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The war was on and all of the men were being drafted. After the first year, women were allowed to join the military, so...

Robert Villars received his boot camp training in San Diego. He nearly got into trouble for pilfering a lemon pie...

[Annotator's Note: Henry Armstrong served in the Army on a forward observer team in Battery B, 607th Field Artillery...

The young men were gone, and women were needed to work. Mildred "Jean" Liparoto's sister-in-law started working at...

Edward Bale began training for the invasion of Japan after the end of the combat on Okinawa. He knew what to expect of...

Also memorable to William Jucksch was meeting a Russian field outfit, similar to his own forward element, coming from...

Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was liberated by Russian soldiers [Annotator's Note: he was a prisoner of war in Stalag III-B...

Frances Tunnell Carter would hear about the progress of the war on her aunt and uncle's radio. She remembers a radio...

Donelson Houseman got a ten day leave and went home. After reporting back, he was assigned to Fort Fisher, North...

Mengele [Annotator's Note: Dr. Josef Mengele] told Charlotte Weiss that Rosalie was not strong enough to go on a...

Wicker was not fast enough so his buddy would help him swim along in the water [Annotators Note: during the attack on...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee taps on a cup throughout the segment.] Caroline Bailey Pratt and her family were living...

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