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Frances (Langford) Evinrude
Source: WikiTree: Frances Evinrude is known as the "Sweetheart of World War II." Her trademark song, "I'm in the Mood for Love," captivated soldiers during the 1940s. Here is her story.
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The Changi Christmas Card: From a prisoner of war
Source: Simon Shelton-Palmer
Country: United Kingdom: From December 25, 1942, this is a card from an Englishman in a Japanese POW camp and his friends to his wife. It is part of an in-depth, touching site put together by their son.
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Buck's War
Source: Brener Family
State: WI: The story and a nice collection of photos documenting the wartime experiences of one Wisconsin boy who fought in Europe with the 8th Infantry Division.
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In memoriam to my father, a prisoner of war
Source: Simon Shelton-Palmer
Country: United Kingdom: A very touching, significant tribute. "This site is dedicated to the memory of my father .... not memories of our time together but a time which he did not speak a single word of to me. When he died he left a small briefcase containing items he had saved from his pre-war life and his time in the camps ... most of it has been reproduced for this web site."
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Awakening the Past: The stories of my grandfathers' lives during and after WWII
Source: Kyle Parker
State: IN: Originally created as a senior thesis at Ball State University. A very comprehensive collection of stories, photos and documents related to two individuals from Indiana.
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WWII Tributes
Source: http://ww2.horizonstar.net/links.php: A site dedicated to the Webmaster's relatives who fought in the war. Features stories, pictures, maps, timelines, and an archive of battles in all theaters of the war.
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A Fighter Pilot's Story
Source: Captain Quentin Aanenson: "It was 1944. I was 22 years old. And I was a combat fighter pilot in World War II ... " This is the home page of the man documented in the PBS film "A Fighter Pilots Story." Includes his story and a few others.
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Art Kramer's WWII B-26 web site
Source: Arthur Kramer: A great collection of personal pictures and stories.
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Dad's Tour of Duty: 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Source: Depworld.com
E-mail: webmaster@depworld.com: Personal photos, notes, and history from the son of a soldier in the 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division during WWII.
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The Real War Story
Source: John Kline: Personal experiences from the Battle of the Bulge.
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4th Marine Division 24th Regiment in WWII
Source: Mitch Perry: Describes the battles of the 4th Marine Division on Roi-Namur, Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. Personal accounts of these battles and photos of people of "A" company.
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The War Dog Platoons
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: William W. Putney: The leader of a Marine Corps War Dog Platoon at Guam recounts his stories of the World War II contributions of Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, and other dogs -- as well as what happened to the dogs after the war. (2001)
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The Marines on Guadalcanal, in their own words
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell, editor: Marine Corps veterans from the bloody fight for Guadalcanal tell their personal stories.
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Para Research Team: Lest we forget our Liberators
Source: D.C. vandenBogert
Country: Netherlands E-mail: webmaster@pararesearchteam.com: "After working on various WWII websites over the years I have finally launched my own personal website: Rations, Helmets, Personal Items, Lyrics, Patches, Medical Items, Mail Items, Databases, Who is Who, Stories and many, many pictures. We, the Dutch, will never forget our liberators!"
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Tragedy in a french village
Source: lamastre.com
Author: Raymond Bouit
Country: France E-mail: francois.castex@wanadoo.fr: A french village remembers the 27-6-44 parachute drops in the occupied South of France. In French and English.
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A Code-Maker's War
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Leo Marks
Country: United Kingdom: This excerpt from his book tells part of Leo Marks' story -- a remarkable man who joined the SOE and became involved in some of the war's most dramatic secret operations.
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Lost in the Fog - A Belgian Recalls WWII
Source: Rachel Van Meers: Lost in the Fog is a rare glimpse into Depression Era, WWII, and post-war Belgium, through the eyes of a common working-class Belgian family, told in the unique voice of Rachel Van Meers.
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The Michel Thomas Story
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Michel Thomas: The personal stories of Michel Thomas' childhood facing anti-semitism in Poland, Germany, and France in the years before World War II.
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Deliverance It has Come: WWII POW Diary 1942-1945
Source: John S. Beaber
E-mail: tchers2@earthlink.net: Herman K. Beaber, a missionary, wrote a WWII POW Diary. This is a story of his fight to stay alive in a Japanese internment camp
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Paul Chenevier: French WWII POW (French)
Source: Raphael QUERCIA
Country: France E-mail: raphael.quercia@gmail.com: This website deals with the experience and war memories and captivity of Paul Chenevier (Pontcharra, Is�re, France), having committed volunteer to the 4th regiment of Genius in Grenoble on August 11th, 1939 and named corporal on January 22nd, 1940.
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