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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: 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.
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Kilroy Was Here: Grandy K. Boswood
WWII
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Grandy Boswood recalls several close calls during his 50 missions on a B-17 as the radioman and radio gunner.
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Kilroy Was Here: Kenneth Allen
WWII
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Kenneth Allen, as a replacement in the 5th Division, became part of a mortar squad on the front lines, going head-to-head with the Germans.
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Kilroy Was Here: Joseph G. Morrison
WWII
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Joe Morrison describes his time as an Army chaplain and the horrors of war in the Pacific, including performing funerals for the many soldiers who died there.
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Kilroy Was Here: Tatjana Zhabko
WWII
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Tatjana Zhabko was a female soldier in the Russian Army. As a member of an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, she was in charge of searching for German planes at night, as well as, repairing phone lines under enemy fire.
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Kilroy Was Here: Harold Steenbergen
WWII
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Harold Steenbergen recalls the time he spent during intense combat in Italy, the freezing conditions, and the close calls he encountered with mortar and machine gun fire.
