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The 24th [Annotator's Note: 24 December 1941] was the same; no water and no food. They could barely talk. On the...

Richard O'Hara was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1925 and lived there until he was about 15. He considers...

Harry Bender enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1944 and went through boot camp, which had him wondering why he decided to...

In Harold DeForest's platoon there were two squads of machine guns and three squads of mortars. There were about 12 men...

Norman Hatch does not think of his experiences on Tarawa or Iwo Jima continuously. Rather, his experiences flood back...

If Jacklyn Lucas's father had been alive, he would not have allowed him to go off to the service because he could...

Harold G. Cowart trained on an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1...

Morton William Werner’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was on his way to Japan, but then was sent...

Donald Hoff's [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in...

Thomas Goss’ most memorable experiences of World War 2 were meeting his wife and the atomic bombs dropping on Japan [...

Edwin Henlebin went on to a secure base, where he stayed until he boarded another transport for the attack on Kiska....

Lester Hecht was heading to the invasion of Leyte. Halsey [Annotator's Note: US Navy Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey]...

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