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As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...

Willard Ashford was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May 1928. His family was mostly poverty-ridden due to the Great...

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Edward Bale was sent to Philadelphia to the Marine Corps basic officer's course and...

Harry Watson was born in Boston, Massachusetts in August 1926. His father was a glazier, his mother a housewife and he...

[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...

[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] Normally, the...

James Patterson remembers classification was the hardest part of becoming a cadet. They were considered privates as far...

After leaving the scene of the USS Laffey (DD-724) and before reaching his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Shamrock Bay...

As Peter Paret's battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division] moved down...

Irwin Schneider learned how to obtain needed ammunition and how to safely load added weapons and ammo on a PT boat. He...

Milton Fernandez was born in September 1924 in Puerto Rico. He had eight siblings in his family. His father had a meat...

Richard Miralles got word on his 18th birthday that they were going home. He went on liberty [Annotator's Note: an...

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