The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Walter Nelson went into the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It was just about the same time that...

Leonard Lomell remembers that the Battle of Normandy lasted for two and half months. As the beachhead grew to be larger...

In early January 1946, Warren Bowersox left the 822nd Military Police Battalion in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berline,...

Mary Leisey saw a lot of leg injuries to go with a lot of men in full body casts. She thought they were fun to be...

[Annotators Note: there is an interruption about 45 seconds into the interview after which the interview is started...

Clyde East and his wingman engaged four enemy fighters as they flew along a railroad they were assigned to observe. His...

Calvin Moret and other Tuskegee Airmen were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 in Washington by President...

[Annotator's Note: James Allen served in the Navy as a Fireman 2nd Class in the submarine service and was aboard the...

After his rough mission during which his engine caught fire James Kemp McLaughlin was ordered to take an airplane to...

[Annotator's Note: Gerhard Franzky served in the Waffen SS as a communications officer in Headquarters, 22nd Regiment,...

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