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Billy Grieves talks about the eulogies he gives for friends who have passed away. He has officiated a number of...

The Japanese at that time [Annotator's Note: on Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Papau New Guinea] were Paris Tognoli's...

The war changed George Peto. After the war he was reluctant to make close friends. The separation of servicemen during...

Richard Tempus Dixon progressed through jobs as a building superintendent, including a time at University of California...

Walter Atwood worked for Boeing [Annotator's Note: The Boeing Company] for a couple of years and got deferments [...

It took them 3 weeks to get to Australia in the convoy. When he came home it took 15 days.DeMers never had trouble with...

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

John Geiger was born in Newark, New Jersey in April 1923. He had two sisters. His father was a contractor for trucking...

Next, Stanley Stewart was sent to Jacksonville Air Station [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Station Jacksonville] in...

James Smith was known as Horse [Annotators Note: also as Horse Collar] during his time in the Marine Corps. He earned...

After the war ended, the captain of the USS Hampden County (LST-803) threw a huge party in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam...

Harry Walker Wellford felt queasy much of the time on his destroyer [Annotator's Note: USS Harrison (DD-573)]. He often...

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