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Reneau Breard and his unit [Annotator’s Note: with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] were...

Vernon Baker reviews details of his Medal of Honor actions in Italy on 5 April 1945. He had a big, strong BAR [...

Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. was sent to Camp Gordon [Annotator's Note: now Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia] to prepare for...

After the war ended in Europe, it was a possibility that John B. Butz and his crew would be needed again to fight Japan...

For Thomas Michael Holt, the worst part about being a prisoner of war was not having food. One American officer was a...

[Annotator’s Note: After being captured in North Africa by Germans and sent to Italy,] Olin Pickens boarded an...

Frederick Amore's most memorable experience from World War 2 was getting off the train at Biloxi [Annotator's Note:...

Thomas D. Thompson was observing a dogfight between a P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter...

Freddie Ohr found out it was that bullet that ricocheted off his helmet and went into the cushion. His leader made a...

Henry Dubay and his C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft] squadron [Annotator’s Note: 34th...

Before they boarded the train, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners were strip searched. Then, 52 men were loaded...

Michael Doi does not recall hearing about the death of President Roosevelt. Doi made a lot of Caucasian friends on the...

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