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Neill "Jack" Cox
WWII
| 36th Infantry Division
Neill "Jack" Cox discovers the irony of war when a German 88 round sends him running for cover. (2:05)
Neill "Jack" Cox tells of his machine gun squad's violent encounter with a large SS unit in the French wilderness. (9:09)
Neill "Jack" Cox and his unit face heavy resistance as they cross the Siegfried line and move into Germany. (4:19)
Neill "Jack" Cox tells his story of a typical draftee's experience, going from college to the front lines. (12:07)
Newton Riess
WWII
| 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Before being deployed overseas during World War II, Newton Riess recalls having a run-in with a group of military police. (4:37)
While serving in Tunisia, Newton Riess recalls how "all hell broke loose" after German artillery shells and aircraft started coming in. During the heat of combat, Riess took a shrapnel wound to his back. (4:25)
Newton Riess describes a moment when he laid in his foxhole and watched U.S. bombers flying over. (:50)
After taking shrapnel to his chest, Newton Riess recalls an unbelievable event he witnessed at his Red Cross hospital in Italy. (1:04)
Newton Riess remembers his unit finding themselves surrounded by German troops in Tunisia, and taking a bullet to his helmet. (2:24)
Newton Riess describes the difference in attitude between younger Germans, older Germans, and Italian soldiers near the end of World War II. (1:02)
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