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Frankfurt [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt, Germany] was a big and important city that was guarded by thousands of 88s [...

[Annotator's Note: Can hear muffled chatter throughout this segment.] Monroe "Tex" Combs Monroe received orders to jump...

In James Pritchett's opinion, the significance of The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana...

Vernon Wold's most memorable experience of World War 2 was feeling the 57 [Annotator's Note: M1 57mm anti-tank gun]...

Vernon Alexander and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...

Frank Aleksandrowicz went to central Pennsylvania to report for duty. He had to take several exams. He thought he would...

Richard Boyd joined his company [Annotator's Note: Company B, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion] as a replacement in...

Norman Ikari was born in Seattle, Washington on 17 February 1919. His parents were Japanese immigrants. Life was not...

Daniel Farley tried to enlist in the Marine Corps but they turned him down. He then went to the Army and they took him...

William E. Byrnes went overseas to Southern France. Sunken ships littered the harbor as the men debarked onto the shore...

Jack Buckner enlisted because he was patriotic. It was his duty. He always wanted to fly so it was a great opportunity...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Joseph Alter what the trip overseas aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth was like.]...

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