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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Bombardment of Iwo Jima and Feelings Toward the Japanese Soldiers
Landing on Iwo Jima was not much different to Michael Mervosh and his men than some of their other amphibious landings.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Casualties, the Chain of Command and Being Hit
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Early Life and Becoming a Marine
Michael Mervosh was born in Pittsburgh in 1923. The Great Depression taught him how to be frugal. At 18, he joined the Marine Corps.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" End of the War, Nightmares, Korea and Vietnam
After Michael Mervosh helped his wounded friends in the foxhole he realized that he had lost his hearing [Annotator's Note: this occured durin
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Ho Chi Minh, Jane Fonda and the Sacrifice of American Servicemembers
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Iwo Jima
Saipan was a bigger island then Tinian so it required a different kind of fight. After Tinian, Michael Mervosh felt like a true combat veteran.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Knowing the Enemy and Training for Saipan
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Overseas Deployment and the Battle of Kwajalein
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
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Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Reflections and Being Nicknamed Iron Mike
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
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Mesken, Lorraine Contributing to the War Effort
Lorraine Mesken said people were eager to participate in victory gardens and bond drives. They felt it was their duty.
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Mesken, Lorraine Despair and Jubilation
There were many gold stars in the windows around Lorraine Mesken's home, and she remembers helping to console mothers who lost their sons.
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Mesken, Lorraine Early Life
Lorraine Mesken was born in San Francisco, California in March 1928.