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At the first prisoner of war camp, Pearson Riddle had to work hauling earth and material in a giant cart. Riddle did...

When the Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hollandia, New Guinea; Operation Reckless, 22 April to 6 June 1944]...

Vernon Micheel flew his first combat mission off the Hornet [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Bombing Squadron 2 (VB-2...

William J. Twigger [Annotator's Note: and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] came...

Arthur Jackson was born in Cleveland and grew up in Canton, Ohio. His father was a watch maker and eventually ended up...

Bailey had a picture of himself with a flamethrower on his back. It was taken while he was waiting to go free one of...

Albert Yamamoto's [Annotator's Note: an American citizen who was in Japan during the war] most memorable experience of...

Paul Amrod joined the Army because his siblings had set the example, and his love of country obliged him to do his part...

During the war, Aaron Baumgarten worried less about meeting up with the Japanese than he was of coming to a bad end...

Harold Ronson came home in the late summer of 1946. There was no big band or homecoming. His father had remarried the...

Archibald Rackerby was assigned to the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion. Colonel Liversedge [Annotator's Note: later US...

Mac Glenn Morris was born in January 1944 in Bessemer City, North Carolina. He had two older brothers. His father was...

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