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Leonard Gaj hit the ground quickly when he jumped [Annotator's Note: on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...

Deploying overseas was the first time Stegmeier had ever left the country and it was interesting for him. When they...

Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] gave support to the landing forces around...

Lionel Baxter trained on howitzers. They went through [Annotator's Note: training] in eight weeks because they were...

Gowan Duffy remembers the waters were still rough from the storm the day before. As they hit the shore [Annotator’s...

Roy Creek remembered taking the bridge at Chef-du-Pont [Annotator's Note: Chef-du-Pont, France]. The bridge was intact...

[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] When he hit the beach [Annotator's Note:...

Byron Othello Wilkins was taught what to do if he became a POW but no one figured they would become POWs. They boarded...

In July 1944, Richard "Dick" Schneider found himself with an extremely painful wisdom tooth. The dentist had a terrible...

At the conclusion of World War 2, there were celebrations, but Thomas W. Gillette did not participate because he had...

[Annotator's Note: Joseph Lesniewski joined Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne...

Bernard Hillenbrand does not recall too much of when he landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...

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