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Guisewite, Myron Winding Down of the War in Europe
In March 1945, Myron L. Guisewhite was in France with the 438th Troop Carrier Group [Annotator's Note: 438th Troop...
Hever, John Wonderful News
John Hever never saw any Japanese soldiers until after the war was over. They had no weapons, and were walking around...
Burnett, Marshall Working with the Local People
After Marshall Burnett was released from the hospital where he had been recovering from typhus [Annotator's Note: also...
Boitnott, Monty World War 2 and Modern Warfare
Monty Joe Boitnott would like to be thought of as being in the largest and bloodiest war and they won. However,...
Kitts, James Wounded and Hospitalized
[Annotator's Note: James Albert Kitts took part in the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16...
McGee, George Wounded and Returning Home
The first time George Wesley McGee and the 109th Evacuation Hospital set up their temporary hospital was near Saint-Lo...
Viani, Bruno Wounded in Action then Return Home
Bruno Viani spent about a week in Marseilles after his arrival. There was a dock strike there so the troops helped...
Tunnicliff, Ed Wounded in Battle
Ed Tunnicliff had to get into a third tank. He learned all five positions [Annotator’s Note: the M4 Sherman medium...
Lebsack, Wayne Wounded in Belgium
The infantry was expecting General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] army...
Nannini, James Wounded in France
James Nannini participated in the Normandy Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Belcher, Lewis Wounded in Germany
Lewis E. Belcher [Annotator's Note: a tank commander in Company B, 11th Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division, sent to...

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