The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Louis Zamperini was converted in 1949. In 1951, he returned to Japan, particularly to visit Sugamo Prison because he...

Joe Crandall’s unit [Annotator’s Note: the 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion] was pulled from the front and sent to Aachen...

Robert Kean talks about a letter he wrote home. After the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German...

After the war, James Smith had a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He got a job before he was even discharged from...

Rackley did not have much of a relationship with his commanding officer [Annotator's Note: Rackley is referring to his...

Fred Whitaker was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His family lived in a working-class community. His maternal...

Samuel W. Smith was sent to Visalia, California for primary flight school. They flew PT-22 low-wing planes [Annotator’s...

Lauren Swinney went to Northwestern University. The nuns had taught her to type when she was in boarding school and...

Walter Halloran was sent to Korea after the conflict started up there [Annotator’s Note: the Korean War started with...

Vernon Alexander reached the Siegfried Line in Germany and found it to be sturdier than the Maginot Line. Entering the...

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