World War II

I am Townsley, William D., service number 38370280. I was born August 8, 1923. I entered the armed service February 1943 at...

My name is Dr. Bernard S. Feinberg, and I am an American. I was born July 17, 1912 in West Hoboken, New Jersey.

A rain-swollen river and powerful German defenses made the 36th Division's assault an exercise in futility.

Spaatz was promoted to a permanent major in July 1920, and during the inter-war years he proceeded up the ranks of a...

On a peaceful day in December 1941, Staff Sgt. Lee Embree took off in a Boeing B-17E for what promised to be a quiet flight...

Erwin Johannes Rommel was born in 1891 and he joined the German Army as a cadet in 1910.

This is Joseph Henry Esclavon, my service number was 6244793. We arrived in Plymouth, England in the last part of December...

The men in his unit called their medic the "gentle giant," for Tech. 5 Alfred L. Wilson towered over the rest of them as he...

My name is Maro P. Flagg, former Chief Pharmacist's Mate of the U.S. Navy who took part in the invasion of Normandy and...

George, Frank, Red, Matt and Al Stuck Together -- and died together aboard the USS Juneau.