The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon then...

On the morning of the 21st they were ordered to go down Tombstone Ridge and head west to the village of Nishibaru....

Wagner was checking in after dinner when a guard stuck a gun in her back. She identified herself as Lieutenant Wagner...

Fred Whitaker remembers some soldiers were decapitated because the Germans would put wires across the roads. They...

Samuel W. Smith flew for two hours during his check flight. Everything went well. The major complimented his abilities...

[Annotator's Note: Lauren Swinney was a student at Northwestern University and worked as an entertainer for troops...

Walter Halloran flew back to the United States after his tour in Vietnam. It was exciting to return to his family. It...

Vernon Alexander feels The National WWII Museum is important. He has made four trips to the Museum and brought his...

Robert Swan and the other officers in his squadron, Patrol Squadron 44 or VP-44, did everything underground while they...

Thomas Murphy was born in New York City in 1926. His mother died during the birth and he was raised by guardians in...

Oral History