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Fred Hirsekorn was drafted in early 1943. After induction at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he was sent to Camp Campbell,...

Gus Blass, II and his men were able to find some P-47s [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft]...

Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was assigned as the radio navigator in the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group,...

[Annotator's Note: There is some informal talking between the interviewer and interviewee at the beginning of the tape...

Wilbur Thomas was an officer in the Army. He recalled times where he had to lead and support hundreds of troops during...

Taken captive, Virgil Faust went with the farmer to his house, and an older girl went off on a bicycle to alert the...

Harold Beal wanted to go into the Navy because he got around his father’s boat quite well. He was in the Navy for four...

[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp used the G.I. Bill to go to...

George Shenkle [Annotator's Note: serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] was...

After Germany surrendered, Lewis Guidry went into occupation duty. Guidry drove a jeep for a major. The major told...

[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were sent to a Christian family's farm to hide from the Nazis.] The couple...

Freddie Ohr sat down and everybody sat around him to keep him warm. Ohr got up and looked around and realized there was...

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