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Welch, Richard Growing Up on a Farm
Richard Welch was born in November 1927 in Perry, Michigan.
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Welch, Richard Navy Service
Richard Welch joined the Navy in November 1944 and was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in
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Welch, Richard Reflections
Richard Welch's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being on patrol off the West Coast looking for Japanese submarines.
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Weller, James Army Tactics
James Weller volunteered as a gung-ho young man looking for trouble. He enjoyed his war years and the people he met.
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Weller, James Battle of the Bulge
James Weller knew something was going on while he was near the German border.
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Weller, James Becoming a Soldier
James Matthew Weller was born in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in July 1922. Before the war, he attended college.
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Weller, James D-Day and Breakout
James Weller enjoyed his time in England. He trained with his new M7 tank in Slapton Sands from February to May [Annotator’s Note: 1944].
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Weller, James End of the War
James Weller and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 62nd Armored Field Artillery battalion] passed through Aachen and other German towns on the way
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Weller, James Enlistment and Normandy
James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine.
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Weller, James North Africa and Sicily
James Weller landed in North Africa on 9 November 1942 while the Vichy French were still in combat with the Americans.
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Weller, James Reflections
James Weller pondered whether the accomplishments and sacrifices of the World War II were worthwhile.
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Weller, James Returning Home
After James Weller’s 14 day leave in Paris, he was trucked back to his original base in Czechoslovakia. He received some good and bad news.