The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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It gives Quintana a good feeling to be able to say that he was a Marine Raider. He felt that the Raiders did not feel...

[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...

Daniel Farley tried to enlist in the Marine Corps but they turned him down. He then went to the Army and they took him...

Abe Milkis landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Rather than entering France as a...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear a dog panting in the background throughout segment. Interviewee hits the microphone...

Neil Cox made it through the Siegfried Line [Annotator's Note: a series of defensive fortifications roughly paralleling...

Virginia Hamilton was not content with just working in Alabama. She soon moved up to Washington DC and found work as a...

[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...

James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...

John McConn received a birthday gift in June 1940 when he turned 16 years of age. It was a rosary. The crucifix had his...

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