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Jim Murphy
WWII
| 928th Field Artillery Battalion
His unit was moving fast at the end of the war and Jim Murphy wound up in Austria. He didn't have nearly enough points for discharge, so he returned to the States to prepare for the invasion of Japan. Then came the news that seemed like a miracle from heaven. (3:03)
Jim Paine
WWII
| 100th Division
Jim Paine gives his impressions of what it was like to be under artillery fire (3:00)
Infantryman Jim Paine recalls a consistent theme for those who died (1:17)
Jim Paine stands guard over a hospital in France while being wounded (1:30)
Jim Paine recounts being the only survivor after a tragic incident in France (1:27)
Jim Petrakos
WWII
| 79th Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, 9th Air Force
Jim Petrakos remembers taking part in an air assault across the Rhine River, a mission during which several fellow airmen were shot down. (3:40)
Jim Petrakos recalls taking part in Operation Market Garden in September of 1944. (1:57)
At the end of World War II, Jim Petrakos recalls transporting concentration camp prisoners back to freedom. (2:05)
During the Battle of the Bulge, Jim Petrakos remembers being tasked with dropping essential supplies to troops on the ground who were surrounded by German forces. (2:08)
Jim Petrakos shares a mysterious memory of an unexpected visitor while flying over Europe during World War II. (2:29)
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