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In November [Annotator's Note: November 1943], Donald Draxler was told he would be going into combat as a reserve...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.]...

President Harry S. Truman was convinced to come to the west coast [Annotators Note: to award Hawk with the Medal of...

When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...

William Disanza is not positive about everything but he thinks the Great Depression could never repeat itself. Disanza...

James was there for about 2 or 3 months for ground school. He was then shipped to Lafayette. He did not make his first...

The 88's [Annotator's Note: German 88 millimeter artillery] started coming in at them around 5:00am [Annotator's note:...

Kenneth Beckman discusses the comparatively impersonal nature of combat losses in the air versus those faced by the...

Lynn Compton was not told about the upcoming invasion while he was in Holborn. Compton could tell by the outlay of land...

John Noack was able to keep a fair distribution system set up in his barracks to ensure everybody got a decent share....

After arriving in Casablanca in May of 1943, Clinton Riddle and the men of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment set up a...

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