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  • The Bulge and the Big Freeze

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman recalls the bitter cold of the Battle of the Bulge and the unsettling site he witnessed as a result. (95th Infantry Division)

  • Skeets Krueger

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman talks about meeting up with a neighborhood friend while in Europe during the war. (95th Infantry Division)

  • My Polish Slave Labor Camp

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman describes his time in charge of a Polish slave labor camp after the end of the war in Europe. (95th Infantry Division)

  • My German Prisoner

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman tells of his short lived status as a hero after taking a German soldier prisoner. (95th Infantry Division)

  • My German Army

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman recalls how the war ended for the 95th Infantry Division.

  • I Met the Enemy

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman is scared by what appears to be a German patrol approaching his camp in the dead of night. (95th Infantry Division)

  • Dusseldorf on the Rhine

    WWII

    William Newman  |  Personal Accounts

    William Newman and other soldiers use a creative route to procure wine. (95th Infantry Division)

  • Kilroy Was Here: Joe Earnhardt

    WWII

    'Kilroy Was Here'  |  Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)

    Joseph Earnhardt recalls his time as an MP in Europe, losing his best friend, and earning a Bronze Star for his actions while moving tanks across a bridge the Germans were shelling.

  • Kilroy Was Here: Joseph Rotundo

    WWII

    'Kilroy Was Here'  |  Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)

    Joseph Rotundo remembers his time in an artillery battalion constantly attacking and being attacked by the Germans, and the time he thought a good friend had been killed.

  • Kilroy Was Here: Hank Williams

    WWII

    'Kilroy Was Here'  |  Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)

    Hank Williams recalls his time in Europe in a Mine Platoon in which he describes probing for and removing mines, and a run-in he had with some Germans blowing up a bridge.

  • Kilroy Was Here: Kenneth Allen

    WWII

    'Kilroy Was Here'  |  Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)

    Kenneth Allen, as a replacement in the 5th Division, became part of a mortar squad on the front lines, going head-to-head with the Germans.

  • Double Cross at International Date Line

    WWII

    Jess W. Carr  |  Personal Accounts

    Jess Carr describes the adventures of the USS Saratoga during WWII, including the time she was torpedoed.

  • The Sinking of Japanese Submarine I-17

    WWII

    Jess W. Carr  |  Personal Accounts

    Harrowing story about the sinking of Japanese Submarine I-17 by Navy Kingfishers off the coast of Noumea.

  • Kilroy Was Here: Hugh Drake

    WWII

    'Kilroy Was Here'  |  Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)

    Hugh Drake describes his parachute drops into Holland and Belgium, several instances where he found himself alone, and the harsh conditions he had to endure.

  • Kilroy Was Here: Robert Paulson

    WWII

    'Kilroy Was Here'  |  Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)

    Robert Paulson recalls several times when he saw fellow soldiers killed, and a harrowing encounter with some Hitler youths.

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