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Robert Ledford was born in December 1924 in northern Missouri. His family moved to Illinois when he was about 12 years...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling in the background throughout this segment.] Albert Castaing was born in New...

Walter Ehlers' life didn't end with his military service. He spent 29 years working for the Veterans Administration....

William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: a forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division] was on the beach [...

[Annotator's Note: William Edwin Howard was a replacement infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry...

[Annotator's Note: William Fili was liberated from a prisoner of war camp in Bucharest, Romania on 23 August 1944.]...

[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout segment.] In February 1944, George Tamburello...

Freddie Ohr notes that another day LeMay [Annotators Note: USAAF then USAF General Curtis LeMay] landed and was looking...

Training in North Africa concentrated on mortar combat and night missions, according to Henry Baughman, and when the...

[Annotator's Note: Joseph Hairston served in the army as a forward observer with the 599th Field Artillery Battalion,...

Avon is 60 miles south of Mitchell, South Dakota. George McGovern spent the first three years of his life in Avon. He...

After the combat that Charles Radford initially saw, a feeling of hatred began brewing towards the Germans. The fact...

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