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James B. Jones was born in March 1922 in Laurel [Annotator's Note: Laurel, Mississippi]. His father worked for a white...

William McCowen had little interaction with the local population while stationed at a replacement depot outside of...

Robert Martin to Jamaica and Panama [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS LST-515]. He sent his lieutenant's mail to China...

James Sandoz had a good trip overseas even though it took longer than normal. They made a lot of detours due to...

Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. had not yet been assigned to a squadron when he graduated from advanced bombardier training...

Food was extremely scarce for Hugh Colbert and his comrades in German prison camp. Morning rations consisted of a half...

Guy Stern went to Camp Barkley, Texas for basic training. This was the training ground for medical administration. High...

Fred Arthur Balfour was told to find his own way on board [Annotator's Note: after the war ended and arriving at his...

Judah Samet was six years of age when the Nazis arrived in Hungary in late-March or early-April 1944. The invasion came...

Emory Maurice Ornelles felt World War 2 was the last good war. The Americans all pulled together and were united. They...

Joe Crandall experienced the most difficult combat when his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion...

Charles Fitts, Jr. had stashed a watch in the one place that the Germans did not search. It was an automatic wristwatch...

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