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On his first trip outside of New York, John Foy traveled to Fort Benning, Georgia for basic training. He had a...

On the night of the 13 June [Annotator's Note: 13 June 1944], Edward Shames was called by a runner to see Colonel Sink...

Bradford Clark Freeman was born in Lowndes County [Annotator's Note: Lowndes County, Mississippi], and attended school...

During the trip overseas, Lewis Guidry and the other men aboard ship were only fed two meals per day. They traveled...

Walter Trauner did not get into any hand-to-hand combat with the Germans. They moved forward again after the Bulge [...

[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...

In February 1945, Robert Mero volunteered for another patrol that involved an assault group and a support group. He...

John Singlaub was nervous about parachuting into France, but, even so, his team was not ineffectual. Prior to the jump...

Leon Schafer is certain the war affected his life afterwards. Number one, he never left his wife. When he got home, he...

Terrell Lavern Pigott had his basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida [Annotator's Note: in Clay County, Florida]....

As a commander, Donald Strait felt a responsibility to his squadron. He spent a lot of time dealing with his fighter...

Richard Ford was pinned down by a German machine gun. He was up against a hedgerow so tight that he could not move. The...

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