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William Burkett had gotten there [Annotator’s Note: the Philippines then Japan] two weeks after the war was over. At...

Marine Corps boot camp was not bad for Ed Weber. They needed bodies then, so it was not that bad. Today, boot camp is...

Lawrence Winnier did not stay in touch with anyone after the war. He has one grandson, three granddaughters, and two...

Walter Bank was born in 1926 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, the youngest of three sons of immigrant parents. His father...

George Joseph Bertucci was born in July 1925 in New Orleans and was raised there. His mother passed when he was three...

[Annotator's Note: Monroe Scherer survived Typhoon Louise on Okinawa, Japan on 9 October 1945.] Some groups rebuilt the...

The planes all arrived about the same time. They then steamed north.The men knew that the Japanese had sent an armada...

Chuck was incredibly upset about Pearl Harbor. He had no idea even after Pearl Harbor that 5000 Japanese Marines were...

Raymond Hayes and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tortuga (LSD-26)] went to different places in China, delivering food...

[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...

At the same time Rochford was getting relieved, Captain Goggin was replacing him and was on the way to take over. There...

John "Jack" Raquepau went to get his harness fit and there were enlisted people living on that deck. They had about...

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