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Lewis Fern

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Prior to his experience in Venafro, Italy, Lewis Fern recalls his patrol's activity in the town of Coli, Italy. A group of six German soldiers came into town, and Sergeant Hayjack, who was fluent in German, led the men on an assignment to take one of the German soldiers prisoner. (2:58)

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Lewis Fern witnesses the gruesome aftermath of an artillery strike in Anzio. (1:08)

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Lewis Fern recalls a Flakwagen attack outside Caserta, Italy in which Sergeant Sloughbaugh was killed. (1:49)

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Lewis Fern shares his experience during the landing at Anzio in which German Messerschmitts strafed all along the beach at nearly defenseless American LCI's. (1:41)

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Lewis Fern recounts a rainy night in Anzio as Major Blitch's S3. When calling their outpost into a dry house, the unarmed men are completely surprised when three armed German soldiers walk into the house after them. (1:59)

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Lewis Fern recounts the death of Colonel Gorman during a deadly encounter with a Tiger Tank in Italy. (1:19)

Lloyd Glasson

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On his first day in the Army, Lloyd Glasson picked up athlete's foot in the shower. A few days later he asked to go on sick call for treatment. No one paid him any heed until he was a medical oddity. When he was finally through with training, he had a plum assignment to guided missile school, but he had to get a security clearance. (3:51)

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As he approached the shore at Inchon, Lloyd Glasson thought he would be on the attack, but he had no ammunition. He then spent the coldest night of his life in an exposed tent. It was so cold, he got up and wandered around and saw a sentry firing at something. When he found out what it was, he couldn't believe it. Oh, well. This is Korea. (6:27)

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Because he had some college and could type, Lloyd Glasson was assigned to headquarters company. He became the Awards and Decorations Section Chief and it was his job to write up the awards and interview soldiers who were recommended for them. (4:48)

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It was his job to determine which award a soldier recommended for decoration should apply to receive. There was one young soldier who should have got a higher award and there was one captain who demanded a Silver Star for basically nothing. (2:44)