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World War II Veteran: Russell Smith (#2006)
By mid-summer 1944, members of company "I" were attacking German troops somewhere north of Rome, Italy. "Bill" Smith was returning to the battlefield after requesting an artillery barrage when... 01:15
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World War II Veteran: Luther Smith (#1)
In the skies over Italy, 24 year-old First Lieutenant Luther Smith of Des Moines, was on his second tour of duty. 03:12
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World War II Veteran: Ray Schleihs (#1)
In April of 1944, 27-year old Second Lieutenant Ray Schleihs of Johnston, was starting his overseas tour of duty. Schleihs had joined the Army Air Corps in March of 1942 and was now piloting B-17... 02:07
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World War II Veteran: Al Rolfes (#1)
After landing on Saipan in June of 1944, First Lieutenant Al Rolfes had dug in above Tannipeg harbor. 01:16
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World War II Veteran: John Phillips (#1)
In January of 1945, 22 year-old John Phillips of Waterloo was part of a group of replacement troops sent to the 106th Infantry Division fighting the Battle of the Bulge. After taking the town of... 03:26
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World War II Veteran: Elvin Moritz (#1)
Moritz and other members of the 168th were surrounded by German troops at the Battle of Faid Pass in February of 1943. Major Robert Moore of Villisca was in command of the more than 900 men... 01:08
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World War II Veteran: Ruth Miller (#1)
After being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Ruth Miller was assigned to the 110th Evacuation Hospital and sent to Europe in 1944. The 110th's job was to set up near the battle front, bandage... 03:01
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World War II Veteran: Glenn McDole (#1)
McDole was at the Cavite Naval Base in the Philippines when the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began. Because the Philippines are on the other side of the international dateline, the battle began... 00:57
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World War II Veteran: Dean Lettington (#1)
As part of the 559th Field Artillery Battalion, Lettington had spent the last few months fighting across France. 01:33
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World War II Veteran: Henry Leonard (#1)
Private First Class Henry Leonard, a 19-year old draftee from Ryan, was sent to fight in the Philippines in January of 1945. He was assigned to the Bush Masters, a group of National Guardsmen from... 03:25
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World War II Veteran: Galen Kittleson (#1)
In early 1945, 20-year old Galen Kittleson from St. Ansgar was stationed in the Philippines as part of an elite unit called the Alamo Scouts. The Scouts were made up of small highly trained... 02:06
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World War II Veteran: Verle Buck (#1)
Technician Fourth Grade Verle Buck, a 21-year old from Jubilee, had been drafted in January of 1943 and was now a part of the 149th Combat Engineer Battalion. On June 6, 1944, a day that became... 02:06
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World War II Veteran: Aurelio Barron (#1)
During the battle for Faid (fa-YEED) Pass, Sergeant Barron's mortar squad was nearby, perched on a hill, waiting to protect the retreating Allied troops. Barron began to survey the road below his... 01:37
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World War II Veteran: Paul Aschbrenner (#1)
Aschbrenner was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the Oklahoma was docked in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack began at 7:55am, Hawaiian time. 01:49
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Iowa's WWII Stories
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Iowa's WWII Stories
Iowa Public Television's collection of WWII veteran's oral histories preserves the memories of some of those Iowans who served on the home front and the battlefront.
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