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Philip Schultz went through basic training like any other new recruit. Subsequently, he sailed to England and was there...

[Annotator's Note: John K. Ward jumped into France with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division...

Herbert Siebert's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge [...

James Flannigan said the war made him older and settled him down. It made him appreciate his parents and his...

[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] USS...

James Moore Power [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division] marched...

Kenneth Barnette was drafted into the Army at age 18 in March 1943. He was sent to Fort Barkley in Abilene, Texas for...

Richard Duchossois was born in October of 1921 in Chicago. His whole family lived, and still lives, in Chicago....

Vernon Grimes has lost two wives since the war, but never cried over them, despite loving them dearly. He believes his...

[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...

Seymour Reitman's entire senior geometry class enlisted while they were still in high school. When he turned 18 years...

Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...

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