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They left Fort Dix in October 1943. They sent their families home.They went to Europe on a liberty ship. The whole...

Unbeknownst to Hugh Colbert and most of the men in the 422nd Infantry Regiment, the German advance had completely cut...

Kenneth F. Thomas reported to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia for induction [Annotator's Note: he had been drafted into the...

Edward Grant flew his first mission in March 1945. He took for granted that he might be shot down. His airfield did not...

The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944...

Paul James Grubb was born in September 1920 in Riverside, California. His mother died when he was six months old....

Leon Dixon started his own company after the war. He worked a good while to save up money. He worked at the Kaiser...

[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Seymour Nussenbaum was an avid stamp collector...

Hannan gives some background about his life in prewar Italy. He explains the attitude of the German youth and of an...

[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Edwin B. Cottrell and his unit...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Itka Bloch to talk about life in a Jewish ghetto in Poland.] Itka Bloch and her...

Martin Richard was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles in June 1924. His father was a cattleman and...

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