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Villarrubia, Forrest Early Life
Forrest Villarrubia was born in 1925 in Lacombe, Louisiana.
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Villarrubia, Forrest Guam
Forrest Villarrubia found the weather on Guam to be beautiful while he was stationed there after his tour in Leyte. The food was good on Guam.
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Villarrubia, Forrest Leyte
Forrest Villarrubia and the Marines on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Monitor (LSV-5)] were loaned to General MacArthur [Annotator's
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Villarrubia, Forrest Mess Duty
Forrest Villarrubia was in combat with General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas MacArthur] on Leyte for six weeks.
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Villarrubia, Forrest Postwar
Forrest Villarrubia was home from the Pacific by December 1945, but he had to continue in the service because he did not have enough points for imm
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Villarrubia, Forrest Reflections
Forrest Villarrubia recollects climbing up a tree and being shot at as his most memorable occurrence of World War 2.
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Villars, Robert Armed Guard Training
Robert Villars received his boot camp training in San Diego.
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Villars, Robert Atlantic Convoys
Robert Villars was assigned to the SS Grant Wood which was built in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Villars, Robert Early Life
Robert Villars was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1925. His father held his job as a clerk throughout the Great Depression.
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Villars, Robert End of War
Robert Villars sailed through the Straits of Magellan after leaving Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Villars, Robert Liberty Ships
Robert Villars noted that the crews on some of the Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] he sailed on could
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Villars, Robert Lourenço Marques and Montevideo
Robert Villars and his merchant ship pulled into the neutral port of Lourenço Marques.