Charles A. Spezia
Army 1941-1945
Herrin, IL
Army 1941-1945
Herrin, IL
"
Well, malaria's nothing. That dengue fever'll knock you down and keep you down.
"
Lawrence Breeze
Army 1942-1946
Cape Girardeau, MO
Army 1942-1946
Cape Girardeau, MO
"
Well, you could see that right there
I was a pretty lucky fellow... "
I was a pretty lucky fellow... "
Margaret Kies
Army Nurse Corps 1943-45
Cape Girardeau, MO
Army Nurse Corps 1943-45
Cape Girardeau, MO
"
I was proud to be an American, because both my parents were immigrants.
"
Frank Thompson
Naval AirCorps 1942-45
Marion, IL
Naval AirCorps 1942-45
Marion, IL
"
What in the heck is a PBY?"
"
Jewell Guy Bethel Jr
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Marion, IL
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Marion, IL
"
To a great little guy
"
Russell Ogg
Marine Corps 1942-46
Cairo, IL
Marine Corps 1942-46
Cairo, IL
"
We had a job to do and we did it.
"
Harold Halterman
USS Navy 1942-46
Carbondale, IL
USS Navy 1942-46
Carbondale, IL
"
War is hell, pure and simple
"
Ulva Mae Smith Holt
US Army Nurse Corps
Carbondale, IL
US Army Nurse Corps
Carbondale, IL
"
I was a child of the depression.
"
