The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Bill Jenkins saved Deen's life on the first day [Annotators Note: Peleliu, 15 September 1944]. The men were busy...

Earnest was born in Richmond, Virginia. He was born on April 1st, 1917. HIs father was in the Light Infantry Blue,...

William Leibold spoke to his wife Grace for the first time in years while he was in Oakland. She wanted to visit but he...

Monroe S. Wolyn was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...

Carl Nygren was born in March 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It was a colony town. They had a radio. There were...

In Busan, South Korea, the USS Hulbert [Annotator’s Note: USS Hulbert (DD-342)] was waiting for Charles Dragich [...

Marvin H. Gohlke did not plan to be a hero. His goal was to do what he had to and to survive. The 94th Division [...

[Annotator's Note: John Paul enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was called to active duty in February 1943.]...

The worst camp Pearson Riddle stayed at was every camp following his experience in China. The worst camp he stayed in...

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