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The WWII Veterans Story Challenge

Saving the History of Those Who Saved the World

Thank you for taking our WWII Vet Story Challenge! By helping us gather and preserve the personal stories of a million WWII Veterans on the 75th anniversary of their WWII victory. Here are the steps you need to take:

Step 1: Select a WWII Veteran from the list below – Once you identify a WWII Veteran whose story you want to tell, click the "Select" button. If you would like to add a veteran that is not listed, you can click the “Share a Vet’s Story” tab at the top of the page.

Step 2: Learn your Veteran’s Story by researching and collecting their information like service branch, units, battles, images, videos, and interviews to tell his or her story.

Step 3: Share your chosen Veteran’s Story by returning to this site to post the Veteran’s story and complete their profile.

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AVAILABLE VETERANS
Veteran's name State Service Battle
Wesley A Cher CT World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Gilbert A Chez CA World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Booker A Chison OH World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Carl A Chke CA World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
William A Chmitter ID World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
M A Chter U.S. AT LARGE World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Lionel A Cier VT World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Alexander A Ciera CA World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Blaine A Cley KY World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Mayuwvd A Cnsoe U.S. AT LARGE World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Owa A Cnt World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Gerardo A Co AK World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
L A Con NY World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Patsy A Conzo NY World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Peter A Cop AK World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
Louis A Cos MA World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
E A Cour AZ World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
B A Cox MISSISSIPPI World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
B A Cox TX World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
B A Cox AL World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
B A Cox AR World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
C A Cox TX World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
C A Cox MISSISSIPPI World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
D A Cox OK World War II You are not logged in. To adopt or edit this veteran profile, create a user id, or log in with your existing id.
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