Personal Stories

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.

Frank smith remembers American paratroopers in Chilton Foliat.

British paratrooper George Baxter's diary entry for D-Day, 6th June 1944

American paratrooper George Rosie recalls his experience on D-Day, when he was taken prisoner by the Germans.

Joan Greenwood recalls meeting an American Paratrooper in Newbury.

Joe Byrnes remembers the Americans billeted in Lambourn.

Roger Airgood, a C-47 pilot based at Membury Airfield, recalls working with American paratroopers and Glider Infantry.