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Colonel Philip Risik
My Father, Then Captain Philip M. Risik, Quatermaster Corp, commanded the supply effort for the invasion of Normandy in South Hampton, England. Dad, was charged with ensuring that EACH soldier was issued everything he needed and that EACH landing craft was issued all supplies, vehicles, even blanlets, needed for the D-Day invasion. .

Corporal & Acting Section Sargeant Jerry Cullom

Before the war I was farming with my father and brother. I was married with my first child on the way.

My name is Jerry Walker Cullom. I was born on February 28, 1924 in Wilson, Arkansas. Before the war I was farming with my father and brother. I was married with my first child on the way. The day I found out about Pearl Harbor I had just come home from hunting. I was drafted into the service and entered on 10-20-1944.

Paul Averitt
Dachau Concentration Camp As told by Paul R. Averitt, Company A, 92nd Signal Battalion The 92nd Signal Battalion was attached to XV Corps Third Army during most of World War II; in April 1945, they were attached to Seventh Army. Their main job was to establish and maintain communications between XV Corps and forward infantry or armored divisions.

Pvt Wilbur Alms - July 6, 2000

When I landed in France it must have been shortly after D-Day because we had to cut 2 paratroopers out of trees: one had a broken neck and one was shot. I can remember July 6th very well since I still have a disfigured ankle from where I took 2 bullets somewhere in the outskirts of St. Lo. in a hedgerow. Someone tripped a string to a machine gun and it killed maybe 8 or 9 of us. I crawled into a swamp and waited until it got dark. Then at dark I ran back to my line.

Pfc. William Donaldson - June 6, 2000

This is an account of William Donaldson’s WWII experiences as told to his son William R. Donaldson. William Donaldson was a Pfc. in the 1st Division, 16th Infantry Regiment K Company. He was 20 years old when he joined the US Army. He did not have to serve. His draft status was 4F because he had job with the B&O Railroad. He also suffered from poor eyesight because of glaucoma. However, his family did not want him to volunteer.

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