The following personal accounts recall the experiences of those who lived through the momentous events of the Second World War
Eileen Barnes
Eileen Barnes remembers the impact that the American GIs had on the Kennet Valley
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Frank Smith
Frank Smith remembers American paratroopers in Chilton Foliat
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George Baxter
British paratrooper George Baxter's diary entry for D-Day, 6th June 1944
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George Rosie
American paratrooper George Rosie recalls his experiences on D-Day, when he was taken prisoner by the Germans
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Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood recalls meeting an American paratrooper in Newbury
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Joe Byrnes
Joe Byrnes remembers the Americans billeted in Lambourn
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Roger Airgood
