The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Frank Mancuso next went to Bessence [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling], France where his commanding officer gave him...

Bastogne was very cold. There, Edward Shames' platoon mostly executed patrolling actions. Shames relates that his...

Wayne Pierce fought with General Gavin in Normandy. He and the airborne found him to be a god. In terms of Pierce’s...

Schultz gave Charlotte Weiss the key and she was able to put soup and bread in there. They gave them bread. They would...

Arthur Seltzer was born in Norfolk, Virginia in December 1923. He was a youngster in the Great Depression. His father...

Walter Halloran had never thought about joining the military until the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew no one who had...

[Annotator's Note: Emil Schoonejans served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Burrfish (SS-312), and was rated a...

That attack on the Japanese fleet off Guadalcanal was a turning point in Martin Carmody’s life. He felt bad about...

Lester Shapiro gives his serial number. He came out [Annotator's Note: of the Army] a Technical Sergeant from the 40th...

Joe K. McPhail was satisfied with his living quarters on his 104 foot long boat [Annotator's Note: the quick supply...

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