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Morvant, Norris Louisiana Boy
Norris Morvant was born in February 1924 in Thibodaux, Louisiana and grew up on plantations in nearby L’Abadieville and...
Brooks, Morton Liberation
When he arrived at Berga, Morton Brooks was shocked to find that it wasn't a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]...
Douglas, Walter Flying Combat Missions
In late October 1944, while flying a combat mission, Walter Douglas witnessed an air collision. Two B-17s [Annotator's...
Kagan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Kagan was an infantry soldier. He won the Silver Star [Annotator's Note: the Silver Star Medal is the third-...
Beilman, Robert Postwar
After the Germans surrendered [Annotator's Note: in May 1945], Robert Lewis Beilman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st...
Miksa, Robert Reflections
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] felt the war was necessary in order to get rid of the Axis leaders. Miksa...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 3
Hannan wanted to get up to the front line [Annotator’s Note: during the Battle of the Bulge]. They told him as he...
Bowling, Don Prewar Life to England
Don Bowling was born in Penoke, near Princeton, West Virginia in July 1925. His father was superintendent of mines and...
Budlong, George Reflections on the War
[Annotator’s Note: A cell phone dings throughout the segment.] George E. Budlong’s most memorable experience of World...
Grugett, George The B-25 and First Mission
George Grugett says the B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] is a wonderful airplane....
Thurston, Stanley Early Life
Stanley James Thurston was born in Irvington, Alabama in March 1924. The family farmed and raised livestock during the...

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