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William Burkett was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school] was not hard...

Edwin Knight and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division] advanced on Hill 355....

Robert Offenbacher went across the Mediterranean Sea. As they neared the island of Crete [Annotator’s Note: Crete,...

James “Jim” R. Boyd separated from service with the rank of lieutenant in 1946. He immediately took advantage of the G....

Leroy "Lee" Solice decided to reenlist because he did not have other options, and he enjoyed his time in the Army. He...

Benjamin Hagans enjoyed fishing. He did not wear clothes until he was six years old. He would climb trees and gather...

After the war in Europe ended, Thomas Kingsley and the 27th Tank Battalion, 20th Armored Division was sent south as a...

Reneau Breard and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] participated...

John S. Johnson heard the bugler blowing a strange call the morning of the Japanese attack on Wake Island. It was an...

Annotator’s Note: Video and sound are very choppy throughout this segment. You can also hear chattering in the...

Sammy Ray considers himself a Marine but he began his service with the Navy. Ray tried unsuccessfully to get a...

Charles Balaza was in the same Corregidor tunnel as General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas...

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