 250 hours in the P-40 [...

Richard Scheerer was sent to New York where he boarded a ship bound for England. They were escorted by the battleship...

Gerhard Franzky could quit the Hitler Youth but he was not allowed to quit the civil defense. Soon it was 1942. Many of...

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