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Irving Becker never talks much about his combat experiences, unlike some people who talk about their battlefield or...

Thomas J. Blakey and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were in...

Erico J. Catalano was born in Brooklyn, New York in June 1920. Catalano was the fourth of ten children. His father...

Cecil K. Bell was sent to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma] for his basic training and then to Camp...

At Sioux City, the ground crew was completing their training and going on last leaves. One day, the first sergeant...

Hugh L. Colbert was born in Electra, Texas in June 1925. He attended school there in the Electra public school system...

Clarene Anderson thought the P-39 was a cool airplane. With the engine mounted in the center of the plane there was...

Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was liberated by Russian soldiers [Annotator's Note: he was a prisoner of war in Stalag III-B...

[Annotator’s Notes: Lewis Thomas Easterling, a fighter pilot in the 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, 9th...

James B. Jones's father died not long after the move. Jones was working for a lawyer and his family in town. The family...

The first thing the Americans did was open the German breweries, according to William Jucksch. They established...

[Annotator's Note: The interview begins mid-conversation.] Robert Payne was born in February 1924 in Wichita Falls,...

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