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Candelaria, Richard Segment 7
Richard Candelaria and his German guards were becoming friends. The guards gave him cognac. The guards put him in a van...
Foster, Robert Combat, Fear, and Death
The first time somebody shoots at you, the bullet pops when it goes past your head. Robert E. Foster remembers that...
Dorris, James Dachau
James F. Dorris, Jr. and his unit [Annotator’s Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry...
Jeffrey, Wallace Normandy Combat
Wallace Jeffery and his outfit of direction finders entered Normandy on 7 June 1944. The men climbed over the side of...
Belcher, Lewis Deployment to Europe
Lewis E. Belcher [Annotator's Note: serving with Company B, 11th Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division] was deployed...
Spaetgens, William Pacific Duty
William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...
Gehlen, Wilhelm Battle of the Bulge and Reflection of the German People
Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2.] Wilhelm Gehlen witnessed...
Heller, Robert Crash Landing and Surrender
Robert Heller was low on fuel and had to decide what to do. While looking for a field to take the plane down, he sent a...
Field, Edward Early Life
Edward Field was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. He was one of six children born to Eastern...
Spencer, David Segment 3
David Paul Spencer’s first day of combat was not too eventful. There was a pretty decent firefight and his unit had a...
Ballew, Thomas End of the War and Going Home
When the war ended, Thomas Ballew's unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] was in Furth...

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