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They were able to keep their sanity because they knew the war was going well for them. Once the front line was going...

When Albert Porche returned from the war, he had no expectations of being treated differently from the way he was...

Robert Jagers and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-351] moved out, anchored, and unloaded their first wave...

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

[Annotator's Note: A dog barks in the background throughout video.] Clifford Smith was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania...

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

After making it to relative safety [Annotator's Note: during the fighting around Salerno, Italy], Alfred Dietrick...

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

When the war started, Arthur Frongello was still in high school, but joined the Navy anyway. When he left the Navy,...

Charles Coolidge left Camp Edwards near Boston to go to New York before going overseas. He was at sea for 13 days then...

John Shirley was an infantry replacement sergeant. He was stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland. After a three-day leave [...

Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 1st Ranger Battalion] were sent out again...

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