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Aschaffenburg, Germany was secured quickly. The Germans sent word that they wanted to surrender but would only do so to...

James Cockrell was born in Alabama in December 1924. He grew up where his parents had grown up. When he was young, they...

[Annotator's Note: The interview starts on a black screen.] William Nesser was born in Columbus, Ohio in February 1920...

On 13 February 1945, Manfred Bahman and his family fled Dresden [Annotator’s Note: Dresden, Germany] after the Allies...

Joseph J. Drake fought all the way through to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia [Annotator's Note: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic...

Robert E. Foster's first assignment was at Camp Phillips in Kansas [Annotator's Note: in Salina, Kansas]. The 94th...

Winnecken Gerhard was captured by the Americans. He still had a rifle grenade in his pocket after being searched. He...

Herman Molen remembers some pilots had good records and others did not. The lead plane had two engines out [Annotator’s...

As they got closer to Hammelburg, they were attacked by German Hetzers [Annotator's Note: German light tank destroyer...

Hewitt Brian Gomez and his crew [Annotator's Note: 857th Bombardment Squadron, 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)]...

[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan worked for Shell Oil Company in Odessa,...

While escorting bombers Clarence Anderson was leading his flight to the front of the bomber formation when he noticed a...

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