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Meade Willis dug a foxhole, which was always the first thing he did when he arrived somewhere. Mortars [Annotator's...

Ed Tunnicliff was assigned to another tank. A couple days later, after they got knocked out, he thought he was the only...

Roy Joseph Moss landed in a DUKW [Annotator's Note: six-wheel-drive amphibious truck; also known as a Duck] or "Duck"...

Harry George Paege, Junior did not think about staying in the Army. He wanted to go to college and be a lawyer. He got...

When Richard Scheerer was hit he had shell fragments in the heart sack and his left lung. They were in the hedgerows at...

Vernon Ollar was born in July 1926 in Moline, Illinois and grew up in nearby Rock Island, Illinois as an only child....

Vernon Tweedt was born in July 1921 in Estherville, Iowa. He grew up there on a farm. [Annotator's Note: The...

Rip Rice did not have many interactions with civilians. [Annotator’s Note: Rice had just entered Holland.] They were...

After training, Robert Whelan and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 59th Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th...

Monty Joe Boitnott was on tour [Annotators Note: on an overseas tour of duty] for 16 months. The only member of...

Cosmo Uttero was drafted [Annotator's Note: in June 1943] and went to Fort Devens, Massachusetts [Annotator's Note: in...

Norris Bucksell says that Rome, Italy is hard to beat. The war ending was great, but Rome was the best. Even the buses...

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