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Herbert Nelson Fontenot was born in April 1927 in Fenton, Louisiana. His father died when Fontenot was only 11 years...

Donald G. Watson was sent to Camp Carson, Colorado during the winter and was assigned to the 71st Infantry Division....

Edgar R. "Ross" Forman was born in October 1923 in Camden, New Jersey, and would serve with the 319th Engineer Combat...

Lou Brissie was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. His father was a barn stormer. Brissie's father believed in equal...

Lieutenant John Marr's first patrol from Timmes' orchard was sent to find any American or other friendly forces in the...

Joseph Lesniewski had no problems with his first jumps. He told his sister that when he made the jumps, he would take a...

After he returned to the United States, Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was discharged from the military. He took advantage of...

In January 1944 the weather was good, and Carl Koone said Allied airplanes could be seen all over Europe "all day,...

Bernard Knese asks about the bricks at the museum [Annotator's Note: The National World War II Museum in New Orleans,...

Marvin H. Gohlke was born in Texas in November 1921. He was the oldest child. His mother had four more sons. She died...

By the early days of May [Annotator’s Note: May 1945], Clyde East and most Americans knew the war was over. The Allied...

[Annotator’s Note: Pena begins mid-sentence] William Pena was commissioned as an officer in the army and reported to...

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