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Shames, Edward Bastogne
Bastogne was very cold. There, Edward Shames' platoon mostly executed patrolling actions.
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Shames, Edward Battle of Carentan
Edward Shames participated in the battle of Carentan [Annotator's Note: 10 to 14 June 1944].
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Shames, Edward D-Day Objectives
Edward Shames and his men stopped at a French farmhouse and met an old lady and man.
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Shames, Edward Early Life and Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Shames was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1922.
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Shames, Edward Fighting in Holland for 79 Days
Edward Shames met the chief of the Dutch Undeground, John Van Kuijk, during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
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Shames, Edward Getting a Battlefield Commission
On the night of the 13 June [Annotator's Note: 13 June 1944], Edward Shames was called by a runner to see Colonel Sink [Annotator's Note:
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Shames, Edward Jump Training and the Tennessee Maneuvers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer re-starts the oral history at this point and asks the same questions as in the previous segment.] Edward Sh
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Shames, Edward New Duty Assignments
Now that Edward Shames was an officer as well, he could tell Lieutenant Nye [Annotator's Note: US Army First Lieutenant James F.
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Shames, Edward Rescuing British Paratroopers During Operation Market Garden
Edward Shames talks about Herbert Suerth and Suerth's desire to join his platoon.
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Shames, Edward Training in England and Jumping on D-Day
The men of the 506th [Annotator's Note: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division] were sent to Ramsbury, England to stage fo
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Shaner, Robert Atomic Bombs
Robert D. Shaner made a trip to the Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Lingayen Gulf, Philippines aboard the USS LST-475].
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Shaner, Robert Boarding the USS LST-475
Robert D.