The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Lyle Bouck did not meet many civilians in Belgium. Someone higher up had gone through the towns and villages and...

Chuck was able to see his Ford Coupe being driven around the island by the Japanese from a window in the church they...

[Annotator's Note: Charles Radford served in the Army as an infantryman in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Infantry...

Robert Freligh’s father died when he was two and a half years old. His mother worked full time as a pharmacist but was...

Charles Fitts, Jr. received orders to report to Camp Barkeley, Texas to join the 12th Armored Division. He was brought...

Malarkey's group did not have pathfinders to identify the drop zone. Their pathfinders had gone down in the channel [...

Roland Chaisson volunteered for the Army when he was 17. He didn't like the Navy and the Marine Corps sounded too tough...

Raymond Wells retired from the service in June 1983. After retiring, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas but eventually...

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Battalion [Annotator's Note: 100th Infantry Battalion] came together in...

Gowan Duffy remembers all the soldiers at Omaha Beach were seasoned German soldiers. They set up on the Allied side of...

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