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Kilroy Was Here: Bert Rogers
WWII
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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
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Robert Paulson recalls several times when he saw fellow soldiers killed, and a harrowing encounter with some Hitler youths.
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Kilroy Was Here: Walter Sawyer
WWII
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Walter Sawyer recalls being a top turret gunner in a B-17 flying missions over Germany, and preparing the bombs to be dropped over the targets.
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Kilroy Was Here: Verle Maxwell
Korea
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Verle Maxwell describes a close call during his time flying missions over France and Germany. His wife Betty tells of what it was like being at home while her husband was overseas.
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Kilroy Was Here: Joseph Rotundo
WWII
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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.
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Kilroy Was Here: Austin Caruso
WWII
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Austin Caruso recalls his time as the Captain of a group of forward observers moving through German towns and the many close calls he experienced.
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Kilroy Was Here: Hugh Drake
WWII
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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.
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Kilroy Was Here: Claude Woodring
WWII
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Claude Woodring recalls the D-Day invasion in which he was in charge of a Bangalore torpedo.
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Kilroy Was Here: Joe Earnhardt
WWII
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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.
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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.