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Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was bringing troops home as part of Operation Magic...

The Civilian Pilot Training Program was offered in college and students would receive one credit hour. Richard Baile...

For the first battle of the Matanikau, James Smith and the Raiders were going to go up the river and 1st Battalion, 7th...

[Annotator’s Note: Talking and other noises are audible in the background through this segment.] Leander Bubrig’s most...

Nevin Sledge was assigned to be an instructor after graduation. [Annotator’s Note: Sledge graduated in Corpus Christi,...

Robert Prince was in San Fernando Sur, north of Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], close to Clark...

David Lansou [Assigned to the 5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion, 5th Marine Division] made an invasion on Iwo Jima [...

The strike groups began hitting Guam and Saipan on the 12th [Annotator's Note: 12 June 1944] in preparation for the...

James Born commented on the damage he saw in Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan]. Many of the buildings were damaged...

Walter Knapps was a Marine Corps security guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning...

After Erik Johnsen graduated from his final training at Kings Point, [Annotator's Note: US Merchant Marine Academy,...

The 3rd Marine Division was loaded up and brought to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan on 22 February 1945...

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