Archive - World War II Oral History

July 2025

The "Eight Ball" Who Earned the Distinguished Service Cross

Buried in my archive is an account of an action I never thought I'd find

Jul 29 •

Bob Hagerty's First War Story

With 11 months in combat and an encore in Korea, it wouldn't be his last

Jul 27 •

'Sometime, Somewhere': A Story of Love and War

The secret romance of Dot and Eddie

Jul 10 •

Look out for booby traps

A lesson learned on a battalion's first day in combat

Jul 4 •

June 2025

May 2025

Smokey Stuever's War Part 4

White lightning, Hill 122, a mouse in a foxhole, and a Bronze Star

May 29 •

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