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James Read Kirk had never been out of the country before. He went to Bangor, Maine and practiced flying in formations....

In September 1943, Harold Ashton's squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 21 (VP-21)] was sent to England. On the...

Ehlers served in Company L and Company C of the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He enlisted in October...

Joseph Hairston was born in May 1922 in a log cabin just outside of Martinsville, Virginia. He stayed in Virginia for...

In late May 1945, because Frank Finklang did not have enough points to go home, he was transferred to 346th Bombardment...

Dominick Frank Poliseno says that many of the Italians wanted to run from combat. Their little tanks were easy to knock...

Darrell Welch is a fifth generation Texan born in Center City, Texas [Annotator's Note: in March 1918]. He moved West...

Edward J. Leonard remembers going into Rome [Annotator’s Note: Rome, Italy]. They had not had any sleep for a few days...

Dominic Della Vedova does not feel that Army changed him in any way. He remained in the reserves until he turned 60. He...

Walter Barnes and the other American forces in the area moved both during the day and at night. They were constantly...

Roger Shaw boarded another ship after his assignment as captain of the Army transport. The ship had a radio operator...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] After returning from World War 2, Taylor...

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