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Transcripts and audiocassette recordings of interviews with World War II veterans. Interviews were conducted by Ben Bahlmann between 1998 and 2000.

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Typescript of an interview conducted by Randy Christiansen for Hillam's War Project. Also included is the audiocassette from which the interview was transcibed. Ash talks about flying combat missions in World War II over Romania, Germany, and other parts of Europe. He flew the B-24 bomber. He was also shot down and captured. Ash talks about his experiences as a prisoner of war held by Germany.

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Biography and photograph of DeVon Carl Larsen.

Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted on 28 March 1985 by Burt Speidel, Walter's son, for the Ray Hillam military history project. Walter was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was raised in Germany. He told about the Mormon missionaries that had to leave the country in 1938, and he was afraid that Germany and the United States would have to fight each other. He was in the Hitler Youth that had meetings on Sunday which made it difficult for him to go to Church....

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Contains an autobiography written by Frank Stillen, documenting his early life and childhood, military service, time as a German prisoner of war, and other experiences in the war. Also includes a Russian letter. Undated.