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Kilroy Was Here: Peter Likanchuk
WWII
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Peter Likanchuk, the son of a Russian father and a Ukranian mother, recalls moving through small towns in the German countryside in a dangerous position as a forward observer.
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Kilroy Was Here: Grandy K. Boswood
WWII
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Grandy Boswood recalls several close calls during his 50 missions on a B-17 as the radioman and radio gunner.
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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.
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Kilroy Was Here: Joseph G. Morrison
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Joe Morrison describes his time as an Army chaplain and the horrors of war in the Pacific, including performing funerals for the many soldiers who died there.
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Kilroy Was Here: Tatjana Zhabko
WWII
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Tatjana Zhabko was a female soldier in the Russian Army. As a member of an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, she was in charge of searching for German planes at night, as well as, repairing phone lines under enemy fire.
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Kilroy Was Here: Harold Steenbergen
WWII
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Harold Steenbergen recalls the time he spent during intense combat in Italy, the freezing conditions, and the close calls he encountered with mortar and machine gun fire.
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Kilroy Was Here: William Penny
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
William Penny describes dangerous missions and injuries he sustained while he was an Army rifleman in France.
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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.
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Kilroy Was Here: Bert Rogers
WWII
'Kilroy Was Here' | Kilroy Was Here (A library of transcribed combat stories collected by a dedicated volunteer who prefers to remain anonymous.)
Bert Rogers recalls his time in the 5th Infantry Division conducting land surveys for artillery units, and the wound he received as a result of a mortar shell.
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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.
