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Carruth, John Prewar Life to VE-Day
John Carruth was born in February 1927 in Jefferson, Georgia. He was raised on a farm.
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Carruth, John VJ-Day to the Philippines
Towards the end of World War 2, John Carruth, serving in the Navy, was sent to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville, Florida].
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Carson, Benjamin Becoming a Marine
Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota.
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Carson, Benjamin Bougainville
Benjamin Carson assessed the battle for Bougainville to be unique in the sense that the intent was not to capture the whole island but only a porti
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Carson, Benjamin Cannibals
Benjamin Carson returned to Kwajalein with other Raiders and with Louis Zamperini [Annotator's Note: Louis S.
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Carson, Benjamin Evacuating Makin Island
Benjamin Carson found that evacuating Makin Island was far more difficult that arriving there.
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Carson, Benjamin Guadalcanal
Benjamin Carson received ten days leave after the Makin Island raid. He was billeted at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Carson, Benjamin Iwo Jima
Benjamin Carson had never heard of Iwo Jima before he was told that the Marines would be invading that part of Japan.
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Carson, Benjamin James Roosevelt
Benjamin Carson served with James Roosevelt who was President Roosevelt's [Annotator's Note: President Franklin D. Roosevelt] son.
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Carson, Benjamin Makin Island Raid
Benjamin Carson had trained at Pearl Harbor in preparation for the raid on Makin Island.
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Carson, Benjamin Marine Raider Training
Benjamin Carson volunteered to become a Marine Raider without even knowing what that duty entailed.
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Carson, Benjamin Postwar
Benjamin Carson was on Guam when the war in the Pacific came to an end. All of the ship whistles and horns were blowing.