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Motil, Joseph D-Day on Utah Beach
Joseph Motil went to South Bren England for training. They also practiced going on lots of patrols. On the weekends they would go down to the pub.
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Motil, Joseph Getting overseas
Joseph Motil was deferred for six months and then went into the service on 22 January 1942.
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Motil, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Motil had a feeling that the soldier he was next to was run over by his own tank.
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Motil, Joseph Work to be done inland
Joseph Motil landed on Utah Beach and one of the German tanks was already coming to meet them.
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Motil, Joseph Wounded by artillery
Joseph Motil heard artillery passing overhead. All of a sudden he heard incoming fire. The next shell came a little closer.
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Mouton, George Prewar Life
George Mouton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1926.
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Mouton, George Reflections
George Mouton thinks the war made a man out of him. The war showed people the United States was great and worth defending.
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Mouton, George Seven Brothers Serving
George Mouton's oldest brother was drafted. The second oldest brother was in submarines. The third brother was in the Navy.
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Mouton, George Shipped Overseas
George Mouton went to San Pedro, California, and reported aboard the USS Bosque (APA-135).
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Moxon, Milton Becoming a Soldier
On 1 July 1943, Milton Moxon received his draft notice.
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Moxon, Milton Early Life
Milton Moxon was born in Sparta, Michigan in March 1925 and grew up in Grand Rapids. He was the fifth of seven children.
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Moxon, Milton First Combat
Around the second week of September [Annotator's Note: September 1944], Milton Moxon and the 94th Infantry Division crossed the English Channe