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Walter Ehlers' life didn't end with his military service. He spent 29 years working for the Veterans Administration....

Thomas Ballew served in headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] handling finance and...

In addition to his weapon, Philip Schweitzer carried two pouches. Because of his rank as a sergeant, Schweitzer carried...

Vernon Breen was born in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] in March 1925. He grew up in River Forest,...

Louise Settles was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in June 1916. She was working for Bethlehem Steel at Fore River...

Joseph Lesniewski liked his M1 [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]. It...

After Ed Tunnicliff was discharged, he was recruited by several university football teams. Tunnicliff thought he was...

William H. Biagioni [Annotator's Note: assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry...

William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 1st Infantry Division] was asked if he knew how to fly an airplane...

Leslie B. Mason, Junior did morning reports and accounts of the prisoners [Annotator's Note: at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo...

Melvin Dahlberg was born in August 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, just days after his parents had moved there from Sweden...

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