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President Harry S. Truman was convinced to come to the west coast [Annotators Note: to award Hawk with the Medal of...

Before Vernon Tweedt was discharged in Germany, his then-girlfriend had written him. A pastor had offered her a job...

Chester Strunk was transported by train from an interrogation center in Budapest to Stalag Luft III at Zagan near...

[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times.] Larry Cheever [Annotator's Note: with the...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear someone in the background throughout this segment.] Around June 1945, Paul Hilton Madden Jr...

Leon Schafer and the crew [Annotator's Note: of the USS LST-502] got orders home in November 1944. They could not wait...

DeQuindre McGlaun passed the military physical exam and then was sent to Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning,...

The most memorable experience for Samuel Lombardo during the war came when he had to cross a minefield. It was the most...

Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...

Arthur Spaulding was in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion],...

Andrew George Jameson's objective was to continue his education [Annotator's Note: after the war]. He had been drafted...

Tom Quigley recalls how when they were approaching Brest, he saw a soldier who was directing traffic get hit by an 88...

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