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On his first trip outside of New York, John Foy traveled to Fort Benning, Georgia for basic training. He had a...

Paul Rothenheber was born in September 1925 in Lorsch, Germany. He left Germany when he was two years old. His parents...

You had to have 85 points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that determined...

Harry Snyder stayed in Berlin until his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of...

Roy Creek thought they were well prepared for Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

William Cassady’s last mission was Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945; Iwo...

By March of 1944, Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter...

Robert Maxwell was transferred to the hospital in Naples, Italy. He learned about the extent of his wounds there. [...

Herndon Inge, Junior was born in Chickasaw, Alabama. His father had worked there in the shipyards in World War 1. Inge...

Henry Armstrong trained in artillery. He was six feet two inches tall. When they boarded the train after basic training...

William Larson was serving in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] when the Army did away with colored...

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