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Edward Tipper and a band of paratroopers captured a key crossroads location without the use of any automatic weapons...

At the conclusion of World War 2, Kenneth Beckman stayed in the Air Force and eventually wound up in Japan with his...

Henry Little was told to get on a truck with 12 men, but not told his destination. Achering [Annotator's Note: likely...

John Paul was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in February 1920. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression;...

J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was born in December 1919 and grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He had one older brother and...

Alois Kopp escaped from a sinking Hell Ship and swam to the beach on Burma only to be recaptured by the Japanese. The...

Robert Lewis Beilman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 242nd infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division]...

John Noack went on to fly on 1 December to fly his 13th mission. It also happened to be Noack’s 24th birthday. He came...

Raymond VanDuzer was inducted into the service then sent to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was not sure what he wanted...

Biddle was not allowed to return to combat because he was being put up for the Medal of Honor. He was told that he had...

Robert Payne's father was a flyer in World War 1. He had his own biplane after the war, and they would fly together....

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