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James Kemp McLaughlin was born in Charleston, West Virginia in December 1918. He grew up on a small farm and attended...

Harley Reynolds notes that when the sun went down that night fighters would sweep over German positions dropping flares...

Erwin Blonder was sent to a hospital in Illinois for his trench foot. He remembers another incident regarding his...

The day Raymond Cauble was hit [Annotator's Note: 29 May 1944], they were over Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna,...

The Italian campaigns were the toughest part of Nicholas John Compagno's World War 2 experience. Being part of the 36th...

Edward LaPorta was a member of the 1st Armored Division. The first tanks they had overseas were riveted together. They...

Joyce Sherman left the service and got married. She does not think she was really any different due to the war. Maybe...

During one of his trips back to the United States Alex Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero that had been...

William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the US Army Air Forces] was about 20 miles away from where Mussolini [...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.] On...

Robert Jagers landed on Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach, Normandy, France aboard the USS LST-351 on D-Day; the...

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

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