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Renstrom, Keith Training Marines and Reflections on Freedom
Keith Renstrom discusses what it was like to train soldiers. One time, he witnessed a soldier giving bayonet...
Twigger, William Training on Guadalcanal
William J. Twigger's training [Annotator's Note: on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in September 1944] was mainly...
Schicker, Tom Training on Guadalcanal
Thomas Francis Schicker and Leo [Annotator's Note: no last name given; unable to identify] were given mess duty in...
Fox, Charles Training on Hawaii and Deployment to Iwo
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox [Annotator's Note: serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine...
Renstrom, Keith Training on Maui and the Invasion of Saipan
Keith Renstrom notes that one of the hardest things for a Marine, or anybody, is to see your first American blood [...
Carson, Benjamin Training on Midway
Benjamin Carson and the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion left San Diego and headed to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS J....
Hatch, Norman Training the Film Crew
Norman Hatch joined the 2nd Division [Annotator's Note: 2nd Marine Division]. The 2nd Division did not have any...
Lansou, David Training to be a Marine
David Lansou was drafted into the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in 1943]. His parents were proud that their sons were...
Lansford, William Training with the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
William Lansford and the other Marine Raider recruits were taken to Jacques Farm where they began their training. The...
Fox, Charles Training, Deployment, and More Training
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox went through boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], and was...
Hatch, Norman Transferred to the 5th Division
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] moved up to the next island because there...
Powers, Robert Traveling to Okinawa
Before going to Guam, Robert Powers and the four Marine Raider battalions were put into one regular unit, the 4th...
Pomroy, Frank Treating a Wounded Marine and Being Evacuated
Frank Pomroy went back to get the wounded Marvin Hattan who was screaming and moaning from his wounds [Annotator's Note...
Wilson, Adolph Troops on Iwo Jima and Going Home
Adolph Wilson was a platoon sergeant on Iwo Jima but acted as a lieutenant after the officers were wounded or killed....
Shannahan, Claude Tulagi
Claude Shannahan left Samoa for New Caledonia and from there shipped out to Tulagi aboard the USS Little (APD-4), an...
Addison, Robert Tulagi
Robert Addison saw his first action on Tulagi which is a small island off the larger island of Guadalcanal [Annotator’s...
Addison, Robert Tulagi and Guadalcanal
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] fought on Guadalcanal. The battle of Bloody...
Addison, Robert Tulagi and Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Robert Addison served in the US Marine Corps as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]...
West, Gerald L. Tulagi and the Battle of Savo Island
When he set sail, Gerald West had never heard of Guadalcanal. He didn't learn about it until he was about to attack it...
Schmittgens, Leo Under Fire on Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens went on patrols and his Lieutenant, Jaffe [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant...
Peto, George Unique and Frightening Experiences
George Peto had a unique experience there [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa] one time while watching kamikazes hitting...
Clancey, Michael Unpopularity of the Vietnam War
Michael Clancey felt anger about the ambushes carried out on American convoys [Annotator's Note: in Vietnam during the...
Colburn, George USO Shows and the Atomic Bombs
Shows were important to George Colburn. Eddie Bracken [Annotator's Note: Edward Vincent Bracken, American entertainer]...
Banyas, Martin USS Santa Fe (CL-60)
Martin Banyas sailed all the islands [Annotator's Note: a Marine gunner on USS Santa Fe (CL-60)] including Saipan [...
Mikus, John Vella Lavella
John Mikus, Jr. was with the old paratroopers on Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Battle of Vella Lavella, 15 August to...
Whitten, Sumner Victories at Midway and Guadalcanal
The guys at Midway knew that the Navy was out there but not where they were. Sumner Whitten was at Midway when an SBD [...
Bale, Edward Vietnam
Edward Bale was G4 of the 1st Marine Division and then Chief of Staff of that Division during the Vietnam War. As the...
Clancey, Michael Vietnam War
Michael Clancey followed the news of the Vietnam War [Annotator's Note: Vietnam War, or Second Indochina War, 1...
Severance, Dave Vivid Memories, Occupation Duty and Service in Later Wars
Besides the flag raising, Dave Severance's most vivid memory was the loss of troops. They knew that the Japanese were...
Skaggs, Jack VMF-211 in the Defense of Wake Island
Jack Skaggs was on Wake Island during the first Japanese bombing raids on the islands. The Marines had assigned VMF-211...
Hill, James Vought F4U Corsair
James J. Hill flew the F4F Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft] which was the best, until...
Hill, Rawley Waiting to Go Overseas
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee has difficulty speaking at times throughout the segment.] Rawley R. Hill [Annotator’s...
Borne, Edwin Wake Island
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was assigned to Wake Island as a member of the Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battalion. He had...
Hall, William Wake Island
William Hall reached North Island and was assigned to one of two Marine Corps fighter units being organized. Fighter...
Skaggs, Jack Wake Island
Jack Skaggs was assigned to L Battery on Wilkes Island in the Wake Island atoll. The battery had an old 5 inch 51 gun [...
Borne, Edwin Wake's Airwing Shattered
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was on Wake Island with the 12 airplanes of VMF-211 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighting...

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