The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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In January 1943, Frank M. Heuer Sr. enlisted in the Navy with his younger brother, Edward. Heuer, his brother, and...

John Vessey landed in Oran and went immediately to [Annotators Note: unsure of town he says], 50 miles or more out of...

After eliminating the remainder of the artillery positions on Ngesebus Island, the 5th Marine Regiment returned to...

During the night the Japanese must have started a push because the ship [Annotators Note: the destroyer USS Evans]...

William Barnes served aboard USS PC-590 which was a patrol craft. During the early part of 1942 the navy was desperate...

When Keith Renstrom went to Iwo Jima he fought well because the excitement was not there. He functioned better as a...

Josephine Pescatore prayed when Cardinal Spellman gave a talk to a large group of troops before she went overseas....

Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...

Walter Nelson went into the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It was just about the same time that...

Leonard Lomell remembers that the Battle of Normandy lasted for two and half months. As the beachhead grew to be larger...

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