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Frank Savage was sent to Fort McClellan, Alabama. His aunt made a uniform for him so he could arrive with something...

Bruno S. Rinas believes that had the Americans been given better training and equipment, they would have held out...

Melvin C. Whitman had few harassing fire missions during the nights when the Japanese would move on Peleliu [Annotator'...

When Frank Pryor left Hawaii, he was sent to Japan instead of the mainland [Annotator's Note: the United States...

Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when they dropped the atomic bomb [...

James Gaffney felt the Okinawan civilians were glad to see the Americans. They hung around the camp all the time. They...

Charles A. Waller [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241)] had his first combat...

Harry Watson said that when the war started, the submarines were used merely as a scouting force. They would get...

That night, Carroll Harris experienced a Japanese surprise attack. Guards were put in place where Sergeant Allan was...

The only help Fiske Hanley remembers getting from the Red Cross while he was overseas was the loan of two books when he...

Earnest did get his eight landings in. The next time he was going to be making a landing he was on the Saratoga [...

Al Currier was able to learn to operate a tank [Annotator's Note: M3 Stuart light tank] when the Army sent 20 prewar...

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