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Joseph Geary was born in Dallas, Texas in February 1924. He was an only child and was pampered by his parents. His...

While a prisoner of war in Timisu, Romania, Robert Rans was somewhat aware of the significance of the raid on Ploesti [...

The first ship Curt Simmons served aboard was the old Panamanian flagged ship El Murante [Annotator's Note: unsure of...

Hannan and Jacques developed good camaraderie. One of the great challenges that he faced was treating both the American...

They [Annotator's Note: Malcolm Higgins and his fellow prisoners being held in Stalag Luft III] got a chance to build...

The first time Robert Doolan ever flew was in a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] and...

Marvin Sussman struggled with readjusting to civilian life and had trouble making plans for his future. He attended...

Seymour Mermelstein and the 1st Special Service Force [Annotator's Note: Mermelstein was a member of 3rd Company, 1st...

Robert Rans says that after being liberated from his prisoner of war camp in Romania, it was an unbelievable feeling to...

Curt Simmons was in New Orleans on VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day]. In order to get discharged, the...

Everyone in the outfit had great respect for Gavin [Annotators Note: Major General James "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin,...

Malcolm Higgins received messages from home [Annotator's note: while a prisoner of war at the Stalag Luft III POW camp...

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