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In addition to his weapon, Philip Schweitzer carried two pouches. Because of his rank as a sergeant, Schweitzer carried...

Sumner Whitten arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, west of Honolulu. The mess from the attack on Pearl Harbor was...

William S. “Bill” Beamish was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1923 and grew up in nearby Wellesley Hills. His father,...

Daniel J. Lawler [Annotator's Note: serving with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in...

Kenneth A. Lafleur talks about his missions in the Philippines. His unit [Annotator's Note: 408th Bombardment Squadron...

The day after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] Alexander Vraciu was...

Thomas Francis Schicker was told he was ready to go overseas. At Area 13 [Annotator's Note: location on Marine Corps...

Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade was sent to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. By this time, it was near the end...

Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered. He wanted...

For food, John Bradley and the internees [Annotator's Note: in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila Internment...

Murphy Burke had been gone for two years when he got his first leave in April 1945. While overseas he had stayed in...

[Annotator's Note: David Harvey was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He then joined the Army for the Korean War on 1...

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