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