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Vernon Ollar was born in July 1926 in Moline, Illinois and grew up in nearby Rock Island, Illinois as an only child....

Meade Willis first experienced battle at Saint-Die [Annotator's Note: Saint-Dié, France]. Willis was tasked with...

The most dangerous time William Blackwood can remember during his service was when he was in London during the V-1 and...

John Marr served as a 1st Lieutenant and commanded 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry...

When Mason Dorsey was returning to the United States, he says that if they would have said they were returning to...

Olen Grant left Paris on a train which took him to a station in Frankfurt. Between the station and Dulag Luft they...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear people talking in the background throughout segment.] Upon arrival in the United States,...

Walter Bala completed 35 missions before he returned home. He had one mission where he thought for sure he was going to...

Bell and his men got up that morning and as they stood in formation outside the house, the Germans woke up and walked...

Thomas Ballew served in headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] handling finance and...

Frank Mancuso next went to Bessence [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling], France where his commanding officer gave him...

[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this clip.] Marvin Raymond Graham shipped off to Boise, Idaho where he...

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