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Ralph Boyer has many memorable experiences of World War 2. He fought because it was necessary for everyone to do their...

Leslie Freeman's first close contact with the enemy was after crossing France and Belgium and going into the Hurtgen...

Theodore R. Lee [Annotator's Note: after serving in combat with 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...

Elmer Nicholson, Jr. remembers the Germans had patrols. Both sides knew they were not going anywhere. The Germans did...

William Kracov [Annotator's Note: as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd...

Monty Joe Boitnott never got the Garand rifle in his outfit. The first things they got did not even have a bayonet but...

On 25 December 1944, Christmas Day, J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr., boarded the vessel that would take him to the European...

They had a big fireplace, but it turned out to be a mock fireplace; the place was heated by steam. They lived in the...

John Poole was born in Mercy, Texas in 1923. The Great Depression represented hard times for Poole. His father had a...

Wilford E. Hastings was born in Braggadocio, Missouri in July 1923. He grew up in the area. Family life was tough for...

Hana Zoltz witnessed the continuing prejudice against the Jews when she returned to Poland after the war. She and other...

Lowell Brueland named his Mustang [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] after his half-...

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