Written Experiences
This compilation of stories is the veterans themselves talking about their experiences during the war. Click the underlined title to download the story for free.
12th Armored Division​
Command Sgt. Major James H. Clifford​
Julien D. Saks​
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17th Armored Infantry Battalion
Warren Maue​
Russell Rasmussen​
Carl J. Helton
F. George Hatt, Jr​
Herman J. Ernspiker
Carl J. Lyons
Edward Waszaki
Luke Zilles
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23rd Tank Battalion
Andrew F. Woods​
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43rd Tank Battalion
Newton Wolpert
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44th Tank Battalion
Ray Cartier
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56th Armored Infantry Battalion
Marvel Rowland
Ed Pierce
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66th Armored Infantry Battalion
Charles (Carl) D. Beattie​
Cliff Radel, The Enquirer​
Bob Kampling
Thomas Perrett
Ward McGill
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82nd Medical Battalion
Bernard Rice
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92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
William V. Finn
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119th Armored Engineer Battalion
John P. Parkison
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493rd Armored Field Artillery
Robert J. Hartwig
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494th Armored Field Artillery
Kenneth Bradstreet
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572nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery
J. Hausner​
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714th Tank Battalion
George G. Moss​​
Howard Elwell Myers​
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