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Lebow, Cleatus Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Back in the United States, the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) went into dry dock, and Lebow went to Texas on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized
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Lebow, Cleatus Supporting Pacific Campaigns
The first island the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approached was Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands], and Cleatus Lebow said the in
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Lebow, Cleatus Unions and Reunions
Cleatus Lebow believes that, although the contents of the crate they carried to was top secret, speculation among the crew as to its contents was r
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Lebsack, Wayne Early Life, Enlistment, Training, and Deployment
Wayne Lebsack was born in July 1925 in Great Bend, Kansas.
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Lebsack, Wayne Entering the Battle of the Bulge
Once Wayne Lebsack earned his jump wings, he was sent across the English Channel to an already secure Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, Fr
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Lebsack, Wayne Postwar Life
Wayne Lebsack was discharged in September 1945, and he returned home on crutches. He took advantage of the G.I.
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Lebsack, Wayne Wounded in Belgium
The infantry was expecting General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S.
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Lederer, Henry Baptism by Fire
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Henry Lederer what his first combat encounter was like.] It was an amazing experience.
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Lederer, Henry Closing Thoughts
Henry Lederer was most affected losing his friend Jerry [Annotator's Note: no further name is given] in a training accident.
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Lederer, Henry England and Big Questions
Henry Lederer knew from his training in the P-47 [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft] that he would be going oversea
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Lederer, Henry Fighter Plane Combat
Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today.
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Lederer, Henry Flight Training, Fear, and Respect
Henry Lederer chose to enlist in the Air Corps because he always loved flying.