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Curtis Winfred Wise had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. He did not use the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I...

He took the advice of Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jack Dobbs went right to work, hauling building supplies. He established a...

James Smith was known as Horse [Annotators Note: also as Horse Collar] during his time in the Marine Corps. He earned...

Thomas E. Warne and his family were living outside Honolulu [Annotator’s Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] where his father owned...

William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....

Alexander Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group...

Paul Ignatius’ most memorable experience of World War 2 was getting through it, surviving and coming out to lead a...

Thomas Edward Pugh sailed into Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and saw the damage to the ships in...

During and after the Battle of Saipan, Ira Schilling and his fellow Marines willingly accepted enemy troops who...

During the 13 months that Richard McEwen was in combat, he described the Japanese activity where he was as a "backup...

Once word came that they were shipping out, Robert Leese flew with his crew as a passenger, stopping for fuel in Fiji,...

Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...

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