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Willie Wesley Thompson's grandmother, who had been a slave, remembered when she was seven years old the Emancipation...

When he was discharged from Company C, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Floyd Fogg said he "had it good… but...

Benjamin Bederson was born in New York, New York, the son of Russian immigrants. He grew up in The Bronx and Brooklyn...

Noah Lewis remembers the people on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] were friendly towards black people....

Armando Galella's duties changed when he became battalion sergeant major, working at headquarters and answering only to...

Joseph Vater's older brother was old enough to serve, but was married and had a child, so he was not drafted. Vater was...

Lillian Hoover was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in August 1924. She grew up there. Her father was a contractor. She...

Isadore Bronstein met his wife while he was in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] as a member...

When he arrived in France, Arles J. Doss went to Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France], which had been totally...

Giles Bacon has seen some of the movies made about Pearl Harbor in recent years. He thinks the most accurate is Tora!...

When Galloway was captured and was allowed to talk to his men, he explained to them why he was in the house and why...

Hairston operated a Howitzer during the war. He notes that artillery is never really precise. There were a lot of...

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