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  • Baxter, Lionel Omaha Beach and Malmedy

    Lionel Baxter and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion] landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: Omah

  • Baxter, Lionel Postwar Thoughts

    Lionel Baxter did not have much to celebrate with when the war was over. Baxter was discharged in November 1945 in Illinois.

  • Baxter, Lionel Prewar Life to Drafted

    Lionel Baxter served in the 941st Field Artillery in Battery A [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion].

  • Baynham, James Segment 1

    Baynham grew up during the Great Depression but doesn't recall life being too bad.

  • Baynham, James Segment 2

    Baynham was based at Tibenham, England where there were numerous airfields that were three or four miles apart.

  • Baynham, James Segment 3

    The only thing Baynham recalls about any of his missions except for Dessau was the flak.The day after he was shot down, his group flew a follow up

  • Baynham, James Segment 4

    It was surprising to Baynham when his parachute opened. He could see a power line that he was being blown toward. He started swinging around.

  • Baynham, James Segment 5

    Baynham doesn't remember many details from his interrogation. He was accused of being a spy and was threatened with being shot.

  • Baynham, James Segment 6

    Baynham recalls writing a couple of postcards per month.

  • Baynham, James Segment 7

    The Russians [Annotator's Note: who liberated Baynham and others at Stalag Luft I prisoner of war camp] had a tank with them that they used to

  • Baynham, James Segment 8

    Each compound had a command group to deal with the Germans. This also helped the Germans by having commanders over the prisoners.

  • Bayuk, Rose Early Life and Entrance Into Service

    Rose Bayuk was born in 1915 on a plantation in northern Minnesota.

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