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William Blanckenburg had an upper middle class upbringing, but they struggled during the Depression. Blanckenburg was...

Joyce Sherman was not aware of the Holocaust, but she knew about what was going on. She was in high school when she...

William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was loading the ships [...

Roger Shaw arrived in Bahia, Brazil aboard the SS George Gayle. He had met some associates previously in Bahia, but he...

LSTs [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] do not normally land on a beach unless the beach is secure. Robert Jagers...

Johnny Ngai did not do any special training for the landing in Southern France. They were physically fit. He only had...

Harley Reynolds had never been more than 20 or 30 miles away from home. In one day’s time, he more than exceeded that...

Alfred Dietrick was born in 1921. [Annotator's Note: The tape breaks as Dietrick is giving his birthdate]. [Annotator's...

John Baldori in Newburg, Pennsylvania in February 1920. He grew up with four older sisters and two younger brothers....

Raymond Cauble lost his crew after he was wounded and was in recovery. His crew was shot down later. Cauble was wounded...

Through the years of advancement, Odell Vaughn reached the office of Deputy Administrator of the Veterans...

John Robert Mannarino [Annotator's Note: serving as a translator for the US Army in Palermo, Sicily] spoke fluent...

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