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World War II
A Jewish Prisoner of War

  By Sarah Dejak • April 30, 2014 Uncategorized
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A World War II veteran explains his time serving as well as what happened when he was captured as a prisoner of war. He narrowly escaped death several times and was treated even more unusually cruel in the war camps because he was Jewish.

Tagged   Army, Politics and History, Prisoner of War, U.S. Veteran, World War II
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World War II
A Combat Soldier In France

  By Sarah Dejak • April 30, 2014 Uncategorized
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A World War II veteran who served in France from 1944 until the conclusion of the war recalls his experiences. He discusses the hard times he went through such as sleeping in the freezing cold and not being able to shower for weeks.

Tagged   Army, Politics and History, U.S. Veteran, World War II
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World War II
The Battle of the Bulge

  By Sarah Dejak • April 30, 2014 Uncategorized
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A World War II Veteran recalls a battle in which he and his peers came face to face with German soldiers at a time when they couldn’t get their guns to shoot.

Tagged   Army, Politics and History, U.S. Veteran, World War II
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World War II
Near Death Experience With Nazis

  By Veterans History Project • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Virgil F. Jansen was a Corporal in the United States Army during World War II and speaks in an interview about several near death experiences he had with Nazi German soldiers while serving in the war. Continue reading

Tagged   Army, Politics and History, U.S. Veteran, World War II
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